I am a teacher born and bred, and I believe in the... -Erin Gruwell

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.

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Erin Gruwell is an inspiring educator and author, known for her work with at-risk students and her influential book that documented her teaching experiences. Her dedication to education has impacted lives and communities.

Erin Gruwell Quotes to Explore

I grew up in a very progressive family and with a great educational system, and I asked myself, 'Why doesn't everybody have these opportunities for a ...

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 have learned that, although I am a good teacher, I am a much better student, and I was blessed to learn valuable lessons from my students on a daily...

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 believe that education is the greatest equalizer; thus, I will continue to fight to equalize the playing field in an educational atmosphere that is ...

Education is such a noble profession, it's a wonderful way to serve....

Hoping they'd been inspired by the examples of Anne Frank and other teens who had turned negative experiences into something positive by writing about...

Some teachers feel that if they ask for emotional help, they're a failure. But teaching is a team sport....

Teacher Quotes to Explore

I wanted to be a landscape architect, but I trained as a teacher; I worked in publishing; I was a waitress....

I was a teacher most of my life, which I loved. I had a very happy working life, and when I retired, I thought I must do something, and I've always re...

I owe the little formal education I got to my drama teacher, Mr. Pickett, who got us to read Shakespeare, Moliere, and other classics....

I was used to theatre classes. I studied with my mother; she was a theatre teacher and directed, too, so it was very family-like. Then I studied with ...

I always thought I would be a teacher. And I think I actually lived up to my initial dreams, because what I do now is teach millions and millions of p...

I think day care is terrific. Kids get to be around other kids, and they're playing, and they're teaching each other. When I was in college, my summer...

Prior to going to college, I had a pretty strong accent, and that was one of the things I had to work on a lot. I went to North Carolina School of the...

My parents are the last of the middle class. My father worked for the government designing sea mines. My mother was a substitute teacher. Together, th...

My daughter became a teacher right out of college....

A lot of moms give their kids line reads. My mom wasn't put in that position because I always had an acting teacher helping with the feelings rather t...