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Tell the whole sad story of Fremont High
- 07-13-2010
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Opinion by Samantha Koos/Los Angeles Times
I've waited a long time for Fremont High School to be written about in the papers, about its dire need for help. But Howard Blume's July 7 article, "Fremont High's grand experiment begins," didn't present the story that needs telling. I taught at Fremont in South L.A. for two years, from 2001 to 2003. I went into the job confident that I could change the world for the better, socioeconomics be damned. But in two short years, despite my love of teaching and knowing I had the potential to be a great teacher like my mother and her mother before, I left through that infamous revolving door of frustrated teachers. (more...)
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