Who's watching this in 2022? It was cool back then and still is. Brings back memories when I used to watch it the first time around. I say it's "totally groovy". Great casting and stories of the time, when things were simple. Not like now. Greetings from Canada 🇨🇦
Wow! I'm so glad to see this series on RUclips. I've been looking to see if I could buy this entire series on DVD. I remember watching this when I was in the 6th grade. I was always glued to the tv to watch the ABC Friday night lineup. I will always remember all those shows, which began with The Brady Bunch; then The Partridge Family, followed by Room 222; then The Odd Couple (with Tony Randle and Jack Klugman).. And finishing off with Love American Style right before my bedtime. Those were the best times and which I will always treasure and remember fondly!!!
Hopefully, a revival of this show might create a surge of young professionals seeking out a career in teaching? Am I crazy to hope for that? We need fresh muscles to come into the profession and get the increased salaries, protections against politics, and gun safety to make teaching a real job that doesn't just burn people out. Go for it! Teaching can be a great job! This show does a pretty good job of recreating that student/teacher classroom experience.
I was a substitute teacher 10 years ago and let me tell you the kids I had were unruly, disrespectful, lazy, loud and unwilling to settle down. it wasn't until after a few classes that another teacher confided in me (sotto voce) that 90% of them were Special Educational (SPED) kids. That explained everything!
Extremely Well Written: It has simplicity of conveying the trials and tribulations of conquering self doubt relevant to testing student teacher competency. The short scenes slowly heighten the inevitable frustration of student teachers overcoming their own self doubt, in away the school class ends up teaching the teacher important life lessons in humanity!
I was 19 yr old when this show came on, I didn't dare misbehave like these kids, I would have been sent home with a note and have to ans to my parents.
Fun show, but the students would never have behaved this way in reality. They would have been pretty respectful given that she sat in on most of the classes and likely had developed a good rapport with them. Also it didn't hurt that she was so cute and adorable. I know I would have paid close attention!
In this episode Don Vliet guest stars as a student with a keen observation of that student-teacher Alice, later inspiring an instrumental on his Spotlight Kid album.
this episode has good intentions. but i dont agree with much of it. first of all, the students need to show the respect. they were the ones misbehaving, and causing the problem. so blaming this on alice is way wrong. i never went to a school in which any of this sort of behavior was ever tolerated. so students wouldnt have even tried it. the very fact that they did, demonstrates a much bigger problem than teacher-student. more like parent-child. and bernie deserved being sent to the hot seat. he may not have dropped that particular book, but he had gotten away with it a bunch of times before. so absolutely no pity for him at all. it is probably difficult for a young, petite female to gain authority respect from boys who are twice her size. i understand what the writers were trying to get across, but i think the script needed some adjustments
As a teacher who has taught in the inner city, I'd say the students' behavior with her was pretty accurate. In fact, I had a similar situation happen to me when I taught in a rough part of NYC in 2005 to them tossing her keys around the room except it was a different item (can't remember now). I don't agree with Mr. Dixon getting angry at her for having the kids be quiet, but it is in line with his character as an idealist. This episode brought back some dark memories.
@@dbecks241 it might be accurate in some rougher areas. but it was not alice's fault. the teaching is not the fault, nor is it the teacher who is gonna fix things. one has to fix problems at its basis. that was my point.
@@dbecks241 The OP was regarding the context, which was 1969 Los Angeles, not NYC in 2005. Though there may have been similarities between your experience and the fiction of the script, the original commenter in this thread was right about the context and was speaking insightfully about their experience. I attended high school in the mid-1970s, and no one dared to behave as the episode portrayed in a time when parents were invested in parenting and enforcement.
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Who's watching this in 2022? It was cool back then and still is. Brings back memories when I used to watch it the first time around. I say it's "totally groovy". Great casting and stories of the time, when things were simple. Not like now. Greetings from Canada 🇨🇦
Still Awesome 47 years later!😀
i thought this was a really groovy tv show back in the day
Wow! I'm so glad to see this series on RUclips. I've been looking to see if I could buy this entire series on DVD. I remember watching this when I was in the 6th grade. I was always glued to the tv to watch the ABC Friday night lineup. I will always remember all those shows, which began with The Brady Bunch; then The Partridge Family, followed by Room 222; then The Odd Couple (with Tony Randle and Jack Klugman).. And finishing off with Love American Style right before my bedtime. Those were the best times and which I will always treasure and remember fondly!!!
I’m 16 and I love this show just found it
You do ??? GREAT.
