Since her graduation from high school, Miss Reyes has graduated from California State College at Long Beach and works for the Freedom Writers Foundation, motivating young people. She hopes to return to school for a master's degree.
What happened to the real Eva from Freedom Writers?
No. The woman who hid Anne Frank, Miep Gies, was played by veteran stage and screen actress Pat Carroll. However, the real Miep Gies is remarkably still alive today. She turned 98-years-old in February of 2007, just several weeks after the movie Freedom Writers was released in theaters.
What happened to Erin Gruwell's husband?
Erin and her husband did divorce in real life, and for similar reasons. All the pain from her personal life just pushed her more to help her students graduate. And the more her dad saw this, the more he began to support her. Although Gruwell gave up a lot for The Freedom Writers, she also gained a lot.
How many of the Freedom Writers went to college?
Against all odds, all of 150 of them went on to graduate, become published authors, and start a world-wide movement to change the education system as we know it.
Who died from the Freedom Writers?
Armand Jones
Where is the Freedom Writers teacher now?
Gruwell's foundation created the Freedom Writers Institute, a development program instructingeducators on how to engage and empower their students. Gruwell works out of her offices at an historic home on Ocean Boulevard.
Did the teacher in Freedom Writers get divorced?
Eventually, the two divorce with Scott telling her, "I'm living a life I didn't agree to." This part of the movie is true. Erin Gruwell and her husband did divorce for reasons similar to those presented in the film (pluggedinonline).
Does the teacher died in Freedom Writers?
Hollywood endings aren't always simple. Not one of the 150 disadvantaged high school students Erin Gruwell started teaching more than a decade ago in Long Beach, Calif., has been killed in street violence.Jan 6, 2007
What happened to Maria from Freedom Writers?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=797_cGr4pwE
Are the stories in Freedom Writers true?
Yes. The diary entries read in the movie were taken verbatim from the book, The Freedom Writers Diary, which is a compilation of the original diary entries written by Gruwell's students.