Billie Jean
everything I did wrong...worked.
I saw this bullshyt on TV. I don't think I've cringed this much at a movie ever
How was it
How was it
What did you think of those white teacher comes to inner-city school movies when they came out?
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Never saw any of them except Freedom Writers.
It was about as pandering and embarrassing as I thought it would be
It was about as pandering and embarrassing as I thought it would be
There are minority teachers that touches the life's of kids every day in the hood. How many movies are made of those? I've had white teachers that really cared and did what they can in the hostile schools I grew up in but let's not discount the minorities do that as well while also living in the hood with them.
West Coast Avenger
West Coastin & Smokin
What about this one though....
....Samuel L. took them ese's out.... 
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The Principal was a good one....
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....The Principal was a good one....
JamesJabdi
Superstar
its basically white savior movies with a feminist touch when hood films were popping.
More importantly, how did watching these films impact what white teachers expected of the Black students they eventually went on to teach in these communities.
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Teachers' Expectations Can Influence How Students Perform
Teachers' expectations about their students' abilities affect classroom interactions in myriad ways that can impact student performance. Students expected to succeed, for example, get more time to answer questions and more specific feedback. But training aimed at changing teaching behavior can...
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This. The message is just repackaged.
saturn7
Politics is an EXCHANGE!!!
Those shyts were racist AF looking back.
A white teacher goes to the inner city to civilize the savage and uncivilized black and brown teens.
A white teacher goes to the inner city to civilize the savage and uncivilized black and brown teens.
Samuel bodied that eseWhat about this one though....
....Samuel L. took them ese's out....
The Principal was a good one....
...
Toe Jay Simpson
Searchin’
In 187 when Samuel walked in and ol girl was laying butt necked on that couch, what would y’all have done?
Cause I think he should have told her parents as well
Cause I think he should have told her parents as well