My reaction to Mona Lisa Smile

The film Mona Lisa Smile seems to be more of a romance/drama film and focuses on students relationships outside of school. Wellesley College is an all women's arts school; the students and faculty are under close supervision and are to follow strict guidelines. Ms. Watson definitely stands out among both the other teachers and students, being more independent of authority. "Let us try to open our minds to a new idea," Ms. Watson says after displaying a new piece of art that isn't on the syllabus. Ms. Watson wants to make a difference in her class, she wants to catch her students off guard with a more original course of study. There is a particular group of students from Ms. Watson's class that the movie follows. Giselle has her own opinions and is more liberal than some her classmates, as well as dating a professor at Wellesley. Betty is the complete opposite of Giselle and is much more conservative, similar her mother. Betty writes an editorial in the school paper attacking Ms. Watson for influencing women to choose their own paths in life, instead of becoming a wife and mother. I think the students will start to appreciate Ms. Watson and consider her advise in school and in life. She might even persuade the entire school to make adjustments to the standard curriculum; giving educators the option to create their own syllabus.