Front of the Class is a true story of a young man, Brad Cohen, with Tourette syndrome, whose dream is to become a school teacher and get his master's degree. The movie is about how he overcomes the obstacles on his way to become the teacher he never had. The main characters of this movie are Brad Cohen, his mom, Ellen, and his dad, Norman. The secondary characters include, his brother, Jeff, his girlfriend, Nancy, his house mate, Ron and the student he taught specifically Thomas and Heather. Other characters include Brad’s step mother, his school principal and his psychiatrist.
The story divides its time between Brad's struggles in everyday life with his disorder, attempting to become a teacher, his relationships with his family, students, …show more content…
He calls Brad up to the stage, at the end of the concert, and asks him about his condition which educates the people at the concert and helps Brad win their understanding and acceptance. As Brad grows older he decides that he wants to become the teacher he never had, which was easier said than done. He also dreams of getting a master degree. Although he had an impressive resume, getting a job was a humongous challenge because of TS. He was turned down in 24 consecutive interviews because of his TS and finally on his 25th interview he was accepted to be a second grade teacher. Brad’s frankness about TS, his easy-going manner, his sense of humor, and his optimistic outlook on everything quickly won over his second graders. In addition to the traditional curriculum, the students learn some valuable lessons in understanding and tolerance. Brad meets Nancy in an online dating site, where the two meet up and fall in love. At the end of the year Brad was named Georgia’s outstanding first-year teacher, after an observer at the school assesses Brad's teaching.
The ending titles tell us that Brad got his Master's degree; he dressed up as Homer, (Atlanta, Braves) mascot; he married Nancy in 2006 and as the credits roll, photographs of the real Brad Cohen teaching his class are
The story divides its time between Brad's struggles in everyday life with his disorder, attempting to become a teacher, his relationships with his family, students, …show more content…
He calls Brad up to the stage, at the end of the concert, and asks him about his condition which educates the people at the concert and helps Brad win their understanding and acceptance. As Brad grows older he decides that he wants to become the teacher he never had, which was easier said than done. He also dreams of getting a master degree. Although he had an impressive resume, getting a job was a humongous challenge because of TS. He was turned down in 24 consecutive interviews because of his TS and finally on his 25th interview he was accepted to be a second grade teacher. Brad’s frankness about TS, his easy-going manner, his sense of humor, and his optimistic outlook on everything quickly won over his second graders. In addition to the traditional curriculum, the students learn some valuable lessons in understanding and tolerance. Brad meets Nancy in an online dating site, where the two meet up and fall in love. At the end of the year Brad was named Georgia’s outstanding first-year teacher, after an observer at the school assesses Brad's teaching.
The ending titles tell us that Brad got his Master's degree; he dressed up as Homer, (Atlanta, Braves) mascot; he married Nancy in 2006 and as the credits roll, photographs of the real Brad Cohen teaching his class are