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FailureToCommunicate

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2. Watching it again, tonight. I was in a British school in Germany, and all of the "kid's" behavior...

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Fri Jan 7, 2022, 09:30 PM

Jan 2022

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rings true. It was 1967, so about the same time as the film depicts.

The kids did awful things to the teachers, especially the new, or female teachers.

As a middle schooler I was pretty shocked by their rotten behavior. "Caning" and "slippering" were common corporal punishments.

The old ones took out their embarrassment or anger on the younger ones.

It was Lord of the Flies every day.

Rest in peace Sidney Poitier

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To Sir, with Love. [View all] mia Jan 2022 OP

I love this movie. madaboutharry Jan 2022 #1

Watching it again, tonight. I was in a British school in Germany, and all of the "kid's" behavior... FailureToCommunicate Jan 2022 #2

ty Mia halobeam Jan 2022 #3