Is Mrs. Gruwell a Good Teacher?

Is Mrs. Gruwell a good teacher? In my opinion, I would say yes. Mrs. Gruwell never gave up on those kids even though they didn't even respect her in the beginning. Yet, Mrs. Gruwell's determination was as strong as ever and she tried to reach the kids on a personal level. She tried to teach the children poetry through the rap artist, Tupac, someone they were very familiar with. Even though they turned her idea down, she still didn't give up. She got a second job yo buy them new books because she though they were capable of so much more then the worn down and old books that were provided for them. Then she got a third job to pay for a field trip for them to learn more about the Holocaust because none of them, except for one student Ben, didn't know what the Holocaust was. She devoted all her time into those students and went above and beyond the call of duty to reach to them. In the end, she gained the students' respect. Mrs. Gruwell was someone who truly understood them and wanted to help them. All the other teachers were completely against what she was doing, but she didn't give up. Her passion for teaching really showed.