Front of the class

Coincidentally when I browsed through the movie lists, I found this eyes catching movie named 'Front of the class'..this movie is a Hallmark hall of fame movie which has over 12 millions views and been nominated by Movieguide Awards for their Faith and Freedom Award for movies that promote positive American values. It's based on a true story of an American named Brad Cohen, a young man diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome who defies the odds to become a teacher.

basically,this movie is talking about how an imperfect person works for his dream to become a teacher even though there are obstacles in life.During his childhood life, schoolmates,teachers and even his father interpreted Brad’s involuntary sounds and sudden jerking movements as attempts to get attention or simply acting up. He was ridiculed and teased by other kids. As a result, he hated school..until a principal learned his “acting up” was a result of Tourette’s. The principal used an all-school assembly to educate the faculty and students, which helped Brad win their understanding and acceptance.That convinced Brad that he should be “the teacher he never had.” Brad had interviews with 24 schools in the Atlanta area that had teacher vacancies, but no one was willing to take a chance on him, despite an impressive college record and glowing recommendations. But he would not give up. On his 25th interview, he was offered a job as a 2nd grade teacher.

Brad’s openness about Tourette’s, his easy-going manner and gentle humor quickly won over his young students. In addition to the traditional curriculum, the students learned valuable lessons in tolerance and acceptance of differences. At the end of the year Brad was named the outstanding first year teacher for the state of Georgia.

这是一部非常棒的永不言败的励志片，是一部对教 育和学校进行反思的好片子。
电影根据真人真事改变，叙述的是一位名叫布莱德.科恩（Brad Cohen）的妥瑞症男童，经过自己的不懈努力，最终成为一名教师的梦想的故事. 由于患有妥瑞症，布莱德自小开始便经常不由自主地抽搐扭动，吠叫鬼吼，他的父亲认为他只是想引起别人的注意，邻居说他恶魔附体，老师则认为他喜欢耍 宝，同学们讥笑他，实际上由于患有这种妥瑞症，他根本无法控制自己。小学时候，老师要他张在教室面前，向所有同学道歉，并保证以后不再抽搐。悲惨的人生受 尽羞辱。
直到有一天，校长知道布莱德的这种疾病的症状，在一次学校的音乐会上，帮助布莱德获得大家理解和接纳。从此，长大成人的布莱德 立志要当一名“自己从未碰过 的好老师”，然而，实现梦想的道路确实如此地坎坷艰辛，他一家接一家地面试论24说学校，找到冷嘲热讽，不断地被婉言拒绝，终于在第25次面试的时候，成 功地获得了一个机会，实现了自己的梦想。 这个真实的故事，写的就是妥瑞症患者布莱德.科恩的实际。他是第一个当选全美最佳教师的妥瑞人。2005年，布莱德与Lisa Wysocky合作，将自己的经历写成了一本书，名字叫做《站在学生前面：妥瑞症教我成为我梦寐以求的好老师》（Front of the Class: How Tourette Syndrome Made Me the Teacher I Never Had），这本书出版后，于2006年赢得独立出版家奖（Independent Publisher Book Awards）最佳教育书类奖，布莱德曾获选乔治亚州年度新进教室称号，这本书被改变成电影，名字叫《叫我第一名》。


Check this out..it worths your one and half hour to watch it !!