Hilary Swank plays the role of Erin Gruwell, a new, excited schoolteacher who leaves the safety of her hometown, Newport Beach, to teach at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, a formerly high achieving school which has recently had an integration program put in place. Her enthusiasm is quickly challenged when she realizes that her class are all "at-risk" students, also known as "untouchables", and not the eager students she was expecting. The students segregate themselves into racial groups in the classroom, fights break out, and eventually most of the students stop turning up to class. She gradually begins to earn their trust and buys them composition books to record their diaries, in which they talk about their experiences of being abused, seeing their friends die, and being evicted. Her husband divorces her. The film ends with a note that Gruwell successfully brought many of her students to graduation and college.

Erin Gruwell Married to

Scott  Teacher of

Room 203 Energetic 

CHARACTERS

Eva Benitez Father was arrested in front

of her eyes when she was 5 3rd generation gang

member

Miss Campbell Opposes Erin's teaching tactics Thinks the kids in room 203

can't be trusted. Thinks room 203 kids are lost

causes

Jamal Thinks school is

a waste of time Outspoken

Scott Casey (Erin's husband) Married to Erin Not supportive of

Erin's endeavors to help room 203

Gets a divorce because it is not what he wanted his life to be likeScott Gruwell

Erin's father

Moral valuesYou can make your dreams come true in spite of

all challenges that you may have.Be your own authentic self!Nothing can stop you from reaching your goals

and making your dreams come true.You are somebody’s “hero” and Greatness does

not depend on the size of the person but the spirit within.

Doing the right thing takes courage.Each person is a teacher whether they choose to

be or not.Each life is important and worth

documenting. Writing is a way to preserve your legacy.

Our profession is not as simple as what we expect, because there are a lot of factors we need to consider as part of the progression. We educators are the mentors of our students, we are assigned to hold the future of our learners. We can’t deny the fact that our student is different in nature, intelligence and capability, now it is our turned to cater those ability, that’s why we should not limit our intellectual capacity, strategy and be innovative in order to meet the standard of our students so that there is a transfer of learning.

However as a teacher we are the follower of Jesus Christ, as what Jesus Christ done in this world we are obliged to do the same. We must integrate patience, respect and have passion to teach. Even though how hard the situation is, we are flexible enough to do our mission which is called from God. Expected that more hindrance will come, despite of those barrier it is our challenge on how we bring and hold the interest of our learners to walk the right pathway of life with God.