MOVIE- reaction, analysis and reflection.

TO SIR WITH LOVE

Ricardo Braithwaite is the main character of the movie. Braithwaite is a black man, who really stands firmly in the midst of discrimination during his times. He also taught students not just the lessons that they have to know in their course but also he taught on how to value their selves and others, more of that, he built to the minds of his students to believe in their own capability. A  Heroic deed to be considered for now a days, No matter how rampant is the racial discrimination on that time he never give- up but instead he focussed on what is need to be changed in the different perspective of his students and the other  people surrounds him.

    First, the behaviour of teenagers who are treading on the path of being extreme rebels, Second human relations and the always complicated teacher-student relations, Braithwaite went through three 'phases' in his relationship with the students - the 'noisy', 'silent' and 'bawdy' phases, all increasing in aggression, Third, The idea of prejudice is not new to any black man alive but what strengthens this theme is that Braithwaite also is guilty of reverse prejudice toward some of his students, Forth, Braithwaite also finds himself embroiled in a conflict between Potter and another teacher, Bell ,and lastly, the students' social background.

     He tried to be friendly during the first weeks of his teaching, but the time came that he needs to be strict and to be firm in managing the students so that he could able to gain respect, He also analysed the social background of his students where more of them are poor and insufficiently from parental guidance and attribution on good conduct. It strengthens his belief that he needs to be straight- laced on disciplining his students that they could only be morally inclined through his concern. he also defends the right of his students even he is not anymore involve in a particular commotion, he finds himself in the position of having to defuse the situation between Bell and his student Potter
     The significance of the theme song on the movie is that, it gives the real connotation of the movie, that there is a noble teacher who really cares for the total transformation of a particular student towards betterment, students who could actually define and classify what is right and wrong and the fact that anyone has potential to be an agent of change, whatever race you belong or whatever trials comes along, still, you are the director of yourself.  

MAKE A DIFFERENCE 

           I really touched by this movie, as a future teacher I was enlightened on what is the real world of teaching. Touching life of a particular student is a part of hardships that I am about to face in the future. The mark that I am about to left in the heart of the students will depend on what will I do to them. There is a simple way to engrave a positive legacy in their heart and in their mind, and it is to feel their presence which involves not just the things that I may have seen to them, but most importantly is the presence of the feelings that they may have. What makes difficult on this is on how will I know it and on how will I address the different feelings that they may encounter in their lives. I also further conclude that learning is not always come in the teacher but students can be also a source of learning that might acquire by a teacher. I was sad from the tragedy that had been encountered by the child in the story; if I were also in the shoes of teddy I might feel the same thing. I was amazed to teacher because she never gives- up Teddy, she helped Teddy to go back to his real world as a child, and she brings back Teddy in the world of full of inspiration and determination. This is an inspirational deed that engraved in the heart and mind of Teddy.

I was inspired also by Mrs.Thompson, through his open- hearted characteristic she would able to change one’s life. The act that she did was priceless and very unusual in this present time. I am very much lucky to have a chance to know this story and I assure to you- reader, that I will keep that lesson that I have gained in this story. I know in a right time I would able to use this good moral. It moulded me on how to be a teacher in the future, and on what perspective that I must possess in the field of teaching. Students for now days would think what course will secure a better career and life in the future, basically, they would choose teaching profession or education course; out of knowing, in the midst of the course they will found out that education or being a teacher is not an easy profession as they thought. Why I am writing this? It is because I was one of the students who have a thought like that, which I considered now as a misconception. Since I am now in this course and I would able also to watch different inspirational movie that has different dilemma in teaching, little by little it prepares me to be a responsible and forward looking teacher to be. I will be in the battle field where mind and heart is the weapon for me to survive. It is not a typical job unlike others they can do whatever it takes, teaching is a job where you have to balance everything, your personal life, your students learning’s and feelings, relationship between your co- worker and the most important one is your act within the society, all of that aspect should be considered equitably, responsibly and consciously.