50% of teachers quit within the first three years.
None of the students seem like they want to be there. They are not really participating at all.
One of the teachers (Mr. Lowrey) is first year history and you can really tell he is new and isn't comfortable. He doesn't have control of his class room and he gets flustered easily. Divorced for almost 2 years. He won the spelling hornet, a competition where teachers spell slang words chosen by the students. He is not sure if he will come back the following year.
Mr. Stroope is 3rd year history and you can tell he is a good teacher. He wants to be teacher of the year. He is outdoorsy and goes out shooting to relieve stress. He didn't win teacher of the year. He wasn't very happy about it...looking back he regrets how he reacted to losing the election and freaking out in front of his students.
Reddell is first year Assistant Principal and it is more work than she expected. Her two best days of the year have been when she substituted for teachers.
Coach Webb is the 2nd year PE teacher, she seems to get along pretty well with her students. She comes on very strong and opinionated to her coworkers.
As the movie went on you could see how the teachers grew close to the students and improved their teaching. The movie showed how hard it is for a rookie teacher and that an inexperienced teacher can easily lose control of their class and not be able to teach them because they do not respect a timid teacher.
I agree, i like how they showed the students teaching the teachers, and teachers teaching the students.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the teachers getting closer and the teachers showing improvement with their teaching. I thought it was interesting to see Mr. Lowrey actually going to the library to check out a book on class management! He didn't give up and when he needed help, he seeked outside information.
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