Catherine's miracle is persistence

Winston 2021-12-11 08:01:34

In the middle of the last century, the Wesley Institute for Women in Massachusetts, USA, known as the "Ivy Without Men", has a new art history teacher named Catherine Watson. She is beautiful, mature, confident, and has an open and free mind. , Determined to impart new ideas to students. But at that time, American feudal conservative thinking was still very serious. Wesley’s education is not to teach them how to acquire knowledge and wisdom, but to define the future marriage of students as a criterion for the success of education. After Catherine came here, she did not follow the traditional teaching style of the school like other teachers, but boldly challenged the tradition, encouraged students to discover their own interests, and supported them to practice their ideas. Her approach was not only challenged by the daughters of some large families, but also questioned and condemned by parents and all parties in the school. But she persevered stubbornly with her firm belief, and finally won the respect and love of the students. Only by persisting to the end can she have the last laugh. All the seemingly impossible changes in the world are made by people. As long as you stick to your goals and don't give up, you may see miracles happen. Strictly speaking, each of us has not exerted our own limits. Limited to habit, subjective cognition and other reasons, each of us may waste some of our potential in one way or another in our life. Many times we feel that we can't make it through. In fact, that is not the real state. As long as we bite our teeth and persevere, you will find that we can survive most of the situations, and we are actually much stronger than we think! Only by persevering to the end can we discover our own potential to the fullest and have the last laugh.

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  • Uriel 2022-03-28 09:01:03

    ... - what is art? How to distinguish between good and bad? Who decides? ... - it is up to someone to decide whether it can be called art. - This is art. - Approval by an authoritative person is required. - Then who are they? ...I didn't realize before that in order to pursue excellence, I would challenge, how do you say it? How did it come about? "A role destined to play". Yeah? The role you were born to play? ... (Mona Lisa) She is smiling, is she happy? ...I heard she called aimless wanderers cowards, but not all wanderers are purposeless, especially those who go beyond tradition and seek truth...hard to define...hard to describe. I will never forget you. ...

  • Edd 2022-03-27 09:01:07

    The female independent consciousness that arose after World War II is an extra finishing touch to the dialogue between the female teacher and Joan. The different situations of several girls and what the female teacher can do to make the children aware of it is very thought-provoking. At the same time, the conversation about "honesty" by a male teacher who was in love with one another at the riverside sounded like a female in the third high school hearing that you are too perfect, so I can't love you.

Mona Lisa Smile quotes

  • Joan Brandwyn: You gave me a C.

    Katherine Watson: I'm kind.

    Joan Brandwyn: The assignment was to write about Bruegel. That's what I did.

    Katherine Watson: No, what you did was copy Strauss.

    Joan Brandwyn: I was referencing an expert.

    Katherine Watson: If I wanted to know what he thought, I'd buy his book.

  • [about a contemporary abstract painting]

    Giselle Levy: That's Jackson Pollock.

    Susan Delacorte: In a word.

    Connie Baker: I was just getting used to the idea of dead, maggoty meat being art. Now this?

    Susan Delacorte: Please don't tell me we have to write a paper about it.

    Katherine Watson: Do me a favor. Do yourselves a favor. Stop talking, and look. You're not required to write a paper. You're not even required to like it. You *are* required to consider it.