Dangerous Minds

by LouAnne Johnson

Book Overview

A former Marine recounts her first years as a teacher in an inner-city high school in California, describing the tactics she used to persuade her students to take school seriously and her frustration... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312956207
• Release Date: August 1995
• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 0.7" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

Dangerous Minds Is A Great Book -*Jaclyn*-

Dangerous Minds by LouAnne Johnson is a great book! It keeps your attention and makes you want to keep reading. This story is about a teacher who was an ex-marine that is going to teach at a local high school. The students are troubled and don't want to learn. Ms. Johnson is a new teacher who came to their high school; she didn't know their problems and didn't even know that they were in special classes. There was never a teacher who wanted to teach these students. Ms. Johnson tries so many things to get their attention. She teaches them things that they never knew before. She even helps them with their family problems. Ms. Johnson helps them with their lives and gives them strength to brighten their future. She never gives up on her kids. Ms. Johnson teaches them things they never thought they could learn or do. She gives them hope in themselves. I recommend this book to students as well to teachers. Students should know there are teachers out there who do care about you and will try to help you through things. You're not alone. I think it would also help some teachers to read this book. They would see how Ms. Johnson was towards her students and maybe they could learn something to make themselves become better educators.

Couldn't Get Any Better

Dangerous Minds by Louanne Johnson is a real life story about a woman and her experiences teaching in an inner city program for unfortunate kids. I'm not much of a reader, but this story really got me interested. You can tell that this story is for real, by what happens. This story appeals to me because I can relate to it. Many other younger people could relate to this story and that is why I would actually recommend this to any young kid that has a rough time in school. To some extent it has some lessons to it. For example, she teaches her kids to be respectful of themselves. Without a doubt in my mind if any young kids read this they would fully enjoy this heart felt story.

One of My Favorite Books

I read this book because "Dangerous Minds" is one my favorite movies. Let me just say that this is an awesome book. It's about Louanne Johnson, an ex-marine that has moved into a poverty stricken neighborhood to teach at a local high school. When she gets there, she realizes that the kids aren't there to learn. These students didn't realize that this teacher would become their best friend, and would teach them some of the best lessons life has to offer. This book has to be read by anyone who enjoys a powerful book.

Good book for English teachers

I highly recommend this book to all the English teachers. This book is about an ex-Marine named LouAnne Johnson who decides to become an English teacher. So she is placed in a really corrupted school called Parkmount High School. The students were so dreadful that they put their old English teacher in the hospital. So when she began teaching, the students ran their usual tricks on her but she took them as piece of cake. As soon as the kids realized that how much she cared for them and how much she wanted them to graduate they actually responded to her and actually started doing their work that they are suppose to. One of the things she did was she went to her students houses to make sure they did their work and to see what kind of environment they are coming from. Before, the students laughed at Shakespeare, but now she made it so intense for them that they want to read every single book he wrote. She has become so popular in the school that year after year every student wants to be in her class. Now and then she sees her old students coming back to her, to see what they have become of themselves and they thank her for teaching them and leading them to the right path and she becomes proud of them.

A must-read for all teachers!

This book by Louanne Johnson is the best book I have ever read. I first read it when I was a new teacher, fresh out of college. I was truly inspired by the love that Johnson displays for her students, and I would like to think that I have the same qualities as a teacher. I have since read the book six or seven times, and I am constantly refreshed and amazed as I read about the students that Johnson took under her wing, and encouraged when no one else believed in them. She makes every page a must-read for anyone who has ever even thought of becoming a teacher. Be prepared to laugh, cry and feel good through every chapter!