Front Of The Class Reflection

Front of the Class is about a young boy in middle school named Brad Cohen. He suffers from Tourette’s syndrome. Throughout the beginning scenes, the viewer observes the unfair treatment that is given to Brad. The teachers get infuriated at his uncontainable tics and subject him to humiliation and disciplinary action. At one point, he is sent to the principal’s office and there the principal helps him by educating the faculty and student body of Brad’s ailment. He soon finds the desire to pursue a career in teaching. The issue is each of Brad Cohen’s assigned teachers do not adapt, understand, or connect with Brad and his condition. Instead, the teachers alienate him from the class. Brad is then isolated and in due course wants to quit school. …show more content…
What the teacher’s failed to do was see the importance of diversity in the classroom. Brad Cohen was different among his peers, and it needed to be acknowledged in an encouraging manner. It should not have taken Brad attending a school concert for the student’s to understand and accept him. A popular strategy that could have been done in the classroom would be role-playing. With this strategy, each student would have the chance to switch places with one another. This could be done at the beginning of the semester. Switching roles would allow each student to evaluate each other’s differences. Cooperative work would be another ideal strategy for it would show each student’s strengths and weaknesses. These strategies will help develop approval and belongingness for each …show more content…
Dissatisfaction due to stereotyping, or assuming a certain behavior from a certain group of students seems relevant in today’s society. This bias attitude can discourage students to learn; causing a huge hurdle to overcome. As illustrated in the lecture, great examples of challenges concerning diversity are family and world views. How does a teacher keep a student involved if there is no further education in her future due to family views? Beliefs can be a devastating setback for any instructor trying to address any lesson. With challenges, there are also many advantages that diversity brings to the classroom. Students have the ability to learn and interact with different cultures; teachers may develop innovative training methods to suite the entire classroom. The greatest gift a classroom could receive is not new supplies, but a diverse student body. It could become the best tool available for the teacher. Diversity is becoming more and more a presence in American culture, so instructors should use it to their advantage; consider it a