As a 4 year high school student under the tutelage of Mr Clark, this scene and many others were sensationalized. I was also in concert choir when the music teacher was let go. Mr. Clark was loud but he was not rude. He didn't yell in anyone's face like that. Yes he did some things in a very unorthodox manner but I promise you he kept us safe and protected. Until this day I carry the lessons he taught me with me and I will be forever grateful to Joe Clark. He was indeed a great man.

@A_Muzik

2 жыл бұрын

Did he fire the choir teacher for not dropping everything to teach students the alma mater?

@moniquedavis7604

2 жыл бұрын

@Cece Princess No she never came back .

@moniquedavis7604

2 жыл бұрын

@@A_Muzik I'm sure it was more complicated than that. But she was there through our Spring concert.

@A_Muzik

2 жыл бұрын

@@moniquedavis7604 So you don't know the entire circumstances behind her termination. Was any part of this scene accurate to what happened?

@moniquedavis7604

2 жыл бұрын

@@A_Muzik No I don't. A lot of the teacher's didn't agree with Mr. Clark, including her. She was actually a tough lady herself. And as I recall she did take legal action but I don't know what became of it.

"Let's accommodate that Mrs. Elliot. You're fire! Get out! Right now!" 😂😂😂😂😂😂

*_"I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR MRS. ELLIOT'S PROBLEMS!!!"_* 🤣🤣🤣!!!

@AliRnBPopAndReggae

7 ай бұрын

“Well you betta’ MAKE TIME!”😂😂😂😂😂

@judahthelion01

6 ай бұрын

@@AliRnBPopAndReggae​​⁠ WE ARE BEING CRUCIFIED BY A PROCESS THAT IS TURNING BLACKS INTO A PERMANENT UNDERCLASS HERE, FRANK! A PERMANENT UNDERCLASS!! No-oh, see? Nobody wants to talk about that. Nobody! Mrs. Elliott's missionary zeal about Mozart has nothing to do with our problem. NOTHING!! What good is Mozart going to do a bunch of children who can't go out and get a JOB?!

@IanDotson-in4dw

18 күн бұрын

You will kowtow you will step and Fetch get used to it it's the way of the world if you're so hard on discipline then God dammit start by accepting mine.

"You are a bully and a despicable man I have nothing to say to you" "Alright lets just accommodate that Mrs Elliot You're Fired!" LOL

@Dee_Nice89

8 жыл бұрын

fine, fine, fired YOU WILL HEAR FROM MY LAWYER 😂😂😂😂😂

@speddygonzales5

7 жыл бұрын

You need a psychiatrist! XD

@Dee_Nice89

7 жыл бұрын

speddygonzales5 GET OUT, RIGHT NOW😂😂😂😂😂😂

@sha11235

7 жыл бұрын

he does.

@andredupuis5461

6 жыл бұрын

fashizzle78 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

They both did great at acting.👏👊

@andredupuis5461

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, 100

@grawakendream8980

2 жыл бұрын

resentment is one of the easiest emotions to act

@brucecaudill1958

Жыл бұрын

Morgan Freeman is without a doubt amazing and the lady on here I remember when she was also in shutter Island she’s a very good actors too.

@Legoflymaster89

10 ай бұрын

​@@brucecaudill1958her name is Robin Bartlett

I love how he slams the doors, and then they open wide up lol

@Dee_Nice89

8 жыл бұрын

MRS. POWERS, I WANT IT QUIET IN HERE RIGHT NOW lol

@sha11235

7 жыл бұрын

It has to do with the pressure on the doors.

@valuecalc

5 жыл бұрын

DRE CRAY , she didn't, either!

@megamanj2004X

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah and all the students and Mrs. Powers are getting a front row seat to a shouting match between Mr. Clark and Mrs. Elliott lol!

@DMVAUDITS

3 жыл бұрын

@@megamanj2004X i be watching too 😄

Screaming in laughter. You do know what cancelled means don't you Ms. Elliott? OVER, FINISHED, TERMINATED 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@datNiggaDebo954

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao lol 😂 I’m screaming watching it RIGHT NOW LOL

@JamesJones-zq7pc

2 жыл бұрын

@@datNiggaDebo954 then later on he was forced to write a letter of apology lol

@datNiggaDebo954

2 жыл бұрын

@@JamesJones-zq7pc lol 😂 right

@hb120877

2 жыл бұрын

@@datNiggaDebo954 that was funny

@amylee8969

Жыл бұрын

@ James Jones And unlike Mr. Darnell, she never came back. She was so mad she clearly left to find another job on her own.

Mrs. Powers, I want it quiet in here right NOW! 😂😂

@charlesreed5506

6 жыл бұрын

Wilson Fisk 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 that’s my favorite part

@carlosvizcarra9795

6 жыл бұрын

Wilson Fisk he scared the fuck out of Mrs powers...lmfao

@mosesdavis6007

5 жыл бұрын

@@carlosvizcarra9795 She looked like a little kid gettin checked by her father all scared and shit 🤣🤣🤣

@JAWrightonline

5 жыл бұрын

Talkin' to Mama Joe (Soul Food) like that...LOL!

@thosefamouskids8450

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣☺️😂😂

"you need a psychiatrist! " LOL

@kwasimensah6013

Жыл бұрын

"You now need a JOB!"

No one could have pulled this role off like Morgan Freeman.

They both had big egos...that's what happens when they collide.

