Front Of The Class

I saw this movie on 23 January 2010. It immediately struck me as a good movie. It was truly inspirational and motivational. So the story begins with an introduction of the boy, Brad Cohen, and his companion, which turns out to be the Tourette Syndrome. It was a syndrome which gave the boy tics, twitches and made the boy create funny noises like barking. The boy was really despised in class by his teachers due to his constant interruptions, thinking that he was a troublemaker, doing everything on purpose.

Wherever Cohen went, there were always people glaring at him for his tics, which really was not his fault. However nobody seemed to acknowledge that fact and just when one thought he was just gonna have to give up his dreams because of his misfortune, a life-changing person appeared in his life.

It was the principal. He knew of Cohen's problem and decided to help the poor little kid. He told Cohen to attend a concert despite knowing that he might disrupt the performance. After the concert, the principal called Cohen up the stage. He then fired many questions at Brad, who answered in accordance, explaining his situation. The schoolmates then gained a better understanding of Cohen and learnt to accept him as just another student who happens to bark.

However when Cohen stepped into the working society he was not well accepted due to his "illness". The prejudice towards him was not even obscured or hidden. It was put as bluntly as possible like "You don't get the job if you keep making the sounds." Schools simply did not want teachers who keep making noises to teach students. The really sad part is when they do not even look at Cohen's capabilities but only at the syndrome.

Luckily for Cohen, after interviewing 24 schools, there was finally one which was willing to see past the disability to get at the ability. And before you know it, Cohen got the job and just taught the students really well. He taught so well that he received A Best Teacher Award. He also managed to get married and lead a happy life.

Now the reason I actually created a post about this movie is because I find there to be a strong link between the discrimination in "To Kill A Mockingbird" and the discrimination in "Front Of The Class". For the former, the society is biased against the blacks. Chances were not given to the blacks because they were different. In the latter, the society was biased against the disabled. Chances were that the people with syndromes would not get a job.

In conclusion, prejudice will exist in this world even if the politicians tried to change that fact with policies. So to the people who often complain, "It is not Fair!" trust me when I say this, "The world had not been fair, is not fair and will not be fair."