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Life forward
Cassandra 2022-01-22 08:04:29
BoBo (James Wolk) suffers from congenital Tourette's disease, a severe convulsive disorder that causes him to twist his neck uncontrollably and make strange noises. And this kind of weird behavior made him not understood by the people around him since he was a child. In school, teachers often criticized him, and his classmates ridiculed him even more. Even his father was extremely disappointed in him. Only his mother has always been his solid arm, and his mother's persistence and encouragement have allowed him to move forward in a normal life. However, facing this world that cannot understand him, BoBo has been struggling in a whirlpool of pain. Until a school-wide meeting, the principal cleverly let everyone know the real situation of BoBo in front of everyone, giving him a firm dream of becoming a teacher caring for students, even because of this disease, BoBo suffered on the road of seeking teachers’ dreams. When everyone doubted, he was repeatedly frustrated, but he always insisted on his dream, in order to find a school that is willing to accept himself, not abandon his dreams, faith, and work silently. And his once tortuous life path began to improve slowly under his insistence...
Extended Reading
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Recruiter: What made you decide to go into teaching?
Brad Cohen: It's all I've ever wanted to do. I feel like I was born to teach.
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Brad Cohen: Maybe we should talk about the elephant.
Recruiter: Elephant?
Brad Cohen: In the room: my Tourette's.
Recruiter: No. The Americans with Disabilities Act doesn't allow me to ask you...
Brad Cohen: I know, but I'd like to tell you just like I tell the kids in my classes. See, I explain to them that it's a brain thing that causes me to make strange noises, they're like sneezes, irrepressible. When you have to, you have to.
Recruiter: How do they react?
Brad Cohen: Once they understand, they're fine with it. It's never caused any problems in a classroom.