Erin Gruwell Quotes
Don't let the actions of a few determine the way you feel about an entire group. Remember, not all German's were Nazis.
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 see it that way.
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 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 and empowered.
I believe that education is the greatest equalizer; thus, I will continue to fight to equalize the playing field in an educational atmosphere that is not always level!
It's not enough to be tolerant...now we're finally moving towards the idea of acceptance.
Fights don't solve matters, they just make things worse. (Diary 19)
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.
When you're too robotic and scripted, the students tune you out. So I always tried to use different learning modalities - kinesthetic, auditory, visual, whatever might bring learning to life.
That's the beauty of education, kids taking lessons out of the classroom and back into their own world where they can positively affect their family, their friends, and their greater community.
Some teachers feel that if they ask for emotional help, they're a failure. But teaching is a team sport.
Because if they grow up holding on to such terrible feelings, it could lead to another war come time in the future when the fate of the country is in their hands.