I know what is meant by that line but it still always makes me laugh cause its sounds like an insult.
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Yeah, because it sounds like Clark sucks. Actually, I'm not too crazy about him myself. I would've quit if I was a teacher there.
shareWhat I took from this line was that Simms use of the word "good" was actually more of a reference to conventional or orthodox.
shareThat was probably the idea behind the line when it was written, but you can also read it the way I said.
shareHe said that because Leona Barrett said that they wanted to point in a "Good" principal what Eastside deserved. He was saying to her we don't want a good principal for what you think a good principal is, we want Mr. Clark as our principal, and no one else.
It wouldn't be an insult if Mr.Clark wasn't doing his job, it would mean that they liked Mr. Clark because he's not doing his job, and the students didn't want to learn.
It probably sounds confusing what I said, but it was a humorous line that when me and my mom saw it we both laughed, but we knew what he meant.
My job is to inform, not persuade- Dan Rather
That line always makes me laugh.
The transformation of Sams is really great in this story. I think that was a joint effort between Sams's mother & Clark. Even though we don't see his mother, it's obvious that Sams is too scared to go home and tell his mother that he's been screwing up at school & got kicked out.
THE RAP CRITIC:
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Samms is a smart kid who just got mixed up with the wrong crowd, like that drug dealer Banes. Once he got the opportunity to learn in Clark's school, you could see he was a good kid.
shareThat was one of my favorite lines in the movie too for that reason.
shareToo bad that actor just got busted for drugs.
shareWell, in context, he is saying the students will not accept a "good principal" according to Ms Barrett's words, because she is referring to a more conventional type. And Sams knows this. Clark used tough love, but it worked. He was the only one who truly understood. Thus, he was making it clear that Joe Clark was the only man they would ever accept as the principal of Eastside.
shareI always felt that the line should have been something along the lines of: "We don't want your good teacher, we want Mr. Clark!"
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