The simple fact he got away with calling them bastards back then, nowadays you would be fired on world news and a protest would break out! Smh! Peace! #wernotnchurchMrClark! #joeyouarenodamngood! Peace!
That’s the culture they’re trying to normalize. “Have an unwanted pregnancy? no problem get an abortion. Married to someone u never meant to? just get a divorce. Have no money? Don’t worry the government will take care of u.” We have to be more responsible & do for ourselves. Just as an example, divorce should be the last thing done in a marriage when things get rocky NOT THE FIRST!!! as they would have you believe.
I went to Eastside under Joe Clark. He was really there for the students. He always brought in people to motivate us. I remember Ms. Rosa Parks and Yulonda King came to talk with us. I will never forget it.
@@prophetichippo Not only did he expel the kids on stage. Some of the kids in the movie were actually expelled kids in Eastside. Talk about life imitating art.
And I bet NOBODY smoked crack with him in charge! And I bet nobody smoked cigarettes either because they kill your lung cells and clog your lungs up with smoke and yucky black tar...THAT MEANS YOU CAN HARDLY BREATHE!!
Mr. Clark and Mrs. Barrett aka Easy Reader from The Electric Company and The Chief from Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? and boy did Easy Reader get the best of The Chief What would Greg Lee and Rockapella have done in a situation like this? lol
Crazy thing is, by definition, those kids were literal bastards since most of their parents weren't married or living together and raising the family together.
His entire speech could be summed up in just a few sentences. “I’ve got a job to do. And I’m going to do it. And I’m not worried about winning any popularity contests or bruising any egos.”
Except that Trump wouldn't be doing it for altruistic reasons--he'd only be doing it if he could skim off the top and benefit himself first and foremost. Sad but true, story of his life. And that's all I'm gonna say!
I hate those parents who are like Mrs. Barrette and the rest of the negative crowd commentators. They know they have problem children, and don't care to do anything about them, yet they like to say other people are the problem.
I couldn't stand Mrs. Barrett in that movie, because I know so many like her. they come up to the school chastising the teachers and the faculty, even when they know their shitty sons & daughters are troublemakers. they live in constant denial of their troubled kids behavior that they end up blaming the school system for their problems and leave the responsibility of parenting up to the teachers which takes away the teachers time and alienates other hard working students.
Oh no they're not in denial They know full well their kids are a little hell spawn but these are welfare queens and when everyone else gets their shit together people start looking at them going why aren't you And that's when the welfare money starts getting cut off
@@winnietheboogaloo4584 That may have been true 25 years ago when the social stigma of being on welfare was more tangible. Not today, though. Too many people are dependent on the government and feel entitled to other people's money and resources and too few want it to change. The proof is in the pudding. Look how many people are begging for that $2000 "stimulus" check. They don't care where it comes from. They don't care that it only puts the country in a worse financial predicament than it already is in. People want "free" money. Working for money be damned.
Instead of blaming the teachers for the students problems why they're acting the way they are they should be blaming the parents because bad parents make bad children. When children are in trouble they need guidance and help. Some of these students didn't have any dad's. Mr. Clark was just like a dad to the one's that didn't have any. He was the man.
"Thats why I through those b*stards out....." I saw this movie for the first time when i was 11 years old, and that line has not stopped being funny YET!!!!
@Curtis Rupp Its funny because usually don't refer to students, children of those parents in front of them as "Bastards" as a principle. However, that was the correct term technically. Its in the dictionary as a word right?
My relative was a teacher at a tough school like this and he said the most discouraging thing to him was no parents would come or most wouldn't even call on parent-teacher night. One dad called him and apologized profusely that he couldn't be there because he worked trick shift, so my relative said, "You're the only parent who even called me so you've got my full attention for the next hour," and they worked out a study plan for the guy's kid.
*"That's why I threw them bastards OUT !"* Still cracks me up till this day. I was in 8th grade and going to a school like Eastside in Boston. The Grover Cleveland. You had to fight to keep kids from jumping you. This movie definitely resonated with me.
Clark: Give our children some pride. Let 'em get their priorities straight. When Dr. Napier came to me offering this job, I saw the lightening flash. I heard the thunder roll. I felt breakers, crashing, swamping my soul. Barrett: We are not in church, Mr. Clark! Clark: I fell down on my knees. And I cried, "My God, why has thou forsaken me?" And the Lord said, "Joe, you're no damn good." No, now I mean this more than you realize. "You're no earthly good at all, unless you take this opportunity and do whatever you have to." And he didn't say, "Joe, be polite." "Do whatever you have to to transform and transmogrify this school into a special place -- where the hearts and souls and minds of the young can rise, where they can grow tall and blossom out from under the shadows of the past; where the minds of the young are set free." Clar: "And I gave my word to God! And that's why I threw those bastards out! And that's all I'm gonna say." Proceeds to walk out like a Boss! I love this movie!
I think he's familiar with that sort of thing because he grew up in that milieu; pretty common sort of thing in the South, particularly during the era of legal segregation. He delivered a very similar monologue before the last act of "Glory," when the soldiers in the 54th Massachusetts held a worship service the night before the second assault on Fort Wagner. Pretty powerful stuff.
Morgan Freeman is one of the greatest actors of my lifetime. He played this role amazingly. I never met Joe Clark but Morgan Freeman made me feel like I did. Rest in peace Mr. Clark.
