"Chalk" movie notes

"Chalk" notes

•  Harrison high school
• man explains regardless of salary and other down points..teachers never quit teaching
• 50 percent of teachers quit in the first three years of teaching
•  Mr. Stroope - teacher
• used humor to make kids laugh
• coach Webb, gym teacher
• Mr Lowery-history teacher tell students they always need to be prepared by bringing paper
• mr stroop uses authority to take girls photo album away
• shows Mr lowrey history teacher boring the hell out of the students. Has them read along. kids are terribly unmotivated
• Principal compares being in administration to when he was in the navy
• student asks how long Mr Lowery has been teaching. He says he just came from computer engineering. Has never taught.
• Mr Lowery hesitated to admit he has never taught
• shows teaching sitting around eating lunch
• Ms Redell- assistant principal
• Mr stroope wants to win teacher of the year- cheesy smile
• Ms Webb "you depend on other people to help you with your job"
• mr stroope's "improvement goals" from last year are: Sarcasm (defense mech.) cleanliness, organization, lesson plan "kids like it on the fly"
• Shows students fighting, teachers intervene (ms redell)
• Ms. webb talks about people thinking shes gay. Explains that she is not
• Mr Stroope - "you dont want to have a friendship, you want to have a relationship." Wants to let students know from the begining they can trust him
• Shows mr lowrey not in control of his class, arguing with students. 
•  Mr lowrey is not confident in the classroom
• "when you are in this classroom, show eachother a little respect" - mr lowrey
• Mrs. Redell talking about getting home late several times. effecting her personal life
• shows teachers sitting around in teachers lounge..Mr Lowrey seems out of place
• Mrs webb sees student run into class barley a second late, she gets upset with teacher for letting him in.
• Students took mr lowreys chalk, laughing
• students do not take him seriously
• Mr lowrey walks out of classroom.
• Mrs webb teaching kids dance for gym class, talks about how students will be what you think they are.
• Mr. Lowrey looks at "classroom managment" books
• "you use some big words I dont understand" "use words i can understand"- Mr stroope to student (will)
• "Try not to know as much as me" - Mr Stroope
• Mr Lowery talks about how he is trying to use more humor. 
• Ms Webb says she is interested in someone
• Mr Stroope trying to be authoritative over teachers. tells them to stop taking paper, staplers, petty cash
• Ms Webb think she is pushy
• Mr Stroope pretends to call wills parents as a threat
• Mrs redell catches Mr. Lowery sleeping in his office
• Mr Lowery says he has been divorced for two years. "teaching is hard enough, its taking all of my life."
• "six out of 10 kids walk away with a college education." "you practice, you aim, and you just let it fly. sometimes you get it." - Mr Stroope
• Mr Lowery trys to take kids phone, Student does not give it up. does not take teacher seriously
• Kicks student out of class "this is bulshit" -student
• "You're a horrible teacher"
  "well you would know because you're a horrible student!"
• Mr lowrey smoking a cigarette, obviously stressed, unhappy
• Teachers having drinks together. Mr Lowrey opening up to other teachers
• Teachers gossiping about bad/rude/crazy students
• Mr stroope is one of the two teachers picked for teacher of the year
• "doing all those extras to get your face out there" - Mr Stroope
• "he doesn't respect me, but he has to act like he does" Mr Lowery about student
• Mr L talking to students  (with phone). mother 
• Mother of kid offers Mr L a glass of wine. She says he is too fidgety and looks down a lot
• "You have to ask for what you want." - mother of student
• Mrs Webb confronts Mrs Redell on the issue of students coming to class late. The two are arguing about it
• "The hardest thing is teachers complaining about other teacher "I am in a position of pwer, they are trying to manipulate that" - Mrs. Redell
• Mr stroope in taacher of the year debate, passionate
• "I work hard, I show up, and I do it everyday." - Mr Stroope
• Mr stroope did not win teacher of the year. He is obviously disappointed
• He freaks out at a students, kicks a desk over
• Mr redell says he happiest days are when she can be in the classroom with the students
• "I realize now its the kids who do care, and that really matter to me."
• She misses teaching
• Mr lowry is going to participate in the spelling hornet, students are coaching him
• Mr lowrey wins! He is happy
• Student freestyle rapping in mr Lowery class, he lets them
• Mr Lowery raps. bonds with students, laughing having fun
• "if i come back, i would probably get up the actual year a little bit different." - Mr L
• Teacher encouraging Mr Lowery to come back and teah next year. "youve come a long way"
• He expresses that he doesn't like teaching that much. Hasn't found his groove.
• teachers talking about what they learned this year. They learn a lot about themselves
• mr Lowery- "being a teacher is a gift. Maybe it is something you can learn, but nobody has taught me."
• good teaching styles are critical to students learning
• Teachers are more effective when the authority level is not so high
• Humor is good and creates a relaxing, fun environment
• Teachers are unsure, too. Most of the time they don't like to admit it.
• Good teacher student relationships are important