High School Principal Reacts - The Simpsons S2E1 - "Bart Gets an F"

In this video, I will react to the school scenes from The Simpsons, Season 2, Episode 1, "Bart Gets an F."
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[@linkmaxwell]

In 10th Grade, I managed to bluff my way through an oral report on The Scarlet Letter using my D&D improv skills and Cliff Notes. Got one of only two A+'s in the class. One of my proudest high school achievements, and one that I would absolutely never recommend any kid attempt.

[@leahkent3915]

Mu senior year of highschool I took a college level language Arts class. I had to pass a big test to get in, and missed some fun end of the year stuff my junior year to take it. First day of the class I find out I read the wrong book for summer reading, and to stay in the class I have like a week to read the correct book (it was extremely long and depressing biography) and write a report on its themes and messages. I borrowed the book from the library, read the first and last chapter myself, used spark note on the book to fill in the middle, and then wrote about 3 pages on how the main character was a regular fun loving guy who by the end of the book has been really traumatized by his experiences and has to work hard to maintaon theblife he had built for himslef and stop himself from fully give up on humanity. I got a B.

[@FilmNerdy]

As a teacher myself this video just gets to me when Bart breaks down like this. I have experienced this when a student just writes life off as failure and you sort have to step in as a role model. Sometimes sitting down with that student can get you those success stories and I have had very nice thank you cards. But then I as a educator have to also take care of my own wellbeing when I dont get those successes you want.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Nice to hear from a fellow educator! Yes, I feel the same way!

[@melllvar4262]

I was so much like Bart when i was in school in the 80s. Turns out i have ADHD and never knew it until I was an adult.😂😢

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Thanks. Yep! I hear this a lot. We just didn’t know back then… Thanks for watching! 😎👍

[@FilmNerdy]

I have ADHD too which crippled my early learning but my mum worked for in the UK the Local Educational Authority who was getting this information early so was working with schools to apply this new information. Her job was to make sure schools were compliant with new legislation. Anyway, I went privately for an assessment to get my diagnosis and then got treatment. Started with cod liver oil tablets if I remember because it was all still new until recognised medication was given. I am now a History teacher at my school 😊

[@KneeL4D2]

I remember I brought a 97 home to my dad, and he said "what happened to the other 3 points?"

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Lol!

[@aimfuldrifter]

Now THESE are high expectations.

[@ecstasycalculus]

I see you too have gotten an Asian F

[@Ansible1000]

My dad said the same things as a joke, but I internalized it and struggled against toxic perfectionism for years. In many ways I still do.

[@TurquoiseStar17]

I wasn't held back, but I did take an optional fifth year of high school. It wasn't so bad - I was in some classes with the previous grade, but my afternoons for most of the year were spent at a work experience placement. It really helped me to further prepare for life after graduation.

[@Ansible1000]

As a teacher in Georgia and a special Ed student, this episode speaks to me on multiple levels.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Wow, a fellow educator! 😎👍

[@r.i.pyellowguy68]

Are you a real principal? if you are that's cool

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Yes, I am. Thanks for watching! 😎👍

[@the_devoteaser]

I consider it malpractice that the psychiatrist didn't even think about testing Bart with ADHD, which he obviously has. It's been determined already that Bart is *very* smart, and even when he tries he can't pass.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

I agree! 😂

[@cjg8763]

Bart is extremely intelligent. It's not something that gets acknowledged about him very often in the show. He just can't keep focused enough on his academics to pull passing grades. I related to Bart in this episode quite a bit growing up.

[@YorkshiremanReacts26]

Who cares? It’s a cartoon.

[@fifi3649]

2:20 I'm from Italy and had to do a similar thing in primary school, in 2006/2007! I had to write an "I will not..." kind of sentence 100 times on a sheet of paper. On a weekend. Worst part was I had not done anything to deserve it: some students had been making noise during a fire drill and the entire class was punished. You'd expect punishments like this to be a thing of the past in the 21st century...

