The 10 Worst Teachers and Principals From Pop Culture
From Ferris Bueller’s Day Off to Mean Girls, on-screen educators have a talent for causing trouble. Here are the worst offenders.
- By Eleanor Barkhorn
- Smithsonian.com, April 15, 2013
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3. Assisting a student in defying her parents’ punishment (Ms. Norbury, Mean Girls)
Naive homeschooler turned public school Queen Bee Cady gets grounded at the worst possible time: the weekend of the mathlete state championships and the spring fling dance. She manages to talk her dad into letting her compete with the mathletes, but she knows she should go straight home after the team wins. Her teacher Ms. Norbury encourages her to ignore her parents. “You’re already out,” she shrugs.
Movie-world consequences: None
Real-world consequences: This isn’t a firing offense, according to Uchacz. The worst that could happen would be a letter of reprimand in the teacher’s file.
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