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Bad teacher [videorecording (BLURAY)] / by Diaz, Cameron.; Eisenberg, Lee.; Kasdan, Jake,1975-; Punch, Lucy,1977-; Segel, Jason,1979-; Smith, Phyllis,1951-; Stupnitsky, Gene.; Timberlake, Justin,1981-; Columbia Pictures.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm);
Music, Michael Andrews ; editor, Tara Timpone ; director of photography, Alar Kivilo.Cameron Diaz, Jason Segel, Lucy Punch, Phyllis Smith, Justin Timberlake.Elizabeth is a foul-mouthed, ruthless junior high teacher who can't wait to marry her meal ticket and get out of her bogus day job. When she's dumped by her fiance, she begins to woo a rich, handsome substitute. Competing for his affections is overly energetic colleague, Amy. Elizabeth also finds herself fighting off the advances of a sarcastic gym teacher. The consequences of her outrageous schemes give her students, her coworkers and herself an education like no other.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Junior high school teachers; Man-woman relationships; Romantic comedy films.; Teacher-student relationships; Triangles (Interpersonal relations);
© c2011., Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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For your own good / by Downing, Samantha,author.;
"[A] thriller about a calculating teacher in a privileged private school who knows he has the power to make or break your kid's future ... and he uses it ... Teddy Crutcher has just won Teacher of the Year at the prestigious Belmont Academy, home to the best and brightest. He says his wife couldn't be more proud--though no one has seen her in a while. But Teddy can't be bothered with any of the rumors and the recent string of murders on campus. His main focus is on these kids. Sure, his methods can be a little unorthodox and maybe just a few of them don't actually deserve a bright a future. But someone's got push these kids to their full potential. It's really too bad that sometimes excellence can come at such a high cost"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Teachers; Private schools; Academic achievement; Teacher-student relationships; Parent-teacher relationships; Parent and child; Secrecy; Murder; Online identities;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Trust exercise : a novel / by Choi, Susan,1969-author.;
"In an American suburb in the early 1980s, students at a highly competitive performing arts high school struggle and thrive in a rarified bubble, ambitiously pursuing music, movement, Shakespeare, and, particularly, their acting classes. When within this striving 'Brotherhood of the Arts,' two freshmen, David and Sarah, fall headlong into love, their passion does not go unnoticed -- or untoyed with -- by anyone, especially not by their charismatic acting teacher, Mr. Kingsley. The outside world of family life and economic status, of academic pressure and of their future adult lives, fails to penetrate this school's walls -- until it does, in a spiral of events that catapults the action forward in time and flips the premise upside-down"--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; High school students; Performing arts high schools; Interpersonal relations in adolescence; Teacher-student relationships; Memory;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Waterloo Road. [videorecording] / by Glover, Jamie.; Griffin, Angela,1976-; Merrells, Jason.; Acorn Media (Firm); Shed Productions.;
Jason Merrells, Angela Griffin, Jamie Glover.Originally broadcast by BBC1 in 2006.Waterloo Road Comprehensive is a school in trouble. When the headmaster has a nervous breakdown and teacher Jack Rimmer is thrown into the role, he's keenly aware of what will happen to the school if it doesn't improve. Jack takes a risk and employs educational zealot Andrew Treneman, who believes strict discipline is the way to save the school. Together with feisty Guidance Head Kim Campbell, the three teachers work together in their very different ways to turn round Waterloo Road.PG.DVD, widescreen presentation, stereo.
Subjects: Comprehensive high schools; Effective teaching; Teacher-student relationships; Teachers; Television programs.;
© c2012., Acorn Media,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Mr. Terupt falls again / by Buyea, Rob.;
Several students relate their experiences helping Mr. Terupt move the old classroom to the sixth grade annex during the summer vacation."RL: 5.0, 8-12"--P. [4] of cover.LSC
Subjects: Teachers; Teacher-student relationships; Interpersonal relations; Classrooms; Moving, Household; Schools;
© 2013, c2012., Yearling,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Saving Mr. Terupt / by Buyea, Rob.;
"The kids from Mr. Terupt's fifth- and sixth-grade classes are entering their first year of junior high school. There's a lot to be excited about, but there are new challenges, too. Everyone is missing Mr. Terupt. When a fight threatens to break up the group forever, they think their favorite teacher is the only one who can help them. But the kids soon find out that it's Mr. Terupt who needs saving"--Provided by publisher.Ages 8-12.LSC
Subjects: Junior high school students; Teachers; Teacher-student relationships; Classrooms; Junior high schools; Friendship;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Helen [videorecording (DVD)] / by Fast, Alexia.; Judd, Ashley.; Nettelbeck, Sandra.; Nykl, David.; Smith, Lauren Lee.; Visnjic, Goran.; Watson, Alberta.; Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm.; Alliance Films (Firm);
Music by David Darling.Ashley Judd, Goran Visnjic, Lauren Lee Smith, Alexia Fast, Alberta Watson, David Nykl.Helen is a beautiful and successful music professor and mother. She seems to have it all, yet there is a hidden truth she has managed to keep at bay for many years, something even her husband doesn't know. Helen suffers from a deep, debilitating depression. Although her family tries to help her, no one can relate to her pain other than a young female student who knows depression all too well.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.
Subjects: Family secrets; Feature films.; Manic-depressive illness; Music teachers; Teacher-student relationships; Women with mental disabilities;
© c2010., Alliance Films : Distributed by Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Won't back down [videorecording] / by Barnz, Daniel,1966-; Davis, Viola,1965-; Gyllenhaal, Maggie,1977-; Hunter, Holly,1958-; Isaac, Oscar.; Perez, Rosie.; Rhames, Ving,1961-; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.; Walden Media.;
Music by Marcelo Zarvos ; cinematography, Roman Osin ; edited by Kristina Boden.Viola Davis, Holly Hunter, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Oscar Isaac, Rosie Perez, Ving Rhames.Frustrated by her dyslexic daughter's struggles at a failing inner-city school, Jamie Fitzpatrick tries to enroll her somewhere else. When this fails, Jamie recruits a disillusioned but caring teacher to try to fix the broken school.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0.
Subjects: Feature films.; Female friendship; Mothers and daughters; Teacher-student relationships; Urban schools; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2013., 20th Century Fox,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Goodbye, Mr. Terupt / by Buyea, Rob.;
The kids discover their beloved Mr. Terupt is moving away at the end of the school year and begin hatching plans to make this year unforgettable.LSC
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Mr. Terupt (Fictitious character); Life change events; Middle school students; Teacher-student relationships; Moving, Household;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Abbott Elementary. [videorecording] / by Brunson, Quinta,creator,actor.; Davis, William Stanford,1951-actor.; James, Janelle,actor.; Perfetti, Chris,1988-actor.; Ralph, Sheryl Lee,actor.; Walter, Lisa Ann,1963-actor.; Williams, Tyler James,1992-actor.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,publisher.;
Quinta Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Janelle James, Lisa Ann Walter, Chris Perfetti, William Stanford Davis, Sheryl Lee Ralph.The teachers are back at Willard R. Abbott Public School for development week, a time to prepare for the upcoming year before the students first day of school. Post-breakup, Janine is determined to start the year off right and leave her problems at home. Meanwhile, Ava runs a side hustle out of the school parking lot, and Gregory, now a full-time teacher, is in over his head with the curriculum.PG.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Television comedies.; Television programs.; Elementary school teaching; Public schools; Teachers; Classroom environment; Elementary school teachers; Elementary schools; Teacher-student relationships;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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