Crowded Out

★★★★★ · "Don't change the subject Child!" · Spuzz · 2005-02-01

Extremely depressing story about Mrs Roberts, a wonderful k-6 teacher about to resign because of the ever increasing size of her classroom. We follow the story of her class, about how it used to be able to be broken up into little groups for more attentive instruction, But then a factory is built, and the town population explodes. As does the size of the classroom. The film then tells a nice aside story of Cathy and her reading difficulties. Her horrid Aunt (who Cathy seems to despise) and her horridly-acting Mom (who has just one facial expression throughout the whole movie) try to get rid…

★★★★★ · talk about a flashback · waterglass · 2005-01-23

This film is historically potent. That little time space moment, along with the outer limits (OK, I wont mention any CIA programs here). what wonderful luck. Id like to propose a toast to our favorite Miss Roberts.

★★★★★ · Still happens today · ERD · 2006-03-09

This is an 1950's excellent film. It is well produced, filmed and written. Unfortunately, this problem still happens today. When inadequate funds are given to education, classes get larger and many non required subjects and cultural activities are dropped. Structural improvements are put on hold, causing building to deteriorate. I have also seen many school building enlarged without any esthetic quality-making the school become a maze of classrooms. I suppose that is still better than teaching in a damp boys locker room as I did for many years. The room was gradually improved to semi decent…

★★★★ · Miss Roberts, Can I Read My Movie Report Now? · Christine Hennig · 2005-01-22

This 50s film exposes the problem of school overcrowding during the baby boom and how it makes it hard for teachers to teach effectively. An elementary school teacher labors over her letter of resignation after a school year in which her class size doubled, causing her to have to get rid of the piano, the class library, and tables containing class projects in order to make room for more desks, and to neglect the individual needs of her students. One little girl, Kathy, has trouble with reading, and after her incredibly bitchy and intrusive aunt complains to her single mother, the mother gets…

★★★ · Ugly town · Screamin MeMe · 2024-05-02

All the people in this are somewhere between funny looking and ugly. Ugly clothes and colorization. But the people are just misshapen. More crowding means a better gene pool.