These children in the movie attend a boarding school nicknamed "the bottom of the pond", and most of them are labeled as "urchins". In this boarding school, the headmaster used cruel and high-handed means to govern this kind of problem of juvenile, and corporal punishment is common here. After Mr. Matthew came to this school, everything began to improve. The taciturn Matthew tried to improve this situation in his own way. In his spare time, he will create some chorus songs to open students' closed hearts with music. Matthew's teaching process has been hindered by many obstacles, such as a group of closed-minded children, Pierre in Big Trouble and other teachers' incomprehension. But in the end, through Matthew's unique personality charm and educational methods suitable for children's psychology, he entered the hearts of children.
In the film, I paid attention to several educational details, which also brought me some thoughts.
1, establish a good relationship between teachers and students.
At the beginning of the film, when Father Mai was injured by naughty students, we didn't see those students, and we felt how difficult it was for them to be disciplined. Therefore, it was expected that Mr. Matthew was teased when he first entered the classroom, but to everyone's surprise, when the classroom was in chaos and the dean questioned him loudly, Mr. Matthew defended these naughty children. The dean's simple and rude corporal punishment can't solve all the problems. On the contrary, it may only cause students to resist more strongly and will only leave a shadow on children's childhood. But Mr. Matthew tried to get into their hearts. He asked everyone to write down their future careers and let the students feel the difference of the new teacher. Students' attitude towards teachers should not be just fear and fear. Teachers are not children's enemies. Questioning and intimidation build a series of defense lines, not teachers' majesty.
I can't help asking myself: Do the children really love me or are they afraid of the majesty of the head teacher?
2. Corporal punishment is the lowest and most ineffective way.
Unlike the dean, Mr. Matthew will not punish the students casually, even if the students really make him angry. On the contrary, he often defends children on different occasions. However, even if he wants to punish students, he will take a different approach. For example, he asked Legok to take care of Father Mai instead of sending him to the principal's office for corporal punishment. When we saw Legge crying because of his wrong practice, we saw the baptism of children's hearts by the correct educational methods.
In the process of guiding children to recognize mistakes, we must first calm our emotions, slow down and seek the most effective way of education.
Sometimes you can be a "naive" teacher.
In the face of a group of unruly students, Mr. Matthew also understands that simple corporal punishment can't establish real authority among children, so in the contest with children, he is right and convinces them. I still remember that he drew a painting by Mo Xingzhi, and Matthew's practice made him very helpless. Similarly, Mo Xingzhi is also convinced of Matthew. In the teaching process, we might as well interact with children on an equal footing, such as comparing the speed of endorsement with students, and when the throat hurts, there may be unexpected gains in front of students.
4. Be a "pure" teacher
The classic feature of the film is naturally that Mr. Matthew organized the children into a choir, giving them enough room to play, so that they can build their confidence and win respect in music. There is no denying that Matthew is indeed a good teacher. He always tries his best to help children, without selfishness and full of enthusiasm for his work. I remember an entrepreneur said, "The hardest thing for a person is that he has no selfishness." But in teacher Matthew, we see this spirit. In contrast, the dean only considers his promotion and career. One is keen on official positions, the other is indifferent to fame and fortune. Only by truly loving and caring for children can a good teacher be achieved.