Katherine Watson vs. Hard Times by Charles Dickens

Katherine Watson encouraged her students personally and in the classroom, to come up with their own ideas, their own words instead of what the textbook told them. She wanted the girls to be an original and not a copy and paste portrait or a paint by numbers painting. Whereas, in the Charles Dickens' novel, "You can only form the minds of reasoning animals upon Facts: nothing else will ever be of any service upon these children." The novel directly battles with Watson's teaching of "thinking independently." It suggests that thinking outside the box is wrong and it is not beneficial to the student in life. That concrete evidence of an idea or theory is relevant and a guess or consideration of an organic idea is irrelevant. Challenging the overpowering school board and even the girls themselves, Katherine Watson told them they are "not required to like it; just consider it," and she used this to eventually gain the girls' real thoughts and independence within themselves. She freed their minds. 

Mona Lisa Smile Favorite Theme

During this movie, I discovered a certain theme of individualism in the girls through the influence of their teacher, Ms. Watson. The girls realized something more than being a wife and mother, they saw something within themselves, a goal they wanted to achieve besides getting married. The developed an individualism air within the uptight all girls' school, the girls were learning more than what's on the canvas. They saw who they truly were, beneath the paint.

Mona Lisa Smile

For the movie Mona Lisa smile, I think the girls will be influenced by their teacher to be educated and not just to be married. Some will not want to be married at the time, but instead furthering their education. I also predict the teacher to fall in love as she is teaching the young girls. Overall, the movie will end with a different view on woman's education. It will start up a changing in woman everywhere and maybe even in society and the man's view on woman.

High School and College Exams

High school exams cover small amounts and are spread throughout the school year, whereas college exams cover large amounts and are given only a few times a semester. And the grade difference is a large one. The college grades for exams are always a major grade, whereas high school grades are low and high depending quizzes, worksheets, and tests. Overall, high school exams are way easier and less pressuring than the huge college exams. Some of the ways I prepare to study is using note cards, whiteboards, audio repetition of words, and review of materials or concepts of large information each day so they are spread out and not crammed.