"Our School E.T." (ET means English Teacher)
It talks about how one gym teacher changes
his career path and choose to teach English
and at the same time just like the Japanese
counterpart GTO he changes the lives of 5
young people and made an impact from the
way they live their lives to even their career
paths.
What blows me was the fact that he believes
in a system whereby school is a place for learning
and not just a prep college step board. It's
not about GPA, not about individual grades neither
is it about grades collectively for the school.
Looking back to the discussions I've been hearing
within our island, I notice the stark similarities
between what was portrayed by the students
(the mentality and mindset); What they had in the
movie was that school is just another resting place
and real learning comes from tutoring or private
lessons, and they are at school because it's a formality
and needed to go through the social rites of path to
attain the much sought after prestigious institution of
learning.
Teachers likewise strive to ensure the student study
and attain good grades without looking at developing
the inner man.
Though one may simply say that it's just another movie
and things normally are magnified to dramatize the
story but how far are we from this actually?
Are we studying for the sake of getting the GPA score
we want and then study in a better place so there's a
dream job waiting for you? If yes, then after that what?
Get a wife, have kids and die?
If so, then I would suggest we fast forward it without the
pain of raising children and the pain or sickness we have
to go through when we grow old.
Guess we do not live in this place for no reason.