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Wow! 🇮🇹

[@brucedelamotte1990]

Your students must love you 😂

[@aimfuldrifter]

I'm so glad you've reacted to this episode as it's one of my favourites. What I love about it is that it teaches that trying is always appreciated in many aspects of life. Not sure how many episodes are there where Bart passes anything as he's usually shown as a teenager with constant problems. PS Didn't realize this was from Season 2. I've seen it many years ago. =)

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Thanks for the recommendation - I referenced your previous comment in the video. Glad you enjoyed it! 👍

[@JWS1313]

I never understood our grading system. If you got a 59 that means you do understand half the material so I do not understand how that is failing.

[@marcpower4167]

I never got that either, in Canada 49% or less is a fail, at least that makes sense you knew less than half the material.

[@blankblankness2971]

That scene where Bart fantasized himself in the same classroom as his son reminds me of an SML video called “Back to School!” that I’d like to recommend. It’s got kind of a similar premise to that fantasy scene since it’s about a grown man getting sent back to grade school. It is kind of funny to watch.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

I thought that scene was funny, too. I will check that out. Thanks for watching! 😎👍

[@Scary_Mask_Tomboy]

It's so much fun watching this with you, Mr Principal sir 😊

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Thanks! 😃😃👍

[@Hamrosia]

I actually thought I wasn’t gonna pass because halfway through the year I turned 21 and thought I was gonna get kicked out of school but I did get the paper thing at the end and walked with the others

[@marcpower4167]

3:45 I learned not to procrastinate in 12th grade. We were covering the fellowship of the ring a LONG book and I ended up with hundreds of pages to read the final weekend before a test. Crammed as much in as I could, even found an audio portion online thinking it would help. Didnt finish but managed to get enough in to get a B on the test, but that was close.....

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Hey, Yes, you are right - it isn’t the best thing to do. Like I mentioned in the video, a lot of students try to do everything at the last minute. They often end up frustrated and stressed out. Because they didn’t use time wisely, the level of work or studying seems insurmountable because they have run out of time. Sometimes students are able to “cram” as you did. I will admit I have done this before, too. A lot of times, students will gain enough knowledge to pass the test, but the learning won’t stick with them long-term. Everyone is a little bit different in this regard. Thanks for your comment and for watching! 😎👍

[@GregorianGangsta]

Reading and testing on Tolkien?! What the heck man, sounds like a dope ass school. xD Would take all year to read that though!

[@codyclaeys2008]

Homer was a little off character here but you can tell he loves his son

[@blankblankness2971]

13:00 In my old school district in Texas, we had a policy that students aged 19 and older could be unenrolled on the spot if they missed five days of school.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Yes, it’s a little different in every state. In Georgia you can be unenrolled after 10 days.

[@jescis0]

That's why I graduated from High School at about 20 myself, I graduated in 1997(I was born in '77) and all because of what I've said in comments to other videos you did… I always rather get a D over an F, but if C is the new lowest before/after F… then a C would be my goal… because I don't believe I want to fail, the schools just didn't know what would work for me… I study and educate on things that interest me more than general studying!! I even consider myself(at least) an amateur historian of music, movies, video games/computers and war(i find the politics to be boring(mostly) though)

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Thanks for sharing this! 👍

[@furydeath]

One of the best eps of Simpsons

[@strawberrysoulforever8336]

I remember in an old Enid Blyton school story (Claudine at St Clare's), new girl Claudine seems to think it's okay to copy off the girl next to her. When the head girl tries to speak to her about how wrong it is, she mentions the other girl gets her sums wrong most of the time anyway. All Claudine takes away from the talk is to copy off someone else. Literally, her first reply when the head girl points this out is "You think it would be better to copy off Hilary?"

[@cjg8763]

Growing up I could really relate to Bart in this episode. I just couldn't keep myself focused reading a lot of that boring stuff, and what I DID manage to read before my attention wandered often wouldn't stick. However if we were learning something I found genuinely interesting I would excel to the point that I outdid many of my classmates on that particular thing (ancient Egypt and Rome in history classes comes to mind immediately, for example), and then when it was back to something I found much less interesting I would fall back down to my usual sub-par standards and finding it more difficult to keep focused. In general I loved math though, once I actually understood it. I got a private math tutor when I was in 10th grade and went from failing or barely passing math classes, to excelling at the subject. I got A's on every math test after that, although I often neglected my homework (at least for that first semester after my tutor) and my overall grade averaged out to a C. I also got the highest grade in the class on the final exam that semester. After that it was all A's in math for the remainder of my high school career. According to my mother (a possibly dubious source as she is a known exaggerator of things) my last math teacher in high school once told her that he felt I had a grasp on the underlying mechanics of mathematics in a way that he saw from very few other students during his career. Anyway....... Great reaction!