@the.45caliberwizard53

5 жыл бұрын

Captain Hook Clark didn't have an ego, he was trying to regain control of a school that lost control years prior to his arrival, no other principal wanted to work at that school so dr. Napier & Rosenberg practically begged Clark to come there because they knew that Clark could turn that school around, Ms. Elliot's problem was she was frustrated with the way the school was after all those years and she was taking those frustrations out on mr. Clark because she was already irritated that she had to be there, mr. Clark coming in the room just added fuel to that fire

@captainh3831

5 жыл бұрын

Another expert heard from

@sha11235

5 жыл бұрын

Mrs. Elliot wasn't at fault here. She was doing her job. Clark didn't see what her concert had anything to do with getting a job. Well, since the students looked forward to going to NYC and doing this, it would make the students be interested in exploring things. What's wrong with that? I think Clark didn't like this type of music.

@coreythomas3633

5 жыл бұрын

sha11235 shut the fuck up that concert ain’t shit mr Clark was right for firing her

@ffjsb

5 жыл бұрын

Corey, it's clear you didn't get farther than 6th grade English. You'd be one of the kids Mr. Clark kicked out of school for being worthless.

Alright let's just accommodate that! YOU'RE FIRED!!!!! GET OUT, RIGHT NOW!!!!

@arsan2127

7 жыл бұрын

Andromeda Redtails "You need a psychiatrist. Fine! Fine! Fired? Fired? You will hear from my lawyer!!"

@gaffneyrailroading1982

4 жыл бұрын

Question: does the principal really have the power to actually fire teachers? Or would such matters have to go through the board of education?

@jtyler1998

3 жыл бұрын

@@gaffneyrailroading1982 They can fire a teacher at any moment during their probation period. Once a teacher is tenured, the principal can no longer fire a teacher without just cause, as they are protected by their tenure

@mattbartolovich8228

3 жыл бұрын

@@gaffneyrailroading1982 the board

@elpapichulo5393

3 жыл бұрын

@@gaffneyrailroading1982 No they don't, since technically the principal isn't the teachers boss just there supervisor, but the principal can send the board of education or the school district a letter saying that the teacher isn't doing a good enough job at the school and the District/board will make a decision from there on! Although, there is also another way, the principal does have to option to renew or not-renew the teachers contract once the teacher's contract is up therefore terminating his work at the school!

Your concert is canceled! You do know what the means don't you? Over! Finished! Terminated! LMAO

@marquellascott1225

5 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂

@valuecalc

5 жыл бұрын

MrSTAY4545 , his annoying ass needed to be fired.

@cheshire_skatkat9093

5 жыл бұрын

@@valuecalc her woman-splaining ass needed fired.

@nyteowl8069

4 жыл бұрын

@@valuecalc Mr.clark did what he had to do...Put a woman in her place

@valuecalc

4 жыл бұрын

JP 2099 , no. She was attacked and treated like a fool.

They way they both "WHAT" each other is hilarious! Superb scene and great acting!

Mr. Clark's face when he says, "Get out, RIGHT NOW!! xD

@carlosvizcarra9795

5 жыл бұрын

Big eye balls

@valuecalc

5 жыл бұрын

Madison B. , he should go fuck himself.

@amylee8969

3 жыл бұрын

Mr Clark was lucky he didn't get fired himself for treating Mrs Elliot and Mr Darrel with such disrespect. He's damn lucky to be good friends boss/requiter who defended and saved his ass. Any other recruiter would've fired him.

@wonderwoman5732

2 жыл бұрын

@@amylee8969 Thank you!!!

She smacked the wall. She know she wanted to punch it!

@butterflycheeksflowers2815

6 жыл бұрын

tevin brinkley lol

@williamburke1731

5 жыл бұрын

Nah, she probably would've broken her lily white hand, ha ha!

@sha11235

3 жыл бұрын

I think she wanted to punch Clark out.

@jaywad8876

3 жыл бұрын

@@sha11235 hmmm

@DOMtheGrasshopper

Жыл бұрын

Forget the wall, she wanted to punch Clark! Lol

I knew she was trouble when at the beginning of the movie, she dropped her pencil and rolled her eyes. LOL. 🤣

@Jayeye11

3 жыл бұрын

Ikr

@sha11235

3 жыл бұрын

I didn't think she was trouble, she saw that Mr. Clark was being a big of an asshole in his yelling and stuff. I wouldn't have put up with it either.

@metalgrinch

3 жыл бұрын

She dropped her pencil bc she doesn't have any of the drug dealers or miscreants in her classes. She's a music teachers and typically the burnouts and druggies never take chorus but just stupid crap like Spanish or Home Ec cooking crap.

@StreetFighter2010

3 жыл бұрын

@@metalgrinch Nah man she dropped it and flicked it away because she had a major attitude problem LOL

@stevestringer7351

2 жыл бұрын

Yep. So would I if someone came into a meeting of professionals and treated them unprofessionally.

Now that ladies and gentlemen how you act. Good acting right there. Love this scene.

@axx012

3 жыл бұрын

Yea, cant get good acting like this nowadays. Plenty of films back during this age where the acting was at its upmost top.

Mr. Clark and my grandpa must have grown up together!! The only difference between them is their skin color. One of Morgan's greatest roles!!!

@wallstreetbailey4425

3 жыл бұрын

Old school dudes don't play

I think the message here is missed. She wants them to learn Mozart or whatever and yet most of them cannot even pass a basic skills test. This movie is so powerful in so many ways and I think every urban school needs a principal like Mr. Clark.

@JohnDoe-ty4mi

3 жыл бұрын

She’s in charge of music. She was doing a good job. He only cancelled the field trip cuz he wanted to list synonyms like her 🤣🤣

@HoneyKone

3 жыл бұрын

Who says urban school students shouldn’t learn Mozart??

@harlemsoldier421

3 жыл бұрын

@@HoneyKone never said they shouldn't but obviously if they cannot pass a basic skills test, their attention should be focused on that. Learning Mozart won't get them out of high school..

