Notes on Chalk



Guy introduction comes from a long line of teachers and talks about how his teachers in high school shaped who he is today

50% of teachers quit within the first 3 years of teaching

Starts off with a teacher asking his class a question about history, they all stare blankly, he waits and responds with "Okay, well that's why we're here"

Mr. Stroope starts off with a corny joke, he's a third year history teacher. Confiscates photos from some students on the first day of school

Coach Webb is a second year gym teacher, her students are already bored

Mrs. Reddell is uncertain how to deal with a student telling her to "kiss his white ass"

Mr. Stroope takes some photos from summer vacation from his students

Mr. Lowrey teacher requires his students to show up and have paper every day, and begins asking his students to repeat what he says. He's a former computer engineer and is completely new to teaching.

Mr. Stroope is working on his sarcasm and being prepared for his class. Doesn't always have his lesson plans done in time.

Mrs. Reddell breaks up a fight in a courtyard, yells at bystanders

Coach Webb has problems with students and teachers assuming she is gay

Mr. Lowrey is incapable of controlling his class

Mr. Stroope can't tell the difference between a student/teacher relationship and friendship

Mr. Lowrey continues to struggle at controlling his class

Mrs. Reddell makes a video before she goes to sleep, says her husband is asleep and she hasn't had sex in three weeks

Mr. Stroope is asking an elderly teacher for advice in the teaching lounge, says "that's a load of crap"

Coach Webb wants Mr. Lowrey to do yoga, and Mr. Lowrey had his yogurt stolen

Mrs. Reddell is continuing to get advice from the principle

Coach Webb interrupts a math class to say that the teacher isn't following the tardiness system because she witnessed someone running in the hall to get to class

Coach Webb is starting a teacher's morning walks club, has no members

Student's stole Mr. Lowrey's chalk, he's frustrated, walks out of class and says "when I come back, I want to see which one of you is going to finish teaching this lesson"

Coach Webb thinks students will want to exercise if she wants them to exercise

Mr. Lowrey wants to get a book from the library but they don't have it, also asks if the library has any books on classroom management

Mrs. Webb pressures Mrs. Reddell to attend thursday happy hour, which she can't go to, gets mad

Mr Stroope talks to students after class about using big words which he can't understand and not acting smarter than him

Mrs. Reddell is trying to chases someone down who apparently escaped through the ceiling tiles

Coach Webb is teaching a small group of her students yoga

Mr. Lowrey is still struggling to control his students, trying to incorporate humor in the classroom

Janitor dropped someone's piano

Mr. Stroope has been told to ask the other teachers some questions about incorrectly writing off expenses

Coach Webb is worried about being "pushy"

Mr Stroope tries to call a kid's parents

Mr Lowrey has a dream about dancing in the halls with Coach Webb, Mrs Reddell wakes him up

Mrs Reddell asks Mr. Lowrey if he is single, he's been divorced and single for almost two years

Mr Stroope goes out into the woods and shoots some with a handgun, compares his inaccuracy with teaching

Mr. Lowrey doesn't understand the need for a cell phone, kicks a student out of class for having his cell phone

The teachers are at thursday happy hour

Mr. Stroope is one of the two teachers who is potentially teacher of the year, talks to his class about it

Mr. Lowrey is talking to the mother of the student he kicked out of class for having a cell phone, she offers him a glass of wine, has the student bring it to them

Coach Webb talks to Mrs Reddell about the tardiness policy and recycling, Coach Webb gets angry about not treating tardiness as a black and white issue

Mr. Stroope debates Mrs Townsend for teacher of the year

Mrs Townsend wins teacher of the year, Mr Stroope is devastated

A student tells Mr. Stroope that "second place isn't last place" to comfort him and he gets angry

Mrs Reddel and Coach Webb argue

Mrs Reddell misses being a teacher, doesn't like being assistance principal

Mr Lowrey comes up with a "spelling hornet" for teachers to spell out words that students use

Mr Lowrey wins the spelling hornet contest after preparing with his students and writing down words on his nametag

Mr Lowrey attempts to rap with his students

Mr Lowrey isn't sure he'll teach again next year, doesn't know if he likes teaching much

the end

Most uninteresting and pointless documentary I've ever has the misfortune of watching