i went to richmond high. i did get arrested. got kicked out of this school. luckily stayed focus and graduated back same school. this story happened 5 years after i graduated.
1 of my plt Sgt’s ssgt franklin born and raised in Richmond he got introuble as well and now a ssgt in the marine corps and soon to be a gunnery sergeant he changed his life and has helped me do good in my time in the marines corps
Amazing. A man who genuinely cares for his students and their well being. He doesn't blame anyone but the students. Sure they exist in a crappy system, and it's obvious that the teachers there don't care about them, but in the end it's still up to them to decide what they want to do. He's probably the only figure in their lives who believed in them and gave them the tough love needed for them to succeed in life and the whole movie just has people making him out to be the bad guy for it.
@@balabanasireti why label my logic/truths as terrible with 0 logic/facts to back up your claim or to prove your side of the issue? n why use that as an excuse to be even more ignorant n assume the video is bad? how do u learn/progress if u only respect n further look into arguments that u already agree with?
AirPlayRule What you just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I’ve ever heard. At no point, during your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone on this page is now dumber for having read it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
I love how he tought them to be disciplined through basketball. They wanted to ball they need to work first, Then comes play. They wanted wins then they had to work on their skills
I'm 34, university grad 10 years ago during the recession, never had a full time job never had any teacher or advisor help me get 1. This coach punishes students with good grades honoring their end, cause "basketball is a team sport." so i guess they were supposed to score test points for the bad students because he's willing to "reward" (punish) the good students by ruining their possible athletic scholarship over it. dumb coach. And if: everybody is equal everybody should be treated equally there's no objective morality income inequality is bad, then... 1 why do we need students listening to teachers? Isn't that discrimination? 2 why should anything political, moral, or good, etc. be taught...it's just the SUBJECTIVE opinion of teachers and/or other authority figures isn't it? 3 why should any teacher or anybody in the school system make more than the median income (when factoring in that they get paid for 9 months work, with summers off or gaining extra pay, and have many benefits/retirement stuff etc. the average teacher gets more than the average person sooner or later, usually sooner). 4 If "education" is a right that should be free to all, why not demand they work for free? P.S. I'm pro-education, but modern schools mostly don't have a full or accurate understanding of what real education is, how to grade who is educated, and how to deal with students with different interests/abilities/needs etc. Check out the main vid on ruclips.net/user/playitalready for starters instead of starting a youtube argument, thanks ;)
@@superlex611 what depends not in basketball but other functions as well?? and did u fully read my comment? or video? p.s. ironically, i just saw a clip n am making a video about how teachers in ancient times worked for free with charity help only, n had fine qualities, etc.
I respect that but to me the most powerful scene, as a non-American, was the Why you should not call or mention the N-word. That was eye opening for a non-american like me
I think Samuel Jackson was the perfect fit for this role. He did an exceptional job. I can't imagine Denzel or Will Smith or Morgan Freemon doing this.
@@koulor315 I concur. Remember the Titans really showcased Denzel's acting ability in a high school sport drama featuring heavy themes and subjects. He could definitely do well in this movie.
I'm 34, university grad 10 years ago during the recession, never had a full time job never had any teacher or advisor help me get 1. This coach punishes students with good grades honoring their end, cause "basketball is a team sport." so i guess they were supposed to score test points for the bad students because he's willing to "reward" (punish) the good students by ruining their possible athletic scholarship over it. dumb coach. And if: everybody is equal everybody should be treated equally there's no objective morality income inequality is bad, then... 1 why do we need students listening to teachers? Isn't that discrimination? 2 why should anything political, moral, or good, etc. be taught...it's just the SUBJECTIVE opinion of teachers and/or other authority figures isn't it? 3 why should any teacher or anybody in the school system make more than the median income (when factoring in that they get paid for 9 months work, with summers off or gaining extra pay, and have many benefits/retirement stuff etc. the average teacher gets more than the average person sooner or later, usually sooner). 4 If "education" is a right that should be free to all, why not demand they work for free? P.S. I'm pro-education, but modern schools mostly don't have a full or accurate understanding of what real education is, how to grade who is educated, and how to deal with students with different interests/abilities/needs etc. Check out the main vid on ruclips.net/user/playitalready for starters instead of starting a youtube argument, thanks ;)
i wish more teachers did whatever is in their power to get students college i really wished my teachers did that then college proffessor to do watever it takes them to get the students a job
I had a teacher who did everything for his students in order to graduate people used him and something were mocking at him he ended up getting a burn out he was a good man think some teachers are also scared from that
That is not the job of a college teacher, he is just there to test you and be a vault of knowledge and expertise. They know very little about jobs. Tell me what a teacher can do in a class of 30.... pay for them all? Now try 5 classes of 30.
Msrscreations I don’t think they should do that because college is so expensive and from what I’ve heard you can get a better job that pays more if you learn a trade and not actually go to college now also not everyone wants or should go most people probably only go because people always tell them to go because it’ll help them when it’s not always the case
Sometimes the truth hurts. I'm black and I agree that the odds are stacked against you if you're a minority. However, as a race, we also have to take personal responsibility. I'm so sick of these politically correct movies that sugar coat everything. This movie tells it like it is.
Peter Parker Unfortunately, the system is worse than that, because the system creates discrimination in order to "motivate" the rest into not becoming like the portion of the population that's being pushed around. Be it a school, a county, or the very country, that's how our world "works", I wouldn't call say that it works because it would be cynical to say the world is heading the right way.
