Erin Gruwell Quotes

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• Ruining is a gift .. it's the way of changing.
• Silence ensures that history repeats itself.
• Remember not all Germans were Nazis.
• It's not enough to be tolerant...now we're finally moving towards the idea of acceptance.
• Writing really evokes empathy in a way very few things can do.
• Education is such a noble profession, its a wonderful way to serve.
• I realized if you can change a classroom, you can change a community, and if you change enough communities you can change the world.
• I grew up in a very progressive family and with a great educational system, and I asked myself, 'Why doesn't everybody have these opportunities for…
• I am a teacher born and bred, and I believe in the advocacy of teachers. It's a calling. We want our students to feel impassioned…
• Don't let the actions of a few determine the way you feel about an entire group. Remember, not all German's were Nazis.
• Society just doesn't care about young people anymore, even if we are the future.
• It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that if you tell kids they're stupid--directly or indirectly--sooner or later they start to believe it.
• Evil prevails when good people do nothing.
• No matter what race we are, what ethnic background, sexual orientation, or what views we may have, we are all human. Unfortunately, not all humans…
• It sounds strange, somewhat on the line between irony and absurdity, to think that people would rather label and judge something as significant as each…
• Fights don't solve matters, they just make things worse. (Diary 19)
• It would be easy to become a victim of our circumstances and continue feeling sad, scared or angry; or instead, we could choose to deal…
• I have always been taught to be proud of being Latina, proud of being Mexican, and I was. I was probably more proud of being…
• Schools are not equal. There are still the haves and the have-nots.
• I have learned that, although I am a good teacher, I am a much better student, and I was blessed to learn valuable lessons from…

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