Who gives a rat's ass?” Between the advent of Twitter, and the page to screen adaptations of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter that have gone wrong (because, honestly, that bathroom scene with Demi Moore that has absolutely nothing to do with the book), you can completely empathize with and feel this teacher’s continual pain. "Roman is having an OK day, and bought a Coke Zero at the gas station.”. but I can assure you, they're not all diamonds. His disdain for the majority of his students is palpable: “I don't know what your generation's fascination is with documenting your every thought. Griffith (Thomas Haden Church) delivers one of my favorite teacher mini rants, ever. Hand goes to burnout student Spicoli's (Sean Penn) house to collect on his owed classroom time, resulting in him teaching Spicoli one-on-one and getting the information to sink in, illustrates his effectiveness and dedication to his students. His class time is his time, not yours, and he'll publicly humiliate you and redistribute your pizza as he sees fit. If you're like me and you love structure in your education, Mr. Hand (Ray Walston) from Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982, dir. You can't help but have a crush on this man, even after watching him try to dance with the kids at the end of the film. While I don't condone every life lesson Thackeray (or, as his students affectionately call him, "Sir") teaches his rowdy classroom of Eastenders in their last year of school, there's no denying he's got charisma to burn.
Mark Thackeray (Sidney Poitier) from To Sir, with Love (1967, dir. If you have not heard of this film before, I highly recommend it, as Day and Gable make for an interesting, yet odd, on-screen pairing. Teacher’s Pet is a fun romantic comedy reminiscent of the shifting tones, often wavering between seriousness and more playful moments, found in earlier “romcom” films like, It Happened One Night (1934, dir. I couldn’t have a list of favorite teachers without giving a nod to Doris Day as Erica Stone, the tenacious and spirited night school instructor, who eventually succumbs to journalist James Gannon’s (Clark Gable) mischievous charms. Whether you are headed back to campus or learning (and possibly teaching) from the comfort of your own living room, we have rounded up a list of some of our favorite fictional educators – teachers that we are confident would tackle the uncertainty of teaching this year with total aplomb – with the hopes that these characters will inspire you to make this the best school year possible! Remember, we are all along for this crazy ride that is 2020 together, so if you find yourself in an educational predicament, just think of your favorite teacher (fictional or otherwise), and ask yourself: “What would (insert teacher’s name here) do?” Enjoy!Ĭlassic Teachers Erica Stone from Teacher’s Pet (1958, dir. Between the trepidation surrounding in-person instruction, the inevitability of school closures, the headache of hybrid classroom models, and the extreme social distancing of online learning, our definition of ‘school’ will have to change with the times.
It is that time of year, again… You know, back to school season! (Okay, maybe that was a little too cheerful.) But, with everything in such a precarious state right at the moment (what with a global pandemic and all), going back to school just doesn’t quite feel the same this year.
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