Role Models In Matilda And High School High

Growing up as a 90s baby, my two favorite movies were “Matilda” and “High School High.” They both have great attributes which depict a teacher’s behavior, that there is teacher who really care, and are willing to go above and beyond to help their student in reaching the highest level of success. It also shows that not all teacher is willing to be role models and just doing it for a steady pay check.
First let me elaborate on Matilda being that this was kids from the elementary school, was an extraordinary child, very talented kid with an amazing gift called telekinesis (which you use your mind to move things). In my eyes she was just born in the wrong family her parents didn’t care one bit, they never seem to have any form on interest in her …show more content…
Richard Clark left his perfect job at well-known Wellington Academy to teach at Marion Barry High School. Now, he will try to inspire and motivate the D-average students into making good grades. When Mr. Clark he first got to the school just from the look of it I would just go back home it was so “hood” looking with the graffiti all over the school, it almost looks like the dump due the massive amounts of garbage all over the compound. Some of these students went through the metal detectors they had gun, knifes, axe and many other weapons which was ridiculous. The first day he went into the class and was talking to the student they cursed at him, told him to shut up, threw papers at him. He also stated that’s “he was here to make them better students” and the ring leader who name was Griff said “no teacher ever cared so why should they believe that Mr. Clarke cared.” After Griff saw that Mr. Clark had good intentions he began to open up and so did the class. Mr. Clark began to teach them to read, about the American history, he thought them math. He a very genuine teacher. He even went out of his way to help his student study for the state test in which they all pass in order to graduate, of course but the principal when ahead and switch the results and made it seem like that all failed. Just like a teacher should he went a dug deep to find out what happen and all his students ended up graduating and went off to college. Mr. Clark remind me of my 10th grade Math teacher, he would always go above and beyond for his student and if he sees that you are struggling in class he will ask if you needed extra help after school in order to grasp the information so that you are not left