4"A" vs 4"B"

When talking about children we immediately think about noise, great energy, jokes, smiles, problems, etcetera. In primary schools we can find different types of children because of their personalities and knowledge. Since I am an English teacher in a primary school I have different groups, but groups of fourth year are the groups that I pay special attention to because of the differences they have taking into consideration the noise they make, knowledge and the way they get along.

Noise is part of the children’s nature; they enjoy playing and having fun all the time and it is a big difference between the two groups. Group “A” is an excellent group because they like to learn English and they love being interacting all the time; this group is not noisy because they pay attention to all the explanations and activities. On the other hand, group “B” is very noisy because they just want to be playing all the time; this group does not like to carry out the activities that I have for them.

Another difference between these groups is knowledge. As I said before group “A” is a group which likes English, this group is very good talking about knowledge, because they want to learn the language. When I am explaining something they pay a lot of attention. They are asking me all the time when they have doubts or when they want to know something else.  On the contrary, group “B” is a little bit lazy because they do not like to pay attention to the classes, they just want to be coloring or playing, they are talking all the time and they want to go to the bathroom all the time, so this group sometimes has problems with the language.

The way students get along is a big difference between the two groups. Group “A” is a very united group because they enjoy working in teams. When I give them an assignment in groups they immediately get together in teams and carry out the activity. Also, they help each other when they have problems with the activities or with the explanations. On the other side, group “B” is not a united group because they do not like to work together because they are fighting to be the best student in the class, for this reason they do not help each other when they have difficulties with the explanations and activities.

For those aspects the two groups of fourth grade are very different. The noise they make, the knowledge they have and the way they get along make a big difference between group “A” and group “B”. Group “A” is an excellent group because they are interested in the language and they want to learn it. It is very difficult to work with children and you will find different groups and children, but anyway you will always have a good group which makes you feel proud of.

Hard Reality

“The idea of creating a family and having a normal life lost sense” Antonino Isordia

The “1973” documentary shows the lives of three different people who were born in Mexico City in that year. This film depicts how the government, drugs, alcohol, lack of attention, and family problems forced them to make wrong decisions and the way they had to face the consequences of those.

In the documentary Antonino Isordia wanted the characters to talk about the aspects and details which were part of their cruel lives. Rodolfo as part of a group called “Los Porros”, Maria Fernanda who was involved with drugs and alcohol and Alejandro Cota who had problems in his family.

The film won the JVC award for the best director in the 20^th International Film’s Festival in Guadalajara and was exhibited in the 9^th International Film’s Festival in Puerto Vallarta.

This documentary is excellent for adolescents and adults because it shows in a hard way the reality that many people lives; it also shows how decisions change our life in a minute taking us to serious consequences.