Do you love bee?

No, I am not talking about bee but spelling bee. We watched the third movie for this subject entitled, ‘Akeelah and the bee’. It’s about an eleven old girl who has the capability to spell many difficult words. This movie starts with by giving the audience an idea that the girl’s father has passed away and the mother is the only person who works to provide for the family. Akeelah has two brothers where one is in the force and another one always gives trouble to the family because he hates white people. She also has a sister who has a baby which I am not sure whose baby it is.
This movie shows that if there is determination there is a way. Her headmaster, Mr. Welch, recommends that she sign up for the Crenshaw Schoolwide Spelling Bee, which she wins easily. Dr. Joshua Larabee (Laurence Fishburne), a visiting English professor, tests her with some difficult words and finds that she has the potential to reach the National Spelling Bee, even though she misspells some words. Akeelah is not interested in joining this competition because she is afraid she will be laughed at if she can’t spell it correctly. But after so much consideration, she decides to join the competition because she has the determination.
As Christmas approaches, Akeelah goes out to buy Dr. Larabee a present, not knowing that he plans to give up coaching her because she reminds him too much of his deceased daughter Denise. Instead, he gives Akeelah 5,000 flashcards to study and told her that she will have thousands of coaches. After a pep talk from her mother, Akeelah recruits neighbourhood coaches, including her family members, classmates, friends, and neighbours. She then remembers what Dr. Larabee told her that she will have thousands of coaches. Akeelah thinks like an adult for an eleven year old girl. The obvious example is when she lets her opponent, Dylan to win because he has pressure from his dad. And Dylan who portrays himself as corky lets in too and then they both decide to play fair and win the trophy. Good going to both of them!
This movie has quotes which inspires me as a teacher to come. My favourite is, ‘Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.’