It is about a hard-working single mom Jamie Fitzpatrick (Gyllenhaal) who is concerned that John Adams Elementary is letting her daughter down. She teams with a caring teacher (Davis) who wants the best future for her own son. They set out to improve attitudes and elevate the school’s academic standards, despite the odds with courage, hope and persistence.
The movie points out that unions usually protect the interest of teachers, but not necessarily the students. It is a big eye opener for parents, teachers and administrators to start thinking and focusing on our children.
Being a teacher is more than a job and I don't think every good student can become a good "teacher". I think a good teacher has to have a committed teachable personality. I don't feel our system gives the opportunity for people who have the passion for teaching to get the jobs. Unfortunately, not every classroom or teacher across North America sees being a "teacher" in the same way.
This movie highlights the problems that we have in the North American education system such as
- The system passes children that don't meet the grade criteria, which in turn doesn't help the child become motivated to learn, as they know they will be passed no matter what.
- Putting children into "special needs" programs without making sure that they have a good foundation from the start so we prevent issues before it arrives such as reading.
- Many of our "smart" students are not challenged in a fun way at school so they become bored and easily give up.
This movie Won't Back Down is fabulous from start to finish, it doesn't only highlight the bad things in our education system rather it shows the value of caring teachers and importance of education.
As a parent, I try to do my part as time permits to teach things outside of school, reading with my children, respect and other morale. Since children spend most part of their day in the classroom, their thinking and learning is in the hands of the teachers and other school staff. Therefore having the best teacher is very important. The education system really needs to be looked upon on how they approach learning from the start. Paperwork over paperwork is not the solution as it makes more unnessary work for teachers that takes away from their real purpose, which is teaching.
We should also remind our children that they too are responsible for learning and taking a stand.
As a parent, I try to do my part as time permits to teach things outside of school, reading with my children, respect and other morale. Since children spend most part of their day in the classroom, their thinking and learning is in the hands of the teachers and other school staff. Therefore having the best teacher is very important. The education system really needs to be looked upon on how they approach learning from the start. Paperwork over paperwork is not the solution as it makes more unnessary work for teachers that takes away from their real purpose, which is teaching.
We should also remind our children that they too are responsible for learning and taking a stand.
I believe our children are our hope for the future and these types of movies make us stop and think before it is too late.
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