Chalk Real Time Notes

• -Follows the story of multiple teachers and an assistant at a high school who approach teaching differently.
• -Inspired by the experiences of the directors of the documentary.
• -Takes on a more realistic approach to teaching and wants to outline some negative aspects of teaching that many students experience. 
• -In my essay, I'll probably mention that teachers should show more respect to their students, because teachers respond to high expectations.
• -Mr. Lowery, Mr. Stroop, and Coach Webb are the main teachers who teach at a TX high school. Mr. Lowery is starting his first year of teaching, and struggles to create a positive classroom environment. His students become frustrated with him and try his patience. He begins to doubt his abilities and cannot relate or relax around his colleagues. 
• -Mr. Stroop is an experienced teacher, and wants to be voted student of the year. He has his students help him achieve this goal by promoting his campaign, even though no one is impressed by his or his students academic achievements. 
• -Coach Webb is the gym coach and tries to find new and different methods of making her class more interesting. 
• Despite being of a boyish nature she insists she is heterosexual, and takes the school rules seriously over all else.
• -Meanwhile Mrs. Redel is the new vice presidents and experiences a lot of difficult situations and long and tiring work days during her first year, and ultimately regrets becoming a ap.
• -By the end of the year all the teachers learn lessons, and while some are ready for the next year some like Mr. Lowery is unsure of his abilities as a history teacher.