@tarzangrant123

3 жыл бұрын

@@harlemsoldier421 but you’re acting as if Mozart is easy, it’s pretty advanced music, is for them to learn it means they had some smarts. The issue I think is centered around the students never feeling like any of the staff cares for them

@harlemsoldier421

3 жыл бұрын

@@tarzangrant123 in the movie, Mr. Clark makes a reference to learning Mozart but being unable to pass a basic skills test. But I also think he wanted them to learn the school song to give them a sense of pride. Very powerful movie all around. I grew up in NYC when schools were like this, so I can definitely relate.

So he fired Mrs. Elliot for talking back to him but only suspends Mr Darnell after he threatens to kick his ass? Okay then 😂

@fivehundrediq5212

2 жыл бұрын

Then he threw his table over him, But later in the movie the superintendent made Clark reinstate him.

@danielwadford3699

2 жыл бұрын

Probably because he couldn't afford to fire Darnell because he was the assistant football coach and he was an English teacher whereas Elliot simply taught music.

@RichV20

2 жыл бұрын

Mrs. Elliot most likely had tenure with good reviews, but with control issues. She would've went to the union or their/her lawyer and been able to overturn Joe's firing. Benson the Super/HNIC said we couldn't get her back now anyway. With her sterling resume and just showing the front page headlines of Crazy Joe, she'd have no problem getting a job in another school district.

@morriswallace6233

2 жыл бұрын

I really like his acting on this character, but this scene right here , he was totally wrong, butthurt cause she didnt kiss his ass just like his boss said. But i still was down for JOE but he was tripping right there

@danielmoore2320

2 жыл бұрын

Not Quite true he did say after the that that he was suspended indefinitely but the sorry super interdependent reinstated him

That was good acting I was on the edge of my seat

@lauralarrabee7870

2 жыл бұрын

It’s rare to see that caliber of acting and even more rare to see a woman go toe to toe with Morgan Freeman

@shawndamccormick278

2 жыл бұрын

@@lauralarrabee7870 do you see that she's from AHS?

@lauralarrabee7870

2 жыл бұрын

@@shawndamccormick278 I’m not super into that show. But I do have friends that are on set pretty frequently. AHS had this amazing set built a few seasons back.

@TL2354

2 жыл бұрын

Were you?

"Now?" "Yes NOW!" Mr. Clark kills me with that every time

@madlib72

5 жыл бұрын

Me too

@LeeLee19901

2 жыл бұрын

😅😅😅😅😅

This scene always makes me laugh.

@butterflycheeksflowers2815

6 жыл бұрын

I'm Beautiful me too

@charleshouston9114

5 жыл бұрын

Ms Elliott: now. Joe Clark: yes now! 😂😂

@amylee8969

3 жыл бұрын

@I'm Beautiful Sure it's funny in a movie. But it wouldn't be so funny if they same thing happened to you. Getting fired just for setting kids up for motivation and success. Mrs Elliot was right.....Clark was jealous that Mrs. Elliot was well liked and respected by students and staff while Joe Clark was feared and passive aggressive.

@nilevalleyafrican9451

2 жыл бұрын

@@amylee8969 like I said in the other comments, the person who make these comments are weirdo's or a narcissist

@ContextEffects

2 жыл бұрын

@@amylee8969 The teachers weren't doing a good job running the school until Clark stepped in. The least they could do is show some respect.

Alright, let’s just accommodate that, Mrs. Elliot. You’re fired! RIP, Joe Clark.

"Get out! Right now!" LMAO

@Rambo1983

8 жыл бұрын

That never gets old lmao

@chrismartin4502

2 жыл бұрын

Find Fired fired you will hear from my lawyer

8 people sang like that in New York and wasn't invited back.

@ThatDoesntWorkForMeBrother

3 жыл бұрын

Now it’s 50 people. Lol

i hated Mrs Elliot in lean on me and i couldnt stand her in dangerous minds lol. So she got fired from being a music teacher in one school then went to another school and became assistant principle lol.

@sha11235

7 жыл бұрын

That's another character.

@cedriccoles4335

5 жыл бұрын

That's the problem with women man. They wanna start a fight with a man and go boo hoo when they fight back

@ENTERTAINMENT35

5 жыл бұрын

Lol yes!!!!

@FONZIEGOBRAZY

3 жыл бұрын

@@sha11235 Oh jeez you don’t say? I thought it was the same character you fucking idiot.

@sha11235

3 жыл бұрын

@@FONZIEGOBRAZY You don't have to get nasty.

I like that this movie realistically showed the good and the bad of someone like Joe Clark. He cared about the kids and took his job of turning the school around seriously. He was tough. At the same time, at least as he was portrayed in this movie, he was fanatical and couldn’t grasp that you cannot bully everyone, that adults generally won’t tolerate being infantilized, and that none of us are perfect enough to be that sanctimonious all the time.

@sha11235

3 жыл бұрын

I don't feel that you can learn under his reign. It is one thing to discipline, but to intimidate others is another thing. He couldn't see what Mrs. Elliot was trying to do with the concert in NY. The kids would be excited to go to the big city and do this. It might even make them pursue music or maybe something else. It does help a school when they do these things. Clark couldn't get it because he is an idiot.

@AlexanderNixonArtHistory

3 жыл бұрын

well said.

@AlexanderNixonArtHistory

3 жыл бұрын

@@sha11235 I think you completely missed the important critique of Mrs. Elliot here too; she's part of the problem. Zero respect for authority, bigger picture.

@danielorr7124

3 жыл бұрын

@@sha11235 Agree totally. When he said Mozart won't help them get a job she should have said "Neither will learning the school song!" And there is more to education than getting a job, learning classical music can make them more cultured and broaden their horizons.

