LouAnne Johnson is an American writer, teacher and former US Navy journalist.
11 Facts About LouAnne Johnson
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LouAnne Johnson 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.
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LouAnne Johnson was the first woman inducted into the DINFOS Hall of Fame.
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LouAnne Johnson is best known for the book My Posse Don't Do Homework, which was adapted as the film Dangerous Minds in 1995.
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LouAnne Johnson was portrayed by Michelle Pfeiffer in the film, and by Annie Potts in the TV series.
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LouAnne Johnson is the author of ten books, including a popular textbook for teachers, Teaching Outside the Box and the Young Adult novel Muchacho which won awards.
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LouAnne Johnson wrote about her experience of the service in her 1986 book Making Waves: A Woman in This Man's Navy.
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LouAnne Johnson later transferred to the US Marine Corps OCS.
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In 1995, LouAnne Johnson taught English at Onate High School in Las Cruces, but left teaching full-time in order to escape the publicity following the movie.
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LouAnne Johnson taught adult education classes, GED classes, and English as a Second Language classes at various colleges.
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Since 2010, LouAnne Johnson has served as an adjunct instructor in the Teacher Education Department at Santa Fe Community College.