tell someone in advance
Did your teachers warn you that Mr. Cohen makes funny noises?Front of the Class · 2008 — 第 12 / 17 章 · 4'39" · A2
Mr. Cohen Teaches Second Grade, Explained：a whole alphabet of problems
It's Brad's first day teaching second grade, and he turns his Tourette's into an open Q&A instead of a secret. When a kid calls another "stupid," he sets the tone with "there won't be any name-calling in Mr. Cohen's class" — the moment the lesson stops being about his tics and becomes about respect.
あらすじ
On his first day teaching second grade, Brad Cohen lets his students ask anything about his Tourette's. They want to know if it's catching, if it hurts, and whether he can eat. Later, a colleague complains that Thomas has "a whole alphabet of problems" and suggests moving him to special ed; Brad refuses.
注目の表現
funny noisesget kicked outname-callingshoot for it
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このシーンの表現
funny noises
strange sounds
Before the lesson, Brad asks if the children were warned that he makes funny noises, naming it first.
My car is making funny noises again.
このシーンの他の表現
- get kicked out
be forced to leave
- name-calling
insulting someone with names
- shoot for it
settle it with a quick game
- a healthy case of
a large amount of, said wryly
このシーンのメモ一覧
99 行のセリフに 19 件のメモ
whatever you would like to ask
Okay, anything you want to know about it...have from birth
You have to be born with it like I was.ask concerning something
It's okay. Ask anything... [barks] about Tourette's. Yes?cause me sadness
I can go to movies, but sometimes I get kicked out, and that makes me sad.what other people can do
In fact, I can do anything that anybody else can do, but there is... one thing that Mr. Cohen can never do.relative clause: The that-clause describes exactly which things he means.
In fact, I can do anything that anybody else can do, but there is... one thing that Mr. Cohen can never do.a children's hiding game
Mr. Cohen can never play-- wa, wa-- hide and go seek.a stupid person — An insult; do not say it to someone's face.
'Cause they hear him, stupid.the correct response
Well, that's the right answer, but it's the wrong words.The t in won't often drops, and the words link together.
Because there won't be any name-calling in Mr. Cohen's class.ask to be allowed
Okay, well, Thomas, if you want to leave your seat you have to ask for permission.conditional clause: The if-clause sets the condition, and the main clause gives the rule.
Okay, well, Thomas, if you want to leave your seat you have to ask for permission.oh no — A casual sigh of disappointment among friends.
Boom.Aw, man.leave someone with a burden
Sorry I stuck you with Thomas, but he was making my class impossible.a great many problems
He's got a whole alphabet of problems.Link more noise than and stress noise and air horn.
You make more noise than my air horn.long-distance trucking
You ever need any cross-country hauling, just call for Maxine.a good thought about
Maxine gave me a great idea for a geography lesson.「Mr. Cohen Teaches Second Grade」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene looks like a sweet classroom Q&A, but Brad is doing something deliberate: by answering every question himself, he takes away the mystery and the fear. "I've learned to accept it," he tells the kids. "I don't let it run my life." The real turn comes when a student mocks Thomas and Brad seizes it as a teaching moment — "that's the right answer, but it's the wrong words" — and lays down his rule against name-calling. Later, when a colleague wants to hand Thomas off to special ed, Brad's refusal echoes everything he just told the class: a kid who's different still deserves to be taught. The truck driver Maxine treats his tics as no big deal, a small reminder of the acceptance he's asking for.
Theme
IdentityBrad answers every question about his tics, showing the class that being different is nothing to hide.
CourageHe stands up to a colleague and refuses to write off a difficult student.
このチャプターで学べること
- Children ask the blunt questions adults avoid, and honesty works best.
- One clear rule can protect a whole room.
- A joke about hide-and-seek makes a hard topic safe.
- He controls the condition instead of letting it control him.
発音のポイント
- won't be any — The t in won't often drops, and the words link together.
- more noise than — Link more noise than and stress noise and air horn.
I don't let it run my life.His Tourette's is part of him, but it doesn't get to decide what he does or who he is.
Because there won't be any name-calling in Mr. Cohen's class.He turns a student's insult into his first rule: no mocking classmates in this room.
Well, that's the right answer, but it's the wrong words.A kid guessed why he can't play hide-and-seek, and Brad corrects the cruel word without shaming the child.
He's got a whole alphabet of problems.A colleague's put-down dismisses Thomas as a long list of flaws — and hints at why she wants him gone.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Brad let his students ask anything about his Tourette's?
He'd rather they understand it than whisper about it. By answering openly, he takes the mystery out of his tics so the kids stop being scared or cruel about what they don't know.
Why does Brad refuse to send Thomas to special ed?
Because he knows what it feels like to be written off. A colleague calls Thomas "a whole alphabet of problems," but Brad insists he just needs to get settled — everyone deserves a real chance.
Is the colleague right that Thomas is hopeless?
The film doesn't treat Thomas as hopeless, just difficult. Brad's whole point is that a child who acts out is still a child worth teaching, which is exactly what he argued about his own Tourette's.
What does it mean that he can't play hide-and-seek?
It's his joke to the class: his tics make noise, so he'd give himself away every time. He uses the laugh to show the kids his condition doesn't stop him from being one of them.
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