Stand and Deliver/Freedom Writers

Watched "Stand and Deliver" for the first time yesterday. It reminded me a lot of "Freedom Writers" that I also recently saw. I was quite impressed with both movies. With teaching as my chosen profession I believe that there is something lacking in our education system and both of the teachers in these movies exhibited that quality/belief: that anyone has the potential to do amazing things. Conventional methods only bring out mediocrity in our students. These two teachers believed in their kids enough to change their methods and invest time in their future.