Michael's view on passion project

      The movie "The Passion Project" was very interesting to me. The reason I say this is because it displays the mindset of your average student. I feel often times the voice of a student is unheard or unnoticed. If more teachers understood the view of their students I feel less students would fail. During the movie, the students cover many topics I can relate to and agree on. The main topic covered is "passion". This is something that is very rarely added to academic curriculum. It is difficult for someone to succeed in something they are not passionate about. "There is a lack of that raw passion and there is a lack of wanting to explore each child's mind". I agree with this quote by Samira because I have experienced very few classes where I felt passion being added into the curriculum. Teachers have also been reluctant in my previous classes to explore their students mind. It is difficult to bring about passion in your students as a teacher if you are not passionate yourself and you are not clear on what your students are passionate about.
      Along with adding passion to the classroom I think most classrooms also lack authenticity. In order for a student to want to learn from their teacher it is important for the teacher to give off a genuine feeling. Many teachers do not show a genuineness to want to help their students. This can distant the teacher from the student who feels he is not offered genuine help. Speaking from experience it has been easier to succeed in classes where I felt my teacher wanted the best for his or her students. In order to do this the teacher must interact with its students as well. By making the students feel connected and apart of the classroom this will intrigue them to succeed. "We kinda have to know about the teacher and we gotta feel like the teacher is real, like he really or she really truly wants to help us". This quote by Ray is very true for most students including myself. If a student feels a teacher truly wants to help, this will motivate them to do their best. For example, I have always struggled to succeed in English prior to the class I am currently in. Before this class I felt that it was due to my lack of capability in English but now I believe that is not true. After experiencing a teacher that brought passion to the subjects I was writing about the writing became easier. Also I feel the teacher does a good job of interacting with his students which kept my attention. Under these circumstances I was able to learn things I could never comprehend. The main difference between this class and previous classes are passion and the genuine vibe from the teacher that says he truly wants to teach his students.