Freedom Writers

I finally rented Freedom Writers. I wasn't in a big rush to see it because I'm a little over all of the urban school teacher cliches. I have to say though, it was better than I had anticipated. The bureaucratic bologna was pretty true to life. I've always thought it funny that teachers are trusted with kids but not with books. As I watched the part in the movie where Mrs. G tried to get some high quality books for her students to take home, I was thinking about the many times I've been in that same situation. In schools with students from backgrounds of poverty, teachers are rarely ever monitored, but just let us try to go to the materials room to get something....That place is guarded like Fort Knox!