叫我第一名Front of the Class is a 2008 American docudrama film directed by Peter Werner that is based on the 2005 book Front of the Class: How Tourette Syndrome Made Me the Teacher I Never Had by Brad Cohen and co-authored by Lisa Wysocky, which tells of Cohen's life with Tourette syndrome and how it inspired him to teach other students.The book was made into a Hallmark Hall of Fame TV movie starring newcomer James Wolk—a 2007 University of Michigan graduate[1]—and featuring Treat Williams and Emmy Award-winning actress Patricia Heaton as Cohen's parents; the movie aired on CBS on December 7, 2008.Synopsis 概要Brad Cohen's story starts when he is a young boy and his mother helps doctors to realize that he has Tourette syndrome. With the support from his mother and school principal, Brad is a success story, becoming a motivational speaker and an award-winning teacher.(這部電影改編自布萊德·柯恩的真實(shí)經(jīng)歷故事，克服學(xué)習(xí)困難，如愿成為一位教師。)Plot 情節(jié) Twelve-year-old Brad lives in Missouri with his divorcée mother, Ellen, and younger brother, Jeff. He constantly gets into trouble with his father Norman and his teachers at school due to his tics. In one class, his teacher calls him to the front to make him apologize to his class for disrupting the class and promise he won't do it again. Determined to find out what is wrong with her son, Ellen seeks medical help. A psychiatrist believes that Brad's tics are the result of his parents' divorce. One lady suggests an exorcism. Ellen takes her search to the library and comes across Tourette syndrome (TS) in a medical book. She shows this to the psychiatrist, who agrees with the diagnosis, and says that there is no cure. Brad and his mother attend a support group for the first and last time. From then on, Brad aspires to never be like the other members of the support group and to become successful.At the beginning of middle school, Brad is sent to the principal's office for being disruptive. The principal invites him to the school concert later in the afternoon. At the end of the concert, which Brad's Tourette's tics had disturbed, he calls Brad up to the stage and asks Brad to talk about his TS. As Brad makes his way back to his seat, the school applauds him.As an adult, Brad lives with his house mate Ron in Georgia, and is looking for work as an elementary school teacher. He is turned down after 24 interviews because of his TS. He finally gets an interview where the staff is accepting and they give him the job.On his first day, Brad explains his TS to the children. He helps Thomas with reading and makes an impression on Heather, a girl with terminal cancer. Another student's father pulls her out of Brad's class as he fears Brad will distract her.Brad meets Nancy on an online dating site. After dating her for some time, he invites her over for Thanksgiving back at Ellen's house, where he tells Nancy he loves her, and the feeling is reciprocated. He confides in Ellen his concern that Nancy will get fed up with his tics, but she reassures him that he must not let his TS get in the way.An observer at the school assesses Brad's teaching, and the head teacher announces that Brad has been chosen to receive the Teacher of the Year award, which he accepts in front his family, friends and students. The ending titles tell that Brad got his master's degree; he dressed up as Homer, (Atlanta Braves) mascot; he married Nancy in 2006; and a photograph of the real Brad Cohen teaching his class is shown.(年幼的布萊德在父母離婚之後與母親和弟弟同住。在布萊德求學(xué)時(shí)，學(xué)校老師都以為布萊德非自主的發(fā)出怪聲和頸部抽動(dòng)是想要引起別人的注意或是調(diào)皮搗蛋，因此常被老師處罰及遭受其他孩子的愚弄和嘲笑，連他的父親也覺得很丟臉，大聲怒吼叫他停止。醫(yī)生認(rèn)定他的抽蓄是因?yàn)楦改鸽x婚的關(guān)系并不斷的開藥給布萊德，情況卻毫無改善。布萊德的母親察覺到醫(yī)生或許診斷有誤的布萊德母親去圖書館找遍各類疾病有關(guān)抽動(dòng)方面的書後，發(fā)現(xiàn)布萊德其實(shí)是一名妥瑞氏癥患者。然而從醫(yī)生口中，她被告知這是一個(gè)無藥可醫(yī)的疾病。布萊德的媽媽嘗試著讓他能過普通人的生活，為此帶他參加妥瑞癥病友互助會(huì)，卻在察覺到互助會(huì)中的人都只會(huì)自怨自艾後離去；她同時(shí)替布萊德轉(zhuǎn)學(xué)，希望他能在新的環(huán)境重新開始，卻又在上學(xué)第一天被老師罰到校長室。幸運(yùn)的是，知道布萊德患有妥瑞癥的校長讓布萊德在全校面前說明自己發(fā)出怪聲的原因和盼望大家能以平常心對(duì)待他的心愿之後，布萊德終於得到了眾人的接納，也正是這段被校長幫助的經(jīng)歷讓他產(chǎn)生了成為一名老師的想法。長大後的布萊德在畢業(yè)後開始尋找愿意給他一份工作的學(xué)校，然而卻因校方對(duì)其患有妥瑞癥的疑慮而屢屢碰壁。在求職期間布萊恩的父親曾讓他到自己的工地工作，卻使布萊德為父親不相信他能成為一名老師的態(tài)度而感到難過。所幸在努力不輟的面試了二十幾所學(xué)校後，一所名為山景小學(xué)的學(xué)校被他的教育理念打動(dòng)，與他簽了一年的合約，讓他成為二年級(jí)的老師。布萊德在第一堂課的開場(chǎng)就向?qū)W生們介紹妥瑞癥，并在接下來的時(shí)間里成功的使他的教學(xué)方法得到孩子們的喜愛。因?yàn)樗钪町愒谒砩纤酉碌膫?，所以他更能體會(huì)、包容與理解，也在面對(duì)其他人眼中的問題學(xué)生時(shí)能更有耐心。在他的課堂上，少不了學(xué)習(xí)的創(chuàng)意，多的是孩子的笑聲。在傳統(tǒng)學(xué)業(yè)之外，學(xué)生們還學(xué)到了珍貴的課程：不管是什麼樣的不同，都應(yīng)該被了解、包容和接受。布萊德的杰出表現(xiàn)贏得許多的贊美與認(rèn)同。甚至，在一步一步走出屬於他的人生道路的當(dāng)口，他不僅收獲了愛情，與父親之間的心結(jié)也有了轉(zhuǎn)圜的機(jī)會(huì)。在布萊德任教屆滿一年時(shí)，他獲頒喬治亞洲最佳新進(jìn)老師獎(jiǎng)。在頒獎(jiǎng)典禮上，他感謝自己的親人，學(xué)校裏的學(xué)生和同事，以及改變了他一生的妥瑞癥。他於2006年與南西結(jié)婚; 并展示了真正的布萊德科恩教授他的課程的照片。)