First of all, we agree with the critical view over traditional education that the film shows. We also agree with most of the principles that members of alternative schools propose in the film, although we think that the film lacks detailed explanations about how those principles and nice ideas are put into practise in their schools.
On the other hand, most of the alternative educational methodologies mentioned in the film are put into practise in private schools, and therefore, are only accessible to a small part of the population, thus becoming elitist.
Still, we believe that these innovative, and to an extent revolutionary, principles can be put into practise in "regular" schools. Just like inclusion is a process, not a matter of being black or white, we cannot wait until we manage to get a job in a school that will be %100 right until we do something to change the system. The teacher has a great power over what happens in the classroom, and should take advantage of that. No doubt, big changes will be needed in order to improve the education system, but the sum of small changes can become a great wave that will make them inevitable.
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