Chalk

Last Monday's class we just finished watching the movie "Chalk". I really enjoyed watching this movie because it showed different things that teachers can do wrong. First there was the first-year History teacher who lacked discipline, people skills, and any charisma. He had major issues connecting with the students and dealing with any unplanned situations. My favorite scene from him was when he freaked out on one of his students for having a cell phone out in class. I think that first of all this teacher was in the wrong profession, and secondly he needed training on how to keep appropriate discipline in the classroom. Then there was the P.E. teacher who was extremely pushy and demanding about unimportant things. Although she seemed to connect to the students well, she bothered the faculty often times about less important issues such as students being tardy to class. I think that this teacher would benefit from relaxing and making an effort to be civil with the faculty. The new vice principal in the movie seemed the most on track, but still had issues with her family and handeling certain teacher situations. I would suggest that she put her family first in her life instead of her job, because it seemed like her relationship was on the line. Lastly there was the casually-dressed teacher who was very self-indulgent and wanted to be the students' friend. One of the worst things I think he did was pulling two students out of class and telling them to stop using big words in class because it made him look dumb. I have personally had a teacher like this and nothing is more frustrating than an insecure teacher trying to look good. I found his attempt at winning the "Teacher of the Year" award humorous, but very unprofessional. I think this teacher needs to be put in place by his boss and told to dress professionally and act appropriately. Overall I found this movie to be very entertaining and at the same time educational for our Educational Psychology class because we were able to see some bad teaching techniques and create suggestions for better teaching.