Real talk. She was just mad because Mr. Clark told her the ugly truth about herself. But notice how she was capable to get the attention of the mayor and threaten his job to get a school board position for no other reason than to TRY and get Mr. Clark removed. A prime example of misguided energy.
snakes3425 - um, no. Maybe Joe Clark and his administration should get back to focusing their priorities on the education of their pupils under the law instead of fascism and social engineering.
@@brentduanefoster Thanks, you got me to watch some Lean On Me clips....great movie, and interviews from the real Joe Clark are always a great listen. I'm talking comfortably in the suburbs here, so I don't know. but it seems to me that not much has changed in the inner city schools since this movie came out over 30 years ago :/
"Do whatever you have to to transform and transmogrify this school into a special place. Where the hearts, souls, and minds of the young can rise! Where they can grow tall and blossom, out from under the shadows of the past!!!"
@@sitdowndogbreath except it was actually a republican mayor in charge during the downfall of Eastside, and typically a democratic mayor had to clean up the mess afterwards.
@@sitdowndogbreath wanna hear a radical concept? Both sides of our government suck balls. Trump sucks... Biden sucks.... Pelosi sucks. .. Mtg sucks. But as long as they can keep the left and right fighting each other in the election both, nothing will ever change. They can keep pointing fingers and shifting blame in an endless cycle. ..and making billions off of us.
Exactly!!! If she had put the same energy in getting rid of Joe Clark in to her son, he would of been an honour student! She should be ashame of herself
I agree. Whenever "individual responsibility" is preached they run for the hills. If you fail in life, or at anything, "don't blame your parents, don't blame anyone else, blame yourself. The responsibility is YOURS!" That is just a great life lesson, and it makes you an accountable one at that.
"Don't be polite!!!" "By any means!!!" Gotta give the man credit, he was intent on IMPROVING the school, bottom line. Even Mr. Darnell, the young teacher he kinda picks on at the beginning of this film, grows to develop a mutually respectful relationship with Mr. Clark. As for the "We are not in church!!," Ms. Barrett's remark, don't matter whether in church or in school, this man was intent on making a difficult situation better. Rather than blame Mr. Clark for expelling her son, she may have considered giving some thought to how to help her son find a different path. This is one of the few films I can watch a number of times, and not get bored.. A true inspiration...
This speech is what draws me to poetry. The way words are formed to cut yet, inspire all in the same delivery. How powerful this was. Great work from this cast.
We need more principles and teachers like Joe Clark. I love this movie especially this scene "That is why I threw those bastards out, and that is all I'm gonna say" LUV IT
A wise man one stated that in order to save the majority, you will have to sacrifice the few. I agree with what he did. Why? Some of those children didn't care about education, and they are taking up space. This is what happens in the real world when you don't cut the mustard. Not to mention there are many good workers that get cut back, so why should I feel sorry for the space eaters and those who are a distraction.
How do you know she DIDNT raise her kid? She's upset at the fact that Joe Clark wants to lock up a school as IF there was no bad people already within it. Like that rule was just overall stupid.......
01:30 "Joe Clark: Sit down with your kids and make them study at night. Go get your families _off welfare_. Leonna Barrett: How dare you talk to these people about welfare! Joe Clark: Give our children some pride! Tell them to get their priorities straight!" Thank you.
@Slim Pickens *more whites use it than any other American* That is the biggest lie that the Democrat party has been spreading. Percentage of all welfare recipients who are white: 38.8% Percentage of all welfare recipients who are black: 39.8% Blacks make up 14% of the US population, but 39.8% of welfare recipients. Whites make up 77% of the population, but only 38.8% of welfare recipients. So stop listening to lies from the Democrat party. Do your own research.
Yes I think I read somewhere that they had different last names but it would totally fit in that Mrs Barret would be the biggest parent complainer about how kids are bad & need to get dealt with only to be the hypocrite that she is and blame joe Clark
My wife is a high school teacher and she was complaining about some of her students she can't reach. She's very passionate about her job but it is getting harder and harder to discipline kids or get their attention, but it's mostly the parents fault. They are getting harder and harder to deal with. I mentioned this movie and told her they needed a Joe Clark in their lives. She had never seen lean on me so I showed her this scene and she started to cry.
If I was there, I would have said this to the woman (mind you, I've only seen this clip; I have not watched the entire movie). "How many years does your child have to stay back for you to understand that their priority is not school? You say the kid needs help and that they deserve to stay in school, but if the child is showing they clearly do not care one bit about learning, then at that point there's nothing a teacher can do to help them. YOU have to help them as their parent, even if that requires you having to stay up late after work to make sure that they understand everything. If you are not willing to do that, well then the end result will be that your child is out in the streets, because it's not fair to students that actually WANT to learn to have to put up with their behavior and class interruptions."
BRAVO! These are the words modern parents need to hear and why they need to take personal responsibility in raising their spoiled brats right instead of blaming someone else for their own faults.
You have to remember Joe Clark was not getting the same resources that the suburban schools were getting. he was low on funds, manpower, and support. he did what was absolutely necessary to get those children through. The bad news is the same things he was fighting against all those years ago black Schools still have to fight against. few things have changed.