True, and while I'm all for personal responsibility, I also acknowledge the fact that a broken system can leave people artificially blind to their options. It's easy for me to say with my University degree "don't do crime". But I suspect that it would be much harder for me to say that if I was poor, black, and living in a crime-filled neighborhood with no jobs and no opportunities. It's a two way street. Black communities have to take personal responsibility and the state has to do more to ensure that people have other options and know they have other option than crime.
Agreed, the odds are stacked against minorities but that doesn't mean you should just give up. It means you have to work harder and If you do,you will succeed. Great movie and scene.
This reminds me of my dad when i was growing up, he was our soccer coach, i remember that even though he wanted us to come to training so we could improve, he never got upset when a teammate couldn't make it because of their studies, he always encouraged us to study, and always wanted our team to be respectful. To improve both on the field and out there in life.
Sounds like you were blessed with a good father! As a teacher for 6 years in the public school system, I saw lots of kids who didn't have even one parent who cared about them.
I know this film was made in 2005, but we need a film like this again. We have the power to change our future, and we shouldn't let events that happened 50+ years ago prevent us from bettering our own lives.
I'm 34, university grad 10 years ago during the recession, never had a full time job never had any teacher or advisor help me get 1. This coach punishes students with good grades honoring their end, cause "basketball is a team sport." so i guess they were supposed to score test points for the bad students because he's willing to "reward" (punish) the good students by ruining their possible athletic scholarship over it. dumb coach. And if: everybody is equal everybody should be treated equally there's no objective morality income inequality is bad, then... 1 why do we need students listening to teachers? Isn't that discrimination? 2 why should anything political, moral, or good, etc. be taught...it's just the SUBJECTIVE opinion of teachers and/or other authority figures isn't it? 3 why should any teacher or anybody in the school system make more than the median income (when factoring in that they get paid for 9 months work, with summers off or gaining extra pay, and have many benefits/retirement stuff etc. the average teacher gets more than the average person sooner or later, usually sooner). 4 If "education" is a right that should be free to all, why not demand they work for free? P.S. I'm pro-education, but modern schools mostly don't have a full or accurate understanding of what real education is, how to grade who is educated, and how to deal with students with different interests/abilities/needs etc. Check out the main vid on ruclips.net/user/playitalready for starters instead of starting a youtube argument, thanks ;)
This sends a very very strong message about your realities you live in: If you thinking you are invincible and will cruise through life while other people in your life, like teachers, such as Coach Carter says otherwise by looking at your grades: WAKE UP and face the reality of your situation. Only then will you be able to change it and improve it.
This video actually motivated me to start my "Final Project" which was graded as a final. After I watched this scene I got up and wrote a 30+ page book on Saturday night which was due Monday, when I had over two weeks to finish it. Luckily my teacher gave me a B+
I'm 34, university grad 10 years ago during the recession, never had a full time job never had any teacher or advisor help me get 1. This coach punishes students with good grades honoring their end, cause "basketball is a team sport." so i guess they were supposed to score test points for the bad students because he's willing to "reward" (punish) the good students by ruining their possible athletic scholarship over it. dumb coach. And if: everybody is equal everybody should be treated equally there's no objective morality income inequality is bad, then... 1 why do we need students listening to teachers? Isn't that discrimination? 2 why should anything political, moral, or good, etc. be taught...it's just the SUBJECTIVE opinion of teachers and/or other authority figures isn't it? 3 why should any teacher or anybody in the school system make more than the median income (when factoring in that they get paid for 9 months work, with summers off or gaining extra pay, and have many benefits/retirement stuff etc. the average teacher gets more than the average person sooner or later, usually sooner). 4 If "education" is a right that should be free to all, why not demand they work for free? P.S. I'm pro-education, but modern schools mostly don't have a full or accurate understanding of what real education is, how to grade who is educated, and how to deal with students with different interests/abilities/needs etc. Check out the main vid on ruclips.net/user/playitalready for starters instead of starting a youtube argument, thanks ;)
My teacher/savior said something like this to me my sophomore year. She saved my life. Some people don’t understand how powerful it is for someone to say something like that when you barely know em. The eye contact and silence after especially. Knowing that someone WANTS you to succeed is love.
I’m sitting at my desk eating lunch. At 16 I was in the back of a cop car and thought I was screwed. 14 years later I am a successful and educated accountant. This scene is still powerful to me.
It’s very rare to meet good and caring teachers like coach Carter. Most teachers are just there to do their jobs and once it’s done it’s done. But there are a few good angels who stay by and talk about something out of the topic which is what I love
Coach Carter needs to talk to the youth in the STL!! What coach Cater did with that basketball team is what many youths need asap in todays world. Discipline, Self Respect, education an a job!!
We need a coach carter in every class but more importantly in every house hold. I was told growing up that I was dumb and that I would never amount to be anything. In high school, it became clear that you only got positive attention if you were talented. If you were deemed smart you’d go to B track and if you were average C or D track. Only one teacher told me to go to college, but I told him I wasn’t smart enough and he didn’t push. It wasn’t until I was on a bus and heard a Mexican comic with a college degree say that he didn’t want to be a statistic. Ultimately, it took me 10 years to graduate college but I am thankful I did because I see my purpose. I worked at the YMCA and got to encourage teenagers to not only go to college but the best college they could get into and most of the ones I have spoken to have and have began graduating. Finally, a co-worker that I’d encourage daily to go to college finally graduated. A co-worker that is a janitor took my advice and got a trade. I see how beautiful his life has become. People have been bamboozled to think that they don’t need college but here is a stat for you 80% or millionaires have a degree. Now, you can go with your gut and not go to college but remember that you are 80% likely to fail. Why? Because college teaches you how to finish something with lack of money, sleep, social life and time. That’s what a business requires. But if you can do that in college, you always translate it into anything else.
