A good teacher is a student’s good friend wherein they share all good and bad among themselves. But are there teachers like that? Barely seen. This is because most teachers believe that students can only be controlled through strict discipline rules. One of them is Joe Clark in one of the biographical movie I watched recently, ‘Lean On Me’.
Honestly, I don’t find it entertaining as the language seemed hard for me to understand as they are pronounced very fast. Eventhough there were some room for laughter, still it is not so entertaining. On the other hand, as a B. Ed TESL student, this movie affected me directly especially Joe Clark’s character. He plays a strict character that does not give face to anyone and does not appreciate anybody’s work; instead, finds wrong in it. What impressed me is that he agreed to the new school song just because the students find the old version is boring. From this, I realized that interest is the most important thing in the process of learning something.
After watching this movie, a few discipline teachers of mine came to my mind. It reminds me back to my old days in school where I have witnessed teacher punches student and students rebel against the school and etc. May be the discipline teachers should have taken the step that Joe Clark took, that is expelling all those problematic students. Then, there wouldn’t be so much trouble between students and teachers.
In conclusion, I learnt that as a future teacher, I must be mentally and physically prepared to face all kind of students and have to be strict so that I will not be fooled as how the students in the movie did before the presence of Joe Clark. Also, I should make students become interested in studies in order to score well in the subjects that I am going to teach rather than forcing them to study and punish if they fail. Being brave in facing consequences of your own act is a good value I have learnt through Joe Clark’s character which is proven right at the end of the movie. Lean “On Me is a MUST watch”
I agree that a teacher should be mentally and physically prepared. It is because we never know what kind of students we will get. Having well-disciplined students would be a bonus for teacher but it will not bring forth enough challenges for the teacher. However, getting students that are delinquents will bring a lot of trouble for teacher. If I were to be in the same shoes as Principal Clark, I would be the same. I will be a strict teacher and I will make sure that I hold the utmost power in the school. If I do not have proper traits and power, I will be in great trouble. Thus again, it is very important for a teacher to mentally and physically prepared.
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