"Lions for Lambs" Reflection

At first, I didn't really understand what a movie about war over in the Middle East had anything to do about teaching, but as the movie went on we met the profesor and his student. The student was so unmotivated but you could tell he was smart. He made up the lamest excuses for why he didn't show up to class. I liked how the profesor said something like, if you can't balance your academic and social life then you shouldn't be in school. I think that is very true. There needs to be room for fun but you can NEVER forget why you are going to school, to learn. I also liked how the profesor said his job was to sell the student to the student. I agree that that is a big part of teaching. Teachers are trying to show their students how valuable they are and what their potential is. Teachers should always be pushing their students to do better. Overall, the sections of the movie where the profesor was talking with his student were very useful for teachers to learn something from.