That's fucking wrong some of them people need that to raise there families . I mean unless he is helping them out by paying there bills , putting a roof over there heads , or putting food on there table he shouldn't be saying that
@@reginalda06 he is wrong. Some of them people need that or it's living in the streets with there kids . I mean unless he is paying there bills , putting a roof over there heads or putting food on there table he shouldn't talk . I mean it's real easy to tell someone that stuff . But if you ain't helping them then what good are you doing them
When I heard that man says " my son ain't a bad apple " I assumed his son were part of of the group that got dismissed. Well had he stepped up to the plate and handled his business properly as a father his son would not have been dismissed in the first place
Yeah, these so called parents are so blinded by ignorance and stupidity, even denial in the fact they are part of the problem why their stupid good for nothing kids were expelled from school, because they failed their job as parents and took no responsibility for raising them right. Why bother having kids in the first place if you refuse to parent.
What's ironic about this scene is the fact that those kids that Mr. Clark threw out as he mentioned had been there four to five years (some probably longer). You have these parents that were unwilling or unable,( more than likely unwilling) to get them on track. Now they're in this meeting making all type of excuses whining, crying, moaning, and groaning against Joe Clark for doing his job when over that same time frame they failed to do theirs as parents.
How do you know the kids who were threw out weren't the actual good ones? Technically Mr Clark is the bad guy here because he wants you to BELIEVE that he's keeping the students safe without addressing the fact that more apples could already be within the school that he wants to lock up. And honestly he was one of those bad apples. I havent read the full story on the real Joe Clark but I assume his life story was twisted around to sell a movie.
@@KrisBryant99sorry for the late response, but it was pretty clear that the expelled students were all lost causes. Clark had the faculty write the names of all the troublemaking students. The teachers all knew who such kids were and got them gone.
They have no intention nor desire 2 finish & gradu8s high school, just wanted 2 take up space & influence those who wants 2 finish 2 get sidetracked like they r. Joe Clark expelled them & they didn't like it when they were gonna b dropouts anyway.
Joe Clark.........: "I have a great idea Mrs. Barrett. Maybe you should follow your son around school all day long to see what kind of student he really is? Maybe you should ALL follow your children around school for a whole day just to see what they're REALLY like? Hell, walk through the halls of the school on your way home tonight. The GRAFFITI alone will make you cry".
Alexandra .Willitts Mrs. Barnett should make her kid her boy study at night give her boy some pride and tell to set his priorities straight Instead of doing drugs and school violence and etc.
I love this movie. It's sad that many people have no pride today. They love living on food stamps, WIC, and any other free program. I grew up in the projects myself and said from a young age ,"not me". When I first started out, I was the sole income earner in my home with 2 kids. I could have easily gotten food stamps. But I wanted to make it on my own. I lived within my means and budgeted my money. No cell phone, no satelite, very few luxuries. But my kids had food and health insurance. Today I do well and I'm proud that I made it on my own.
@@sitdowndogbreath I do thank him. But my success isn't because God made it happen. He let it happen. It was up to me to make the right choices. Too many kids don't study, don't want to learn, go to school to hang with friends, then suddenly in the real world they are upset that their job sucks and jealous of those who because successful. They hate rich people believing that all rich people became rich because they were born into it. They don't care that many rich people started with next to nothing.
My junior year, my English teacher showed us this movie. That speech got us riled up and as soon as he said "and that's why I threw these bastards out..." The bell for the next period Rang and we exploded into cheering and yelling. It was the perfect storm. I still remember a few of my boys chanting USA, USA, Down the hall like we had just witnessed Hogan taking down the Sheik after we herd that iconic speach.
Mr0902256 Yes..that's dare right about the son of Mrs Barret's when beating up on Kid Ray and also tried to stab on Clark with a switchblade but he punched Brain Baines's face with knocking him down then told the security to get this disgrace out of the school before ordered the security to chained 27 doors to keep out drug dealers but he's not allowed to do that because of the fire code department.
J-Guy Yes..I know..before he told the security to chained 27 doors to keep drug dealers out but he's not allowed to do that because of the fire code department..
Brandy W. THIS ONE id actually vote for. He wouldn't be constantly looking for an apology for something from 200 years ago. He preaches personal accountability!
Mrs Barrett was so motivated by this speech that she went on to become the chief at Acme Crimenet fighting a neverending battle to catch Carmen Sandiego
He had an insurmountable task to achieve. Most of those basic skills have been missing since their elementary school days. Those kids he kicked out disrupted the students that wanted to learn.
I've worked in school districts of all grade levels for a decade. Kids are always, ALWAYS a reflection of the parenting in their homes. Always, always always.
When you realize Mrs. Barrette's son was the one saying he going into air force. Him selling drugs and getting kicked out the school had her stressed 😂 Them kids was her rent money
The most irresponsible parents are often the loudest.
So you say🙁
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Because they know their kids are troublemakers.
@@rasheeda1303 You're the loud parent, aren't you?
"...and that's why I threw those bastards out. And that's ALL I'm gonna say." One of my favorite parts in this movie.
The mic drop when he said that was priceless..lol
The simple fact he got away with calling them bastards back then, nowadays you would be fired on world news and a protest would break out! Smh! Peace! #wernotnchurchMrClark! #joeyouarenodamngood! Peace!
Amen
Yes, indeed! 😂😂
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Lol
The Bible Does State That!
It all starts at home. Don't let the school raise your kids
Bingo
That’s the culture they’re trying to normalize. “Have an unwanted pregnancy? no problem get an abortion. Married to someone u never meant to? just get a divorce. Have no money? Don’t worry the government will take care of u.” We have to be more responsible & do for ourselves. Just as an example, divorce should be the last thing done in a marriage when things get rocky NOT THE FIRST!!! as they would have you believe.
bionicredneck24 well said
Ur 100% correct..Thats why hes addressing the parents!...their not doing their job!
