Tambourine Man" to teach symbolism and metaphor once this is achieved, she progresses on to Dylan Thomas's " Do not go gentle into that good night". In order to introduce them to poetry, Louanne uses the lyrics of Bob Dylan's " Mr. She also tries to motivate them by giving them all an A grade from the beginning of the year, and arguing that the only thing required of them is that they maintain it.
The students show some interest in such activities, but withdraw when Louanne tries to teach the curriculum.ĭesperate to reach the students, Louanne devises classroom exercises that teach similar principles to the prescribed work, but using themes and language that appeal to the students. They immediately coin the nickname "White Bread" for Louanne, due to her race and apparent lack of authority, to which Louanne responds by returning the next day in a leather jacket and teaching them karate. Showing up the next day to begin teaching, however, she finds herself confronted with a classroom of tough, sullen teenagers, all from low income working-class backgrounds, involved in gang warfare and drug pushing, flatly refusing to engage with anything. Louanne Johnson, a former Marine, applies for a teaching job in high school, and is surprised and pleased to be offered the position with immediate effect.
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