Want to read an interesting book? I just finished The Freedom Writers Diary by Erin Gruwell and her students. The teacher, Erin Gruwell, young, White and naive is slotted to teach a group of supposedly "at-risk" and "unteachable" Black, Asian, and Hispanic students from the "wrong" side of the tracks. Written in diary format, and based on a true story, it describes how a first-year English teacher and 150 students used writing to change themselves and the world around them. The first-hand accounts by the students are full of love, laughter, tears and resiliency. It's a great book on so many levels. I suspect the book wil be required reading in many faculties of education. It'll be interesting to see how the book translates into film. It's on my list to see!