Amen to that!
I went to Eastside under Joe Clark. He was really there for the students. He always brought in people to motivate us. I remember Ms. Rosa Parks and Yulonda King came to talk with us. I will never forget it.
Wow.......there's always that teacher that you remember that inspires you
Did he really expel the kids on the stage?
@@prophetichippo
Not only did he expel the kids on stage. Some of the kids in the movie were actually expelled kids in Eastside. Talk about life imitating art.
Amazing.
And I bet NOBODY smoked crack with him in charge! And I bet nobody smoked cigarettes either because they kill your lung cells and clog your lungs up with smoke and yucky black tar...THAT MEANS YOU CAN HARDLY BREATHE!!
Mrs Barrett: "We are NOT in church Mr. Clark!!!!!"
Joe Clark: " I fell DOOOOWN on my knees!!!"
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I love that part tho 😁😁😁😁😁
Mr. Clark and Mrs. Barrett aka Easy Reader from The Electric Company and The Chief from Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?
and boy did Easy Reader get the best of The Chief
What would Greg Lee and Rockapella have done in a situation like this? lol
You don't need to be in church to speak about the Lord
RIP to Joe Clark on December 29th, 2020, who inspired the story of "Lean on me". A man who cared.
i wish he had ran for President. He would have been an amazing influence for our nation
He'd did some shady things while working in juvenile hall
I love how he called these kids bastards right in front of their parents.
I never thought much about that till You said that.
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'My boys no criminal'; her son is probably the worst in the place! The Cops should get a head start and arrest him at school in the morning,.
Crazy thing is, by definition, those kids were literal bastards since most of their parents weren't married or living together and raising the family together.
His entire speech could be summed up in just a few sentences.
“I’ve got a job to do. And I’m going to do it. And I’m not worried about winning any popularity contests or bruising any egos.”
Basically that what it boiled down to!
Trump esque
Except that Trump wouldn't be doing it for altruistic reasons--he'd only be doing it if he could skim off the top and benefit himself first and foremost. Sad but true, story of his life. And that's all I'm gonna say!
Sounds like Barry switzers speech when he became coach of the cowboys.
Trump 2020!
We need this Mr. Clark back into this today's generation
Amen
Factz ! But a lot of Teachers lack that Type of Courage to take a stand up Against Political Correctness !
Make America great again.
@Joseph Malone Reparations redeeming comes from within.
Amen agreed
I love the people who actually cheer him because what he said was 100% truth whether people like it or not
Rest in Peace Lynne Thigpen (Mrs. Barrett) wonderful great actress. She won a Tony award in 1997 for best actress in a featured play.
She was very underrated
tom11zz884 not at all, I instantly recognized those lips and that voice when I first saw The Warriors
She played this part so well. She made you hate her.
if she were nominated for an Oscar for this role, she would have won.
I know right. She was Awesome! Loved her on Carmen San Diego lol
I hate those parents who are like Mrs. Barrette and the rest of the negative crowd commentators. They know they have problem children, and don't care to do anything about them, yet they like to say other people are the problem.
someone needs to explain the meaning of responsibility to them.
Kendra Crump you said a mouthful
So do I, I'm already sick and tired of parents not raising and teaching their own kids how to be better citizens!
Kendra Crump agreed what I love more was the balls of this man to shut that shit right down he did not play with them and I love it.
He tells a kid to kill himself. Yeah he is horrible
I couldn't stand Mrs. Barrett in that movie, because I know so many like her. they come up to the school chastising the teachers and the faculty, even when they know their shitty sons & daughters are troublemakers. they live in constant denial of their troubled kids behavior that they end up blaming the school system for their problems and leave the responsibility of parenting up to the teachers which takes away the teachers time and alienates other hard working students.
it's a stupid community those people make up.
Oh no they're not in denial They know full well their kids are a little hell spawn but these are welfare queens and when everyone else gets their shit together people start looking at them going why aren't you And that's when the welfare money starts getting cut off
@@winnietheboogaloo4584 That may have been true 25 years ago when the social stigma of being on welfare was more tangible. Not today, though. Too many people are dependent on the government and feel entitled to other people's money and resources and too few want it to change.
The proof is in the pudding. Look how many people are begging for that $2000 "stimulus" check. They don't care where it comes from. They don't care that it only puts the country in a worse financial predicament than it already is in. People want "free" money. Working for money be damned.
Instead of blaming the teachers for the students problems why they're acting the way they are they should be blaming the parents because bad parents make bad children. When children are in trouble they need guidance and help. Some of these students didn't have any dad's. Mr. Clark was just like a dad to the one's that didn't have any. He was the man.
Shes a virtually signaling SJW.
"Thats why I through those b*stards out....."
I saw this movie for the first time when i was 11 years old, and that line has not stopped being funny YET!!!!
@Curtis Rupp Its funny because usually don't refer to students, children of those parents in front of them as "Bastards" as a principle. However, that was the correct term technically. Its in the dictionary as a word right?
Me too I was 11 also.
I saw this movie for the first time when i was 9 years old back in 1989
It’s funny because how he said it and how it needed to be done 😂
I scried "MYYY GOOOOOOD....WHY HAS THOU FORSAKEN ME?!?!?" He said "Joe you no damn good!"
LOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!
