What the school is used for is a question that China's so-called "educators" have not thought about for a long time. "Learning knowledge" seems to have become an answer engraved in our minds like a mental seal, but when this answer encounters this film, it is so naive that we are ashamed. Several questions of the principal in the film are definitely not casual, but carefully prepared. Just through these few questions, the principal guided the male protagonist to tell everyone about his subjective wishes, the cause of the disease, whether he could be cured, and his desire to be treated equally. In the process, it's not hard to imagine the audience's attitudes changing: contempt, surprise, shame, sympathy, and respect. There is no doubt that through this incident, the male protagonist was able to face the world with a more optimistic attitude, but the biggest beneficiary was actually all the audience present at the time. They learned a profound truth at the cost of shame. Laughing at others will only show own ignorance and humility. The good intentions of the principal made me shout in my heart: This is what a teacher should do!
Seeing this, let's think about the question raised by the principal. What is the school used for? If the male protagonist in the film was born in China, what kind of life would he have? Do we also often play the role of laughing at him?
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