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Pacala - Reflection Paper No. 3

This reflection paper analyzes the documentary "Educating Peter" which follows a third grader named Peter, who has disabilities, in his first year being integrated into a mainstream classroom. In the film, Peter initially struggles to pay attention, participate appropriately, and interact politely with his classmates. However, over the course of the school year both Peter and his teacher learn how to help him engage like other students. The film demonstrates how Peter was able to mature and change with the patience and support of his classmates and teacher. It also highlights both the challenges of inclusion for all parties involved, as well as how open-mindedness can help change preconceptions about students with disabilities.

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Pacala - Reflection Paper No. 3

This reflection paper analyzes the documentary "Educating Peter" which follows a third grader named Peter, who has disabilities, in his first year being integrated into a mainstream classroom. In the film, Peter initially struggles to pay attention, participate appropriately, and interact politely with his classmates. However, over the course of the school year both Peter and his teacher learn how to help him engage like other students. The film demonstrates how Peter was able to mature and change with the patience and support of his classmates and teacher. It also highlights both the challenges of inclusion for all parties involved, as well as how open-mindedness can help change preconceptions about students with disabilities.

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Republic of the Philippines

TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES


College of Industrial Education
Ayala Boulevard cor. San Marcelino St. Ermita, Manila 1000
Telefax (02) 523-2293, Tel Nos. (632) 521 – 4063, Website: http://www.tup.edu.ph

PROF ED 10
FOUNDATION OF SPECIAL AND INCLUSIVE EDUCATION
First semester S.Y. 2022-2023

UNIT III – TYPOLOGY/CLASSIFICATION OF LEARNERS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS


REFLECTION PAPER NO. 3

MOVIE ANALYSIS: EDUCATING PETER

In the short documentary Educating Peter, a young kid named Peter is followed throughout his third-grade
year. This was Peter's first time socializing and studying with students who did not have disabilities thanks to the
Disability Act of 1990 and federal law, which says that all impaired pupils shall be able to attend ordinary school.
Peter first had trouble paying attention, participating, according to the rules, and being polite to the other children.
Peter used to frequently yell in class, order students to be quiet, and hit and kick the other children. But as the school
year went on, both Peter and the instructor learned how to interact with the class and engage like any other student.
He was able to participate in PE, conduct conversations with others, and even read on his own at the conclusion of
the school year. This documentary demonstrated that you might change if you are willing and open to having your
opinion about something altered.
The maturity of these third-grade youngsters continually astounded me while I watched the movie. They
had to deal with Peter's challenging situations every day. Despite how much they despised Peter, these students
never gave up, struck him, or yelled at him. They tried their best to include him, teach him right from wrong, and were
patient with him. He changed because we changed, a young girl who was interviewed toward the end of the movie
said. He altered because we had a different perspective on him. We assisted him, and that helped him change. This
truly caught my attention and astounded me as it made me understand that adults can be just as kind and open to
aiding and allowing a disadvantaged student to learn alongside them as third graders. Persons with disabilities are
people just like us. They have the ability to accomplish amazing feats; all they require from those around them is a bit
more time and tolerance. The lives of disabled people and ours could be changed if society as a whole could
maintain an open mind and work to change our preconceived notions of them.
This video made me aware of the challenges that the teachers, students, and pupils with disabilities
experienced. I'll be the first to admit that I had preconceived notions about anyone who opposed include a disabled
child in their class. But now that I've seen this movie, it is incredibly clear to me why people would protest. One of the
pupils asked "Why do we have him in our class? " as they watched the movie. When the student said, "He's probably
not going to learn anything," and "I was pretty scared of him because he was pushing and kicking people and the
class didn't know what to do," it opened my eyes because I had never thought about how the other students might be
feeling or how they were being treated. Even while I still believe that all pupils should be able to take part in regular
schooling, this movie gave me a better grasp of the arguments against it.
PE class during my high school days was one of the connections I formed with this movie. When it came to
choosing teams for physical activities when I was younger, kids would always pick the tallest and strongest kids for
that team, putting the smallest and weakest kids on the opposing side or chosen last. When interacting with people
with disabilities, this is quite similar to how society is now. Rarely do people choose the weak ones when selecting
partners or staff to work with. So that their firm is more successful, they would like the strongest and most qualified
candidate for the position. Because they assume they are not sufficiently capable as others, many people in this
situation see people with impairments as the "weak" and rarely choose them. The disabled are not, however, given
an equal chance by this. Without this opportunity, kids, or people in general would never understand the potential of
those with disabilities.

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