I really enjoyed watching the movie with this teacher. It is truly very inspiring. It kind of breaks a lot of generalizations of what you would get when you first think of a classroom with a variety of ages, and who are all also stuck in the same room. At first, I thought that I was going to be a watching a documentary with a frustrated teacher and a bunch of monkeys. However, the calmness and stability of the classroom really makes an impression on you. You learn a lot just by watching him conduct his class, dealing with each child. He invested a lot of his time, actually his whole life into making sure that these kids come out rightly educated. It is not an easy task to deal with so many age ranges. But his years of experience are very apparent throughout the documentary.
His skill as a teacher is something that only time can perfect. So when I look at it, I realize that I still have a lot to learn. This dude basically dedicated his whole life into teaching. His home was the school. That starts to make me wonder, just how much time must I dedicate to master my art of teaching? There is so much more to life that I want to do and explore. I think about this teacher, and I wonder what will happen when he no longer teaches? He didn’t really mention a real family, or a son or daughter to care for him. He was always on his own. That is quite is a sacrifice to ask from oneself. You only live life once, but I guess that if you live it for something that you feel is worthwhile, then once must be enough.
