FRONT OF THE CLASS

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Life has full of surprises, we have our own weaknesses and own strengths. Life was a

test and it may break you down but fighting is the key just like Brad Cohen in the movie,

Front of the Class. At his young age he was challenged by Tourette’s syndrome which makes

him bullied. Every day of his life was tough and it was harder when his father can’t accept

the fact that he has this habit of making noise. He pursued studying when his principal in his

SSSSSSSnew school helps him to make people understand what he’s going through. When

he grew up, he try to be a teacher in many schools and because of his condition many

interviews that he had was been unsuccessful. He didn’t give up even 24 interviews was not

success until one school accepted him with his companion, Tourette’s syndrome. But not

only did Brad achieved being a teacher, he also found his partner Nancy Lazarus. They

formed a love in a dating app and when they decided to meet up, despite of Cohen’s

condition, Nancy was already in loved with him. In school, there was this one student, she

suffered cancer and she was the first student that participated most in Brad’s class but at the

end she passed away. In the end Brad Cohen received the award “Best Teacher Award” and

he presented also a speech. He ended the story with a heart whelming speech.

In the story of Brad Cohen entitled Front of the Class, it was inspiring and it was

amazing also because despite of his condition he still pursue to lived with a smile in his face.

It gave me a lot of lessons and this movie can make you feel what the story really tells. It

excites me a lot because in the first part of the story I already want to know how can he make
it all through with the world against him. It was hard for him so he almost gave up but to my

surprised he fight at the end because he know that he can, so he does. In his story, he proved

that journey in life was not predictable. He was so strong because all the pain in his heart, he

used this all to be the process of him being strong fighter.

I learned in this story was that in the middle of struggles, don’t give up easily because

when you give up you can’t get up. Trust yourself that you can, and then you will be. No one

can predict what will going to happened with your life, just earn a faith and strength and you

can overcome it all straight. Trying is not bad but doing nothing is too bad. I learned also that

facing your weakness can make you brave and can give you strength. Live your life to the

fullest and you can realize what really life is. In life we need respect with one another. We

should treat them as a truly respectable. Having a disability is not embarrassing but it is when

people around you treated you as not a normal person. Equality is a must to helps others be

comfortable with their lives and to help yourself and also the community. People with

disabilities are facing a tough journey and we shouldn’t be the reason for them to be more

drown into pain. We don’t know what they are going through so we must not judge them

because it can make them feel that even the world was already against them. I also learned

that you shouldn’t give up easily and just pursue your dreams in life as long as no one is

hurting and as long as you can’t interrupt with others reputation. All the struggles that you

experience, it’s all going to be worth it someday. You will going to see what really life is. It’s

not only about problems and obstacles in life. Don’t let all the barriers try to interfere with

your life, it may eat your confident because this barriers are some kind of monster that can

ruin your life if you don’t make yourself as a strong human. Don’t let your dreams be just a

dream, pursue it and you will see home and the home itself is success.