After I watched the movie called Freedom Writers, I began
asking myself the extent to which the role of the teachers in the classroom is and
how accountable we are for making our students become and feel someone
important. It was a very inspiring movie and it shows us that the only
boundaries impossible to pass are the ones we establish. Sometimes, our own
conceptions and beliefs make us think we cannot do anything better for our
students and just continue reproducing the same old traditions that are now
old-fashioned.
What I enjoyed the most about the movie was the way in
which the teacher looked for ways to face a difficult situation that the
students had at school. I believe that most of us have to deal with difficult
situations in both our lives and our schools but in the latter, some people just
keep distance and never worry about how students might feel and what they would
do as a consequence of their desperation. In my point of view, the teacher
shown in the movie is an example to follow and although our reality is a little
different to the one displayed in the film, our challenge must always be to
transform our students’ reality and environment and always look for their
welfare. 
What I think we must learn from this movie is that
should never give up and just let things happen without any intervention from
our part when we know it definitely involves our attention and care. Many
people use a mask to cover all their fears and bad experiences because they do
not want to repeat what they had already lived. However, it does not affect the
person who wears it but also the others around and that is a selfish thing to
do. Teachers must heed the call to be examples to follow and if we actually
search for the best for our students, we should also give them the best when
teaching, sharing time with them and being part of their lives.
Being a teacher can be similar to assuming a role of
showing a topic for students to repeat but being a good teacher goes beyond
because not only the cognitive processes are important but also our students’
feeling, emotions, likes, social worlds, experiences; then, the challenge for
us has to do with the way in which we interact with what they know and have lived
as a way of motivating them and help them become good people for our society.
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