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February 13th, 2014
Comparing/Contrasting Blackboard Jungle and To Sir, With Love
Blackboard Jungle and To Sir, with Love both depict new teachers at inner city high schools. The teachers struggle to engage the student’s interest in education. The students begin to care for their education and respect their new teachers. Eventually, the teachers win over their classes with a lot of patience. Both films share a central theme of delinquency and violence in schools and influence future films connecting teenagers and adults.
First, both Mr. Dadier and Mr. Thackeray at times get through to the students. In my opinion, Mr. Dadier has a harder time doing so than Mr. Thackeray. The students are overly against Mr. Dadier and try to get him to quit with their nonsense. One student even goes as far as to harm Mr. Dadier’s marriage with Mrs. Anne Dadier, but fails to affect the couple. Both teachers at some time lose their tempers. For instance, Mr. Thackeray demands his respect when he witnesses a foolish prank done by one of the female students. He then decides to treat the class as adults and they immediately show him more respect than usual.
Secondly, the students in both films hardly care about education at all. For example, the students respond violently to Mr. Dadier when he tries to discipline them and help them learn. The student’s urges to further their education and go off to college is not as strong as it is in other films. Students often thought about working quickly after graduating. For instance, Gregory Miller in Black Board Jungle wants to become an engineer right after high school, but Mr. Dadier explains to him how education is an important aspect to accomplish his dream.
Also, the students in Blackboard Jungle are extremely violent compared to the students in To Sir, with Love. For example, in Blackboard Jungle, students pull out weapons on teachers and threaten them openly. Also, the staff is allowed to physically discipline the students during the
Comparing/Contrasting Blackboard Jungle and To Sir, With Love
Blackboard Jungle and To Sir, with Love both depict new teachers at inner city high schools. The teachers struggle to engage the student’s interest in education. The students begin to care for their education and respect their new teachers. Eventually, the teachers win over their classes with a lot of patience. Both films share a central theme of delinquency and violence in schools and influence future films connecting teenagers and adults.
First, both Mr. Dadier and Mr. Thackeray at times get through to the students. In my opinion, Mr. Dadier has a harder time doing so than Mr. Thackeray. The students are overly against Mr. Dadier and try to get him to quit with their nonsense. One student even goes as far as to harm Mr. Dadier’s marriage with Mrs. Anne Dadier, but fails to affect the couple. Both teachers at some time lose their tempers. For instance, Mr. Thackeray demands his respect when he witnesses a foolish prank done by one of the female students. He then decides to treat the class as adults and they immediately show him more respect than usual.
Secondly, the students in both films hardly care about education at all. For example, the students respond violently to Mr. Dadier when he tries to discipline them and help them learn. The student’s urges to further their education and go off to college is not as strong as it is in other films. Students often thought about working quickly after graduating. For instance, Gregory Miller in Black Board Jungle wants to become an engineer right after high school, but Mr. Dadier explains to him how education is an important aspect to accomplish his dream.
Also, the students in Blackboard Jungle are extremely violent compared to the students in To Sir, with Love. For example, in Blackboard Jungle, students pull out weapons on teachers and threaten them openly. Also, the staff is allowed to physically discipline the students during the