I was in class today and Mrs. G was talking to us about the Holocaust and I was the only one who knew what it was I felt so weird that I was I'm use to being around other regular kids but back to the story she talked about how these gangs are like the Nazis and how they made there gangs look like regular citize3ns compared to them and that’s how a Holocaust starts when one gang gets a smart and empowering leader and she said that they were no good just like them and with that comment Marcus stood up and told Mrs. G excuse my language but he said you don’t know s*** and Mrs G calmly replied yes I don’t know so explain too me how it isn’t and Mrs. G got him there. This day I think Mrs G got threw to the class made them feel hope everyone else feels like and I think this teacher might change something and I hope she can but I don’t like being in the back it might be a little raciest but I feel like I'm going to get stabbed.

Today was a great day all the kids got a new book it was about gang violence I like it so far and I was listening to some of the other kids and some of them never have had a new book I feel for these kids I also listen to there stories about there child hood its sad that most of these kids have seen so much violence this early in there life the worst I see is on the news about the violence they live threw every day and then that made me think that on the news it could easy be one of my class mates right now I wonder how they do it because I couldn’t id go crazy looking over my back every day thinking this could be my next day taking a step out of my house I could get shot right off there bat not even seeing my shooter and id just be another kid in the obituary id go crazy. No wonder why they join gangs the gangs protect them from the other ones but then there gang torments an other one its just a non ending cycle I feel for them they must be strong to go threw that kind of child hood id be different too and a little less worried about English class and little more about survival.

Well today we broke out in a fight apparently the Asians and the Hispanics are in a little heated argument aka gang war the Hispanics went to shoot a black American starting a scene at a gas station but the black guy dodged the bullets and the Asians got in the way and got shot and was killed I don’t know what side I'm on I think they need to talk about it but the two sides are reading up to fight and our class is torn but I think its smart to stay out the way and let them do there thing but Mrs G handled it professional and tried her hardest to get threw them and show everyone that everyone has been apart of gang violence and it open up a lot of people eyes and it brought the class together because most people thought they had nothing in common but this activity made us come together and feel for each other and it lowered the tension between the the females in the room it was and awkward silence when they met each other eyes you could here a pen drop and trust me that is never the case in this room.

Well we had a break through with the class today Mrs G broke threw to the kids and even me that we could be something besides just another person in this school or another thug they could learn and grow to help others in the same situation. Then we got on another bad topic all the kids are looking up to Mrs. G but they are talking about how will they get threw the rest of school without her help so they said that Mrs G has to stay with our class so we can have fair class what other teacher is going to help them they don’t even care that they try they think there all the same and I think that’s stupid being in this class I use to think the same but no they have showed me they are real people and are just like me well not just like me but they have the same problem as me minus the getting shot at part or the gang affiliation too but they need help even I need help on my school work and Mrs G helps all of us not just the specially gifted so at they end of the day Mrs. G said she'll fight for us to stay together and I'm glad that she said that it makes us all feel like were more of a family and heck most moms wont go out of there way to make sure you have a ride for a school thing even if it messes up there own schedule and the school thing isn’t required but Mrs G does and her kindness is what is making this class a lot more success full and our journals have showed her how to deal with us on a separate level and all together.

Well today Mrs G met Andre out side the class room and they talked about something important because when he came in he was crying not really crying but eyes were red but I doubt he would get high he has too much respect for Mrs G to do that well today wasn’t very exciting we actually learned somethings and we found out Mrs G has been fighting for us to get new things like books the head of our depart don’t like us and it shows why we like Mrs G a lot and that’s why we tell her no one else cares but she always says I care and if I care ill do my best to get you guys threw it we think shes fighting for us to stay but it’ll take a miracle for that to happen.

Well today Mrs G told us shes been fighting for us to stay with her and she said it hasn’t been very good and the class just sank with that news they said they’ll never make and Mrs G said not with that attitude you wont and she said the teachers will help us and the rest of the class didnt argue but she said we were going to put our journals in the computer and put them all together and we had to make up a name for it and we decided freedom righter s was good and we typed for the rest of the week.

Well today we got amazing news our paper made it straight to the top and they love it and she loved she talked about how it opened a lot of peoples minds and changed a lot of people views such as the DE and Mrs. G told us the best news ever shell be with our grade for the rest of school and with that news the best school year ended with a bang.