This teacher tells the story of a dropout, Mike. Through the use of Freedom Writer activities, the teacher was able to convince their students to open up and grow closer together. When Mike decided to drop out of school after failing to complete his sophomore portfolio, the entire sophomore class gathered on the steps outside to plead with him to reconsider. This teacher watched as 100 students who were once themselves considered academic failures offered to help Mike move on to the eleventh grade, no matter what he needed.
When Mike failed to return to school, people began to accept the fact that no matter how connected and determined they had become because of their teacher's actions, perhaps it was inevitable that at least one among them had given up. As school ended, however, Mike returned with his completed portfolio, and if anyone ever asked him, ""Remember that day you dropped out?" he smile[d] as if it never happened."
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