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Hong Kong Baptist University EDUC 1080 “To Sir W ith Love ”

Hong Kong Baptist University EDUC 1080 “To Sir W ith Love ”. Group 2. Agenda. Introduction of the main characters ( Role play ) Brief introduction to the movie Highlights of the movie Scenario and underlying philosophy discussion Related education issue discussion

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Hong Kong Baptist University EDUC 1080 “To Sir W ith Love ”

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  1. Hong Kong Baptist UniversityEDUC 1080“To Sir With Love” Group 2

  2. Agenda Introduction of the main characters(Role play ) Brief introduction to the movie Highlights ofthe movie Scenario and underlying philosophy discussion Related education issue discussion Messages from the film Limitations Feelings and Conclusion

  3. Role Play (1)Characters-Mark Thackeray comes from British Guiana holds a degree in Communication Engineering has had no prior teaching experience

  4. Role Play (2)Characters-Bert Denham student of Thackeray’s class troublemaker against Thackeray

  5. Role Play (3)Characters - Pamela Dare Student of Thackeray’s class has a crush on Thackeray

  6. Role Play (4)Characters - Theo Weston looks down on the students in North Quay, doesn’t care about the students at all discourages Thackeray from being a teacher at North Quay

  7. Role Play (5)Characters-Gillian Blanchard was scared of the students supports Thackeray on outings

  8. Brief introduction to the movie It’s about… Mark Thackeray’s teaching experience Classify teaching as a temporary job Using different teaching methods to teach his students Building trusting relationships with students Abandoning his engineer offer and deciding to be a teacher

  9. Highlights – minorities under education • Racial discrimination and teaching • Racial discrimination was still existed in the UK during 1960s • A student’s racial discrimination against Mr. Thackeray was unintentionally • Unprivileged background students • Came from unprivileged families • Rejected by other schools • Bad discipline and making troubles • Ignoring rules and instructions • Challenging teachers’ authority • Not mature • Should they get more supports from society?

  10. Highlights – Teaching methods Which one is better?

  11. Highlights - curriculum Every student was studying under the same curriculum in the movie. They all experienced the same, despite their different interests and abilities. The curriculum was not suitable for all students! (e.g. A fat students was forced to do some exercise which was unachievable for him! Finally he was injured because of it!) Both Pragmatism and Post – modernism reject all students studying under same curriculum!

  12. Highlights – Learning experiences What can students take away from their educational experiences? Are they similar to pragmatism’s idea?)

  13. Highlights – comparison among different teachers

  14. Scenario and underlying philosophy discussion Let’s watch some video clips and discuss!!

  15. Scenario 1 Which Teacher do you agree with? Why?

  16. Scenario 2 Do you support this teaching approach? Why?

  17. Scenario 3 Should the teacher force the student to do the exercise which is beyond his ability?

  18. Scenario 4 What do you think about the lesson?

  19. Scenario 5 How would you assess Mr. Thackeray after watching the video?

  20. Do you think Mr. Thackeray’s change of methodology shows his change of philosophical stance?

  21. In the beginning

  22. After adjustments

  23. Are you in favor of Mr. Thackeray’s change or not? If you were him, what adjustments would you make?

  24. Issue based discussion one • If education is not for achieving high grades and going on to University, what is it for then? • Attitude? Skills? Knowledge? Any others? • What do you think?

  25. Different answers provided by philosophy If education is not for achieving high grades and going on to University, what is it for then?

  26. Issue based discussion two • Which is the most important role that teachers should play in education? • A person who helps students construct knowledge? A trainer of students’ knowledge? Knowledge deliverer – transmission to the learner? A mentor for the students as they learn? • Or any other role? • What do you think?

  27. Different answers provided by philosophy Which is the most important role that teachers should play in education?

  28. Issue based discussion three • What are the reasons for misbehavior of students? • We may take reference from “To Sir with Love”! • What do you think?

  29. Different answers provided by philosophy What are reasons for misbehavior of students?

  30. Issue based discussion four • Should every student study under the same curriculum? • We may take reference from “To Sir with Love”! • What do you think?

  31. Different answers provided by philosophy Should every students study under the same curriculum?

  32. Issue based discussion five(The most open end one!) • Which one do you think is more important in education? Equity or Equality? • We may think about the situation in Hong Kong nowadays! • What do you think?

  33. Messages from the movie(1)Introduction of Holistic education! • Aims of education is Holistic education! • Holistic education/ Whole person education • The suggestion from “To Sir with Love” on the aims of education is similar to HKBU!!

  34. Holistic education not about teaching academic knowledge only learn to be a whole person with body, mind, emotions and spirit(e.g. Adult approach by Mr. Thackeray ) include a wide range of students of different learning abilities(e.g. cooking skills) a variety of learning approaches to meet their diverse learning needs(Q&A and disucssion)

  35. Holistic education • Finding identity, meaning, and purpose in life (As Mr. Thackeray explained the meaning of studying in school to his students) • Emphasize experiential learning(field trip in museum) • Direct engagement with the environment (society) • Using real-life experiences • Teacher is not a person of authority, but a friend, a mentor, a facilitator(Mr. Thackeray as a good example) • Cooperative learning instead of competitive • Do you support holistic education?

  36. Messages from the movie(2)Should Meritocracy and Tracking be used? Do you agree with the movie?

  37. Messages from the movie(3)Teaching should be student oriented! Teachers should choose the suitable and different teaching approaches according to the abilities and characteristics of their students “Adult approach” by Mr. Thackeray He used student - oriented approach instead of the traditional teacher – oriented approach (Chalk and talk approach) (It is similar to both Pragmatism and Post – Modernism!) Do you accept this view?

  38. Messages from the movie(4)Discovering student’s potential rather than instill knowledge! Teachers are responsible for excavating/fostering students’ Innate abilities rather than instilling skills and knowledge only “The majority of our children could be generally classified as difficult” Mr. Thackeray (It is similar to Post – Modernism!) Do you agree with the above messages?

  39. Limitations of the movie Although “To Sir with Love” reveals the beliefs of idealism, realism, pragmatism and post-modernism to acertain extent, it only covers the western philosophy of education. Other important philosophies of education are absent. The traditional Chinese philosophy of education was not be mentioned The Confucius's educational theories are the important philosophical theory that we should not neglect in teaching

  40. Our feelings “ To Sir with Love” is classic and legendary! It has plenty of educational issues which are worth our deep discussion and reflection . Although it was produced in 1960s, we can still learn much from the story. I wish to be as successful a teacher as Mr. Thackeray someday! ” Keyman “A teacher should know the students’ situation, what students really want to know or really want to learn as well as what really useful to their future. Teaching student in accordance with their aptitude practically is important. In this movie, the teacher Mark Thackeray let the students learn more practical skills rather than the traditional knowledge taught in school, which really remind me of the original aim of education. In my point of view, the aim is to let students equipped with ability to survive and live a better life.” Daisy

  41. Our feelings “ ‘To Sir with Love’ is quite interesting and instructive, Isuggest that people who want to be a good teacher should watch this movie. I hope all of us can learn from Mr. Thackeray.” Isaac

  42. Conclusions

  43. Reference http://www.articlesbase.com/education-articles/realism-in-education-1319851.html http://www.parvez-video.com/idealism_theory.asp http://www.conti-creations.com/PHIL.htm http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/ed416/PP2.html http://research.kcg.gov.tw/Upload/EpaperFile/634637955450822413.pdf

  44. End Thank You~ To you with love!

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