Teacher’s Diary is a 2014 Thai film that was directed by Nithiwat Thanathorn. The story revolves around two teachers who were assigned at the same rural school but a year apart. The school was floating at the middle of the lake, away from the city and conveniences.
The first teacher, teacher Ann was reprimanded by the school principal for having a tattoo at one of her hands. Her refusal of removing the tattoo leads to her being transferred to the floating school. The second teacher, Teacher Song was a former wrestler who became a teacher. He applied to teach at the school, but at the time of his application there were no available position at the school, but because of his insistency, the school principal decided to assign him at the floating …show more content…
He also had a hard time teaching and handling his students because he lacks knowledge and experience on the field. Personal matters like loneliness and problems in his relationships also hindered him from adjusting at the floating school. One day he found the former teacher’s diary (Teacher Ann’s Diary). He reads it and found out that he and the owner of the diary has gone through the same situation. He found himself relating to Teacher Ann’s thoughts and feelings. Both had gone through same experiences, heartbreaks and hardships while teaching at the floating school. He then became inspired and understands how to adapt and handle the kids at the school. The students in the school and the diary of Teacher Ann became Teacher Song’s source of inspiration as he teaches at the floating school.
Although the genre of Teacher’s Diary was on romantic comedy side, it never failed to touch the true meaning of education. It highlighted the some of the undeniable problems in today’s teaching practices. One of the scene showed Teacher Ann, being criticized by the principal because of her teaching strategy that is way too different from traditional ones (Rote Memorization). Aside from that, the film also manifested the real struggles and difficulties of students living in remote …show more content…
The director employed effective actors who did a great job in conveying different elements and emotions in the film. I think the film would not work without the leads. Teacher Ann’s character, the smarter and more skilled one and Teacher Song, the teacher who at first, is struggling to teach and adapt his life at the floating school. Although the characters of the two teachers are way different from another, they share the same ideals and desires. Their passion and compassion towards their students were clear and true despite the challenges they were
The first teacher, teacher Ann was reprimanded by the school principal for having a tattoo at one of her hands. Her refusal of removing the tattoo leads to her being transferred to the floating school. The second teacher, Teacher Song was a former wrestler who became a teacher. He applied to teach at the school, but at the time of his application there were no available position at the school, but because of his insistency, the school principal decided to assign him at the floating …show more content…
He also had a hard time teaching and handling his students because he lacks knowledge and experience on the field. Personal matters like loneliness and problems in his relationships also hindered him from adjusting at the floating school. One day he found the former teacher’s diary (Teacher Ann’s Diary). He reads it and found out that he and the owner of the diary has gone through the same situation. He found himself relating to Teacher Ann’s thoughts and feelings. Both had gone through same experiences, heartbreaks and hardships while teaching at the floating school. He then became inspired and understands how to adapt and handle the kids at the school. The students in the school and the diary of Teacher Ann became Teacher Song’s source of inspiration as he teaches at the floating school.
Although the genre of Teacher’s Diary was on romantic comedy side, it never failed to touch the true meaning of education. It highlighted the some of the undeniable problems in today’s teaching practices. One of the scene showed Teacher Ann, being criticized by the principal because of her teaching strategy that is way too different from traditional ones (Rote Memorization). Aside from that, the film also manifested the real struggles and difficulties of students living in remote …show more content…
The director employed effective actors who did a great job in conveying different elements and emotions in the film. I think the film would not work without the leads. Teacher Ann’s character, the smarter and more skilled one and Teacher Song, the teacher who at first, is struggling to teach and adapt his life at the floating school. Although the characters of the two teachers are way different from another, they share the same ideals and desires. Their passion and compassion towards their students were clear and true despite the challenges they were