Katherine Watson vs. Charles Dickens

Katherine Watson was a very independent person, which was abnormal in the time period and society that she lived in. While teaching at Wellesley, Katherine Watson did not teach using the same methods that so many teachers at that school used. Miss Watson taught her students to think outside of the box and to not conform to society. She taught her students things outside of the facts from the textbooks that they were not used to learning. In Charles Dickens novel "Hard Times", he writes that facts are all that students need to learn, and that facts are the only things that are going to help the children in the future. Katherine Watson's teaching style was far more personal and based on opinion than the character in Charles Dickens' novel is.

Mona Lisa Smile Review

The movie Mona Lisa Smile is a story about a woman named Katherine Watson, who through her experience at an all girls school changes her for life. The theme in this story, I think, is not to conform to the normality of what the world is doing. I liked the non happy endings in this story, because often times movies have too many happy endings and the bitter-sweet ones in this story make it believable. I did not like all of the affairs and crying, that made it sad.

Mona Lisa Smile Plot Line Prediction

Mona Lisa Smile is a film about an art history teacher who starts teaching at an all women's school. The student's only goals are to get married and the teacher teaches them to have different goals for themselves. While teaching her students to be more in life, she also finds herself and discovers her true love. That is what I think the movie, Mona Lisa Smile is about.

High School vs. College Exams

High school testing is relatively easier than college is when it comes to tests, quizzes and exams. High schools around the nation tend to test their students based upon the materials that they have already learned. For instance, in a certain math class if the students learn a certain type of problem than they will most likely be tested on that exact same problem but with different numbers. In college, the students will get a lecture from their professor. Next, although it depends on the class and the professor, the students will most likely be expected to learn the material by themselves and then be prepared to be tested on it. In college, the students are tested on material that they haven't specifically learned, but based off of information that they have learned. Also, in high school the students are tested more frequently and with less information, whereas in college the tests contain more information and are seldomly given. Tests in college are most definitely going to be more difficult, seeing as it is a higher level. The way to prepare for each level of exams is to study avidly and with much consideration, not procrastinate on assignments and have a positive attitude about what the learning material is.