@danielorr7124

3 жыл бұрын

@@AlexanderNixonArtHistory She was disrespectful to Clark in front of the students and that is no good, however bullying Mrs. Elliot in front of the students isn't any better. Discipline doesn't work unless there is mutual respect and if the teacher's authority is not undermined by anyone ( at least not publicly, they could have had the same conversation in private).

The guy walked in the middle of a lesson to be a jerk, and punished the kids by taking away the field trip cuz he didn’t like what he heard. I always hated this guy when I saw this as a kid

"I want the name of every hoodlum, drug dealer on my desk by noon today." She drops the pencil. Love it.

5 жыл бұрын

I forgot about that scene. Very subtle act of rebellion on her part.

@owenwexler7214

4 жыл бұрын

Foreshadowing of the blowup conflict to come.

*“Prepared.* You _do_ know what that means? It means capable, ready, and up to your job.” *“CANCELLED.* You do know what cancelled means, don’t you, Mrs. Elliot? Over, finished, terminated.” How it sucks when the shoe is on the other foot.

Legend has it Mr. Clark is still waiting to hear from Mrs. Elliott's lawyer

@darleneslaughter4734

3 жыл бұрын

Lol!!😆

@Dee_Nice89

2 жыл бұрын

@@darleneslaughter4734 probably couldn't afford one 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Yo I died laughing at the "who do you think you are talking to" part!! 😂😂🤣 and the "mrs powers I want it quiet in here right now" lol to funny

@fivehundrediq5212

2 жыл бұрын

How was that funny?

@josiahirondreads3211

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@AliRnBPopAndReggae

7 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

I don't think a principal can just fire a teacher like that.

@RichardTetta

2 жыл бұрын

lol, what no union at Old Eastside High?

@bryansanchez8448

2 жыл бұрын

@@RichardTetta I guess not 😂🤣

@arbin.m.5089

Жыл бұрын

Motherfucker this was Old Eastside High. This movie was released in 1989. So it actually happened a few years prior with Joe Clark. It wasn't based on 2022 soft ass standards like today.

@MicahiLove

4 ай бұрын

They can if there is no union lol. In other cases, the principal would only be able to fire them at the end of the year (not ask them to comeback next year).

@bryansanchez8448

4 ай бұрын

@@MicahiLove I would think the principal would have to go through the school board, and not be able to just say your fired.

Great scene....both actors were phenomenal!

Music teacher was too privileged. Glad she was fired. While Mr. Elliot was in a war to save the school, certain teachers remained oblivious to the situation and refused to help. The pompous and arrogant privilege of that music teacher showed off in her amazingly tone-deaf response to Mr. Elliot’s demand that the school song be made a priority. Sometimes change is necessary. A choir concert being cancelled is not the end of the world. Good job, Mr. Elliot!

@Lightner445555555555

2 жыл бұрын

Then again...she's white so of course you're going to be biased 🙄.

@Renegade2786

Жыл бұрын

Mr Clark, not Mr Elliott.

MRS. POWERS, I WANT IT QUIET IN HERE RIGHT NOW #Lol

"You need a Psychiatrist!"

Kids always enjoy seeing teachers and principals fight.

I liked Morgan Freeman' s character Joe Clark for the most part despite his hot-headedness. However, he was wrong here because she was just doing her job. Clark's main issue was that his temper and lack of empathy alienated the very people that he needed on his side. Now I agree that she was a bit out of line for speaking to him in the manner she did given he was the principal but understandably she was venting her frustrations. Instead of firing her he could have just suspended her for a short period.

@InfernosReaper

2 жыл бұрын

The sad part is that I even get where Joe's coming from on that school song thing, too. He just got so caught up in his "my way or the highway" crap that it didn't even occur to him to try to explain what he was thinking and why. Doesn't really excuse him undermining the authority of his staff by *interrupting* their class to tell them to do something that could just be mentioned after class or between them. No one's really right in that situation, at the end of the day, but as the superior, he should've handled it better.

@blankspace5185

2 жыл бұрын

@@InfernosReaper I agree with this, I get both sides , the music teacher was definitely a snob and disrespectful to her superior but she was just doing her job , at the same time Clark is the schools head of authority and he should get respect from teachers but you can’t just barge in and berate the teacher in from of the kids in the middle of class like that. If anything it would have been better to have a meeting with her after class and hash out the hostilities like that in a private manner . Least the scene was funny af though

@InfernosReaper

2 жыл бұрын

@@blankspace5185 Yeah. Hell, berating the teacher in front of the student over such a seemingly minor matter undermines the teacher's authority. Trying to unify the kids through the school song doesn't mean anything if the unity and credibility of the school's faculty is undermined in the process

@blankspace5185

2 жыл бұрын

​@@InfernosReaper True. He does state to realize that later in the movie though when Mr.Darnell was reinstates and said "you shouldn't have fired me in the first place" after clark thanks him and nods, and even when the vice principal tears him one rightfully so and he realizes that he truly needs to tone it down and isn't in the alone . Lots of lessons learned but you could tell her really did make a change in out the kids and staff looked at themselves and school. My favorite motivational movie

You question my judgement, my incompetence, my intelligence. Mr. Clark is on fire!!! 😂😂😂😂

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣"Mrs. Powell I want it quiet in here right now!!"🤣🤣🤣

@AliRnBPopAndReggae

7 ай бұрын

That funny part always gets me🫵🏽🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😃😄🤣

"Now?"... " YES NOW!!!" Hahahaha

@madlib72

5 жыл бұрын

Dead 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Mr. Clark was wrong for cancelling Mrs. Elliott's concert and for firing her along with arguing with her like that. The lady was just doing her job. Not bothering a soul. I know how she feels. I remember a principal like that at in Detroit. An alternative middle school. They were nerve-wracking as hell. I NEVER looked back at that place ever again.

