Sunday, 15 February 2015

Fourth Task


Music of the heart (1999)

 


This is very well-known movie, which its starring, Meryl Streep, portrays a remarkable person called Roberta Guaspari. She is a violin teacher who struggles to achieve a dream, an impossible dream (for those who are afraid of). As a sequel of an Academy Award’s best documentary feature nominated (1995): Small Wonders; a person from the real world, Roberta, founded a program for kinds named Opus 118 Harlem School of Music.

Educators have always had to defend their own position against many outside facts, such as: a tough environment, a well-structured system, and, most of all, each one particular story. Besides, the way everyone teaches might become in kind-of barrier for their endeavor, if they do not realize that the context and students respond to diverse needs and claims. It has meant teachers cannot reach what they have set as an achievement indicator for their work due to wrong methodologies. Roberta is a very interesting example of those teachers who, against many circumstances, struggles for raising these kinds at Harlem School.  At the beginning, she has no idea of how to handle the situation because of an inaccurate and closed teaching method that do not helps to manage this context where she is emerged. Then, after a long transition of failures and many advices, she understands how they, the kinds, need to be taught. On the other hand and bringing back the context, she has got involved on an extra-curricular program that is taken for granted by the School’s budget; therefore, the efforts are not seemed as truly worthy. Finally, she succeeds on her endeavor of creating something endless after a big and exhaustive fight. Now, in attempt of contextualizing this example, few teachers has won on "battlefield”. Improper outside outlooks and many other circumstances have been against them. In fact we, as future educators, ought to “play from the heart”.

So this is a questionnaire for you, readers,

1.     On a tough context, what would it be a good method of teaching for any subject? (In base of the Trailer)

2.     What do you think about “play from the heart”? (From a proper way of teaching)

3.     From what teacher did you learn the most?

 

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15 comments:

  1. 1. The best method is one in which one has already been experienced , analyzed and studied . Where a full teaching what is this giving is achieved.
    2. I think it depends how you look at one, you can be for better or worse , but I would do it appropriately in context.
    3. aahh !! What? City !! lol You feel me explain !! :)

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    1. Hi there! Eli.
      Thanks for you answers. There are some good shared ideas from your point of view.

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  2. 1. I don't know maybe taking a little bit of the methods that could help you through that situation.
    2. Doing the things because you do love them.
    3. My father.

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    1. Herr kaisə.
      As you present, we usually take our prior knowledge. So that's a good way of "reacting" on that kind of circumstances. Thanks for answering my quest.

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  3. 1) We consider that the best method is to teach with the heart,with passion and with dedication.
    2) When you realize that the things that your are doing is because you want, you like it not because is something that you feel it's mandatory.
    3) We think that you can learn from everyone, even if you consider that it's not good at all. You always have to look the best side of the coin.

    We love the movie and we like your post ...Well done Juli.

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    1. Misses.
      First of all, I really appreciate your comments.
      So. You've presented a truly interesting thoughts. I like them.
      Many thanks for answering!

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  4. 1- Thats a hard one, you need to analyze everything first
    2- as long as you do what you want, its fine
    3-You learn even from bad teachers, if you ask me about a teacher I Hated or liked, thats something I can answer, however, which one teached me more is something I dont remember

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    1. Mister Eusse.
      Hope you are fine.
      I enjoyed your answers! Jejeje most of all, the last one.
      Thanks, buddy!

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  5. 1.I really believe as there are many kind of methods, it depends actually on the people, maybe each one of us is better with a different method.
    2.The music that goes out of the heart, is the most powerfull sound. Is about being as good as we can reach and sharing it by the way we live
    3.My languages teacher

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    1. Mistə. Pipe!
      Well, there are, as usual, a deep thoughts indeed.
      Many thanks for answering, buddy!

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  6. 1. A good method could be being constant with the students and don't lose the faith on them.
    2. Is such an example of a teacher who loves the Job and someone who knows about the difficulties that being a teacher implies but even with a lot of obstacles a teacher needs to face them and in that way overcome them..
    3. All the teachers that I ever had were great examples and from all of them I have something....

    Great post, Juli !

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    1. Mistə sebas.

      As usual, a excellent partaking from your part.
      Many thanks for answering my quest as the way you always does.

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  7. 1. While you work you get the experience to find the best way to teach
    2. It's most that appropiate is perfect
    3. It's a hard question but I asking you ,how I will know who is the teacher if I have not finished to study?

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  8. Mister David.
    Hope you are fine.
    First, many thanks for asking.
    Well, the idea is you respond in base of your learning process experience. If you do not have any, it's okay.
    Despite of you have asked to me, it just depends upon a role model or some you've really admired.

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  9. Dear Jean Paul.
    I hope you are fine.

    I wish you could comment my post. I would be so pleased
    Many, many thanks, if you do it.

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