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EDUC 1080- Introduction to

Philosophy---Dangerous Minds

Chan Ka Wing Summer

Chau Pik Yee Sophie

Chow Ka Tung KarillisLi Wai Yi Ruth

Yuen Emily Shin-kay



Description of the DangerousMinds



Main CharactersLouanne Johnson

- The teacher of the class

- An ex-marine



Raul Sanchero

-One of the students

-Always involves in ghting andcrimes



- A distur!ing student

- The leader of the class

"milio Ramire#



$allie Ro!erts

- The %regnant student

- &ery smart inliterature



'al (ri)th

-Johnson*s friend

-A teacher in the same school



Plot Summary

Louanne Johnson+ an ex-marine+ is hired as ateacher in a high-school in a %oor area of the city,She has recently se%arated from her hus!and, 'erfriend+ also teacher in the school+ got the tem%orary

o! for her, After a terri!le rece%tion from the

students+ she tries unconventional methods ofteaching .using /arate+ 0o! Dylan lyrics, etc1 to gainthe trust of the students, Louanne also visit herstudents* families in order to understand their!ac/ground and thoughts, She gives incentives to

the students so they nally get an A in theirexamination, After the death of "milio . he was/illed !y a gang with whom he fought1+ she decidesto 2uit her o!+ !ut the students are so in love withher and regard her a light of their lives, 0eing

touched !y the students+ Louanne decided not to



Does the curriculum serethe interests of the

dominant people insociety !the ruling class"#

- 3hat are the dominant %eo%le interested in4

- %olitical+ literature+ !usiness+ language+mathematics+ economics5 etc,

- 3hat was taught !y Louanne - Literature+ language+ right learning attitude+

how to deal with di6erent %eo%le in the society+how to love each other+ attitude towards life ando!stacles

- $onclusion7 3hole-%erson Develo%ment -

Louanne ma/es a !alance !etween academic-



$re students engaged in%orth%hile releant

e&periences or are theyencouraged to a'sor'(no%ledge directly#

Miss Johnson teaches the students !y lettingthem engage in relevant ex%eriences.$onstructive a%%roach1

e,g, The ex%erience in the high-end restaurant 9

learn the manner : ma/e decision

e,g, 3riting for the %oetry com%etition - through%artici%ating in the com%etition+ learn how towrite with seriousness and heart



$ims of Education

• Transfer Academic Knowledge

• Make Choices

• Equip Critical Thinking• Cultivate different Qualities

• Assert Equality in Education



$ims of Education

• Transfer Academic Knowledge

Language English

Literature !oetry

"unction

to equip students with the required knowledge

for their higher education



$ims of Education

• Equip students with Critical Thinking

Analy,e -o$ .ylan/s poems

(sym$olism 0 metaphor*encourage students to talk

a$out their own understanding and meaning in aparticular poem

"unctions analy,e the issues in society right vs wrong

(1ew 2nsight*

e&g&

critici,e the education system for a pregnant girl



$ims of Education

• 3hole4person education

teach students how to respect other people

help students $uild up self4esteem (e&g& 5aul*

"unction transform students to a whole person



$ims of Education

• +pread the Message Equality in Education

#there are no victims in this classroom'

(Miss& )ohnson*

Everyone in the classroom is equal irrespectiveof their academic results

#every$ody/s got a choice' (Miss& )ohnson*

everyone in the society is equal irrespective of

their social class



Plato )had no perception of theuni*ueness of indiiduals+

they fall 'y nature in to classes



Education System in DangerousMinds

• All students e6perience the +AME curriculumregardless of students/ interests% a$ilities and

affinities

Miss& )ohnson teach something deviate from

the curriculum (e&g& karate* catch attention

disagree $y the school stick to the designate

curriculum Miss& )ohnson teaches her

students according to the curriculum



Dierent $ttitudes to%ardsEducation

• +chool teach according to the designatecurriculum

• !arents education is useless% children should

help the family do housework

• +tudents don/t like go to school at the

$eginning $ut change at the end



.o% is Miss /ohnson!teacher" depicted in the

lm#



7 Miss )ohnson loves teaching7 Knowledgea$le 8 enthusiastic a$out her su$9ect

7 Always modifies her teaching methods suit her

students

7 :ses special sentences;

7 #3e want (choose* to die&'

7 Teaches lyrics to get the

attention from the students

teaches poetry

7 “She broke the rules an! "hange! their li#es$

eaching $ttitude of Miss /ohnso



Classroom Practices

7 Miss )ohnson $ad e6perience and treatment

in the first day of school

7 <ery special and challenging students

7 +tudents nicknamed her #white $read'

