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McGraw-Hill FilmsMaintaining Classroom Discipline (1947)

Good and bad methods of disciplining inappropriate classsroom behavior.


This movie is part of the collection: Prelinger Archives

Producer: McGraw-Hill Films
Sponsor: N/A
Audio/Visual: Sd, B&W
Keywords: Social guidance; Society: Education

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: Oldskooltie - - June 19, 2008
Subject: How not to teach anything
Its clear he lost control and no bodies behavior was good but the teaching approach was bad as as nothing was taught or explained to the studends.
I am keen on good manners and good class conduct but when the problem comes from the teaching methods that has to be corrected first. Even then this teacher has lost his credibility and would not ever find class confidence again.

Reviewer: ERD - - September 2, 2005
Subject: Still a good after 58 years!
This was a very well made instructional movie for teachers. While there are new & different problems in the modern schools, the basic ideas of this film still holds.

Reviewer: Chris Watkins - - February 23, 2004
Subject: Excellent Message
This film is a must! The opening messages are exactly what the best research on classroom behaviour tells us:
1. The vast majority of behaviour problems in the classrom involve minor breaches of discipline.
2. These incidents originate in the classroom situation itself and are within the control of the teacher.
3. Disciplinary problems in the classroom are symptoms of underlying weaknesses in total learning situation.
I love using this with teachers - who love it too - and the classic voice tone of the commentator is a bonus!
Chris Watkins
co-author Improving School Behaviour.

Reviewer: Spuzz - - November 1, 2003
Subject: 4 detentions for you!! (finger wag)
An oddball film about discipline, we are shown a Mr. Grimes who totally loses control of his math class. Frustrated by the low marks, he takes it out on the students (while holding a protractor, is that symbolic?) by essentially calling them morons. Of course, this only goads the students into picking on Grimes a bit more until he's passing out detentions left and right (with excessive finger wagging). Now, what is wrong here? The film says it's the teacher, you see by being calm with the students, why, the classroom will be calm with you? As Bill Cosby would say, "Riiiiight." If you have unruly students, just laugh it off, make a witty comment and everything will be hunky dory again! Riiiight. God, I can just see the beginnings of a total henpecked teacher with the classroom just rolling all over him. This film is quite funny actually, and is highly reccomended!

Reviewer: Steve Nordby - - September 6, 2003
Subject: "symptoms of underlying weaknesses in total learning situations"
Bad teacher Mr. Grimes uses insults and totalitarian tactics rather than teach. Narrator interjects edu-speak to explain ... well ... just about nothing. But the new improved example of Grimes actually teaches and the students like him.

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BY CONTRASTING METHODS OF HANDLING THE SAME CLASS, TECHNIQUES ARE SHOWN FOR SECURING CLASS DISCIPLINE & STIMULATING THE INTEREST OF STUDENTS.

Ken Smith sez: Mr. Grimes is an "old sour puss" who hates "confusion and disorder." His bratty students keep acting up, but the narrator explains that the kids' bad behavior is actually Mr. Grimes' fault, since he has created "undesirable learning situations." Mr. Grimes punishes some of the little monsters, but the narrator asks, "Aren't you covering up a symptom of your own deficiency?" Oh, brother. Mr. Grimes learns new teaching methods and becomes a quick-witted, respected pal to the kids. The kids come over to his side almost instantaneously and everything is peachy keen.

CLASSROOMS TEACHERS STUDENTS DISCIPLINE