Erin Gruwell
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==Early life and education== |
==Early life and education== |
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Erin Gruwell was born in [[Glendora, California]] to Stephen Douglass Gruwell, a former baseball scout for the [[Los Angeles Angels|Anaheim Angels]], and Sandra Faye Alley. Her parents divorced when she was |
Erin Gruwell was born in [[Glendora, California]] to Stephen Douglass Gruwell, a former baseball scout for the [[Los Angeles Angels|Anaheim Angels]], and Sandra Faye Alley. Her parents divorced when she was young. She graduated from [[Bonita High School]] in [[La Verne, California]], and the [[University of California, Irvine]], where she received the Lauds and Laurels Distinguished Alumni Award. She earned her master's degree and teaching credentials from [[California State University, Long Beach]], where she was honored as Distinguished Alumna by the School of Education. |
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Gruwell intended to study law but after watching the news coverage of the [[1992 Los Angeles riots]] she decided to become a teacher because she realized education could make more of a difference. She reasoned, "I thought, God, by the time you're defending a kid in the courtroom, the battle's already lost. I think that the real fighting should happen here, in the classroom."[https://www.academicscope.com/freedom-writers-diary-movie-questions-essay/ Freedom Writers Diary Movie Questions Essay]{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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