Not trying to downplay college but there's plenty of people that learned trades instead of going to college and are making more money than most people with masters degrees and people that went to Ivy League schools. It all depends what you want to do in life.
My mom used to work on a school like this, she trained them to be Martial artists but also tried to do everything that she could for them to get a good education. Some of them dropped thinking that she was only doing this so that could have some profit over them. They couldn't see the big picture. She loved those kids and she couldn't allow herself in seeing those kids going to prison, stealing or having a poor life and do nothing. She didn't received a single penny in helping those... but she received love from some of them... and hatred...
Lord this man had to fight to help these kids and he fought and cared about their futures more than just about everybody, including the kids themselves. These are the kinds of educators/coaches these (edit: all ) kids deserve. Though you don't necessarily have to go to college to be successful, you can learn a trade and make good bank. But if you are looking for a career in a sport, playing that sport in college is the next logical step towards that goal.
@@CrniWuk If you spend your life comparing yourself to others you are destined to be unhappy. Some people do have disadvantages and they have to work harder than everyone else as nubbie said that's just life.
One of my favorite movies of all time. I wish not all but most teachers to be just like coach Ken Carter who actually cares about the students and their well being. Every teacher should watch this movie and if this impacts most teachers to do better with their students, the life of most Americans will improve. The same goes for the parents as well as politicians who do not appreciate the gains they got.
I was a student at a technical college when the story happened. I live on the other side of America. I’m a fan of the film. I was 19 at the time of the story, and 25 at the time of the film’s theatrical run. I first watched the film at the time of its original home media release. The lockout made Coach Carter famous.
Every youngin don’t know what they wanna do in life and don’t know what they want to do with their lives Need to watch this video because every youngin has a thing and some need a thing to get into because to me this video is inspiration and so inspiration
I was lucky to win a scholarship to another high school in the neighboring town. New London high was the Richmond High of the area. I’m a college graduate now. Education can truly change your life.
I love this movie so goddam much! The message is awesome, and the acting is just as good. Coach Carter grew up in this neighborhood and turned down a higher paying job to coach at this school just so that he could help these boys. He faces opposition from just about everyone along the way, but he sticks to his guns, and would rather quit, as seen later on, than stay and coach for a school that thinks winning basketball games is more important than going to college. His son even follows in his footsteps, withdrawing from a much better school just so that he could come here and play for his father, amending one of the contracts and saying he'll maintain a 3.5 GPA. That gets upped to a 3.7 before his father agrees, but it still shows strength of character from both of them.
We need teachers like coach carter saying these type of words to kids that’s doing dumb stuff and hanging around the wrong people Especially little kids that’s gonna grow up in to big kids Because now Kids need to hear this right here Because this is a real teacher can caring for his students and wanting them to do better and have a better life
This scene is great. For some reason, I feel that if Samuel L. Jackson was to do an acting seminars to people wanting to get into acting, his lecture would be like Coach Carter's in this scene.
This movie is a good teaching tool for any young athlete trying to 'make it big' and pursuing their dream in pro sports, in this case, basketball. While some may have the skills to succeed as a professional athlete and be able to attain it so early, having fair grades in school usually result in abundance of choices when one career path may not work out, whether it is sports, music, acting, or any sort of entertainment that relies so much on luck, similar to winning a lottery. It's not just about hitting books or getting straight A's in school, but it's a discipline that you can get from learning and having that patience to be taught by the best of the best, beyond high school, when most of us are introduced to being on our own for the first time, whether one is in college or in a vocational environment in learning from the professionals or certified teachers/coaches. Coach Carter (Samuel Jackson) brings up race, but as a mixed person, it's more of the generational issue where many are drawn to the rags to riches success stories, and making tens and hundreds of million dollars are now common in major sports in the US.
@@samflynn97 I mean, Coach carter did say to them to talk what's on their mind. He didn't exactly answer the question specifically, he just said he'll get them through to college.
@@JBrander They basically asked "Why is it all about you?" and he responded with "It's about you." That it's not a popularity contest, but their very futures that should be focused on.
He is a Coach, not a teacher. I was coaching at a low performing high school in Los Angeles County. I gave each of my athletes a weekly homework sheet to have their teachers verify that homework was being turned in on time. Only 1 student-athlete was able to get it signed. The teachers said, "it's not part of my job." Some got angry and complained to the Principal. I set up mandatory study hall for 2 hours M-Th even off season. 100% of my Seniors received scholarship offers. I left after 2 seasons. That school is a warehouse for kids. It is where teachers that don't care go to pick up a paycheck. Not all teachers are noble.
if its always someone elses fault, you will never have power to be better. if you accept that no matter what happens your choices directly affect the outcome, before, during, and after, than you have foundation. if you usr that foundation to analyze your choices and can find causality, you have knowledge. applying that knowledge means making different choices to affect outcomes. thats a skill. refining that skill over time brings wisdom and discernment. thats power. go forth and accept that where you are is your responsibility, what happens to you is caused by you. what you did 10 years ago affects your life today. become powerful. learn to choose.
