1. I think everything within the quote is correct. Everyone gets old and eventually outgrows their immaturity. They will grow up and learn to control their immaturity. But if someone does not want to be teached and thinks theydo not need the education then they are stupid. The bad traits and cheating will last with them. They can never take back the oppurtunity the once had and that will last with them for the rest of their lives.
2. Every student Mr. Hundert has teached before has always had an eagerness to learn. Sedgewick thinks he does not need Mr. Hundert to teach him anything on the other hand. This makes Mr. Hundert looks at Sedgewick as a kid who has a tough childhood because of his father beeing so demanding and not seeming to care. Thus Hundert wants to help Sedgewick because he too used to have a father who only wanted results. Hundert also knows that Sedgewic is bright and could be the best student if he tried.
3.Sedgewick likes to be a rebel and not follow any rules. All the other kids look at him as the "cool kid" and want to be just like him They see how much fun Sedgewick is having while the other students and themselves are all up-tight and constantly studying. They become amused of Sedgewick and want to copy everything he does to have the same amount of fun as Sedgewick. Mr. Hundert referred to this as Sedgewick having a hypnotic influence because all the students ignore all others and focus soley on Sedgewick in the mischief.
4.At first Mr. Hundert gives Sedgewick Bell an A minus on his final essay for a total score of 91. This score puts him in fourth place behind Martin Blythe who had a score of 92. Mr. Hundert put forth so much faith and effort into making Sedgewick become Mr. Caeser that he was crushed to see Sedgewick not make top three. Mr. Hundert decided to change Sedgewick's score to an A plus on his final essay, thus giving him the third place spot over Blythe.
5. He notices that Sedgewick is cheating during the contest. When he tells the Dean about the situation, the Dean tells Hundert to ignore it. Hundert is taken back by the Dean's response and instead asks a question for Sedgewick that was not in the original question list. Sedgewick gets it wrong and Mr. Hundert later confronts Sedgewick about cheating in his room. Mr. Hundert wanted to know why he would cheat when he knew the answers to the questions. Sedgewick replied "why not" because he felt that if he could cheat than he should.
6. Mr. Hundert takes the offer to judge the contest again in hopes that he was right about Sedgewick being a good student the whole time. Instead Sedgewick cheats again and crushes Mr. Hundert's hopes for Sedgewick. He wanted to be sure that Sedgewick really did deserve the spot for Martin Blythe in the contest. However, his hope is renewed again when he talks to Martin Blythe. Martin explains to him that the reccomendation that Hundert wrote him was glowing and repayed more than any dues that Hundert had owed Blythe. His hope is also renewed to see what great fathers, husbands, and men all his students have came to be.
7. The film resolves the tension by having Sedgewick's son be in the bathroom for the whole conversation. Every father wants their kids to think only the best of them. Now Sedgewick's kid knows who his father's true character. Also, Sedgewick realizes that he is now just like his father whom he despised and never wanted to grow up to be like.
8. His love for teaching and molding students into good people overcomes him. He wants to make sure he does not fail any student again like he did Sdgewick. Mr. Hundert's surprise comes when Marin Blythe's son walks in late to the clasroom he is teaching. He sees Blythe's son as an oppurtunity to redeem the inicident with Martin years ago. Hundert also sees that Martin's son is willing and eager to learn like the student Martin once was.
9. Mr. Hundert used problem-posing aspects by becoming aquainted with all of his students. He made sure that his students learned and memorized some material, but he also made sure they knew how to apply everything they learned. He would alway have discussions in the classroom and make sure the students could repeat what they had learned. Another example is when they were reading the play and Sedgewick did not have any emotion when he was reading. Mr. Hundert explained to Sedgewick what he was reading and why it was so important that he have an emotional dialogue. By doing so, the students learn to make connection and not just memorize the simple facts.
10. These young men studied classic men who succeeded and left their mark on history. The student's learned to become better versions of themselves by always maintaining a respectul manner and to never cheat in life. Mr. Hundert contributed to making them the best the could possibly be by using banking consepts of education and making sure they learned the material. He also made sure the students had great moral values to prosper later on in life as grown men.
