As a teacher, Clark is a half-way monk. His experience is very rich. He should be an energetic and active thinking guy. After becoming a teacher, he explored a set of unique and effective teaching methods and achieved great success. He emphasizes respect for students, encouragement, and good communication with parents. At the same time, he requires students to strictly abide by disciplines and norms, learn to respect others, in order to be easily accepted and communicated in the school and the society (personal simple comments, mistakes are inevitable) , Hope forgive me). In order to attract students' attention and interest in teaching, he used various methods. He wrote RAP songs about history, and sometimes even made a fool of himself. He wrote his educational experience into a book-"The Essential 55" (The Essential 55). After the book came out, it became very popular, ranking seventh in the 2003 bestseller list in the United States. By the way, the first two The ones are "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" and "The Da Vinci Code".
These teaching characteristics of Clarke above are all expressed in the film. The style of the film is quite popular and civilian, without any skills. Compared with some famous films that also talk about education, the artistry is much worse; it also does not deliberately highlight some conflicts and focal points. It starts from setbacks and ends with success. It is quite ordinary. And typical. But such a movie without too much fancy is not dull at all, because such a story itself naturally contains moving, and its meaning is not only the charm of the movie. After watching those famous movies, it may be a little flat, but it is still worthy of your touch and attention. Matthew Perry, who is well-known for his humor and comedy, shows quite restrained performance in this relatively serious movie. It should be said that the performance is still good. Like the style of the film, it is very popular and civilian, and a sense of intimacy naturally arises, which can easily be recognized by the audience. But it is still unavoidable that there is something like Matthew Perry. He is still a little worse than what he looks like.
It's somewhat similar to "Blood Teacher" overall, but it's "Dangerous Minds" starring Michelle Pfeiffer (Dangerous Minds). Compared with the relative purity of "Hot", "Dangerous Game" is more social, and the role of teacher is no longer simple, and sometimes it is inevitable to encounter the embarrassment of being unable to advance or retreat. Here, Michelle Pfeiffer is dealing with a group of non-white high school kids who are more dangerous and difficult to discipline. Although she is a retired Marine, she must not do anything to students. With her tenacity and patience, she gradually won the trust and respect of the students. She uses appropriate rewards to arouse students' interest in learning and let them experience the fun and benefits of learning. Of course, the process was not as simple as described, and when she made certain progress, she found that there were more difficulties and obstacles in front of her. The real environment, the education system, economic interests, hypocrisy, etc., and the completely avoidable death of a student who asked her for help and listened to her opinions maximized the conflict. This time made her determined to choose to quit, but the sincerity of the students and her own character made her stay in the end.
In recent years, the most famous film about education is "The Spring of Cow Herding Class". The plot will not go into detail. Teacher Clement used music to purify the hearts of the children who seemed to have been abandoned by people. Maybe they didn't notice it at the time, but it was he who gave them the confidence, hope and courage to live. He rebelled against the system and authority for the sake of the students, and finally had to leave. When the paper airplane with blessings flew, Klement was satisfied, everything he did was not in vain, and he could continue on the road.
There are two other movies that have to be mentioned. They have been translated into the name "Spring Wind and Rain", one is "Death Poetry Society", the other is "Mr. Holland's Movement" (or "Life is Beautiful because of You" "). The four words "spring wind and rain" are indeed very charming, containing endless poetry, and slowly revealing warmth and moving.
In my opinion, the biggest reason why "Death Poetry Society" is praised by Chinese fans is that the film "Death" reflects the experiences and feelings in our real life and is most similar to our social reality. It is different from the stories of good teachers and bad students in the several movies mentioned above. It reflects the stories of the elites relatively speaking. They are all excellent students. They came to a prestigious school with a long history, tradition and strictness. Without the presence of Teacher Kidding, they would all study hard, would be admitted to the university, and they would all have their own success. Such a tragedy will happen. Even so, after the storm, in the eyes of most students, Teacher Kidding is more respectable and still full of charm. This is because Mr. Kidding teaches students not only knowledge, but also the truth of life and thinking. He guides them and allows them to find themselves in hesitation and confusion. Many people would not care about such an argument, saying that it is apostasy and definitely not orthodox. But in fact, this is the fundamental way of education, the greatest care and responsibility for students. Education should not be a memorization of exams, and it should not be a simple pipeline of talents. It's just that many people are unwilling to admit this.
Unlike the life fragments shown in the above movies, "Mr. Holland's Movement" depicts Mr. Holland's full thirty years of teaching career. From the beginning, Mr. Holland was full of personal ideals and ambitions. Being a music teacher was only a matter of rights. In the end, teaching became what he wanted to do most. When he was forced to retire, he was full of helplessness and nostalgia. During the whole thirty years, there have been twists and turns and misfortunes, and it is full of love and joy. As said in the movie, Mr. Holland originally wanted to be a composer, to make a fortune and become famous, but after so many years, he still has no money and is not famous, but he has written the greatest movement. , That is, batch after batch of students he has educated and influenced, from high officials to dignitaries, to the common people, all become even better than they were before.
The above are all the movies with similar themes that can be thought of and seen. The image of these outstanding teachers is radiant and unforgettable. Their stories affect students who are hungry for knowledge and growth, but I hope they can affect teachers in general. They are excellent role models. They all possess excellent quality and noble character. More importantly, they treat students with patience, respect, trust, and treat all students equally. This last point is very important. It is rarely seen in reality. I think this is also a typical reason why teachers educate "bad" students in movies.
In addition to educating students, good teachers have to deal with all kinds of restrictions and obstacles. The small ones range from uncooperative parents and stereotyped bosses to the social environment, education system, rights and interests, and so on. They will do their best to fight for freedom and rights. But in many cases, the lack of personal strength makes it sometimes too idealistic, and sometimes suffer serious setbacks or even failures. On the one hand, teachers were squeezed out and suppressed. Teachers Kidding and Kramenter were both fired. Teacher Holland was also forced to retire. On the other hand, students were the biggest victims, as in "Dangerous Relationships." A student was shot, the suicide in "Death Poetry Society", and the black youth who died on the battlefield in "Music with Mr. Holland". This not only contains personal mistakes and mistakes, but also includes the epitome and misfortune of the entire era.
We hope that there will be more such teachers; we also hope that there will be more teachers who can see such an example!
Let’s end with the endings of these movies. Once more exciting,
Teacher Clark and the students sang and danced together to celebrate the good grades; the
students used the poems they learned to call her their "light", Luan ( Michelle Pfeiffer) decided to stay;
Teacher Klemente was leaving , and the students were locked in the classroom by the principal not to see them off, so a paper airplane flew out of the classroom window with the words Yes The teacher’s blessings and thanks;
Kidding went through the classroom to pack his things, and the students stood on the table one by one, shouting "Captain, my captain!"
On the day when Mr. Holland retired, the students he had taught for thirty years came to see him off. The entire auditorium was filled, where he directed and performed the greatest and most magnificent movement of his life!
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