Front of the class 叫我第一名
A story of Brad Cohen, he is a man who overcomes incredible obstacles to become a gifted teacher.
When he was growing up, Brad started making funny noises - all the time. Only Brad (and his supportive mother) knew he couldn't control it. He was teased, misunderstood and punished for disrupting class. By the time he is diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome, Brad has learned to hate school. When an understanding school principal offers encouragement, amazingly, Brad decides to become a teacher - the teacher he never had. But who in their right mind would put someone with Tourette's in front of the class?
Even after 24 schools turned him down, Brad refused to give up. Discover what happens when one school finally gives him a chance. Brad Cohen's resilience and determination changed his life.
電影改編自Brad Cohen的真實故事。Brad Cohen是一位有妥瑞氏癥的年輕人,他憑借著對人生的樂觀心態與追求夢想的執著,如愿成為人們眼里妥瑞癥不可能從事的職業—教師。
電影中的主人公的父親一直把患有妥瑞癥的他視為一個無法安靜的頑劣小孩,無論在教室、棒球場、父親講話時,他都會無法控制的發出怪聲,父親如此,更何況周圍人的眼光,為此,他的母親不停地跟新的校方交涉關于兒子在課時影響他人的舉動是否需要休課的問題,并帶著兒子與其他的妥瑞癥患者交流,結果總是非常的消極,幸好12歲的他就與母親達成共識,懂得了要正常生活追求夢想的人生哲學。后來他遇見了改變他一生的校長,并讓他更堅定了自己的教師夢想。
推薦理由:本片根據真人故事改編,它告訴我們,即使有傷害,愛依然能讓我們成長,自強不息者終將征服世界。