Notes from Chalk, A Mockumentary
First day of school with Mr. Stroope’s History class, “Show up and be prepared.”
Coach Webb. 2nd year of being a coach
“History is society, technology, culture…”
Mr. Lowery is teaching History for the first time, he had previously worked as a computer technician, I believe.
Mrs. Reddell’s first year of being assistant principle
Mr Stroope, “Don’t be their friend.”
This is a mockumentary of a school where the teachers act more like the students.
The teachers act out more than the students do.
Mr. Lowery goes to the library to find a book on classroom management because his class shows no respect for him.
There is a meeting where Mr. Stroope points out that Teachers are making long distance calls, borrowing paper, and petty cash “hey that’s gotta stop”
Mr. Stroope calls Wills parents… not!
Mr. Lowery imagines dancing with Mrs. Webb, he later admits to being divorced almost 2 years.
Lowery throws out a student after his cell phone goes off in class the third time in one week.
It seems to be getting to Mr. Lowery that no one is taking him seriously.
Stroope is picked as one of the 2 teachers for teacher of the year.
Lowery has a teacher parent conference with the mom of the student that was dismissed from his class; it takes place at the parent’s house. He has a glass of wine with the student’s mother and has to call a cab.
Mrs. Reddell is working long hours not seeing her husband and tired of hearing all the teachers complain about other teachers. She admits a lot of them are complaining about Coach Webb.
Mr. Stroope lost teacher of the year.
Mrs. Reddell misses being a teacher, she is not enjoying her position as A.P.
The spelling hornet is a spelling B where the teachers try to spell slang words that the kids use. After several of the students quiz Mr. Lowery he wins first place.
The kids get Mr. Lowery to “spit” (Rapp) something.
Mr. Lowery is not sure if he is coming back the next year, he is not sure that he likes teaching that much. “Being a teacher, it’s a gift. Maybe it’s something that you have to learn, but no one has taught me.”
I thought it was a funny spoof, but there are some teachers out there who might resemble certain characteristics of some of the teachers in the film. I especially liked Mr. Lowery’s line “Being a teacher, it’s a gift. Maybe it’s something that you have to learn, but no one has taught me.” I think that is a very true statement of some true life teachers. Some may never have had the gift in the first place. I think it takes a very special type of person to be a teacher, and not all of the skills required can be acquired through education.
I really liked that closing line as well. I think that there are times where people make the wrong choice for themselves for whatever reason. If you try hard enough you may be able to get it finally but there are those that will likely never grasp the concept for whatever reason. There are some skills that just come easier to some people than others.
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