@amylee8969

Жыл бұрын

@ Wonder Woman I agree. Yes….Mr. Clark deserves respect and praise. He cleaned up and improved possibly one of the worst schools in the area. But to get respect, you have to give it. No matter how much authority you have. I can’t stand bosses or higher authorities who disrespect their workers like crap and treat them like slaves rather then employees. Respect and good attitudes must go both ways!

He acted like an ass in this case. Nobody has the right to barge in a classroom and interrupt a teacher, unless the teacher isn't doing their job or there's an emergency.

@ANTHONY0808able

2 жыл бұрын

Yes this is the kind of stupid shit that Robert Guillorme chewed his ass up about in the classic HNIC scene.

@axonis2306

2 жыл бұрын

@@ANTHONY0808able Can you give me some context ? I'm not a US citizen, but I did find this movie very interesting.

@dblevins343

2 жыл бұрын

@@axonis2306 I think he's referring to another scene in the movie where he and his friend (who is in a position even above him) have an argument and his friend chews him out. As for the American school system, this vaguely looks like our school system. This is an old movie so it's not really accurate for today. However the movie is supposed to represent a school in a low income area multiple decades ago. The way school funding works in America is that they are funded by the local communities taxes. One problem this can lead to is that low income areas don't have a lot of money going towards their school system. (This is still true to today but funding for the low income schools will also pull from higher income areas to to try and prevent the school from falling behind.) It's also worth noting that children in low income homes are also more likely to end up not caring about school or getting themselves into serious trouble. The reasons behind this are complicated but I tutor kids like this. So this story is basically doing 2 thing to try and achieve one outcome. Those two things were one, fixing up the school. Two, fixing g up the kids. The school was in shambles and full of bad teachers and people who were fine with just getting by and not worried about the children they were teaching. The kids were mixed. Many of them had no respect for the school or for each other and these kids ruined the environment for the kids who did care. Thus these kids either had to leave or change their aditude towards school. What this resulted in was a school that could function as a school once the changes were made.

@PepperJade93

2 жыл бұрын

@@axonis2306 Hi there. He meant that later in the movie, the superintendent, Mr. Clark's boss, yelled at Mr. Clark for firing her and for suspending Mr. Darnell. Mr. Clark was a great man but he had a bit of attitude problem in this scene. They both did.

@axonis2306

2 жыл бұрын

@@PepperJade93 I agree. After watching the movie, I came to the conclusion that in this particular school this was the only way to fix issues. It needed military discipline which is exactly what Mr. Clark did, to both students and teachers. I do admire the movie for not trying to cover it up.

"you need a PSYCHIATRIST" LOL I FUCKING DIED

@foodflicksandfun253

5 ай бұрын

It absolutely blows my mind of how Joe Clark is a hero! Treating people like garbage to get your own way and not understand the human being is not a way to be!

@supernaturalawesome1

5 ай бұрын

​@@foodflicksandfun253 It's more about perspective. He cared about saving the school and getting test scores up. Not about a music concert. He asks later, "What good is Mozart when half these kids won't be able to get a job?". That's where his concern is. That being said, he did overreact.

its one thing to respect your boss but if he/she blatantly talks down to you like Clark did to her what would you have done ppl?

@drtroyturner7464

6 жыл бұрын

Genesys Wyatt What? That's called every day working Black.

@valuecalc

5 жыл бұрын

Dark Demonik , do you mean Mexican?

@mucholangs

4 жыл бұрын

That school is not where you talk nice.

@sha11235

3 жыл бұрын

I would've said to Mr. Clark, "I heard what you said. I thought you were finished. What else did you want to say?"

@rustyshackleford1040

3 жыл бұрын

She was right. His insecurities make him a bully.

Joe Clark’s Thoughts: “oh no you didn’t just dismiss me like that. Let me show you what the HNIC really means.”

@val9170

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@hiawathaclemons

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😆😆😆🤣🤣😭😭

@TinaTate00

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣oh she learned QUICK!!!

@BrotherDerrick3X

4 жыл бұрын

She didn't see the H, and the IC, only the N.

@majik31401

4 жыл бұрын

@jessica Cloud9 MR DARNELL CHECKED HIS ASS AND FLIPPED THE DESK

That's some dang good acting right there on both of them.

To be fair. This school was in complete disarray. He had to act like a dictator in order to get things done.

@mikegallant811

3 жыл бұрын

I have no choice but to agree with you on that. I also think Clark did the right thing expelling the bad apples. The school was as bad as Brandel was in The Principal, if not worse!

@MicahiLove

4 ай бұрын

Very true. I disagree with how he treated Ms. Elliot, but I get what he wanted to do. I'm the same way at my school RIGHT NOW. Everyone needs to know the school song! 😂

@islandblind

12 күн бұрын

I'm late for this comment, but here goes. You can get things done without making all of the people who work under you hate you. Mr. Clark seemed to realize that later on the movie. Sometimes, he did the wrong thing, like chaining the fire exits shut, but for the right reason, protecting the students..

Regardless of who you think was in the right and in the wrong here, I can't imagine that firing a teacher in any public school system is that simple. It cannot be done on the spot like that, even if the teacher doesn't have tenure.

She had an attitude from jump. During the staff meeting when Mr. Clark ask to write down all the hoodlums she just threw her pen on the desk

@lildurk3004

3 жыл бұрын

Now thats disrespectful it shows that you dont care

@macarthurclutch4436

3 жыл бұрын

I saw that. Was glad Mr. Clark gave her the deuces. Didnt care much for her anyway.

