Part Two Notes

Erin Gruwell continues to earn her role as what a great teacher is.  She managed to push her students the more and more as time went on.  Making them feel as if they could reach any goal they imagined as long as they set their minds to it.  Gruwell was in shock at how the other teachers felt towards her students and how much they were doubting them, pretty much flat out calling them stupid.  That's when Erin took matters into her own hands and went out and bought books for them.  As they went onto learn more about the Holocaust and read The Diary of Anne Frank, the kids found themselves becoming invested in the book.  It had hit close to home for them, especially for one of the students named Ava.  Gruwell was there for her students and let them know that.  Whenever they were having a rough time, she would be there to listen and let them vent out whatever they needed to.  A lot of them didn't even want to go home because their lives seemed to be better at school where they actually learned and were cared for.  They didn't have to be scared there.  Gruwell went up against the teachers being up against her.  They were jealous that she was actually helping them learn, that they were actually showing up to her class.  One student even left the honors program to join Gruwell's class.  The students were all a family and felt comfortable with each other.  It was because of Gruwell that she changed lives.  Some of the students were the first in their family to graduate high school and go onto college.