Answer the following questions comprehensively in a short bond paper.

1. Who is Ishaan Awasthi? Describe his hobbies and experiences as a son, and as a
learner with special needs. How made him different as a learner?
Ishaan Awasthi, is an eight years old boy who suffers from dyslexia, a neurological disorder.
Unlike other normal children, he has a learning disability; he has difficulty in reading and writing.
The letters and numbers were written inverted and words are commonly misspelled. He cannot
follow multiple instructions and has poor motor skills. Most of the people thought of him as
dumb, idiot and lazy trouble maker but in fact his world is filled with wonders that no one else
can appreciate. Ishaan loves painting and drawing, his mind is very creative and imaginative
and his concept of art is truly remarkable. However because his parent’s gives tension to him,
anyone did not try to understand him and anyone does not want to know what he wants that’s
why he is always unhappy especially when he moved out to the boarding school.
2. What is Ishaan’s case? What are the specific manifestations of this case shown in the
film? How is it managed?
Ishaan has a reading disability called dyslexia. He experienced difficulty in learning especially in
reading, writing and spelling. He tend to confuse the order of the letters and writing the letters
the wrong way. For example instead of b, he wrote d. His spellings are also inconsistent and
also had trouble in understanding instructions especially in the sequence and order of
directions. At first. Ishaan’s parents and teachers doesn’t really know his condition and treated
him as if he just a stupid, lazy, and misbehaved child. But through Ram’s efforts and patience,
Ishaan developed gradually.
3. Who is Ram Nikumbh? How did he influence Ishaan? How was he different from other
teachers?
Ram Nikumbh is the new art teacher in the new school of Ishaan. Unlike other teacher who is
strict and conserve to their thought that every child should compete, succeed and make a
future, Ram is a teacher who appreciates and thinks that every child is special and must have a
chance to enjoy his/her school days. Ishaan’s other teacher thought that he should be dealt in
special education program not in the mainstream. But Ram insisted that even a special child
has the right for formal education. Ram observes that Ishaan is unhappy and contribute little to
class activities; he reviews all the class work of Ishaan and finds out the causes of his academic
shortcomings is because he is having dyslexia. He attempts to help Ishaan, so in the class Ram
shows different personalities like Einstein, Edison, Da Vinci and other personalities who struggle
for recognizing letters and numbers. He shows to Ishaan that his case is not so different from
other people; he just needs to appreciate and improve himself. Ram used remedial techniques
to improve Ishaan’s reading and writing. Ishaan’s soon develop an interest to language and
mathematics and his grades improve.
4. How did Ram managed Ishaan’s case? How did Ishaan’s parents treat him?
After Ram identified Ishaan’s case, he first contacted Ishaan’s parents to let them know the
reasons why Ishaan had a poor performance in school and ask for their cooperation and
support. He helped Ishaan with his special needs by incorporating different teaching strategies
that is suitable for him. He used art and drawing with writing that is convenient to Ishaan. With
his assistance and aid, Ishaan gradually overcome his disability. On the other hand, Ishaan’s
parents, especially his father treated Ram rudely because he is in-denial that Ishaan had special
needs. They refused to acknowledge that Ishaan had special needs and strongly believed that
he only need to be disciplined in boarding school.
5. As a Math teacher, how will you handle learners like Ishaan?
As a Math teacher, handle ling learners like Ishaan is a challenging part for us as a teacher.
However it is our duty not just to impart knowledge or by inspiring and encouraging them but
going extra mile, I believe I can handle learners having a dyslexia by, like what Ram did I will
also identify the causes of the academic shortcomings of my learners. Before I will totally help
my learners, I will first talk to his/her parents to discuss his/her situation. Then I will conduct
remedial classes or other activities for him/her to improve his performance. I will not stop there
because I will find for strategies, techniques and methods appropriate for his/her special need.
Maybe I can also do some adjustment in my lesson plan accommodating my learners’ special
needs.
6. How is special and inclusive education seen in the film? Cite specific scenarios.
Special education was seen in the movie through Ram’s other workplace which is Tulips
School. All of the students there had disabilities. While inclusive education is seen in Ishaan’s
school where normal and students with disabilities had one setting. For example, Rajan, a
physically disabled boy who go to the same school as Ishaan spend his time in school with the
non-special needs students. It was also mentioned in the movie when Ram go to the principal’s
office to disclose Ishaan’s case the Education for All Policy. A policy that orders schools to give
a quality education to all students.
7. How is the statement, “every child is special” depicted in the film? What makes every
child special?
The statement “every child is special” depicted in the film presents every child as unique and
worthy in their own special way. Though they may have learning disabilities, they should be
respected and cared. What makes every child special is their own unique talents, strengths,
weaknesses and abilities or his/her to express their individuality in a social environment. Also,
their interests, hobbies and way of learning these are what made them special.
8. What does the film imply to us teachers?
Just like the title of the movie, Every Child is Special, we teachers should instill it in our minds.
We shouldn’t conform to the standards in basing the worth of a student. We must know that
despite every flaws they had, they also had a brilliant gem hidden in their interior. All we had to
do is open our eyes, observe, and search for those special characteristics. We should extend
and offer our hands the farthest and the best we can to help and support them. It also important
to remember that every student can learn, just not on the same day, or in the same way. That’s
why we should incorporate different teaching strategies because every students had their own
learning styles and multiple intelligences.
9. What are your realizations after watching the film?
As a future educator, this is a challenging task and role for us to handle learners like Ishaan.
Though it may be a hard task to us teachers but when we take every step to help them, all our
efforts will be worth it. Our realizations after watching the film is every child has individual
differences and needs. It is important for us to understand that our learners are diverse and
some of them have special needs. It is our job to incorporate strategies and methods to help our
learners to better understand the lessons. We should also be creative in our lessons in a way
that will cater the needs of every learner. Understanding that every learner has different pace of
learning and level of understanding is essential because this can make us sensitive and
responsive to their special needs. In addition, criticisms and prejudices should be discouraged
for the learners to overcome their difficulties. As a teacher, we should put in our mind that being
a teacher is a mission not just a job.