@LEGENDPantherJennings

3 жыл бұрын

@@macarthurclutch4436 ikr

@ericmcgowan1993

3 жыл бұрын

Typical new Yorker

@robertrodriguez787

3 жыл бұрын

@@macarthurclutch4436 doesn't give the man the right to treat his people like the enemy . the enemy was out there trying to close the school . these were people trying to teach these students . I mean you seem to forget the beginning were that teacher was carried out in a stretcher when he tried to stop a fight that's who these teachers were that he was being hard on

You do know what canceled means , don’t you Mrs. Elliot. OVER, TERMINATED, FINISHED!! 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@judahthelion01

6 ай бұрын

WHY?! These children have worked too hard!!

I used to side with Joe Clark on this due to my history of being subservient to people who were authoritarians like Clark. Now I side with Mrs. Elliott to an extent. I admit that she did get disrespectful and from day one she didn't like the way he took charge like Chairman Mao or Kim Jong. However in this scene, he was rude as hell. Barging in on a rehearsal to request that she made sure that over 1,000 students learn the alma mater was blatantly disrespectful and disregarding of what her classroom procedure is. And no Joe Clark, learning the alma mater is not that serious or so urgent where you need to suspend students for not knowing it. And to hell with school pride. What good is school pride when the students' test passing percentage rate is less than 50%? This was indicative of Clark being a power drunken egomaniac. Thank you Dr. Napier for nailing Clark's ass to the wall for this and his treatment of Mrs. Elliott and Mr. Darnell.

@A_Muzik

4 жыл бұрын

@Slim Pickens The school song could have waited. It wasn't on the minimum basic skills test. By the way, she had no missionary zeal about Mozart. His music is just customary in school choruses just like spirituals

@hehhehhuhhuh7014

3 жыл бұрын

@@A_Muzik Yes this is all true. But that is why Dr. Napier and Mrs. Levias ripped Mr. Clark a new a**hole for his antics which lead to his inspirational speech and his acknowledgement to Mrs. Levias about his need to see the whole picture.

@wiseass2149

2 жыл бұрын

That's a fact.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but Ms Elliot established early on, by sarcastically dropping her pencil at the staff meeting, that she would not respect the authority of Clark. I'm sure that if Clark didn't see it, he definitely discerned her condescending attitude, like any good leader can do, when his people are before him.

@richardkennedy9771

4 жыл бұрын

Oh, I’m positive he didn’t miss that, if he didn’t miss Darnell picking up paper

@amylee8969

Жыл бұрын

@ The Scatman That doesn’t mean she disrespected him. I’m sure Mrs Elliot gave him some type of respect. Maybe she was just having a bad day during that meeting.

@thescatman5029

Жыл бұрын

@amylee8969 The "bad day at the meeting" could've been excused, if that was it. Then, she went at him, during her rehearsal. That's twice. Two times shows disrespect!

@gerawallstar3487

7 ай бұрын

​@thescatman5029 the first part would have been understandable. However, she did disrespect Mr. Clark during her rehearsal. That shows she does not care at all about Mr. Clark nor the students.

I was actually always on team Mrs Elliott on this scene

@valuecalc

5 жыл бұрын

Dark Knight , me, too.

@nene1082

5 жыл бұрын

@@valuecalc Same. Nobody cares about the school song anyway. When I graduated from HS, I had no idea that we even HAD a school song. I've sung it only one time, and that was it. I didn't get fired for it, lol.

@valuecalc

5 жыл бұрын

Tranisha Thomas , I am not shocked. A school song has to be mentioned more frequently for students to know about it; singing it is another matter. That Clarke was a chilly bastard and very inconsiderate of others. Screw him. I was so happy when Ms. Barrett was voted to the school board so that she could lead the charge "to vote his black ass out of there." He deserved her anger.

@JAWrightonline

5 жыл бұрын

@@valuecalc Ms. Barrett, huh? Instead of getting herself voted ON the school board, she needed to get herself OFF welfare.

@valuecalc

5 жыл бұрын

Joseph Wright , perhaps being a member of the board provided her with the income needed to get off welfare. I was happy when she was put on it. Clark was a bully and too arrogant. She was ready to slam his ass.

Mr. Clark lacked tact to be sure, but she was clearly insubordinate. She had an attitude from the moment she laid eyes on him, and that attitude clearly was "I don't intend to let this man tell me what to do."

@thegsk

3 жыл бұрын

Hold up you trying to say Mr Clark didn't bully the staff cause he thought he was hot shit. wrongo. He learned late in the movie you want respect you gotta give it. (bows)

@stevestringer7351

2 жыл бұрын

Wrong... she had a job to do. The job was to train the stude ts that were scheduled to be in her class. She had her stude ts under control and were probably among the best in the school. I believe your view of insubordination was really competence and she was not going to be bullied. I too am a music teacher and absolutely would not be bullied either.

@glennanderson2254

2 жыл бұрын

@@stevestringer7351 Would you teach the school song as emphatically as Mozart upon request?

@A_Muzik

2 жыл бұрын

@@glennanderson2254 To the students in my class, yes. If they're not in my class, not my concern.

@tjhookit

2 жыл бұрын

No.....he was simply being an asshole and a bully. He could have continued the conversation outside of class hours but didn't....rather decided to pull rank on her right then. This was affirmed when the superintendent got up his ass for firing her, and costing the school their best teacher. My mother was a high school teacher for 25 years, and genuinely cared about her students.....had she been disrespected like this in front of them it would have been really, really ugly. Give respect to get it.

Damn it that was wrong, Ms Elliot had them set up to open up for Metallica, how could he do this

@hehhehhuhhuh7014

3 жыл бұрын

Lennon Wankjob: LMAO!!!

"I would love to stay and chat Mr. Clark but I have a concert next week and I would like to be prepared." "WhAt?" "P R E P A R E D, you do know what that means. It means Ready. Capable. And up to your job." "What Concert Mrs. Elliott!?" "The one at Lincoln Center, we do it every year." "Until Now! Your Concert Is Cancelled!" "what?" "CANCELLED! You Do Know What Cancelled Means Don't you Mrs. Elliott? Over. Finished. Terminated."

