What I really got out of the movie, (other than our government and the war sucks), is that it as a teacher, it is your job to really inspire students to see their true potential. I like the way someone put it, "teaching is holding up a mirror for students to see themselves in". I think that as a teacher, it is our job to guide them along, but at some point we have to make sure that they are making their own decisions, and are thinking independently.
In our group discussion we talked a lot about NCLB, and we came to a consensus that it has pushed some students to the wayside to make sure that "no child is left behind". We also discussed teaching lines, and what we think "stepping over the line" exactly is. Furthermore, we discussed "what is good teaching", and we thought that being open to adjusting for each individual class that you have, and re-inventing each class is good teaching. We discussed how all of this has come into play in our own schooling. It was a very engaging group discussion. I enjoyed it.
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