The movie "the class" deals with the conflict created between the needs of the students and the system set in place. The movie shows a kid who is not taking school seriously and ends causing distractions in class. When the teachers are deciding whether or not expell souleymane the question of whether or not to take his personal life into account. The question of whether or not the fault is the moral or systematic comes into play here. The consequences of the teachers decision will affect the students life in very severe ways outside of school. However it is not the fault of teachers that they made the decision they made. Although I didn't agree with their decision to expell souleymane the strict system of punishment set in place gave them little choice.
The education system as well as the greater societal systems put teachers in situations in which they have little room to bend rules for students while still maintaining an enviornment in which students can learn in. The education system does not effectively support the different levels that students are at academically. The greater system puts kids at disadvantages therefore the two systems make it harder for kids with lower skills and less rescoursew to succeed.
The education system obviously has it's flaws but changing one single institution will not solve the greater problem that a student like souleymane faces. The quickest fix you be for the teachers to bend the rules for each students case but that would anger other students and more problems would arise. A systematic change is in need to both the education system and the greater system. I am not sure what kind of change that would entail but the goal in mind ideally would be to help every student succeed and give them the guidance that applies to them personally. As well as closing the gap in academic levels of students at the same time.
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