ASTEROID. SCIENTISTS STUMBLED UPON THE UNDERSEA CRATER BY SENT.
VERY INTERESTING STUFF THERE.
>> NEVER FOLDING, ALWAYS
GROWING.
THESE ARE THE VIKING FREEDOM
RIDERS AT MIAMI NORLAND SENIOR
HIGH SCHOOL.
AND NOW A NEW CHAPTER.
>> DEAR FREEDOM WRITER IS THIS
BOOK THAT ELEVATES STUDENT
VOICES, ELEVATES TEACHER’S
VOICES.
IT LETS YOU KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH STUDENTS
AND THAT EVERYONE SHOULD BE
LISTENING RIGHT NOW.
>> 7 OF HER STUDENTS HAVE BEEN
FEATURED IN DEAR FREEDOM
WRITER.
>> THE ONLY WAY WE’RE GOING TO
IMPROVE THE EDUCATIONAL
EXPERIENCES OF ALL STUDENTS IS
TO BE REAL AND HONEST ABOUT
WHEN’S HAPPENING IN OUR WORLD
AND WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH OUR
STUDENTS.
>> YOU MAY REMEMBER BACK IN
2017, WE FEATURED THE VIKING
FREEDOM WRITERS.
LED BY DR. SIMONETTE.
IN OUR MY FUTURE, MY CHOICE
TOWN HALL.
FIVE YEARS LATER, DR. SIMONET
IS USING HER PASSION TO
INSPIRE HER STUDENTS, PUSHING
THEM TO FOLLOW THEIR DREAMS,
WHATEVER THEY MAY BE.
>> THE ONLY WAY WE’RE GOING TO
IMPROVE THE EDUCATIONAL
EXPERIENCES OF ALL STUDENTS IS
TO BE REAL AND HONEST ABOUT
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN OUR WORLD
AND WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH OUR
STUDENTS.
>> AND ENCOURAGES EACH AND
EVERY ONE OF HER STUDENTS TO
WRITE IT ALL OUT.
>> WHEN YOU WRITE, THE PAPER
DOESN’T JUDGE YOU.
THE PAPER LETS YOU BE WHO YOU
ARE.
>> I’VE SEEN SO MANY SUCCESS
STORIES WITH MY STUDENTS, FROM
BEING VERY TIMID, VERY SHY,
VERY RESERVED TO JUST
BLOSSOMING TO THE PEOPLE THAT
THEY WERE MEANT TO BE.
>> WHY AREN’T STUDENTS
MOTIVATED TO SUCCEED IN
SCHOOL?
>> WITH 16 YEARS OF TEACHING
UNDER HER BELT, SHE TELLS ME
SHE BELIEVES IN A HOLISTIC
APPROACH OF EDUCATING AND
ALLOWS HER STUDENTS TO COME
INTO THE CLASSROOM AS
THEMSELVES
THEMSELVES, ALL OF THEMSELVES.
THE STUDENTS SAY THE VIKING
FREEDOM WRITERS IS A COMMUNITY
THAT WELCOMES ALL.
NO JUDGMENT.
>> WHEN I GOT INTO THIS
FAMILY, IT TOOK ME AWAY FROM
ALL THE NEGATIVE THINGS AND
SHOWED ME SO MUCH POSITIVE
THINGS ABOUT MYSELF AND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
IT CREATED A WHOLE NEW MIND
SET FOR ME.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE DON’T
UNDERSTAND ME.
WHEN I WRITE IT ON PAPER,
IT’SEN EASIER OUTLET TO GET
EVERYTHING OUT.
BECAUSE THEN NOBODY’S JUDGING
ME BUT ME.
>> THEY HAVE A MESSAGE TO
SHARE WITH ALL WHO ARE
LISTENING.
>>
LISTENING. >> >> TAKE A CHANCE.
DON’T BE AFRAID TO BE
VULNERABLE.
OPEN YOUR MIND AND TRUST THE
PROCESS.
>> STAY TRUE TO YOUR WORD.
>> SO INSPIRING.
THEY SPREAD THEIR SPOKEN WORD
THROUGH PERFORMANCES,
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS,
CHURCHES AND WORD OF MOUTH.
YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
ON OUR WEBSITE AT Local10.com.
>> SHE’S JUST AMAZING.
WHEN YOU WRITE, THAT SHEET OF
PAPER DOESN’T JUDGE YOU.
IT ALLOWS YOU TO BE WHO YOU
TRULY ARE.
THAT IS SO BEAUTIFUL.