Lmao..i was through
Classic line. LMAO
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My relative was a teacher at a tough school like this and he said the most discouraging thing to him was no parents would come or most wouldn't even call on parent-teacher night. One dad called him and apologized profusely that he couldn't be there because he worked trick shift, so my relative said, "You're the only parent who even called me so you've got my full attention for the next hour," and they worked out a study plan for the guy's kid.
*"That's why I threw them bastards OUT !"* Still cracks me up till this day. I was in 8th grade and going to a school like Eastside in Boston. The Grover Cleveland. You had to fight to keep kids from jumping you. This movie definitely resonated with me.
That should be a congressional speech.... Or a speech form the voters to congress. Either way
And that's all I'm gonna say had laughing 😂
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Clark: Give our children some pride. Let 'em get their priorities straight. When Dr. Napier came to me offering this job, I saw the lightening flash. I heard the thunder roll. I felt breakers, crashing, swamping my soul.
Barrett: We are not in church, Mr. Clark!
Clark: I fell down on my knees. And I cried, "My God, why has thou forsaken me?" And the Lord said, "Joe, you're no damn good." No, now I mean this more than you realize. "You're no earthly good at all, unless you take this opportunity and do whatever you have to." And he didn't say, "Joe, be polite." "Do whatever you have to to transform and transmogrify this school into a special place -- where the hearts and souls and minds of the young can rise, where they can grow tall and blossom out from under the shadows of the past; where the minds of the young are set free."
Clar: "And I gave my word to God!
And that's why I threw those bastards out!
And that's all I'm gonna say."
Proceeds to walk out like a Boss!
I love this movie!
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I know right that was funny as hell
That was a priceless mic drop..lol
After watching this scene, I'm beginning to think Morgan Freeman could have been a powerful, influential preacher.
Yes and or Joe Clark could have.
What would he preach he doesn't believe there's a God
He is god.
I think he's familiar with that sort of thing because he grew up in that milieu; pretty common sort of thing in the South, particularly during the era of legal segregation.
He delivered a very similar monologue before the last act of "Glory," when the soldiers in the 54th Massachusetts held a worship service the night before the second assault on Fort Wagner. Pretty powerful stuff.
You should see him in Glory
Morgan Freeman is one of the greatest actors of my lifetime. He played this role amazingly. I never met Joe Clark but Morgan Freeman made me feel like I did. Rest in peace Mr. Clark.
He deserved an Oscar for this role. Brilliant acting.
This movie made him my favorite actor
Best actor ever. Morgan Freeman
listen closely at 1:05 "My son ain't no bad apple!" LOL
Wat a loud cry😂😂😂😂
I heard, I was rolling
Im pretty sure everybody heard that
Lol
I'm way ahead of ya doesn't fall far from the 🌲. 🍎
Mrs. Barrette and every parent like her should focus on improving themselves and their kids then on improving the school system
snakes3425 I know..she's so full of herself though
Real talk. She was just mad because Mr. Clark told her the ugly truth about herself. But notice how she was capable to get the attention of the mayor and threaten his job to get a school board position for no other reason than to TRY and get Mr. Clark removed. A prime example of misguided energy.
snakes3425 - um, no. Maybe Joe Clark and his administration should get back to focusing their priorities on the education of their pupils under the law instead of fascism and social engineering.
All parents know what they have. They just mad cuz they lost a free baby-sitter. Most of them are saying, what the hell I'm i suppose to do with you.
Brent Foster true
I just found out that the black woman Miss Barret (R.I.P.) is the one speaking as the DJ in the classic late-1970s film The Warriors.
Even then she was causing trouble. Antagonizing them over the radio and getting the other gangs all riled up.
@@RichWeigel So you're crossing over movies to antagonize a actress; wow
@@So_Oneal her character in the movies yes not the woman. Keep up!
She was in the show Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego too
So THAT'S where I recognized her and her voice.
RIP Joe Clark (May 8, 1938 - December 29, 2020).
....."And he didn't say Joe, be polite!!" :)
Lawd help! Peace!
mike shoe Right! That’s the part they forget.
@@brentduanefoster Thanks, you got me to watch some Lean On Me clips....great movie, and interviews from the real Joe Clark are always a great listen. I'm talking comfortably in the suburbs here, so I don't know. but it seems to me that not much has changed in the inner city schools since this movie came out over 30 years ago :/
"Do whatever you have to to transform and transmogrify this school into a special place. Where the hearts, souls, and minds of the young can rise! Where they can grow tall and blossom, out from under the shadows of the past!!!"
@@SSJ2Phenom we are not in church
This is the type of educator every school needs.
Joe Clark destroyed this scene .... A movie like this barely exist and will never come out today ..... Love this movie :)
You never know
It just doesn't matter!
Coach carter, remember the titans, sister Act 2 the list goes on
@@issavirgo4838 great movies.. but I meant in today's time lol ... Circa 2010 +
Because it shows a certain community in the light that doesn’t fit today’s narrative!!
I've shaken hands with the real Joe Clark, and believe me, he is every bit as tough and authoritative as Morgan Freeman made him out to be.
The real Joe Clark praised Morgan Freeman's performance in "Lean On Me". Mr. Freeman played Joe Clark to the T.
But he was a anti gun Democrat and that party encourages schools like this.
@@sitdowndogbreath except it was actually a republican mayor in charge during the downfall of Eastside, and typically a democratic mayor had to clean up the mess afterwards.
@@rebekahbarry3013 that is debatable but some republican are R.I.N.O. so they are weak.