@stephanieblackley9037

3 жыл бұрын

Why These Children Work Too Hard.

@datNiggaDebo954

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@judahthelion01

6 ай бұрын

@@stephanieblackley9037For not telling me for one thing!

I jus realize something..my old elementary school really needed a principal like Joe Clark💯💯

@amylee8969

Жыл бұрын

Majority of schools these days do. Too many kids getting away with disrespecting staff members and their peers and getting little to no consequences. It’s like the school board doesn’t give a damn about their well-being, as they have extremely low expectations for kids. People like Joe Clark have high expectations, as a result, kids aim for that goal.

What concert, Mrs. Elliott? The one in Lincoln Center; we do it every year... Until now. Your concert is cancelled. What? *CANCELLED!* You know what cancelled means, don't you, Mrs. Elliott? Over. Finished. Terminated. LOL. She deserved that.

@cedriccoles4335

8 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@abenjam2

7 жыл бұрын

lol he was so mean to her

@sha11235

7 жыл бұрын

He didn't like the idea of it being a Mozart concert.

@themouse6539

6 жыл бұрын

LMAO

@jwilliams7554

6 жыл бұрын

She didn't do anything wrong in this scene. She respecfully agreed to learn the school song and he got an attitude because she didn't kiss his ass. He might as well cancelled music and sports programs all together because he treated the coach and music teacher like crap.

0:28 "Mrs.Elliott, May I see you in the hall please?" 2:01 "YOU'RE FIRED!"

Fired! Terminated! No longer employed! Dust in your wallet.😂😂😭

@terrellgibbs2456

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@delgriffith7949

3 жыл бұрын

I dont get the dust part

@TDee205

3 жыл бұрын

@@delgriffith7949 no money so it’s dusty from being empty of no funds

@craigfelter

Жыл бұрын

After the wrongful termination lawsuit, her wallet would have been dust free.

Don't question the HNIC.

@timmylong833

3 жыл бұрын

Huh?

Great acting on both their parts.

Fired Fired Fired!!! No, you’ll hear from my lawyer 😡 👋 🤣🤣🤣🤣

mr clark. cancelling shit before it even became a thing.

CANCELLED! You do know what cancelled means, don't you? Called off! Terminated!

@mjbrock360

9 жыл бұрын

Why?! These children have worked too hard!

@MJBYouTubeNetwork

9 жыл бұрын

mjbrock360 For not telling me for one thing..,

Alright, let's just accommodate that! ! You're FIRED! !

@baul104

2 ай бұрын

GET OUT--RIGHT NOW!

I admire a woman like Mrs Elliott it takes guts to stand up to a man like Mr Clark he probably respected her for it too

Bwahhhh!!! What gets me rolling about the scene is the fact that people think a principal can fire a teacher!

@americanoutdoorsman_1133

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly the principal can only recommend a teacher be terminated it’s up to the superintendent and school board to make the decision.

Her: Now?? Him: Yes now Me: 😂😂😂

We need more joe Clark's for todays youth

@chairannmcqueen1620

3 жыл бұрын

Especially How He Deal With Bad Special Ed Teachers & Teachers Rude Abusive,Racist Type of Way.

@joewhitehead3

2 жыл бұрын

You mean ones who fire choir directors no good reason?

@skxlter5747

2 жыл бұрын

@@joewhitehead3 u completely missed the point

@joewhitehead3

2 жыл бұрын

@@skxlter5747 I understood what your point was, I just think it woulda been better if you posted it on a different scene. Know what I mean?

@BrianLG100

Жыл бұрын

The entire US of A needs a man Like Joe Clark.

It’s amazing all these kids in the video now are grandparents.

"Mrs. Elliot I don't like being ignored like that." "You mean when you barge into my classroom, interrupting me, my assistant, and all the students? And for what? To talk about something that could have easily been discussed at the next staff meeting or written in a memo." She was spot on about him demanding respect but not giving any. That said, the business about the concert was funny, especially in a school falling apart like that.

@valuecalc

5 жыл бұрын

rs232killer , he was an arrogant jackass. I was happy that she didn't put up with his bullshit.

@JAWrightonline

5 жыл бұрын

@@valuecalc She didn't have to put up with his BS anymore...because he fired her ass!!! LOL!!!

@valuecalc

4 жыл бұрын

Joseph Wright , that creep had no authority to fire anyone.

@Persill-gb5jq

4 жыл бұрын

He's the boss, she's the employee, Joe Clark didn't like ANY of the teachers there because he had to be uprooted from a job he liked to a job he didn't like just because the teachers and the other staff weren't competent enough to keep those kids under control

@thosefamouskids8450

4 жыл бұрын

Y'all must be white 💀

A great scene from an awesome movie. Those students didn't deserve to go to that concert in New York City... At least, not at this point in the movie.

Used to work as a teacher in NY. The principal is the boss. If the principal doesn't want you working at their school then you're gone immediately. (doesn't mean you can't work at another school) I know Clarke was wilding out but she was trippin if she thought she was gonna get away talking to him like that.

@getitboy83

3 жыл бұрын

That’s insane. Principals are not supposed to have the power to fire a teacher. It’s supposed to be the Board of Education or Superintendent. If your school was this way, something is wrong.

@apb38

3 жыл бұрын

@@getitboy83 Teachers are a dime a dozen while principals are not. He was ill mannered AND he was specifically sent there by the Superintendent in a CRISIS situation. His word was law in that school and yes she was insubordinate and that is a terminating offence. He was sent there by the Superintendent, so as he said in the movie he was the HNIC when the Superintendent isn't around.