Me too I'm 26
Hopefully, a revival of this show might create a surge of young professionals seeking out a career in teaching? Am I crazy to hope for that? We need fresh muscles to come into the profession and get the increased salaries, protections against politics, and gun safety to make teaching a real job that doesn't just burn people out. Go for it! Teaching can be a great job! This show does a pretty good job of recreating that student/teacher classroom experience.
Ed Begley Jr. is one of the students!
I watched it faithfully back in the day, and just started watching it again a few days ago. Absolutely LOVIING it!
Was hard to miss the start of your show! The music is beginning
Looks like the episode Karen submitted to win her Emmy Award. Great job!
I was a substitute teacher 10 years ago and let me tell you the kids I had were unruly, disrespectful, lazy, loud and unwilling to settle down. it wasn't until after a few classes that another teacher confided in me (sotto voce) that 90% of them were Special Educational (SPED) kids. That explained everything!
Extremely Well Written: It has simplicity of conveying the trials and tribulations of conquering self doubt relevant to testing student teacher competency. The short scenes slowly heighten the inevitable frustration of student teachers overcoming their own self doubt, in away the school class ends up teaching the teacher important life lessons in humanity!
I was 19 yr old when this show came on, I didn't dare misbehave like these kids, I would have been sent home with a note and have to ans to my parents.
The spanking would cause your butt to shine like a rainbow.
I agree still awesome show - I am watching as many as I can
Karen Valentine was so cute! 💚💜❤💘
More than that! Ray of sunshine in your day ! 😊
I was seven when this recorded ! 8 or 9 when watched the the episodes I saw ! Loved them !
Karen Valentine was such a cute and adorable person.
I've seen kids act like that with student teachers, but mostly with substitutes.
tv version of UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE. simple. class of 1973 here.
Class of 76 here😊
Fun show, but the students would never have behaved this way in reality. They would have been pretty respectful given that she sat in on most of the classes and likely had developed a good rapport with them. Also it didn't hurt that she was so cute and adorable. I know I would have paid close attention!
Red-headed student in dark glasses at 4:42 walking into class behind Pete and Alice looks like that guy from ' That 70s Show ' !!!
[big grin] "It's against the rules to leave a student teacher alone." ❤
It is rare that sudents misbehaved like that in the 1970's.They would get the strap or the cane.
The theme opening music is one of the great aspects of this series!
In this episode Don Vliet guest stars as a student with a keen observation of that student-teacher Alice, later inspiring an instrumental on his Spotlight Kid album.
The student teacher supervisor was played by Marjorie Bennett, better known as Miss Lark from Mary Poppins
Takes me back.....😊
I doubt that Karen would have many discipline problems--all the guys would be in love with her.
Alice Johnson should have met Lucas Tanner.
I had a middle school class like this long ago. I called parents and told admin. about their awful behavior. Eventually it got better.
Thanks for the upload 💯
this episode has good intentions. but i dont agree with much of it. first of all, the students need to show the respect. they were the ones misbehaving, and causing the problem. so blaming this on alice is way wrong. i never went to a school in which any of this sort of behavior was ever tolerated. so students wouldnt have even tried it. the very fact that they did, demonstrates a much bigger problem than teacher-student. more like parent-child. and bernie deserved being sent to the hot seat. he may not have dropped that particular book, but he had gotten away with it a bunch of times before. so absolutely no pity for him at all. it is probably difficult for a young, petite female to gain authority respect from boys who are twice her size. i understand what the writers were trying to get across, but i think the script needed some adjustments
As a teacher who has taught in the inner city, I'd say the students' behavior with her was pretty accurate. In fact, I had a similar situation happen to me when I taught in a rough part of NYC in 2005 to them tossing her keys around the room except it was a different item (can't remember now). I don't agree with Mr. Dixon getting angry at her for having the kids be quiet, but it is in line with his character as an idealist. This episode brought back some dark memories.
@@dbecks241 it might be accurate in some rougher areas. but it was not alice's fault. the teaching is not the fault, nor is it the teacher who is gonna fix things. one has to fix problems at its basis. that was my point.
@@dbecks241
The OP was regarding the context, which was 1969 Los Angeles, not NYC in 2005. Though there may have been similarities between your experience and the fiction of the script, the original commenter in this thread was right about the context and was speaking insightfully about their experience. I attended high school in the mid-1970s, and no one dared to behave as the episode portrayed in a time when parents were invested in parenting and enforcement.
19:12, no Karen, Pete is not always right; his teaching methods are liberalistic!