I had a mean teacher always punishing us with his stick if we don't follow his rules. We only had 4 hours sleep and 20 hours of studying everyday for a year. Now, I realised how much efforts he put on his students to give a better life. Thanks
and Coach kept his promise. he did everything he could to help them go to college. and many of them did. some were more successful than others but he kept his promise!
I was too young to know what college was like in 2005, or when this film is meant to take place. But now, college doesn't seem like as much of an out as it was then.
When one considers the extent to which post-secondary education has gone completely downhill over the years, perhaps we need to consider other options besides college or university.
Not everyone starts out the same (life lesson you realize quick) however USA does it's best to make sure that every kid receives an education. It's up to that individual to do something with their life and stop blaming the world around it.
College in the US sucks now it's all about the money for these universities most universities have cut down to virtual college plus they dont teach enough or the right things in any form of school it's up to you to teach yourself properly and it isn't the teacher/ professor fault its owners and system cutting corners that cut these teachers/professors pay
Knowing that I was a student in high school, you would have to try really really hard to maintain a GPA below 2.3 I was one of the laziest students ever, I hardly ever studied and I still was at least a 3.0 student
It's hard to have a GPA of over 2.3 if you're homeless though. What if you don't have any food or water in your house. Would you be able to study on an empty stomach. Not knowing if you're gonna live or die tommorow?
@Joseph Jung it's easy. Doing work with brain fog Is very difficult. It's easy to pretend like you could have easily overcame all of that when you never had to deal with any of the hardships 🤣 hence why many people don't make it out of that and if they do they have a bunch of mental issues that stem from it.
i went to richmond high. i did get arrested. got kicked out of this school. luckily stayed focus and graduated back same school. this story happened 5 years after i graduated.
Much respect dude!
Respect
Andrew definitely something he wouldn’t want to tell you unless he’s okay with him. It’s personal, but I don’t blame you for ur curiosity.
1 of my plt Sgt’s ssgt franklin born and raised in Richmond he got introuble as well and now a ssgt in the marine corps and soon to be a gunnery sergeant he changed his life and has helped me do good in my time in the marines corps
Wow.. ❤
I had a teacher once like this. He cared for me. Saved me from the streets I was so deep in.
No you didn’t
“the fact that this MOTHERF***** isnt serving time in a federal penitentiaryis a huge hot heaping pile of HORSE sh**!”
I’m so glad to hear that. I hope and pray that you can live a good life and that you can live your life to the fullest
Amazing. A man who genuinely cares for his students and their well being. He doesn't blame anyone but the students. Sure they exist in a crappy system, and it's obvious that the teachers there don't care about them, but in the end it's still up to them to decide what they want to do. He's probably the only figure in their lives who believed in them and gave them the tough love needed for them to succeed in life and the whole movie just has people making him out to be the bad guy for it.
True, but you have to be succesful
AirPlayRule
No, thank you. Your arguments were so terrible, that I do not wish to see the kind of videos that you like.
Thanks ;)
@@balabanasireti why label my logic/truths as terrible with 0 logic/facts to back up your claim or to prove your side of the issue? n why use that as an excuse to be even more ignorant n assume the video is bad?
how do u learn/progress if u only respect n further look into arguments that u already agree with?
AirPlayRule What you just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I’ve ever heard. At no point, during your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone on this page is now dumber for having read it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
AirPlayRule I read every argument unbiased. So what exactly was your point?
I love how he tought them to be disciplined through basketball. They wanted to ball they need to work first, Then comes play. They wanted wins then they had to work on their skills
Not in basketball but in other function as well
I'm 34, university grad 10 years ago during the recession, never had a full time job never had any teacher or advisor help me get 1.
This coach punishes students with good grades honoring their end, cause "basketball is a team sport." so i guess they were supposed to score test points for the bad students because he's willing to "reward" (punish) the good students by ruining their possible athletic scholarship over it. dumb coach.
And if: everybody is equal
everybody should be treated equally
there's no objective morality
income inequality is bad, then...
1 why do we need students listening to teachers? Isn't that discrimination?
2 why should anything political, moral, or good, etc. be taught...it's just the SUBJECTIVE opinion of teachers and/or other authority figures isn't it?
3 why should any teacher or anybody in the school system make more than the median income (when factoring in that they get paid for 9 months work, with summers off or gaining extra pay, and have many benefits/retirement stuff etc. the average teacher gets more than the average person sooner or later, usually sooner).
4 If "education" is a right that should be free to all, why not demand they work for free?
P.S. I'm pro-education, but modern schools mostly don't have a full or accurate understanding of what real education is, how to grade who is educated, and how to deal with students with different interests/abilities/needs etc. Check out the main vid on ruclips.net/user/playitalready for starters instead of starting a youtube argument, thanks ;)
@@airplayrule it depends
@@superlex611 what depends not in basketball but other functions as well??
and did u fully read my comment? or video?
p.s. ironically, i just saw a clip n am making a video about how teachers in ancient times worked for free with charity help only, n had fine qualities, etc.
@@airplayrule Boy you better not pay firefighters too cause how many fires do they put out in a year? 2-3 tops?
I wish every teacher would care about their students and tell them abou the cold world after school
What is the situation ?
@@superlex611 Discrimination, Gang voilence, Drugs everthing that can bring dismay on your future
He aint a teacher. He’s your new basketball coach
He’s not a teacher, he’s the basketball coach
@@agustinvenegas269 He's also a teacher.
"Those is some stats for yo ass." - Classic Samuel L Jackson.
