BEE21 November 21, 2016

Julian, Anna Grace B.

SPED104 Prof. Jenny Peñaredondo

Reflection Paper about Taare Zameen Par (Every Child Is Special):

"Taare Zameen Par" was a very interesting movie about Ishaan Awasthi, a child
with learning disabilities. Ishaan was always misunderstood, and it seemed like no else
appreciated him, including his parents, other children and teachers in their school. At
school, teachers cannot understand him, thinking that he was just only crazy, lazy and
disobedient. They didn’t even try to examine why the child is having difficulties in his
studies. Also, other children always bullied him because they thought that he is an idiot.
Even his father can't understand why Ishaan is different from his intelligent older brother.
He was then sent to boarding school by his father because his academic statues did not
improved, and he thought Ishaan was naughty and a lazy kid that needs discipline, but
he doesn’t know that being apart from them will made the child more emotional and not
wanting to communicate with other people. But when teacher Ram Shankar Nikumbh
came, He notice that there’s something wrong with Ishaan. Teacher Ram was so curious
so check the background of Ishaan, he asked Ishaan’s classmate, checked the past
books, then he knew that Ishaan was struggling from dyslexia and the child was a very
talented and intelligent. I admire how teacher Ram responses to Ishaan because he
showed that he really cares for children with special needs. Because his time, effort,
patience and care, Ishaan regain his passion in painting and that also motivates the child
to study hard and never quit.
As a future teacher, this movie really inspires me a lot because I’ve been through
to that feeling when I was a kid, having difficulties in studying, but I am so thankful to my
mother because she did not stop teaching me till I really learned. This movie also helped
me to have an idea what will I do in the future in my teaching career.