Movie Notes 10/22/13

Movie notes:

• They have some interesting hair styles. He has a TERRIBLE come over.
• He finally gets the class settled, then the bell rings
• Not an organized school, he's suppose to teach computer sciences not math
• Kids want to talk about sex, have it for homework
• Speaks Spanish to the non English speaking kids: including them
• Chops apple and dresses up to start the class, learning about %
• Interacts with students, kind of oddly- out side of class
• Hard times bad kinds/ gang
• Interacts with kids during the class
• Makes the class repeat important stuff
• Start off with quiz- get kids involved
• Gives kid books- kid doesn't want to be seen with them
• Disciplines girl who doesn't do her work by making her sit in a midget chair in the front of the room, embarrassing her. 
• Students come from hard lives
• encourages higher education- collage
• Kids hate principal
• encourages a calculus summer class
• Makes students commit by signing a contract for Saturday school
• Kids are dedicated to learning because the teacher cares

He makes the environment an interesting, interactive learning experiences making the kids WANT to learn and show up. The teacher relates math to the real world and threatens them with what might/will happen if they don't have a good education.