Rick is a middle school teacher. His marriage failed and his job was not going well. He was transferred from his original work unit and sent to be the principal of a school called Brandon. This middle school is notorious for Violent Crimes . In this school, almost all violent acts such as drug trafficking, rob , rape , etc. are already commonplace, and no one takes care of skipping classes and refusing to take exams, and those who come here to serve as principals have no good results. But Rick was so intent on running the school that he created a "prohibition" charter. But at the first general meeting of the students, Duncan, the leader of the student group, gave Rick a slap in the face. The contest between Rick and the violent gang represented by Duncan begins. The students and teachers in the school who gradually accepted the management system formulated by Rick were attacked by Duncan's gang. Rick was very annoyed and blamed himself, but Duncan's behavior did not shake Rick's determination to change the school spirit. He insisted on fighting Duncan to the end and bringing this black sheep to justice. Although his determination and style caused dissatisfaction with the society and the police, he finally won and changed the image of the school.
Lean on Me movie plot
2022-03-16 08:01
Extended Reading
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Joe Clark: [addressing his students in the auditorium] All right, people, here we are. In one hour, you will take an exam administered by the State to test your basic skills... along with the quality of education at Eastside High. Before that, I want to tell you what many people are saying about you, and what they think about your chances. They say that you're inferior! That you are just a bunch of niggers and spics and poor white trash! That education is wasted on you! That you cannot learn! That you're lost, all of you! So I want all the white students to stand up. All of my white students, stand up! Come on, don't be shy. Stand up!
[They all do so]
Joe Clark: These are my white pupils; as you can see, they're the same as everybody else! They've got no other place to go. Otherwise, they'd have abandoned us a long time ago, just like everybody else did! So here they are at Eastside High, with the rest of us. You can sit down.
[the white kids take their seats]
Joe Clark: Are you getting my point, people? Am I getting through to you? Whether we sink or we swim, whether we rise or we fall, WE MEET OUR FATE TOGETHER!
[He indicates Ms. Levias, whom he has just dismissed from Eastside on her request]
Joe Clark: Now, it took the help of a very good friend to make me know and understand that. And I do understand that, and I'm grateful. I'm eternally grateful... And now, I've got a message for all those people out there who've abandoned you and written you off! Can you hear me? Good! You are NOT INFERIOR! Your *grades* may be. Your *school* may have been. But you can turn that around, and make liars out of those bastards, in exactly one hour... by taking that test, and passing it! So, here's what I want you to do: Whenever you find your thoughts wandering - and don't say that's not gonna happen - I want you to KNUCKLE BACK DOWN! Remind yourselves what's at stake, and show what Eastside High is all about!
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[with a baseball bat in his hand]
Joe Clark: They used to call me Crazy Joe. Well now they can call me Batman!