Mona Lisa Smile: Katherine Watson & Charles Dickens Comparison

In Charles Dickens' novel Hard Times, he states that facts are important when teaching.  The problem with that is, not all facts are right. For example, many people believe that we only use 10% of our brains which, is obviously not true (Yes, Lucy lied to us).  Each part of our brain serves an important function for us to store, remember, and learn new things.  If all we taught were facts or "facts", we would all be  a bunch of confused animals.  In the movie, Mona Lisa Smile, Katherine Watson shows the same kind of passion as Dickens by replacing the words "facts" with originality and independence.  She teaches the women of Wellesley College that facts are not the  most important thing to pass her class, but to think outside of the box and not attune to the ways of life back then.

Mona Lisa Smile: Theme

My favorite theme was Individuality.  I liked how the women, in the beginning of the movie, thought that getting married was the most important thing ever, but once Joan decided not to go to Law School, Katherine tried convincing her that she could still raise a family and go to school, but she resisted.  Also, when Betty filed a divorce she was showing individuality because that was uncommon back then.

Mona Lisa Smile: Prediction

I think Mona Lisa Smile is about a woman coming into a school and teaching women that getting married isn't as important as getting an education.  I think in the midst of Julia Roberts' character's complications she finds love.  Or it's about really smart women who know everything and she wants to teach them about life and other things like art.

Differences Between College and High School Exams

I think tests in high school may be easier to study for because you take them right after learning the objective.  Also, testing is frequent in high school, like we would randomly have a test on Tuesday, then on Friday for another class, so it's harder to prepare.  In college, I think it will be harder to study for exams because of the larger material that would be covered. I think it would be smart to form or find a study group quickly and to practice some forms of studying in high school that seem interesting so you can use it in college. Overall, I think you should make sure that the material is understood in order to study it obviously....