@@sitdowndogbreath wanna hear a radical concept? Both sides of our government suck balls.
Trump sucks...
Biden sucks....
Pelosi sucks. ..
Mtg sucks.
But as long as they can keep the left and right fighting each other in the election both, nothing will ever change. They can keep pointing fingers and shifting blame in an endless cycle. ..and making billions off of us.
Exactly!!! If she had put the same energy in getting rid of Joe Clark in to her son, he would of been an honour student! She should be ashame of herself
I agree. Whenever "individual responsibility" is preached they run for the hills.
If you fail in life, or at anything, "don't blame your parents, don't blame anyone else, blame yourself. The responsibility is YOURS!"
That is just a great life lesson, and it makes you an accountable one at that.
"Don't be polite!!!" "By any means!!!" Gotta give the man credit, he was intent on IMPROVING the school, bottom line. Even Mr. Darnell, the young teacher he kinda picks on at the beginning of this film, grows to develop a mutually respectful relationship with Mr. Clark. As for the "We are not in church!!," Ms. Barrett's remark, don't matter whether in church or in school, this man was intent on making a difficult situation better. Rather than blame Mr. Clark for expelling her son, she may have considered giving some thought to how to help her son find a different path.
This is one of the few films I can watch a number of times, and not get bored.. A true inspiration...
This speech is what draws me to poetry. The way words are formed to cut yet, inspire all in the same delivery. How powerful this was. Great work from this cast.
We need more principles and teachers like Joe Clark. I love this movie especially this scene "That is why I threw those bastards out, and that is all I'm gonna say" LUV IT
A wise man one stated that in order to save the majority, you will have to sacrifice the few. I agree with what he did. Why? Some of those children didn't care about education, and they are taking up space. This is what happens in the real world when you don't cut the mustard. Not to mention there are many good workers that get cut back, so why should I feel sorry for the space eaters and those who are a distraction.
Exactly!
Payton Da Great that logic sounds like it came from Spock.
Payton Da Great 🖖
Yup. Gotta separate the wheat from the chaff..
@@fernandosalas8589 "Space.......................the final frontier....................these are the...."
Lynn Thigpen's character is the perfect example of a parent not taking accountability for failure of raising her own child.
How do you know she DIDNT raise her kid? She's upset at the fact that Joe Clark wants to lock up a school as IF there was no bad people already within it. Like that rule was just overall stupid.......
Joe Clark vs. Political Correctness, and guess who won here.
Joe...
Miss Jennifer Banks Joe
Joe won of course... As far as the movie goes Mrs. Barret is definitely a democrat
jaque smith Joe Clark Doesn't Take No Shit From Anybody
@@Dee_Nice89 that's how u run a school in the inner city or u will fukd over
01:30
"Joe Clark: Sit down with your kids and make them study at night. Go get your families _off welfare_.
Leonna Barrett: How dare you talk to these people about welfare!
Joe Clark: Give our children some pride! Tell them to get their priorities straight!"
Thank you.
I died 😂😂😂😂😂
The Democrat party hates Mr. Clark. He wants families off welfare, the bread and butter of Dems.
@@mucholangs saying that while the majority people on welfare are Republicans
@Slim Pickens *more whites use it than any other American*
That is the biggest lie that the Democrat party has been spreading.
Percentage of all welfare recipients who are white: 38.8%
Percentage of all welfare recipients who are black: 39.8%
Blacks make up 14% of the US population, but 39.8% of welfare recipients.
Whites make up 77% of the population, but only 38.8% of welfare recipients.
So stop listening to lies from the Democrat party. Do your own research.
@Slim Pickens You can't dispute the numbers.
If you have other figures, provide them.
Something tells me that Mrs Barrettes son was the guy who beat up Kid Ray in the cafeteria and Joe knocked him out before he put chains on the doors!
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That has been brought up, but they had different last names.
We never found out who her son was
Hahaa. You need to pitch some scripts to Hollywood man. That's brilliant.😂
Yes I think I read somewhere that they had different last names but it would totally fit in that Mrs Barret would be the biggest parent complainer about how kids are bad & need to get dealt with only to be the hypocrite that she is and blame joe Clark
"My son ain't no apple !" HAHAHA
He said bad apple lol
sitdowndogbreath of course he's got a bad as sperm
Lmaooo
It is such a crime that Morgan Freeman did not win an Academy Award for this movie. Such a powerful, amazing performance.
Agreed.
He wasn't even nominated.
MR Clark needs to be at every public school I guarantee you test scores will rise and schools will get 5 stars ⭐️
Only public schools?
I wonder if Mrs. Barrett and her supporters would be singing the same tune if they spent one day watching the way their kids acted at Eastside
TheMightyThor83 very good. I wondering too.
They'll either b soft on them or do nothing about it
The Chief wanted Joe Clark more than she wanted to catch Carmen SanDiego. My 90's babies know what I'm talkin' about!
Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?
Carmen started running when she saw Mrs. Barrett getting angry
This movie had such extraordinary acting, especially from Lynne Thigpen and Morgan Freeman -- despite the lack of awards.
"...and, he didn't say Joe be polite..." I love that line.
he didn't said Joe, be polite
That's right more schools need principles like Joe Clark someone that has guts to stand up to the board of education teachers and staff
...and some of the parents.
We need more principals like Joe Clark today
Teachers and principals of this day can only wish to be as great an educator as Joe Clark. This man was a boss👨🏿🏫
We need so many Joe Clarks right now.
