Dangerous Minds

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She bullied bluffed and bribed her students into caring about school. And if that didnt work the pretty petite ex-marine told them shed been trained to kill with her bare hands. They were called the class from Hell-thirty-four inner city sophomores she inherited from a teacher whod been "pushed over the edge." She was told "those kids have tasted blood. Theyre dangerous." But LouAnne Johnson had a different idea. Where the school system saw thirty-four unreachable kids she saw young men and women with intelligence and dreams. When others gave up on them she broke the rules to give them the best things a teacher can give-hope and belief in themselves. When statistics showed the chances were theyd never graduate she fought to beat the odds. This is her remarkable story-and theirs. If you loved Stand and Deliver youll stand up and cheer for LouAnne Johnson and Dangerous Minds.