Every Child is Special

In the film Every Child Is Special, there are issues or problems shown that really happen in our
society. The first one is the family issue; there is something wrong when it comes to parenting style
done by Mr. and Mrs. Awasthi that affected the child’s behavior. The father doesn’t have enough
time to guide his son, he punished Ishaan when he got in trouble or when he is misbehaving but he
never tried to find out the reason behind. They did not really accepted Ishaan’s condition and did
not give enough care for him. The other is the social issue; Discrimination, Ishaan’s classmates,
teachers and others treated him differently just because he has difficulty in his studies and motor
skills, they sometimes bully or even hurt him. They also discriminate children with disabilities by
comparing their abilities with other kids. Child Labor, it is shown when Nikumbh was on his way to
Ishaan’s house, he saw a little boy working. But he mentioned that, “Putting your ambition to the
child is worse than Child Labor”. The biggest issue that I’ve noticed in the film is the Education
System. The way the other teachers teach their students, embarrassing the student in front of the
class, beating, shouting, giving punishments when they can’t understand the lessons.
 I really don’t think that those will help or discipline the students instead it may just lower their self-
esteem, they might think those hurtful words are true, may take away their interest in studying and
worse destroy their dreams. We all have different special abilities. If I were to be part of that film, I
would like to be Nikumbh, the art teacher. I admire his great love for all the children especially with
those who have special needs. He is the one who brought huge solution to the problem faced by
Ishaan and tried so hard to help him learn and improve his artistic abilities. Nikumbh made
Ishaan’s parents realize that he is not misbehaving, that he is not lazy, idiot or hopeless just like
the other teachers said and that he needs to be accepted and treated well. He did it right because,
he understand Ishaan more than any other. He brought back Ishaan’s interest in painting and
supported him in the times that he almost gave up, telling him that even great people had
encountered some difficulties before they achieve their accomplishments. The teacher provided
the kid with much special attention, care and encouragement that resulted to the kid’s excellent
improvement that surprises his parents and the whole school community. It would be a wonderful
accomplishment for those people who can do what Sir Nikumbh did.