watching the freedom writer.

We were asked to watch a movie entitled “Freedom Writers’. In my opinion, this movie is very inspirational especially for us who are going be teachers in future. Although some of my friends said that it has been shown on Astro before, this is my first time watching it. In this movie, we can see the teacher's effort in trying all sorts of methods to help her students in their studies as well in their issues about life. Although initially she is not able to connect with her multiracial students and faces lot of challenges in her class, she does not give up but she continues to work harder to make connection with her students as well to encourage unity among the students themselves without considering the skin colour. Such depictions further encourage me to be persevered in working toward achieving my goals. Besides, I think it is important for a teacher to understand his or her students so that he or she will know what the students need as well as the teaching methods which will work best for them in their learning. Thus, one of the effective ways in learning about your students will be asking them to write journals. By exercising such method as part of the language activities, it will enable students to express their feelings freely as well to share with others their point of views on certain issues. I remembered doing it myself when I was in secondary school and I believe it helps to motivate students in doing what is right for them. The teacher's comments serve as the guidance for students to excel.