Progressive Teaching Style

Katherine Watson is a very interesting character in the movie Mona Lisa Smile and she perfectly embodies the Progressive teaching style. She is very confident that her students' opinions are important and require them to voice how they feel in class often. She has no intention on telling the girls to conform to society's viewpoint of them, but rather to have independent thought. This allows many of the girls to find themselves and what they truly desire. The factual teaching style, on the other hand, leaves little to no room for independent thought. This teaching style only allows for absolute fact and nothing else. It practically weeds out every form of opinion on any type of subject because in this teaching style, opinions don't account for anything. To this teacher, facts are the only thing that will get you anywhere in life, when in reality, compassionate and independent thought are two very important aspects to success. The factual teaching style is the complete opposite of the progressive style, as it despises independent thought and forces the human mind to conform to whatever image the teacher chooses. While the progressive teaching style allows for every student to develop his or her own method of learning and personality, the factual style destroys any form of originality and attempts to make every student like-minded. This can be very unhealthy, as every person is different and needs ample time to discover themselves. Overall, the progressive teaching style is better for the students and the teacher as it allows for emotional bonding and unique learning experiences for each student.

Mona Lisa Smile Review

I enjoyed the movie Mona Lisa Smile very much and it was a surprisingly interesting movie. The story line was very insightful and I loved the overall idea that everyone should be their own person and find out what they enjoy, whether it be exactly what society wants you to be or the complete opposite. The most insightful theme to me would have to be the drive to overcome the image that you have set for yourself and find something new in the world. Being able to prevail over the atmosphere around you and the appearance that you set for yourself is extremely challenging, but it can be one of the most rewarding experiences in a person's life. If I had to choose a favorite part, I think it would be when the professor was showing her students the advertisements that told women how to live and feel about themselves and their career. I believe that that was the point where many of the girls finally began to realize that they wouldn't be satisfied for the life that society had laid out for them and that they wanted something more out of life.

Mona Lisa Smile Prediction

I believe that the movie Mona Lisa Smile will be a very educated and empowering movie that will uncover some of stereotypes that society decides to silently accept. The main character, who was a college professor, sounds like she is a very independent woman with a strong opinion about the authority of women. I believe that she will most likely legitimize the fact that women were not meant to be part of the working class and were supposed to get married and live at home while raising the children. This movie will probably show the intelligence that women can have if they continue with their own lives through their college career and choose to step out of the social norm. It also might shed light on how women were not given the respect that they deserved in that time period.

High School vs. College Exams

High school exams are completely different than college exams. First off, high school exams normally aren't extremely long and over complicated. High school teachers are directed by the State Educational Board on what they have to teach their students throughout the year. These directions can be quite broad, but many high school teachers are limited on the information that they want to discuss because they are required to teach state-mandated information. If high school teachers refuse to teach the material provided to them, their students could possibly fail the standardized test issued by the state, which could cost the teacher their job. College professors, however, are not bound by these restriction and can instruct students on whatever information they please. As a result, college exams could very well be much longer than high school exams, but not necessarily. I believe that I will enjoy college exams more than high school exams, even though they are longer, simply because after a college exam, students are allowed to finish, They don't have to wait on everyone to finish or until the end of the school day, which provides the students with much more freedom. Overall, I'm sure that college exams will be a definite challenge, but I know that I should be well prepared for them.