How did writing help Freedom Writers succeed in education?
Writing allowed the Freedom Writers to concentrate on school. Since they wrote and talked so much about their feelings and struggles, they were not bogged down with the heavy burdens associated with growing up in an urban environment. Also, because of the “Toast for Change,” they were no longer involved in the activities that had once interfered with school, and they focused on academics and dispelling stereotypes and labels that had been placed on them.
