Our School (1962) - extract

[TheHolandTrip]

So damned good editing! I'm guessing there is only two cameras at most, and they manage to do perfect close-ups of each student who's about to speek and even making it look real.

[entraildivider]

When England was still English! Who could have imagined that it would deterioate into the terrible place it is now?

[little4string]

i cont sey us i agree wi yon mon!

[agaichapter25]

the girl talking about being ashamed of her parents for talikng with an accent needed a good slap by those same parents who were doubtless feeding and clothing her..ungrateful brat.

[agaichapter25]

2.46 what a hypocrite...idiot also.

[marthaak8]

Hi,

I thought that some of you might be interested to know that we are putting on a screening of this programme that was shown at the BFI earlier in the year.

It will be held at The Phoenix Cinema in East Finchley, London on the 5th June 2011 and will include a Q&A with director John Krish.

It is easy to book tickets through the Phoenix Box Office on 020 8444 6789 or online.

More information is available on the facebook group 'A Day In The Life' screening and Q&A with director John Krish'

[TaxEvasion]

didn't realize kids were using the word 'like' the way they do now so long ago. wonder how long that's been going on.

[sheffmeistergeneral]

Hi do you know if i can get this series on DVD anywhere? my mum was in the video and wanted to purchase it if possible. Ant help would be great.

Thanks

Sheffmeister

[BFIfilms]

@sheffmeistergeneral 'Our School' is one of six John Krish documentaries included on 'A Day in the Life', which is coming out on Blu-ray and DVD on 28 March. This also includes 'I Want To Go To School', Krish's other NUT-sponsored documentary, which looks at a primary school. More details at filmstore.bfi.org.uk/acatalog/­info_18913.html

[sheffmeistergeneral]

Hi do you know if i can get this series on DVD anywhere? my mum was in the video and wanted to purchase it if possible. Ant help would be great.

Thanks

Sheffmeister

[hempstead12]

l was there at that school at that time, and that's exactly how it was, its a shame schools don't have this discipline nowadays, if you stepped seriously out of line, it was the cane, rarely used mind you but it was a major deterrent and kept us in line.

Fanny Combe ex

[34airflow]

This is wonderful.

[marmadukesymesparker]

If I could speak a little better than my parents, which really wouldn't be surprising, as both my parents, um, are ... dead.

[DEROUGET]

It was the 'grouchy' and strict teachers that I now look back on with respect and admiration. The easy-going ones have been forgotten.

[mikkifly]

jeez what a grouch

[littlequeen64]

I love the english folks,but i can not imagine going to school there.All of the teachers seemed to be quite frightening.Why is this?

[TheAnn2shoes]

@littlequeen64 Don't forget this documentary was made a long time ago! But the teachers were stricter then and we were better behaved.

[applecounty]

@littlequeen64 It is called education. Basically, one has to knock the basics into the brains of ones charges in a manner that induces a sense of respect for the teacher. My son's experience of being taught English is as opposite to Mr Moffat’s as it is possible to get. You may call it "frightening" I suggest the opposite is true. His class had a defined structured environment which he controlled. I'm sure his students didn't have the love of Literature and language knocked out of them.

[AidanMoffat96]

@applecounty Quit difficult seeing this video of my father but essentially he was the man you see and he loved teaching and always spoke about his pupils positively. He was a tough guy with a good brain . A good English teacher and football coach. I can kick a ball with my left foot as good as any natural left footer as a result of his coaching.

[goldkhw]

Is that man wearing a wig?

[TheAnn2shoes]

@goldkhw  Nope, that was his real hair.

[AidanMoffat96]

Respond to this video... 

[vertxxgg]

seeing this video i understand why germans fight for in 2nd World War and was Occident have lost for ever

[mujawooja]

I love this video, the young people look so cool with their hair styles and manner. The teacher is awesome and the subject matter facinating.

I live in the Eastend mate it's were I live in it.

Bernie

[TheAnn2shoes]

@mujawooja Mr. Moffat was a really good English teacher (even though he was a Scot!). Strict but fair.

[mujawooja]

@TheAnn2shoes

thats how they were then

bernie

[nirvgardengod]

like totally,,,

[jovocoenn]

that teacher should calm down, really.. he'd propably have a heart attack if he heard how people uses the language today!

[incongra]

He has got a ruddy cheek, considering he's a jock.

And another thing, he is trying to DISGUISE his scottish accent by talking posh.

[AidanMoffat96]

@incongra He was a jock but I couldn't tell you if if he was disguising his accent. He was proud of being a jock

but did feel that people should speak clearly

[pewmanfustudios]

I was hoping the instructor was going to shake his fist in anger at the end.

[TheAnn2shoes]

@pewmanfustudios The instructor was Mr. Moffat, my English teacher. I joined the school the year after the documentary was made. He was a great English teacher.

[Justin9Noble]

i done thunk this was good.

[DADRENO]

He's right tha knows!

[applecounty]

Grammar school children are not so interesting. Who is the teacher, he is familiar, does the NUT know?

[TheAnn2shoes]

@applecounty Mr. Moffat

[applecounty]

@TheAnn2shoes Thanks. I notice a few comments identifying him as Mr Moffat, hopefully they are accurate (one has to allow for a certain amount of 'slippage' in these matters - a form of insurance). If 'Mr Moffat' is still alive, I wonder what he would make of us commenting on his performance today.

[TheAnn2shoes]

@applecounty I can 101% confirm that the teacher is indeed Mr. Moffat, our very, very good English teacher. I wonder if he is still alive? Both he and Mrs. Hogbin, our other English teacher, instilled really good basic rules of punctuation, composition etc. into us, which lasts until this day. (Hopefully!).

[applecounty]

@TheAnn2shoes Thank you

[AidanMoffat96]

@TheAnn2shoes Mr Moffat (my dad ) died Christmas 07. His 82nd birthday. He loved teaching at Francis Combe and always spoke very warmly about all of his pupils. Ex pupils often tracked him down to our house in St Albans who were great characters

[dameaustel]

@AidanMoffat96 wow, a great man, his heart was in helping these kids.

[AidanMoffat96]

@applecounty He was definitely Mr Moffat. He didn't care much for publicity, egos or accolades. He was the person you saw in the video although the pitch of his voice was a bit odd. His only care was that his pupils enjoyed English and if he taught them well passing exams would be a bi product of his work. . He was very strict at work and home ( more than perhaps was reasonable/healthy) and committed to his work. He always worked 4 weeks of summer hols and took work on holiday.

[latham29]

Another brilliant REAL film from the BFI. Thanks for this and keep them coming. It's so cool that you're getting your films out there to a wider audience. More of these and less of the London Film Festival 'puff' vids would be great!!!

[RV1864]

Great vid.