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Thursday, September 30, 2010

Precious


30th September 2010 (Thursday)


Today’s movie is one of the movies that really evoke high intensity of sadness, frustration and disgust. Undeniably, it does reflect the reality of our world, though it is cruel to the extent that is almost unbelievable and we refuse to even imagine. After watching this movie, I couldn’t help but asking myself whether this is one of the Doom’s Day symptoms. Humans are increasingly becoming inhuman!


The reality is in the world we are living now, some parents do abuse their children – mentally, physically or sexually; some schools don’t care about the welfare of their students, but care more for their reputation (Once students are pregnant, they kick them out of the schools.); and lastly, some people do suffer from HIV disease because of other peoples’ wrong doings. I once came across a nasty joke told from a mouth of a teacher, sneering at the HIV patients and ridiculing them for having AIDS – “Another Idiot Dying Soon”. This is totally absurd! It gives wrong perception that all women who get HIV are whores and all HIV-positive men are sex freaks.


The teaching implications that I have found in this story is as follow:

1. Care for students if they behave abnormally and score badly in class.

Students with dilemma will normally fall into one of these two groups, “depressed and quiet” or “rebellious and uncontrollable”. Both groups of students share the same quality, which is poor academic performance.

2. Counsel students to find out the factors of their negative changes.

It is a teacher’s responsibility to have concern on their students’ welfare. However, for many teachers, they either turn a blind eye on these students, or push the responsibility to counseling teachers and parents.

3. Support and help students in need.

If the students are abused, stand by their side and act fast to avoid more injuries or sadness on them. Since students will be emotionally affected, we can never neglect the affective domain in our teaching. Some sensitive issues that may evoke their anger or sadness should be avoided. For instance, if the student was sexually abused before, the issues like abuse, abortion, unwanted pregnancy, rape, etc, are best to be left behind.


Out of so many people, some unfortunate ones have to struggle in cruelty; out of so many students, some of them are these unfortunate ones. Yet, will the society cares for these unfortunate people? Will the school cares for these unfortunate students? How about the teachers? It is important to make them aware that they are being loved and respected for who they are.

~ It is a good feeling to be able to love and be loved. Give students that feeling…… ~ :)

5 comments:

  1. yes huey fen...u have the same though as mind about the symptoms of Doom's Day. just think about what Precious's children will call their father; dad or grandpa? is this how human are created to behave? it's a shame that this situation happens even in our culture. we are supposed to be closed society but human animals are making it hard for us to live in our culture.

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  2. For me this movie was really intense. We feel sorry for them , yet we didn't anything to help them . Those things that happens to Precious need to be addressed and not being swept under the rug. We need to act before this terrible things happens to our own family and society!

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  5. Frankly speaking, i do not like this movie, especially the scene that Precious is raped. i do not like to watch sad movie, but i have learnt something after watching it. Life goes on – even if not all of it is sweet. Precious shows her determination to live.

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