@getitboy83

3 жыл бұрын

@@apb38 clearly, the superintendent didn’t think so because he made Joe Clark write a formal apology to her and wanted him to get her back. Clearly, you are wrong in your assessment and her actions were NOT insubordination or a terminating offense. Also, he didn’t say he was the HNIC when the superintendent isn’t around. He just said he is the HNIC, which the superintendent made very clear he was not.

@apb38

3 жыл бұрын

@@getitboy83 Bro you can believe what ever you want its just a movie but in real life the principal runs the school. I know because I've worked with many over the course of my career. The principal visits your classroom randomly 4 times a year to assess you and if you are not up to par can dismiss you. And they can cancel trips. Seen that done more than once. The principal is my boss. My first job was to replace a teacher they didn't want anymore period.

@getitboy83

3 жыл бұрын

@@apb38 kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZaimxLCiesaqfbA.html I’ll just leave this here. I will believe what I want and as someone who works in education, the Principal may “run the school” as you claim, but that does not give him/her the power to terminate a teacher. Only the Board of Education has that power to dismiss a teacher, tenure or otherwise. www.google.com/amp/s/www.newjerseylawyersblog.com/amp/rights-untenured-teachers-new-jersey-employment-law/ www.google.com/amp/s/www.esqnj.com/amp/teachers-principals-superintendents-administrators-and-other-edu.html Furthermore, the music teacher he fired in the movie was never fired in real life. That teacher was transferred two years after he got there. www.google.com/amp/s/www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-03-03-ca-285-story.html%3f_amp=true So you can believe what you want and I will choose to believe facts and history. Also, just because you have seen something done, does not constitute legality. By the way, approval, denial, and cancellation of school field trips is also another area of responsibility for the board in New Jersey.

Until now, your concert is cancelled. CANCELLED! You don't know what Cancelled means don't you Mrs. Elliott. Over, finished, Terminated!

@stephanieblackley9037

5 жыл бұрын

Why These Children Work Too Hard

@Dee_Nice89

2 жыл бұрын

@@stephanieblackley9037 FOR NOT TELLING ME FOR ONE!!!!

@stephanieblackley9037

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dee_Nice89 You're Bully And Despicable Man I Had Nothing To Say

@Dee_Nice89

2 жыл бұрын

@@stephanieblackley9037 Alright let's just accommodate that Mrs. Elliott, YOU'RE FIRED!!!!!

@stephanieblackley9037

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dee_Nice89 GET OUT Fired You Here From My Lawyer

"Who do you think you're talkin' to?" LOL

@judahthelion01

6 ай бұрын

A man who seems to be threatened when any other adult in this school does something that the children like.

I WANT IT QUIET IN HERE RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He got suspended and had to apologize to her. Lol. My favorite line. You are so intent on discipline then you take some.

@finchborat

3 ай бұрын

But we don't know if he actually did. I long assumed he never did and stuck by his actions.

@mikekillagreen9432

3 ай бұрын

@@finchborat Speak for yourself

I met Mr Clark once at a lecture he gave at Akron University in 1990! Glad I did!

Dude is such an unpleasant jerk I would have hated working for him!

Karen, you're fired!

This clip makes me laugh so much.

@andredupuis5461

3 жыл бұрын

Me too.

Prepared. You do know what that means. 😂😂😂...You do know what canceled means...😂😂

Joe said in an interview that a good bit of the movie was exaggerated. In any case he turned the school around and changed a lot of students lives

I love you Joe Clark Rest In Peace🥲🥲🥲

every one in this movie be going at each other

I cannot blame her for getting angry. His arrogance was too much to deal with. Forget his nonsense.

The music teacher was in the wrong.

Great to see patronizing condescending teacher get owned

@michaelterrell5061

3 жыл бұрын

@Fred Wright I don’t think so, I think she was a good teacher and teaching Mozart offers much more educational value than teaching a school song.

It’s funny to see people say Clark was right lol y’all do realize that Clark didn’t just act this way with Mrs. Elliott, he did to to every teacher in that school. Mrs. Elliott, like Mr. Darnell both were the first to not take his bullying, stand up for themselves, and fire back. The issue I think is since Mrs. Elliott was a white woman teaching the students Mozart, Clark felt that didn’t help in the long run with children who can’t read or write, so he felt getting rid her was better.

@amylee8969

Жыл бұрын

To be fair, lots of classes were forced to take in high school don’t help us in the long run. When was the last time you used those Algebraic equations in the real world to help with your job, bills, raising kids, etc. In reality, it was only the basic reading, writing and math schools we learned in elementary that we applied to the real world.

You do know what cancelled means don't you?

“You do know what canceled means don’t you Mrs Elliot ? 😂

She was doing what she wanted to do for her own ego.. "I have a concert.." He wanted to make it beneficial for the kids future. She said "They've worked to hard." What she meant was.. "I've worked to hard."

@amylee8969

Жыл бұрын

@ nmorgan24 Then Clark shouldn’t prioritize the school song over more important things. I graduated high school with decent grades and didn’t know a single lyric of our school song……nor that we had one in the first place. Plus elective courses and extracurricular activities are a good way to improve their GPA. Plus it can go on their college applications. Stuff like this look good on college applications and it teaches real life lessons such as teamwork.

This never happened. There was a music teacher that Mr. Clark had some run ins with, but she taught everyone the school song and was transferred to a different school two years after he got there. People should remember that movies are fiction. They change and leave out a lot of stuff in order to make the story interesting and compelling as a movie. We should always keep that in mind.

@yummylemons172

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah this movie took a lot of creative license. The Mr Darnell thing happened but not for the reason in the film

@HappyRoach1

3 жыл бұрын

Also the Joe Clark cleaned up the school, but he never got the test scores up. The movie shows Clark cleaning up the school in one year, it took the real Clark several years.

East Side High School students had their ups and downs

he comes across as way too egotistical and ignorant