Seven students’ stories are going from the classroom to the “Dear Freedom Writer: Stories of Hardship and Hope from the Next Generation” — a book that is distributed worldwide.
Precious Symonette, who has a doctorate from St. Thomas University, is the Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ creative writing teacher who helped them to make that possible.
“‘Dear Freedom Writer’ is this book that elevates students’ voices, it elevates teachers’ voices. It lets you know exactly what is happening with students and that everyone should be listening right now,” Symonette said in her classroom.
The student members of the Viking Freedom Writers meet regularly at Miami Norland Senior High School, at 1193 NW 193 St., in Miami Gardens.
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Precious Symonette, who has a doctorate from St. Thomas University, is the Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ creative writing teacher who helped them to make that possible.
“‘Dear Freedom Writer’ is this book that elevates students’ voices, it elevates teachers’ voices. It lets you know exactly what is happening with students and that everyone should be listening right now,” Symonette said in her classroom.
The student members of the Viking Freedom Writers meet regularly at Miami Norland Senior High School, at 1193 NW 193 St., in Miami Gardens.
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