Too True.
And this is why I just quoted these great lines and actor for a basketball discussion right here on the RUclips.
Most powerful scene in this movie
I respect that but to me the most powerful scene, as a non-American, was the Why you should not call or mention the N-word. That was eye opening for a non-american like me
nah timo cruz's speech about 'our deapest fear' is far more powerful
Fax
Extactly right.
@MUFC 🧢
I think Samuel Jackson was the perfect fit for this role. He did an exceptional job. I can't imagine Denzel or Will Smith or Morgan Freemon doing this.
Morgan Freeman already did a role just like this in 1989 as Eastside High Principal Joe Clark in "Lean on Me"
Actually I can see Denzel doing it
@@koulor315 I concur. Remember the Titans really showcased Denzel's acting ability in a high school sport drama featuring heavy themes and subjects. He could definitely do well in this movie.
Will Smith would've killed it too 💯🔥
Mo Fishburne would have done well, too.
Can't watch this movie without cryin and havin all the goosebumps in the world man. Deep, real, and emotional movie. One of my favorites of all time.
I'm 34, university grad 10 years ago during the recession, never had a full time job never had any teacher or advisor help me get 1.
This coach punishes students with good grades honoring their end, cause "basketball is a team sport." so i guess they were supposed to score test points for the bad students because he's willing to "reward" (punish) the good students by ruining their possible athletic scholarship over it. dumb coach.
And if: everybody is equal
everybody should be treated equally
there's no objective morality
income inequality is bad, then...
1 why do we need students listening to teachers? Isn't that discrimination?
2 why should anything political, moral, or good, etc. be taught...it's just the SUBJECTIVE opinion of teachers and/or other authority figures isn't it?
3 why should any teacher or anybody in the school system make more than the median income (when factoring in that they get paid for 9 months work, with summers off or gaining extra pay, and have many benefits/retirement stuff etc. the average teacher gets more than the average person sooner or later, usually sooner).
4 If "education" is a right that should be free to all, why not demand they work for free?
P.S. I'm pro-education, but modern schools mostly don't have a full or accurate understanding of what real education is, how to grade who is educated, and how to deal with students with different interests/abilities/needs etc. Check out the main vid on ruclips.net/user/playitalready for starters instead of starting a youtube argument, thanks ;)
Well damn coach carter, If i ain't goin' to college, Where i'm gone go ?
Now that's a great question
Probably to prison
Or probably living like a dumb person who didn't learn in school or college just like my uncle sad to say it but it's true.
You had and still have a chance to go to college.
ThatOneDude I’d Rather go to the Grave.
Battle: "It's all about Coach Carter!"
Carter: "Well, the movie IS named after me so... yeah."
Battle: "....."
😂😂😂😂
I see a system that is deigned for YOU TO FAIL
I see a 4th Wall that is designed to fail
LOL
If there were bloopers for this movie, this would be one of them.
Coach Carter made a huge difference in the lives of quite a few young folks lives in a positive way. I wish there were more teachers like him
i wish more teachers did whatever is in their power to get students college i really wished my teachers did that then college proffessor to do watever it takes them to get the students a job
It's not all on the teacher. The students need to do their share too.
Msrscreations ..
I had a teacher who did everything for his students in order to graduate people used him and something were mocking at him he ended up getting a burn out he was a good man think some teachers are also scared from that
That is not the job of a college teacher, he is just there to test you and be a vault of knowledge and expertise. They know very little about jobs.
Tell me what a teacher can do in a class of 30.... pay for them all? Now try 5 classes of 30.
Msrscreations I don’t think they should do that because college is so expensive and from what I’ve heard you can get a better job that pays more if you learn a trade and not actually go to college now also not everyone wants or should go most people probably only go because people always tell them to go because it’ll help them when it’s not always the case
Sometimes the truth hurts. I'm black and I agree that the odds are stacked against you if you're a minority. However, as a race, we also have to take personal responsibility. I'm so sick of these politically correct movies that sugar coat everything. This movie tells it like it is.
Peter Parker Unfortunately, the system is worse than that, because the system creates discrimination in order to "motivate" the rest into not becoming like the portion of the population that's being pushed around. Be it a school, a county, or the very country, that's how our world "works", I wouldn't call say that it works because it would be cynical to say the world is heading the right way.
Skyler Mongardi but then again in places you don't have much choice of making money, sometimes you don't have the choices and opportunities.
Skyler Mongardi but their our other races that can just frame u and u will still get arrested
True, and while I'm all for personal responsibility, I also acknowledge the fact that a broken system can leave people artificially blind to their options. It's easy for me to say with my University degree "don't do crime". But I suspect that it would be much harder for me to say that if I was poor, black, and living in a crime-filled neighborhood with no jobs and no opportunities. It's a two way street. Black communities have to take personal responsibility and the state has to do more to ensure that people have other options and know they have other option than crime.
Agreed, the odds are stacked against minorities but that doesn't mean you should just give up. It means you have to work harder and If you do,you will succeed. Great movie and scene.
This reminds me of my dad when i was growing up, he was our soccer coach, i remember that even though he wanted us to come to training so we could improve, he never got upset when a teammate couldn't make it because of their studies, he always encouraged us to study, and always wanted our team to be respectful. To improve both on the field and out there in life.
Sounds like you were blessed with a good father! As a teacher for 6 years in the public school system, I saw lots of kids who didn't have even one parent who cared about them.
