The Freedom Writers Diary
Why do Ms. Gruwell's students hate and resent her at first?
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rush
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Jill W
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Gruwell's students resent her because she expects them to learn, to participate, and to pay attention. As a first year teacher, she's been given the most difficult students.... but she's not going to give up on them.
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