Freedom Writers Podcast

Freedom Writer Tanisha Knight talks about her family's humble beginnings, her collegiate basketball career, and how education inspired her to become a teacher. Then in our featured discussion, actor Tony Danza joins Erin on the show to take us from a boxing ring in Brooklyn to his big break on the classic sitcom "Taxi." He then takes us to the moment where he chose a different stage and became a 10th grade English teacher at Northeast High in Philly. Tony discusses what motivates a person to want to teach, what kinds of challenges a teacher faces, and those magical moments in a classroom that make it all worthwhile. Links and Resources: Freedom Writers YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCYV20mK-emJ9cC5VU8zPOLg Tony Danza on Twitter: @TonyDanza Tony Danza on IMdB: https://imdb.to/2IXUXP2 Buy Tony's book "I'd Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had" https://amzn.to/2xzW9AZ Articles about Tony's latest show "The Good Cop" Tony Danza https://bit.ly/2IXRgZU Josh Groban https://bit.ly/2GBSo