Ishaan Awasthi, an eight year old kid filled with joy and imagination is having a hard

time with his life. His parents are more focused in Ishaan’s brother who is much
smarter. They just doesn’t seem to appreciate Ishhan’s talent in creativity and art.

Ishaan is also having a hard time in coping up in school, he just can’t even read nor
write. The letters he see are moving and when he writes, his letters and numbers are
sometimes inverted. Because of his difficulties in school and family, he became
depressed and confused.

His parents then decided to move him to a new school that will teach him better and far
away from home, which, they did not know that will make Ishaan more depressed.
Ishaan is having a hard time coping and adjusting and his only stress reliever is through
painting.

Out of the blue, Ram Shankar Nikumbh, a new art teacher came to the scene that defies
traditionally practiced teaching. He set his students on hype fire encouraging them to
use their imagination.

He noticed Ishaan and his difficulties. He discovered that Ishaan’s mistakes are because
that he has dyslexia, a disorder that involves difficulty in learning to read or interpret
words, letters, and other symbols, but that do not affect general intelligence. -google
Nikumbh reminisced his past as he also has the same problem as Ishaan before. He
decided to help the kid.

While observing Ishaan, Nikumbh noticed the kid’s talent in art. He realized the kid’s
potential. Nikumbh came to visit Ishaan’s family and explained to them the kid’s
problem why he is different. His parents were ashamed of themselves not knowing their
sons potential.

Nikumbh Helped the kid read and write properly. they made a great bond together

Nikumbh approached the school’s principal to have an event of painting to show the
school that Ishaan is not what they seem to think he is. On the event, Ishaan is faced off
with different artist in school icluding his very own mentor, Nikmubh.

When the decision came to who won the eyes and hearts of the judges. He is tied with
his teacher Nikumbh, but only one should be the winner. And that someone is no other
than Ishaan himslef. He won over his very own mentor which made him, Nikumbh, and
his family very happy and proud.
Ishaan’s victory helps him find himself which made him a better person in school,
family and community. His grades became higher and personality improved and made
him a very smart and happy child.

The movie tells us that children are like stars on earth, they are all special in their own
ways.

1. 1. Every Child is Special

2. 2. Characters: •Darsheel Safary –played the role of Ishaan Awasthi •Aamir Khan- Ishaan’s
Teacher, Ram Nikumbh • Tisca Chopra – Ishaan’s Mother, Maya Awasthi • Vipin Sharma –
Ishaan’s Father, Nandkishore Awasthi • Sachet Engineer – Ishaan’s Brother, Yohaan
Awasthi
3. 3. Summary: Awasthi,Nandkishore and his wife, Maya had two sons, Yohaan and Ishaan.
Their sons attend the same school where Yohan is an exemplary scholar and athlete, excels
in his studies, but Ishaan does the opposite. Ishaan is an eight-year-old whose world is filled
within wonders that he is able to convey to others, magical land filled with colors, fish,
dragons, planets and etc., he is an artist whose talent is unrecognized.
4. 4. Ishaan just cannot seem to get anything right in the class, he dislikes schools and fails
every test or exam. He finds all subject difficult, and is belittled by his teachers and
classmates. His parents continue to be disappointed with his performance, and as a result he
hides his report cards from them, often misses school, and keeps to himself all the time.
Things get worse and he gets into far more troubles.
5. 5. His father decided to bring him at boarding school to be disciplined. New Era Boarding
School is far from their residence. Ishaan was in trauma of separation from his family, and all
things are getting more worse, he is in a state of fear and depression.
6. 6. Then a temporary teacher came, Ram Shankar Nikumbh. Teacher Ram meets Ishaan and
realizes that Ishaan was very unhappy, He also believes he can help Ishaan to improve his
life. He review Ishaan’s work and conclude that Ishaan has dyslexia. He visits Ishaan’s
parents and explain everything. Through with his care and patience, he successfully improve
the life of Ishaan, even his parents, already believe that there is any hope for him.
7. 7. Moral Values The movie shows a very inspiring story. It also gives an awareness to the
viewer of what Ishaan had or what was his condition. The end part of a movie convey a
message of an acceptance , patience and care.
8. 8. Insights: We future teachers to be, plays an important role to our students, the movie
(Every Child is Special) serve as an eye- opener for me. The kind of relationship we
established to our students affects them on what they will become. We teachers must have
patience, love, care, kindness and must aware of their intellectual, physical, and emotional
condition, because without this, they may feel being unwanted and unworthy that will lead to
their failures.
9. 9. We teachers must have a character that shows not only effective, efficient but also great
teacher that has a good qualities and teacher that does not only teach but inspires as well. A
teacher that has a strong potential to teach and to help students excel. A teacher that uses
positive approaches and deal the student’s concerns. This movie helps me to understand the
uniqueness of everyone, it is our task teachers on how to deal learners with different kinds of
intelligence.
10. 10. Teachers should help a child in every way they can. We should look into child’s
potentials as a learner and what motivates a child and what does not. Sometimes, we are
blinded by our strict rules in attaining academic requirements, that we fail to see the worth of
a person. We teachers to be must have a strong desire to make difference in the lives of our
students.
MOVIE SUMMARY:

Ishaan Awasthi is an eight-year old whose world is filled with wonders that no one else seems to
appreciate; colors, fish, dogs and kites are just not important in the world of adults, who are much more
interested in things like homework, marks and neatness. And, Ishaan just cannot seem to get anything
right in class. When he gets into far more trouble than his parents can handle, he is packed off to a
boarding school to "be disciplined" Things are no different at his new school, and Ishaan has to contend
with the added trauma of separation from his family. One day a new art teacher bursts onto the scene,
Ram Shankar Nikumbh, who infects the students with joy and optimism. He breaks all the rules of "how
things are done" by asking them to think, dream and imagine, and all the children respond with
enthusiasm, all except Ishaan. Nikumbh soon realizes that Ishaan is very unhappy, and he sets out to
discover why. With time, patience and care, he ultimately helps Ishaan find himself.

CONTENT:

The story is about an 8-year-old boy named Ishaan who cannot cope with the academic demands in
school. “The letters are dancing!” he once complained when he was asked to read. Infuriated, the
teacher threw him out of the class and the students who passed by the hall mocked him for being
punished. Moreover, Ishaan reversed letters when he wrote and demonstrated a poor understanding of
mathematical concepts. He was at the risk of repeating a grade level again because of his poor scholastic
performance.

Ishaan began to evade homework and cut classes because of his discouragement over his failings. When
his teachers advised his parents to avail of special education services, his family decided to send him to a
boarding school instead in the hopes that the highly structured environment will straighten out his
“behavioral problems”.
Ishaan continued struggling with the same problems in his new school. When he was finally on the brink
of suicide, his art teacher Ram Nikumbh discovered that he had dyslexia and consequently turned his life
around.