The look on Mrs. Barrett's face at the end says it all... "It's on, now." 😄
3:17 - 3:23 - Best way to end a meeting like that.
mm hmm, thumbs up!!
He is a man that did what needed to be done. We need more like him.
And we need more supportive parents
My wife is a high school teacher and she was complaining about some of her students she can't reach. She's very passionate about her job but it is getting harder and harder to discipline kids or get their attention, but it's mostly the parents fault. They are getting harder and harder to deal with. I mentioned this movie and told her they needed a Joe Clark in their lives. She had never seen lean on me so I showed her this scene and she started to cry.
No bad students. Only bad teachers.
Joe didn't care what you think of him he wanted the school to be safe for positive students even with his brutal honesty
“and he didn’t say, Joe be polite”
We need guys like mr. Clark in our schools today💯
God rest, and bless, her soul. Wonderful lady, and gifted performer.
Where in the world is Carmen San Diego was one of my favorite shows....
After 5 seconds of her talking, where in the world is carmen san diego to mind. I'll never forget that voice.
Yep, that's her.
Lynn Thigpen
The Chief got owned by Easy Reader from The Electric Company
Boss Mode Activated
R.I.P. Lynn Thigpen, you were one amazing actress.
Watched the warriors for first time last year,recognized her instantly even if i couldn't see her face.
"Thats why I threw those bastards out....AND THATS ALL I'M GOING TO SAY!!!"
Drop the mic Mr. Clark. 🎤
If I was there, I would have said this to the woman (mind you, I've only seen this clip; I have not watched the entire movie). "How many years does your child have to stay back for you to understand that their priority is not school? You say the kid needs help and that they deserve to stay in school, but if the child is showing they clearly do not care one bit about learning, then at that point there's nothing a teacher can do to help them. YOU have to help them as their parent, even if that requires you having to stay up late after work to make sure that they understand everything. If you are not willing to do that, well then the end result will be that your child is out in the streets, because it's not fair to students that actually WANT to learn to have to put up with their behavior and class interruptions."
Can I get a Amen
Hana Tenshi she would have stopped listening to you long before you finished all that.
Truth Probably, but worth a try 😂
BRAVO! These are the words modern parents need to hear and why they need to take personal responsibility in raising their spoiled brats right instead of blaming someone else for their own faults.
Hana Tenshi Yes..Indeed..they just don't even know how to keep their own education because they just do a lot of drugs and school violence right?
That was the original "drop the mic and walk off the stage" moment. I don't blame Joe Clark. I would've thrown those bastards out, too.
You have to remember Joe Clark was not getting the same resources that the suburban schools were getting. he was low on funds, manpower, and support. he did what was absolutely necessary to get those children through.
The bad news is the same things he was fighting against all those years ago black Schools still have to fight against. few things have changed.
GET OFF WELLFARE GIVE YOUR CHILDREN SOME SENSE OF PRIDE HA HA HA LOL
In Patterson NJ? Fuck no.
😂😂😂😂
He's right though government assistance is a crutch to the black community.
That's fucking wrong some of them people need that to raise there families . I mean unless he is helping them out by paying there bills , putting a roof over there heads , or putting food on there table he shouldn't be saying that
@@reginalda06 he is wrong. Some of them people need that or it's living in the streets with there kids . I mean unless he is paying there bills , putting a roof over there heads or putting food on there table he shouldn't talk . I mean it's real easy to tell someone that stuff . But if you ain't helping them then what good are you doing them
" and he didn't say, Joe be polite!"
Great line
You know whats funny when the lady said we are not in church. He ignored her and continued to preside over a rebuking service
LOL
" and that's why I threw those bastards out, and that's all I'm gonna say" hAha go joe
When I heard that man says " my son ain't a bad apple " I assumed his son were part of of the group that got dismissed. Well had he stepped up to the plate and handled his business properly as a father his son would not have been dismissed in the first place
Smooth Bro Yup...
Yeah, these so called parents are so blinded by ignorance and stupidity, even denial in the fact they are part of the problem why their stupid good for nothing kids were expelled from school, because they failed their job as parents and took no responsibility for raising them right. Why bother having kids in the first place if you refuse to parent.
Like the guy said above, people who know full well their damn kids are problem children and don’t give a fuck
Haha....I know right, it is sad situation though.
I wish there were more Joe Clark's this day & age!! RIP to the real Joe Clark, your legacy will live on.
when Clarke when Church mode. had me crying laughing, he really didn't wanna hear what she wanted to say
cause she wasnt talking bout shit
"An I gave my word to God!"
"That's why I threw those bastards out"
"An that's all I'm gonna say!"
Joe Dropped the Mic... LMAO!
What's ironic about this scene is the fact that those kids that Mr. Clark threw out as he mentioned had been there four to five years (some probably longer). You have these parents that were unwilling or unable,( more than likely unwilling) to get them on track. Now they're in this meeting making all type of excuses whining, crying, moaning, and groaning against Joe Clark for doing his job when over that same time frame they failed to do theirs as parents.
How do you know the kids who were threw out weren't the actual good ones? Technically Mr Clark is the bad guy here because he wants you to BELIEVE that he's keeping the students safe without addressing the fact that more apples could already be within the school that he wants to lock up. And honestly he was one of those bad apples. I havent read the full story on the real Joe Clark but I assume his life story was twisted around to sell a movie.
@@KrisBryant99sorry for the late response, but it was pretty clear that the expelled students were all lost causes. Clark had the faculty write the names of all the troublemaking students. The teachers all knew who such kids were and got them gone.