I know this film was made in 2005, but we need a film like this again. We have the power to change our future, and we shouldn't let events that happened 50+ years ago prevent us from bettering our own lives.
I'm 34, university grad 10 years ago during the recession, never had a full time job never had any teacher or advisor help me get 1.
This coach punishes students with good grades honoring their end, cause "basketball is a team sport." so i guess they were supposed to score test points for the bad students because he's willing to "reward" (punish) the good students by ruining their possible athletic scholarship over it. dumb coach.
And if: everybody is equal
everybody should be treated equally
there's no objective morality
income inequality is bad, then...
1 why do we need students listening to teachers? Isn't that discrimination?
2 why should anything political, moral, or good, etc. be taught...it's just the SUBJECTIVE opinion of teachers and/or other authority figures isn't it?
3 why should any teacher or anybody in the school system make more than the median income (when factoring in that they get paid for 9 months work, with summers off or gaining extra pay, and have many benefits/retirement stuff etc. the average teacher gets more than the average person sooner or later, usually sooner).
4 If "education" is a right that should be free to all, why not demand they work for free?
P.S. I'm pro-education, but modern schools mostly don't have a full or accurate understanding of what real education is, how to grade who is educated, and how to deal with students with different interests/abilities/needs etc. Check out the main vid on ruclips.net/user/playitalready for starters instead of starting a youtube argument, thanks ;)
The original is good enough, we don't need a botched remake
This sends a very very strong message about your realities you live in: If you thinking you are invincible and will cruise through life while other people in your life, like teachers, such as Coach Carter says otherwise by looking at your grades: WAKE UP and face the reality of your situation. Only then will you be able to change it and improve it.
The amount of power that small line has is insane.
“Ask yourself do I want better?” really enjoy this movie.
those are some stats for yo ass.... love this movie.
We all need a Coach Carter.
We all need to BE a Coach Carter :)
This video actually motivated me to start my "Final Project" which was graded as a final. After I watched this scene I got up and wrote a 30+ page book on Saturday night which was due Monday, when I had over two weeks to finish it. Luckily my teacher gave me a B+
Swayze B congrats brother! 😊
Ain't luck brah! It's hard work and tenacity that earned you that B+.
@@scottwpilgrim it depends
Must have been an eventful Saturday to write 30+ pages. 🙂
Yeeessir 💯 proud of u brother!! Congrats
We need a Great Coach like Coach Carter!
I'm 34, university grad 10 years ago during the recession, never had a full time job never had any teacher or advisor help me get 1.
This coach punishes students with good grades honoring their end, cause "basketball is a team sport." so i guess they were supposed to score test points for the bad students because he's willing to "reward" (punish) the good students by ruining their possible athletic scholarship over it. dumb coach.
And if: everybody is equal
everybody should be treated equally
there's no objective morality
income inequality is bad, then...
1 why do we need students listening to teachers? Isn't that discrimination?
2 why should anything political, moral, or good, etc. be taught...it's just the SUBJECTIVE opinion of teachers and/or other authority figures isn't it?
3 why should any teacher or anybody in the school system make more than the median income (when factoring in that they get paid for 9 months work, with summers off or gaining extra pay, and have many benefits/retirement stuff etc. the average teacher gets more than the average person sooner or later, usually sooner).
4 If "education" is a right that should be free to all, why not demand they work for free?
P.S. I'm pro-education, but modern schools mostly don't have a full or accurate understanding of what real education is, how to grade who is educated, and how to deal with students with different interests/abilities/needs etc. Check out the main vid on ruclips.net/user/playitalready for starters instead of starting a youtube argument, thanks ;)
What's a damn shame is those stats a true in many other black communities in the United States
1uit tearing each other down and maybe you wont go to jail.
And it’s the white man’s fault
@@willowandluka5302 noooo
@@willowandluka5302 ha okay
@@willowandluka5302 Hahaha. Okay.
My teacher/savior said something like this to me my sophomore year. She saved my life. Some people don’t understand how powerful it is for someone to say something like that when you barely know em. The eye contact and silence after especially. Knowing that someone WANTS you to succeed is love.
I’m sitting at my desk eating lunch. At 16 I was in the back of a cop car and thought I was screwed. 14 years later I am a successful and educated accountant. This scene is still powerful to me.
This film inspired me to teach. I'm 6 years into my career now.
It’s very rare to meet good and caring teachers like coach Carter. Most teachers are just there to do their jobs and once it’s done it’s done. But there are a few good angels who stay by and talk about something out of the topic which is what I love
Coach Carter needs to talk to the youth in the STL!! What coach Cater did with that basketball team is what many youths need asap in todays world. Discipline, Self Respect, education an a job!!
Need more people like him man
This and Cruz's speech about inadequacy are to me the most powerful scenes from this movie.
Fun fact: When the actual Coach Carter was told about the movie, Carter told them that there's only one person who can play me... Samuel L Jackson
We need a coach carter in every class but more importantly in every house hold. I was told growing up that I was dumb and that I would never amount to be anything. In high school, it became clear that you only got positive attention if you were talented. If you were deemed smart you’d go to B track and if you were average C or D track. Only one teacher told me to go to college, but I told him I wasn’t smart enough and he didn’t push. It wasn’t until I was on a bus and heard a Mexican comic with a college degree say that he didn’t want to be a statistic. Ultimately, it took me 10 years to graduate college but I am thankful I did because I see my purpose. I worked at the YMCA and got to encourage teenagers to not only go to college but the best college they could get into and most of the ones I have spoken to have and have began graduating. Finally, a co-worker that I’d encourage daily to go to college finally graduated. A co-worker that is a janitor took my advice and got a trade. I see how beautiful his life has become. People have been bamboozled to think that they don’t need college but here is a stat for you 80% or millionaires have a degree. Now, you can go with your gut and not go to college but remember that you are 80% likely to fail. Why? Because college teaches you how to finish something with lack of money, sleep, social life and time. That’s what a business requires. But if you can do that in college, you always translate it into anything else.
