? A group of teenagers living in chaotic areas of the United States are endowed with an innate fate by society because of their skin color. They are only 65,438+04 and 65,438+05 years old, but they see their mother being beaten alive, their younger brother being put in prison, their laughing friends lying in a pool of blood in the gunfire, and their father being taken away for no reason because the white police are unhappy ... "Every moment you walk in the street, you are in danger of being shot." Racial hatred, gang struggle, drug trafficking crimes, they live in the darkness of the bottom of society.
? Irene, a fledgling female teacher, chose to teach against her father's wishes. With enthusiasm and expectation, she became the English teacher of 203 "bad students" in Wilson High School.
? Irene hopes to eliminate hostility among students, but as a new white teacher, she is hindered by many obstacles.
? As a first-class high school, Wilson School was forced to set up an "experimental class of racial harmony". The school has always been dissatisfied with this group of new students who violate discipline and make trouble all day, giving them the worst educational environment. The headmaster even advised Irene: "You just have to endure a few more years to teach senior three, and you don't have to face such students anymore."
? Irene's husband and father also opposed her decision. Her father, who regarded her as a hero, expressed disappointment with her, thought the students were criminals and accused Irene of wasting time. Her husband became more and more estranged from her and finally filed for divorce.
? Even the students she tried to educate were hostile to Miss Bai and erected a heavy heart wall. They make noise in class, laugh at the chalk dust on the teacher's skirt, fight inside and outside class, and laugh at the teacher's teaching. Irene tried her best to make the class lively and interesting, and kept trying to get close to them, but the students didn't change and looked at Irene's efforts and failures coldly. When Irene once found a portrait mocking the appearance of a black classmate in class, the contradiction between her and her students broke out. The student argued with her: "You don't understand our pain at all. You don't know anything. What can you do to change our lives? " "Why should I respect you, because you are a teacher? How do I know that you are not a liar or a bad person? " "Everything depends on skin color, and your skin color determines the attitude of others towards you. I hate white people! " "I am lucky to live to be 18 years old, and I am proud to die for my own people!" Irene asked them, "Do you think you will be respected after death? Do you know what happens after death? Others go on living and forget about you completely. No one will want to remember you because this portrait is all you have left! "
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? The whole world gave up these students, but Irene was unwilling to compromise.
? Being opposed by the school, she did two part-time jobs to buy books for students and asked the upper level to intervene; The students are hostile to each other. She designed games to let them know that they were all victims of social injustice and lost their relatives and friends in the struggle. There is a gap between her and her students. She asks them to keep a diary and listen to their voices. She supported them to do various activities, helped them to raise funds for the authors who welcomed Het Achterhuis, sorted out their diaries, let more people hear their voices, encouraged them to stand up from adversity and celebrate their changes ... "If you don't like them, then why do you want to teach them? I can't give them up. " Irene said when confronting the school.
? She influenced the world with love and faith and won support and respect.
At a parent-teacher meeting without parents, when Irene first opened the cupboard of "I hope the teacher can read it", she saw the diaries neatly stacked by the whole class. This group of students who hated each other finally became a family, opened their hearts to Irene and expressed their gratitude and respect to her. Their grades have been greatly improved, and many people have been admitted to universities and become the first college students in their families. The outside world recognizes Irene's efforts, and her father is sincerely proud of his daughter: "I can't describe in words what you have done for these students." But I'm sure you are a good teacher and you have a mission. I envy you very much. "
? Under the irrigation of Irene's love and faith, the seeds of love in the hearts of these teenagers who have been shot repeatedly but don't even know what the holocaust is finally took root. Fortunately, they discovered their own potential and moved towards a better life with the help of Irene.
? Irene told us with herself and her "children" that no matter where she is, as long as she works hard with love and faith, she will eventually usher in a moment of cheering for her change.