LouAnne Johnson
American writer, teacher, and former U.S. Navy journalist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Writer, teacher |
Known for | My Posse Don't Do Homework |
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.