Not trying to downplay college but there's plenty of people that learned trades instead of going to college and are making more money than most people with masters degrees and people that went to Ivy League schools. It all depends what you want to do in life.
My mom used to work on a school like this, she trained them to be Martial artists but also tried to do everything that she could for them to get a good education.
Some of them dropped thinking that she was only doing this so that could have some profit over them. They couldn't see the big picture. She loved those kids and she couldn't allow herself in seeing those kids going to prison, stealing or having a poor life and do nothing. She didn't received a single penny in helping those... but she received love from some of them... and hatred...
Battle: This aint about us this about you.
Carter: Whats this movie called?
Lord this man had to fight to help these kids and he fought and cared about their futures more than just about everybody, including the kids themselves. These are the kinds of educators/coaches these (edit: all ) kids deserve. Though you don't necessarily have to go to college to be successful, you can learn a trade and make good bank. But if you are looking for a career in a sport, playing that sport in college is the next logical step towards that goal.
And then you go to college and realise the system that wants you to fail, never stops.
That's just life. 😂
@@nubbiewubbie7285 For some it's more real than for others though.
@@CrniWuk If you spend your life comparing yourself to others you are destined to be unhappy. Some people do have disadvantages and they have to work harder than everyone else as nubbie said that's just life.
And end up with so much debt
Samuel L. Jackson was amazing in this movie and this scene what a powerful and incredible actor.
Need more teachers and coaches like this
man i can't even wath the recap scenes without tearing up. This whole movie just get me bawling
i wish i had a coach like him may take things the the extreme at times but he does it for a good reason
The director of this movie looked at sam jackson and went, "yup. Stop auditions. Were good." then immediately handed sam the script.
One of my favorite movies of all time. I wish not all but most teachers to be just like coach Ken Carter who actually cares about the students and their well being. Every teacher should watch this movie and if this impacts most teachers to do better with their students, the life of most Americans will improve. The same goes for the parents as well as politicians who do not appreciate the gains they got.
I was a student at a technical college when the story happened. I live on the other side of America. I’m a fan of the film. I was 19 at the time of the story, and 25 at the time of the film’s theatrical run. I first watched the film at the time of its original home media release. The lockout made Coach Carter famous.
Let's hope they attended enough math classes to know how percentages work.
Every youngin don’t know what they wanna do in life and don’t know what they want to do with their lives Need to watch this video because every youngin has a thing and some need a thing to get into because to me this video is inspiration and so inspiration
My favorite scene in this movie.
I was lucky to win a scholarship to another high school in the neighboring town. New London high was the Richmond High of the area. I’m a college graduate now. Education can truly change your life.
We all need a coach Carter
Every middle and high school sports team needs a coach like coach Carter.
It's a bit disappointing that a teacher/coach like Coach Carter is so rare that there is value in making a film about it.
Samuel L Jackson doesn't fits in a character he becomes the character
Look at you’re lives tonight , look at you’re parents lives .. hits different
I love this movie so goddam much! The message is awesome, and the acting is just as good.
Coach Carter grew up in this neighborhood and turned down a higher paying job to coach at this school just so that he could help these boys. He faces opposition from just about everyone along the way, but he sticks to his guns, and would rather quit, as seen later on, than stay and coach for a school that thinks winning basketball games is more important than going to college. His son even follows in his footsteps, withdrawing from a much better school just so that he could come here and play for his father, amending one of the contracts and saying he'll maintain a 3.5 GPA. That gets upped to a 3.7 before his father agrees, but it still shows strength of character from both of them.
"Those are some stats for yo' ass."
We need teachers like coach carter saying these type of words to kids that’s doing dumb stuff and hanging around the wrong people Especially little kids that’s gonna grow up in to big kids Because now Kids need to hear this right here Because this is a real teacher can caring for his students and wanting them to do better and have a better life
He is the teacher some had ,but all need; especially now!!
I agree Wilson. Personal responsibility is KEY!!
Every school needs a teacher like Samuel Jackson!
DEEP SHIT right there!
This scene is great.
For some reason, I feel that if Samuel L. Jackson was to do an acting seminars to people wanting to get into acting, his lecture would be like Coach Carter's in this scene.
The truth hurts, it's ego shattering and it scars. But it's worth it.
We need teachers like Coach Carter these days
One of the greatest movies of all time .
Great speech
When you go to school and you're not told who is bad, who is to blame, and who to point the finger at. This is what schools should be about.
This movie is a good teaching tool for any young athlete trying to 'make it big' and pursuing their dream in pro sports, in this case, basketball. While some may have the skills to succeed as a professional athlete and be able to attain it so early, having fair grades in school usually result in abundance of choices when one career path may not work out, whether it is sports, music, acting, or any sort of entertainment that relies so much on luck, similar to winning a lottery. It's not just about hitting books or getting straight A's in school, but it's a discipline that you can get from learning and having that patience to be taught by the best of the best, beyond high school, when most of us are introduced to being on our own for the first time, whether one is in college or in a vocational environment in learning from the professionals or certified teachers/coaches.
