So tonight, I watched "Freedom Writers" again and my thoughts that came out of Thursday were confirmed. I was thinking that Erin Gruwell was a borderline sheltered person. She was not exposed much to the gang violence in which she taught.
I was and still am worried that because I have not experienced what my students have experienced, that I will not be as good of a teacher.
The thing that I fear most is that I will be unable to help a student. I am afraid that I will fail them as a teacher and as a human being.
But something that I am thinking right now is that I may not be able to help them academically, but I may be able to help them in other ways (i.e. socially, hobbies). If I can help them in any way, I have not failed them...I hope.
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