American writer, teacher, and former U.S. Navy journalist
LouAnne Johnson
Born
United States
Nationality
American
Occupation(s)
Writer, teacher
Known for
My Posse Don't Do Homework
LouAnne Johnson is an American writer, teacher and former U.S. Navy journalist. She spent seven years as a radio-TV broadcaster and one year as a Marine Corps Officer, after graduating as Honor Woman in her Marine Corps OCS class. She was the first woman inducted into the DINFOS (Defense Information School) Hall of Fame.
She is best known for the book My Posse Don't Do Homework, which was adapted as the film Dangerous Minds in 1995.[1] She was portrayed by Michelle Pfeiffer in the film,[1] and by Annie Potts in the TV series.[2] She is the author of ten books, including a popular textbook for teachers, Teaching Outside the Box (Jossey-Bass) and the Young Adult novel Muchacho (Knopf) which won awards.
^ abMaslin, Janet (August 11, 1995). "Movie Review - Dangerous Minds - FILM REVIEW; If Teacher Is Pfeiffer, Can Youths Be All Bad?". movies.nytimes.com.
^James, Caryn (September 30, 1996). "A Teacher Takes Her Work Home". New York Times.
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