Every Child Is Special

Every Child Is Special

Every Child Is Special is a Hindi drama film released in 2007 (Taare Zameen Par, interpretation: Stars on Earth) released and directed by Aamir Khan

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Plot:

Inshaan is a boy with dyslexia. Due to his condition he cannot cope with the academic demand in school.

In the movie, Ishaan is a boy who cannot cope with the academic demand in school. He found his self happy for everything he wants to imagine. Because of his poor understanding in every lesson his teacher decided to talk to his parents. His father decided to send Ishaan in a boarding school but the academic status of Ishaan does not improved. Ishaan became lonely. There was once an substitute art teacher named Nikumbh who voluntarily teach Ishaan to right and read the best way he could to make Ishan participate in school and find out how to appreciate himself even more. Nikumbh conducted an art competiton, Ishaan was declared as the winner. Finaly Ishaan's family, classmates and teachers become proud of what Ishaan did even in a simple way.

Characters:

Ishaan Nandkishore Awashti -an eight year old boy who always day dreaming and dislikes school and fails every test and exam.

Ran Shankar Nikumbh -an art teacher who voluntarily taught Ishaan to read and right.

Maya Awashti - Ishaans mother who gave up her career to raise her children.

Nandkishore Awashti -haan's strict, hard, dominating father.

Yohaan Awashti -Ishaan's elder brother.

Reflection:

            I really like Indian movie especially when it is directed by Aamir Khan. He’s a good director and actor who’s goal is to inspire the audience by his movie. The movie every child is special is intended for general audience. I enjoy watching it for it uses humorous especially in the part where in they use musical technique.

The main character Ishanan made me laugh by his funny acts and he also made me cry when he bear the pain of enduring boarding school alone and facing the challenges of life. I also like the supporting actors and actresses they showed the real situation of having Ishaan Awasthi, who always being in trouble, misbehaving and out of focus from his instructional classes.

Actually it’s my second time to watch Every Child is Special. While watching it I remember the reporting we had in Facilitating Learning where in I was the one who reported about Learning Exeptionalities, this make me realize the use of the theory of multiple intelligences in education. It plays an important role to help special children. It can be a vessel in informing the teachers and most importantly the parents for them to assist their children.

As a future educator, I know that watching Every Child is Special has a purpose.

It inspires me to build my heart to have patience, sympathy and passion in teaching. The movie also serve as a waking up call for me to get ready in facing the field of teaching where in I have to endure the challenges of being the model of my future learners.

The purpose of the movie is to make the parents realize that they should not demand the kids to excel in their subjects so that they can live out the unfulfilled ambitions of their parents. Each child is special in the sense that they have their own talent, skills and calling in which they may or may not be in line with what their families wish. Parents should not only provide the basic needs of their child but to give them love, patience and time.

Conclusion:

             Every Child is Special brings hope that having dyslexia or any disability is not really a desperate situation. There still teaching strategies for them, we just need to look for an appropriate approach for them. Every smile of special children showed that they still believe that life is beautiful so let us make life attractive for them.