I found that the attitude of the woman, who is the head of department, an the way she lavels the students is similar to the attitude of some headmistress and teachers here in Argentina. They don't think that students can overcome their situation of poverty and that they will not appreciate the knowledges or even the books or any material that is given to them.
I felt like Miss "G" on her first day at work when I started working with my students. They don't have the problems the students in the movie had. What I mean is that it was a new experience, and at the beggining it is thought that is easy to stand in front of a class and explain the activities, there are a lot of ideas in your mind that you want to try with the students and you feel really nervous because you don't know if you could manage to have a solution for any situation. After your first day, you realize that it's not as easy as it seems because your students are human beings and they have a family, they also have a life outside the classroom and the school and it is impossible to separate one thing from the other. Getting involved with what happens with them is important to become a better teacher and to help them to become better persons.