7 Lacks authority and planning

7 5eads $ook a$out discipline overnight

modifies her teaching methods

7 :ses special themes and languages teaches

her students draw their attention



.o% does Miss /ohnson treat hestudents#

• Miss )ohnson/s students all from lower class 8

underprivileged $ackgrounds

• = looks down on them

• > respect 8 care to her students% especially their

personal pro$lems

• 5espects their cultural and economic $ackground

they come from



E&ample 1

•

5ewards her students chocolate $ars 8inviting them to the theme park

• Encourages her students to learn 8 pay

attention in class

• ?er students are all from lower class do not

have so much money for leisure

• -e more active when having lessons



E&ample 2

• Callie 5o$erts smart 8 good at English

• -ecomes pregnant

• "orces to leave school

• Miss )ohnson visits her after school

•

Encourages her to continue with her study• @ives Callie fully support



E&ample 3

• 5al +anchero frequently involves in fighting 8gang crimes

• Miss )ohnson pays a home4visit

• Congratulates his hard work at school

• 5ewards him a special dinner $ecause of his

hardworking

• >?is self4 esteem 8 confidence



PhilosophicalPerspecties



Idealism

7 2dea and ideal

7 2deaB have a thought% a concept% or a

mental picture

7 2dealB a perfect e6ample of something4 a

person% $elief% principle or cause

7 2dealists $elieve striving for perfection

desira$le goal7 2nner feeling of a particular person only



Idealism in Dangerous Minds----E&ample 1

• Miss )ohnson achieves idealism 8 strives for

perfection

• All the students in the class have a very

dangerous mind

• +tudents are all from lower4class and

underprivileged $ackgrounds dislike learning

at school• = !ositive attitude in learning



• Miss )ohnson = give up on her students

• # "rom now on% everyone has an A&'

• +he motivates them $y giving them an Agrade in the $eginning

3ants her students to maintain an A 8

strives for perfection in their learning

A +



4ealism

7 ?aving a practical understanding 8 acceptance of

the world

7 = ideali,ed or romantici,ed version of it

7 5ealism asserts we live in a world of o$9ects

truly e6ist and are e6ternal to us

7 Education method #show and tell'

7 :nderstand the o$9ects in the world



4ealism in Dangerous Minds----E&ample 1

• Miss )ohnson wants to gain trust from her

students

• Teaches them karate in class

• +he demonstrates what is karate to her

students first (5eal o$9ect*

• ?er students

$etter understandinga$out karate

• Miss )ohnson

achieves realism in

her teaching (+how and tell*



Pragmatism

• = a metaphysical system

• Emphasi,es the practical application of ideas

• Testing them in human e6perience

• "ocuses more on the application in the reality



Pragmatism in DangerousMinds----E&ample 1

• Miss )ohnson teaches her students using

the lyrics of -o$ .ylan/s Mr& Tam$ourine

Man

• Teaches metaphor 8 sym$olism• > interest in learning poetry

• "urther progresses to .ylan Thomas/s #.o

not go gentle into that good night'• Achieves pragmatism successfully



5uestions for

Discussion



Discussion- opic 1

• How will you, as a teacher, deal with a

pregnant student !uggesting her todrop out, or encouraging her to

continue her study



Discussion- opic 2

• How to sol"e a #ight a$ong students



Discussion- opic 3

• Do you thin% ho$e&"isit is a good wayto sol"e the proble$s o# students '#

not, any alternati"es



Discussion- opic 6

• Do you thin% Miss ohnson is toona"e to understand the situation o#

the students



7ur Comments

• Des

•@rows up in a totally different world

• .oesn/t know how $ad is the situation the

students facing (racism% poverty% no hope for

tomorrow etc&*



Discussion- opic

• Do you thin% she has changedthroughout the $o"ie



7ur Comments

• Des

•!ays home4visit

• ?elps calie to solve her pro$lem ; she doesn/t

need to quit the school

• Teaches the students according to their

interests



Conclusion



Conclusion

• *hat do you thin% about the $essage

o# the #il$



Conclusion

& Choice

4 #There is no victim in the class'

4 everyone has a choice

4 once you have chosen it% you have to do it well

F& Caring

4 respects the choices of all students

4 thinks according to their points of view

4 loves the students disregarding their

$ackgrounds

4 Concerns their personal pro$lems

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