Disability In The Movie 'Front Of The Class'

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The movie “Front of The Class”, by Brad Cohen was about a man named Jimmy Wolk who wanted to be a teacher, but most schools would not hire him. Jimmy had Trieste; therefore, he made strange noises and strange moves with his neck. He had an interview after interview with schools ' principals, maybe after about 50 interviews finally one of the schools called him back. Ever since he was in elementary school, he wanted to be a teacher. He wanted to teach his students to never let anything or anyone get in the way of what you want to do in life. For example, don 't let your disability hold you back.
When the Jimmy was young, he was always getting in trouble in class and getting sent to the principal 's office. He was also getting bullied by his classmates and peers for the way he was acting. Not only was he getting in trouble in school but also at home. Jimmy did not have a strong relationship with his father as his younger brother did. His father kept yelling at him for acting up and constantly making weird sounds/noises, twitching his neck or hitting his leg against things when he was sitting. For instance, one day when Jimmy was …show more content…

However, they don’t define who you are going to be; do not let your disability hold you back. If you have a goal in mind, then go for it and do everything in your power to achieve that goal. Do not let anyone or anything stop you from who you want to be or what you want to do in life. I also learned that some of the best teachers are teachers with disabilities. They understand the hardships that some of the students may be going through and they can probably help them more than a regular teacher could. Jimmy was awarded the best teacher within his first year of teaching because he had a disability and he used that to help his students to succeed. He showed his students that they could overcome any obstacle in life if they put their mind into

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