Differences Between the Two Schools

The differences between the schools in the movies Mona Lisa Smile and Free Writers is almost night and day. The school in Mona Lisa Smile is first off, a college. It's very mature, better education, and everyone there actually wants to learn. The students were all female, and they were prepared to learn. They were all obviously well educated and came from well kept and wealthy families. On the other side, The school from Freedom Writers were obviously from a more poor area and were surrounded by gangs. The students had gone through so much and some of them were even homeless. The faculty basically only cared about teaching the "smart" students instead of the "dumb" students. The school wasn't well organized and things would get out of hand fast. Again, this is a public high school so things weren't as orderly as they were in college. Some kids wouldn't even show up to class, whereas in college you show up to your classes because one, you pay for them, and two, you actually want to be their to further your education. The schools are very different and it's very easy to see the differences between the two of them.