My thoughts on Chalk

Chalk was a good movie, but it was a little hard to follow. It’s a quick 84-minute film that sums up the story of a whole school year at Harrison high from the teachers point of view. Mr. Stroope is very determined to get teacher of the year, but some of his students are a little smarter than he is. He gets along well with the students, and keeps them interacted, but he is not a very good teacher. He gets mad when he doesn’t win, and throws a hissy fit in his own classroom. Mean time Mr. Lowrey, a first year history teacher is struggling to find his passion in teaching. He used to be a computer engineer and he is boring in the classroom. He doesn’t get the students excited about class, and he hesitates when he teaches. The PE teacher Coach Webb tries desperately to get the school back in order. She tries disciplining the students for being late, but none of the teachers will respect her even though she is probably the best teacher in the school. Some of the students think she is gay, and she is not happy about that. Towards the end of the movie, she becomes interested in Mr. Lowrey. I think overall the movie was pretty funny, and an accurate example of how our unorganized public schools function in todays world.