They have no intention nor desire 2 finish & gradu8s high school, just wanted 2 take up space & influence those who wants 2 finish 2 get sidetracked like they r. Joe Clark expelled them & they didn't like it when they were gonna b dropouts anyway.
Morgan freemans best performance in my opinion. He was just incredible in this film. Can't count how many times I've watched.
Perhaps maybe his 2nd best. Shawshank it's his best...
The way you've all parented your wild children is an outrage, that's why I threw them out, think you can do better than homeschool them!
They sure don’t make inspirational movies like this anymore. RIP JOE CLARK 👏🏽👏🏽
I love the way Morgan Freeman delivers the line - “and he didn’t say, Joe be polite!” 😂😂😂
We need more Joe Clark's in our Schools even today.
Joe Clark.........:
"I have a great idea Mrs. Barrett. Maybe you should follow your son around school all day long to see what kind of student he really is?
Maybe you should ALL follow your children around school for a whole day just to see what they're REALLY like?
Hell, walk through the halls of the school on your way home tonight. The GRAFFITI alone will make you cry".
Alexandra .Willitts Yes!!
+B pi p for in sh HB
Alexandra .Willitts Mrs. Barnett should make her kid her boy study at night give her boy some pride and tell to set his priorities straight Instead of doing drugs and school violence and etc.
Facts
I love this movie. It's sad that many people have no pride today. They love living on food stamps, WIC, and any other free program. I grew up in the projects myself and said from a young age ,"not me". When I first started out, I was the sole income earner in my home with 2 kids. I could have easily gotten food stamps. But I wanted to make it on my own. I lived within my means and budgeted my money. No cell phone, no satelite, very few luxuries. But my kids had food and health insurance.
Today I do well and I'm proud that I made it on my own.
then thank god because he is on your side apparently.
+Matthew Miller I was addressing troy, sorry about that.
Anyone who is on welfare can only go as far as that government check will allow.
@@sitdowndogbreath I do thank him. But my success isn't because God made it happen. He let it happen. It was up to me to make the right choices. Too many kids don't study, don't want to learn, go to school to hang with friends, then suddenly in the real world they are upset that their job sucks and jealous of those who because successful. They hate rich people believing that all rich people became rich because they were born into it. They don't care that many rich people started with next to nothing.
When he said "I heard the thunder roll"I wanted somebody to say "y'all better listen to him"😂
Between Glory, Driving Miss Daisy, and Lean on Me, Morgan Freeman was on fire in the late 80’s.
Joe Clark > Obama
Liberalism a deadly disease Nigga please! Obama couldn't shine Joe's shoes.
My junior year, my English teacher showed us this movie. That speech got us riled up and as soon as he said "and that's why I threw these bastards out..." The bell for the next period Rang and we exploded into cheering and yelling. It was the perfect storm.
I still remember a few of my boys chanting USA, USA, Down the hall like we had just witnessed Hogan taking down the Sheik after we herd that iconic speach.
Everytime i hear the words “bad apple” i remember this movie because of the man yelling, “My son ain’t no bad apple!” 1:04. Makes me laugh everytime .
"We are NOT in church,Mr Clark!..."
Go back to church, Barret and tell your son to beg like a bitch to get back in school; worked for Sams.
LOL I wonder which child was hers, that got kick out of school.
Christian Edwards the one that came back, beat up Kid Ray and tried to stab Clark
Mr0902256 Yes..that's dare right about the son of Mrs Barret's when beating up on Kid Ray and also tried to stab on Clark with a switchblade but he punched Brain Baines's face with knocking him down then told the security to get this disgrace out of the school before ordered the security to chained 27 doors to keep out drug dealers but he's not allowed to do that because of the fire code department.
J-Guy Yes..I know..before he told the security to chained 27 doors to keep drug dealers out but he's not allowed to do that because of the fire code department..
JOE CLARK FOR PRESIDENT 2016!!
Great idea another black president.
Brandy W. THIS ONE id actually vote for. He wouldn't be constantly looking for an apology for something from 200 years ago. He preaches personal accountability!
William Connell okay
Brandy W. You mean after Bill Clinton?
Smith Jones No I mean another one after Barack
Gotta be Morgans greatest performance. What a great story and Movie
"He don't care they ain't his kids"...lmao
It's always the shouts from the background that are the funniest!
I know right expecially when u can't see their faces
Sujaggirl "My son ain't no bad apple!..."
+Onward Legions! lmaooooo
+babyharryable lol didn't like the metaphor lol 😂
Like a boss
2:03 “We are not in church, Mr. Clark!!”
We are now! LOL
Mrs Barrett was so motivated by this speech that she went on to become the chief at Acme Crimenet fighting a neverending battle to catch Carmen Sandiego
*It's NEVER easy for a parent to admit that their child is a monster.*
This is how most parents be nowadays, they expect teachers to parent their kids and the outcome is worse than the expecting results
He had an insurmountable task to achieve. Most of those basic skills have been missing since their elementary school days.
Those kids he kicked out disrupted the students that wanted to learn.
I've worked in school districts of all grade levels for a decade. Kids are always, ALWAYS a reflection of the parenting in their homes. Always, always always.
"Discipline is not the enemy of enthusiasm"
When you realize Mrs. Barrette's son was the one saying he going into air force. Him selling drugs and getting kicked out the school had her stressed 😂 Them kids was her rent money