In Front Of The Class Reflection

I watched the movie In Front of The Class it was a movie based on a man wanting to become an elementary teacher. The movie started with Bradley Cohen as a little boy about 8 years old with Tourette syndrome, however his parents, psychiatrist, and himself didn’t know the term or that he had a disorder. He was bullied in school by the other kids. His psychiatrist told his mother that Brad is just making noises for attention and he would grow out of it. Brad’s dad would yell at him and tell him to stop acting up and Brad would tell him that he couldn’t help it, his dad would tell him nothing is wrong with him and that he needed to learn self-control.
After Brad was kicked out of class and talked down to from the principle at his school his mom …show more content…
His teacher sent him to the office for making too much noise. When he met the principle, the principle asked him “What is school for?” Brad just stared at him, and when the principle told him it’s to educate right and Brad said yes. He asked Brad if he was going to be the band concert, Brad told him no because his ticks would be too disruptive however, the principle told him I want you there Brad. During the concert Brad made noises and all the kids kept staring at him, the one sitting by him even nudged him and told him to stop it. When the concert was over the principle asked everyone to stay seated and asked them if they enjoyed the concert and if they heard any other noises during the concert, they all answered yes and looked at Brad. The Principle said the noises you were hearing were coming from Brad Cohen and he asked Brad to come on stage. He asked Brad a series of questions and had Brad talk to the whole school about his Tourette’s syndrome and that it gets better when he feels comfortable. The principle ask Brad how can we help you feel comfortable at this school Brad, and he said just treat me like how you would normal teach any other student. The Principle did that to encourage his staff and students to make Brad feel welcomed to learn at his school. Doing that encouraged Brad to never give up and wanted to become a teacher when he grow up. He wanted to be a teacher that he never …show more content…
Some even asked how he would be able to teach with yelling out episodes. Finally one school was interested in him and gave him a job as a second grade teacher. On his first day of school he taught his students about his syndrome and they accepted him, most of them. When he was sending his students home at the end of the day some of the parents were staring at him and talking about him. The next day one of the parents pulled his daughter out of his class and said he wanted a normal teacher for his daughter because she has a short attention span and Mr. Cohn’s ticks would distract her. Mr. Cohn didn’t fight it he just let it be but was sadden by the little girl’s reaction because she didn’t understand why her dad would pull her out of his class and a class that she liked. He was later nominated for teacher of the year for the Sally education award and he ended up getting it. They had a ceronie for him with the presents of his family, coworkers, and students. Where others seen how much of a positive impact he had on his students. He said how could someone with Tourette’s teach and his students raised their hands and said it helps you know never to give up, to keep going, and don’t let anything stop you from learning or going after your