After watching parts of the movie in class on Tuesday, it got me thinking what a good teacher is like. Indeed, the protagonist in the movie is kind, generous and caring, however, I am not sure if this kind of generosity can be applied to our society today. He might have shown too much caring for his students? In my opinion, I think if a male teacher were to hug a female student, rumours would start and although it wasn’t the intention, but both parties may get in trouble as I have witnessed this before in my school. It is great to see a teacher believing in his own students and willing to take the extra step to help every one of them. I also like how he uses humour and different techniques or methods to teach his students. Nonetheless, again I believe there should be a limit to what kind of humour he should use in class. Once it gets over the line, in return, it may hurt certain people’s feelings. It is not easy to get all your students to pay attention and focus in class work but he managed to do so without complaining one bit. He teaches to benefit his students and not just for the salary he earns, like most people would view their own career as. In conclusion, I appreciate his work and approach in teaching because it’s from the bottom of his heart and his only intention is to be kind and caring, but in today’s society, we have to be really careful not to go over the line. Our society today seems to be more sensitive and bias towards these type of situations and I do not agree with where these views are taking us but until these biased perceptions are solved where people become more open minded and less self-fish then perhaps everyone can be or have a good teacher.
Innovative spaces under controlled circumstances.
ReplyDeleteAfter watching the video it made me rethink the tight rules and regulations we have in the classroom. In my opinion the teacher crossed many boundaries or did things that would be considered boundaries in the classroom now. His classroom is not the average classroom either so perhaps he has more flexibility. I guess it is a common question when thinking about the creative process. Some creative practitioners work well under constraints and boundaries and other will reject them entirely if they are put upon them.
I think many classroom standards are in place for a reason but do they inhibit innovation? Here he is breaking rules about class conduct, infringing on personal space, perhaps getting involved too much in their lives outside of school and pushing their boundaries. However, this seems to be providing opportunity and creating expectations for the students that are not even imaginable from the other teachers on staff. So with our current constrained environment about what is and not accepted by students are we missing opportunity? I never questioned his intention or motivation in the film. Does the notion of appropriate then become contextual?