Everyone is going to have that person in their life who made a difference. Someone that they look up to and admire for being a mentor to them in a time of vulnerability or change in their life. Quite often, this person is a teacher. It is natural for students to look up to these people because they often are in their profession for those they teach; they certainly aren’t in it for the money or the glory. Teachers, who are in the profession for the right reasons, are teaching for the sole purpose of aiding their community, making the world a better place by enhancing the minds of their students, the future. We were able to capture some of the thoughts and feelings of such an individual who genuinely cares for his students and the community in which he serves.
People might think that because a person is a teacher for a public school, they are limited in what they can teach and what they can actually do for their students. Yet, despite some of the regulations and rules put on public school teachers, Mr. Murphy thinks that he is not limited at all in what he can do. He can’t teach religion in the classroom, but he can be an example, he can pray for his students. He can’t change anything that is happening in the home life of his students, but he can create and environment of love and safety that they can go to on a daily basis. He knows his limits placed upon him by the society and the government, but he can still make an impact on at least one student, help them, change them in some way that is still within these limits. He teaches them essential things they need to know, but more importantly he is teaching these children what to become, how to act, and to let them know that people genuinely care for them.
In the reading for this section, Goldbard talks about the right that everyone has “to participate in the cultural life of the community.” Mr. Murphy is taking advantage of this right and teaching the future generation about this right they have as well. He is freely participating in his community to affect it, to help it be the best it can be through the students. We realized that our short little doc is similar to the french documentary To Be and To Have, in that it is showing the service that a teacher gives to the community by caring for the students and giving them the time they need. This doc shows a teacher dedicated to his work who loves his students and is willing to help them.
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