Coach Carter (Samuel Jackson) brings up race, but as a mixed person, it's more of the generational issue where many are drawn to the rags to riches success stories, and making tens and hundreds of million dollars are now common in major sports in the US.
&& everything he said was the truth periodtttttt . . # Coach Carter 💙
Wish Joe Clarke, Jaime Escalante and Coach Carter had run a school together
lol the last seconds his son is like -.- cmon get the speech over with
Damn he changed the subject. Lol
Not really. Those kids changed the subject and he brought it back to what matters.
@@samflynn97 He was just a power hungry guy. Didn't care about those kids.
@@MalrickEQ2 Everyone's hungry for power. He wanted to be powerful enough to successfully care for those kids... People with good intentions do exist.
@@samflynn97 I mean, Coach carter did say to them to talk what's on their mind. He didn't exactly answer the question specifically, he just said he'll get them through to college.
@@JBrander They basically asked "Why is it all about you?" and he responded with "It's about you." That it's not a popularity contest, but their very futures that should be focused on.
You know it's an old movie when they associate going to college with having a better life.
It really is. You make on average $30,000 more by going to college. If you don’t think it makes a difference you’re ignorant.
That man Sam jack is cold blooded
He should be a politician. Completely avoided the question, got them emotionally aroused, then promised them a better future if they stick with him.
His best performance in my opinion.
Not enough people caring about education is another reason why the system is failing
He is a Coach, not a teacher. I was coaching at a low performing high school in Los Angeles County. I gave each of my athletes a weekly homework sheet to have their teachers verify that homework was being turned in on time. Only 1 student-athlete was able to get it signed. The teachers said, "it's not part of my job." Some got angry and complained to the Principal. I set up mandatory study hall for 2 hours M-Th even off season. 100% of my Seniors received scholarship offers. I left after 2 seasons. That school is a warehouse for kids. It is where teachers that don't care go to pick up a paycheck.
Not all teachers are noble.
And not all coaches are noble either.
Best. Film. Ever.
One of the best films ever.
Do you know more films like that which maybe inspires me
@@nawidgholami Freedom Writers...Stand and Deliver
Samuel Jackson is a true badass
if its always someone elses fault, you will never have power to be better. if you accept that no matter what happens your choices directly affect the outcome, before, during, and after, than you have foundation. if you usr that foundation to analyze your choices and can find causality, you have knowledge. applying that knowledge means making different choices to affect outcomes. thats a skill. refining that skill over time brings wisdom and discernment. thats power.
go forth and accept that where you are is your responsibility, what happens to you is caused by you. what you did 10 years ago affects your life today. become powerful. learn to choose.
So painful
I had a mean teacher always punishing us with his stick if we don't follow his rules.
We only had 4 hours sleep and 20 hours of studying everyday for a year.
Now, I realised how much efforts he put on his students to give a better life.
Thanks
Hitting isnt the way to do that...
Yeah, but being physically abusive isn't the way to go lol.
the coach valiantly refutes the claim...
and Coach kept his promise. he did everything he could to help them go to college. and many of them did. some were more successful than others but he kept his promise!
0:16 Eyo what is that coat, my boy Chaning about to conquer new lands or what lmao
If Richmond Compton Crenshaw and Chicago had people like Coach Carter then people would make good choices not only in 🏀 but in life as well
Notice they conveniontly don't film Channing after the first two seconds
Yea because he's the white boy and coach's stats are about black guys in richmond
1:58 my line if i was gonna have a daughter or a son
Wish i had someone like him
Okay Coach Carter the movie is really good powerful movie also.
very inspirational words
I was too young to know what college was like in 2005, or when this film is meant to take place. But now, college doesn't seem like as much of an out as it was then.
For some reason this scene hit hard to me.
The parents pissed me off so much. He wanted them to have an education and education comes before sports.. idk why they couldn’t see that.
The greatest message of the whole film
When one considers the extent to which post-secondary education has gone completely downhill over the years, perhaps we need to consider other options besides college or university.
Is the college/high school system really broken in USA?
Not everyone starts out the same (life lesson you realize quick) however USA does it's best to make sure that every kid receives an education. It's up to that individual to do something with their life and stop blaming the world around it.
Better than most countries out there..
Matthew Villarreal schools are the same as they where 100 years ago, outdated and are meant for students to become factory workers
College in the US sucks now it's all about the money for these universities most universities have cut down to virtual college plus they dont teach enough or the right things in any form of school it's up to you to teach yourself properly and it isn't the teacher/ professor fault its owners and system cutting corners that cut these teachers/professors pay
Knowing that I was a student in high school, you would have to try really really hard to maintain a GPA below 2.3
I was one of the laziest students ever, I hardly ever studied and I still was at least a 3.0 student
It's hard to have a GPA of over 2.3 if you're homeless though. What if you don't have any food or water in your house. Would you be able to study on an empty stomach. Not knowing if you're gonna live or die tommorow?
the kids didnt have a problem with basketball
@Joseph Jung it's easy. Doing work with brain fog Is very difficult. It's easy to pretend like you could have easily overcame all of that when you never had to deal with any of the hardships 🤣 hence why many people don't make it out of that and if they do they have a bunch of mental issues that stem from it.
I really love this film.
That terrible moment when-Clicked lock screen button insted of volume up and u gotta wait for vid to reload
My favorite scene!!!