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

- Erin Gruwell
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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 not always level!

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.

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

Writing is powerful. Whether it's a little girl hiding from the Nazis in an attic, or Amnesty International writing letters on behalf of political prisoners, the power of telling stories is usually what causes change.

I realized if you can change a classroom, you can change a community, and if you change enough communities you can change the world.

The stories my pupils told me were astonishing. One told how he had witnessed his cousin being shot in the back five times; another how his parents had died of AIDS. Another said that he'd probably been to more funerals than parties in his young life. For me - someone who had had an idyllic, happy childhood - this was staggering.

I believe that everyone has a story, and it is important that we encourage all students to tell theirs.

Writing really evokes empathy in a way very few things can do.

I think a lot of teachers feel like they're teaching to a test. Our response is you teach to a student, you really teach to the kid.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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