To Sir, With Love

Actually I heard from Harlan Ellison that "Blackboard Jungle" is very unconvincing movie. I liked this one a lot because it is about growing up and having adult look at life and unlike many movies with this theme it isn't just about students as being major problem but teachers as well and that they also can stay very immature. It tackles with problems in society that are grounded in schools and for most countries this problem is still present. But the only thing I don't get is how could they get by by not doing determent curriculum? Would the teacher not be fired by not giving pupils tests?

A very enjoyable and entertaining film. Set in post war London during a period of reconstruction, rebuilding, and social revolution with a generous splash of teen rebellion. This movie reflects very much what was going on in the rest of the world. Social revolution and change were in the air. I was there. Music was drastically morphing and young teen styles of clothing were changing radically. Revolution was just emerging in education also, though this movie exaggerates it to a degree. It plays out the trials and triumphs of both teacher and students. Lulu, Judy Geeson, and Patricia Rutledge (Keeping UP Appearances) turn wonderful performances. The slideshow was a good, but unconventional, way of covering ground that had to be shown - but where playing it out would have been unpractical. The market scenes illustrate SIR becoming part of the community which was a necessary step to showing him making the decision not to leave the school at the end of term for another job. And like all good teachers, he remains while the students leave and are replaced only for him to begin again.