Being a teacher or being in a teaching profession is not my long day dream; it just happened like that which I believe I am fated to be here in this field. I had never enjoyed neither learning English nor Teaching English until I step into teaching college. I only realized the fun of English when I started to learn literature. The very first thing I heard is ‘To study literature, you must have a third eye; An eye to see the meaning beyond the lines.’ This really inspired me and that is why I am still here. From small, I have been taught to learn or study only by looking at books but for the first time in life, I learnt to study using movies in English classes. Akeelah the Bee is one of the most inspiring ones. The movie was not just entertaining carries good lessons and values.
As a B. Ed student especially as a TESL student, i am really affected by this movie as I realize how poor I am in vocabularies. The words they spelled and pronounced sounds like a new language to me. Thus, encouraging me to read more and get familiarize with these words because from here, I can improve myself better. I have participated in choral speaking when I was in primary school and when I watched Akeelah the bee, Dr. Larabee’s charater actually reflected a few teachers of mine in my school days. I had problems in pronouncing some words and I had to walk up and down the three story building to the teacher’s room to learn the pronunciations. In other words, this movie really carried me back to my old days.
Fear is the step to ones failure. I learnt how to face trouble and not to fear of anything. Akeelah at first denied joining spelling bee contest because of fear but later with the encouragement from teachers and friends, she managed to win. Positive thinking is another good value that I have discovered from this movie. When you think something positive, the negative will not come to you as you are prone of the good. If you fear, it means you are prone to lose. In conclusion, I think this movie is really beneficial for everyone at any age group.
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