BlackBoard Jungle
What subject did Mr. Dadier teach at North Manual High School?
English
How does Mr. Thackery earn his final student’s respect?
Boxing him
Who was the girl who had Mr. Clark for a teacher as a child?
Kaneesha
This class was what Mr. Escalante was promised to teach
Computer Science
This film highlights racial and social prejudice in 1960s London, whereas the others focus on urban struggles in American schools during the 1950s–1980s.
To sir, with love
What piece of classroom equipment was destroyed by the students?
record player
What job was Mr. Thackery trying to get?
Engineering
What issues in urban schools portrayed in the movie are still issues now?
Racism, underfunding, violence, classism
This standardized test is what the students are accused of cheating on
AP Calculus exam
While Blackboard Jungle frames students mainly as violent and uncontrollable threats, this film portrays students as capable high achievers who rise to higher expectations when pushed academically.
Stand and deliver
Who does Miller stop from pulling a knife on Mr. Dadier?
Artie West
Which teacher is racist towards Mr. Thackery?
Mr. Weston
What student stands up for Mr. Clark when he got arrested?
Thomas
This student is a troubled mechanic who makes his way to the top of the class
Angel Guzman
Unlike Stand and Deliver, which spotlights academic empowerment, this movie focuses on school culture transformation through discipline, tough love, and restoring safety.
Lean on me
Artie West brings a knife to school, what does this lead to?
his expulsion
How does Mr. Thackery reward his students for their good behavior?
They go on a field trip
How do the students in “Lean on Me” and “Blackboard Jungle” compare to each other?
In “Lean on Me” the students are eager to pass the basic skills exam. In “Blackboard Jungle” the students do not care about school nor to learn.
In the movie “Lean on Me”, the students are also underperforming. What are both sets of students underperforming on?
Standardized tests
Across the films, teachers take control of classrooms differently, but each asks whether real transformation comes from changing students, the system, or the teacher — capturing this overarching theme.
What is educational change
What does Dadier's wife receive that makes her concerned and anxious about an inappropriate relationship
anonymous letters
What is the song sung to Mr. Thackery at the end?
To Sir With Love
Compare and Contrast Mr. Clark’s style of teaching vs Mr. Thackery’s style of teaching
Mr. Clark: tough-love, academic seriousness, discipline.
Mr. Thackery: empathy, mutual respect, wants to prepare students for life beyond the classroom.
In “Stand and Deliver”, the focus is mostly on tests. What does Mr. Dadier in “To Sir, WIth Love” focuses on more instead?
Life skills, getting jobs, becoming functioning adults in society
While To Sir, With Love stresses warmth and mentorship, Lean on Me emphasizes strict discipline — contrasting two versions of this major educational theme.
What is leadership in the classroom