Homework 48 - Treatment for Savior/Teacher Movie

Scene One:
Cut to the high school hallways, where students loiter around waiting for their classes to start. They talk to their friends about their summer, and catch up on everything that they missed over the summer break. The bell rings, and students enter their classrooms, waiting for the new day to start.

Scene Two:
Jose Santiago, a straight A student , an active participant in the school’s debate club, the chess club, and the baseball team, watched as the new teacher stepped into the classroom. A tall Caucasian woman who looked at the class with frightful eyes. She glances around the classroom and introduces herself as Mrs. Smith, and explains that she is the new junior English teacher. She rambles on some more about what they will be doing for the rest of the year, and how excited she is to be there teaching. She gives us a brief speech about her background, how she graduated from Boston University and went to graduate school at Harvard University. Soon after the bell rang and class was over.

Scene Three:
Cut to the high school hall way scene once again, this time the students who just had junior English discuss the new teacher. They talk about the prestigious vibe she sets off, and how having English with her should be fun. Once again the bell rings, and the students go to their next class.

Scene Four:
Mrs. Smith sits in the teacher lounge, introducing herself to the other teachers. She explains to them that she wants to help the students to reach their full potential. The other teachers ask her what she means by that, and Mrs. Smith explains that her class is full of minority students, and she wants them to believe that they also matter even though they are not Caucasian. One female teacher tries to explain to Mrs. Smith that there is nothing wrong with her class, they are all bright and receive good grades. A male teacher cuts her off however, and with a smirk on his face, tells Mrs. Smith that sounds like an excellent idea and she should pursue it and give them an update each day. Mrs. Smith looks pleased with herself and thanks the male, while promising him she will update him each day.

Scene Five:
The next day, Mrs. Smith once again enters the junior English classroom, this time with a purpose. She looks each student in the eye and then announces that she is here to help them. Jose looks at her with a question in his eyes, as he is sure other students do also. Mrs. Smith then goes on to explain that she understands they are a minority based class, and that she believes everyone should be treated equal. She believes that each student deserves to go to a prestigious college, like she did. She doesn’t ask them about their background or their families, instead of asking them for their names. Once she hears a mix of Hispanic and African names, with some Asian and Caucasian, she feels as if her thoughts are confirmed. These are students screaming for help, and lucky for them, she can provide it for them.

Scene Six-Sixteen:
Follows the same sequence of switching from Mrs. Smith trying to help her students in the classroom setting to following a new student home in each scene. When following the students home, the viewers realize these students all live in wealthy families and are bright educated people.

Scene Seventeen:
It’s parent teacher conference, and Mrs. Smith meets all of her students parents. After a couple of parents, she realizes that her students have no problems at all. Their parents are all educated and well off, and so are their sons and daughters. Mrs. Smith has an epiphany and realizes that all her hard work was for nothing, she didn’t need to help these students, and they didn’t need help.

Scene Eighteen:
Mrs. Smith goes into her classroom the next day and apologizes for trying to change them, especially since they did not need to be changed. She explains how ridiculous she feels, and how she didn’t mean to treat them like they were stupid.

Scene Nineteen:
Once again cut to the scene of the high school hallway, this time however showing the students getting ready to leave school and go home.

The End