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Thanks!!!!!!! 😊😊👍👍

[@hioman]

3:26 I'm in college and yes, it extends to college as well

[@meanmetalmike666]

What Gets me is looks like Ralph Wiggium in the Simpsons is clearly on the Autism Spectrum and they make fun of his special needs in the school Wich sadly is a thing I went to a special needs school so understandable how mental disabilities are still a issue in today's schools thoughts?

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

It’s not perfect, but I would say it is waaaaaay better than when this episode was made.

[@matityaloran9157]

21:30, at that point it doesn’t make sense to use the alphabet as your metric anymore

[@ruebenhernandez8016]

You should review a Beavis and Butthead episode.😂

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Lol! I try to keep the channel as family friendly as possible. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@JohnSmith-zw8vp]

@@SchoolPrincipalReacts Compared to what you often see now B&B is practically G rated!

[@K2SonicFan]

@@JohnSmith-zw8vp my mom would disagree. Shoot even my mom hated the Simpsons saying how they were rude and wouldn’t let me watch it.

[@abc123tiktok]

I was always amazed at students that cheat that were really dumb about it. I cheated here and there but nothing too serious. But I always made sure it made sense. As an avg C student I made sure I never scored above B if I was cheating. Yet comically you would have a group failing students that some how magically perfect score on hardest test and they think that makes sense. So of course the teacher would find out.

[@harvsoul]

Have you reacted to Saved By the Bell episodes? That would be good to see. or even "WElcome Back Kotter" or :The Facts of Life"

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

I did one of the “new” Saved By The Bell episodes but I’m assuming you’re talking about the original series.

[@ecstasycalculus]

Do kids repeat grades anymore? Even when I was a student, I knew kids who literally did zero work in class and still graduated on time.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

The short answer is yes, they do, but this will vary widely depending on the school’s practice.

[@user-mp2el7ln1n]

I dont know what makes history hard to learn for Americans but where im from almost everyone can do algebra with almost no numbers and do devision in their head in seconds and i cant even do multiplication without a need to write it down on paper in 8th grade and if i enter 9th grade its gonna be the biology and history art and geography thats gonna make me pass And those are only my passions that they teach at school And also, students have to learn 4, FOUR languages that being English the main language, thai the language taught the second most, chinese is taught once everyday, Japanese taught once a week And for primary school its Spanish instead of Japanese

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Wow! 👍

[@danielyeshe]

What always confuses me about this episode is how Bart's original mark was a fail. Surely over 50% should be a pass.

[@akagichan3912]

Bart has ADHD

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Maybe he does!

[@akagichan3912]

@@SchoolPrincipalReacts there's a episode where he gets diagnosed

[@FanaticMitchell1]

​@@akagichan3912 I remember, it's season 11's Brother's Little Helper

[@entertainmentlife430]

When i was in school we didnt have d's it went from c- to f! So in my school he still would have failed.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Yes, in the US they have mostly been phased out but I had them as a student.

[@entertainmentlife430]

@@SchoolPrincipalReacts yeah. I noticed on tv especially when i was a kid that they would show schools having d's i went to private school so i figured it was a public school thing.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

They had D’s a while back but don’t anymore.

[@entertainmentlife430]

@@SchoolPrincipalReacts i see

[@joaopereira5100]

is the grading system from 0 to 300 or something? how is a 59 a failing grade? o.O I skated through all my exams with barely over 50 points and that was a passing grade... 0 to 100.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

In most schools in the US anything under a score of 70 is considered a failing grade. 👍

[@thetoiletinspector6878]

Bart's book report reminded me of a guy in my highschool English class. We were supposed to do a reading of a poem, then a speech on some topic of our choosing. This guy hadn't prepared, so he did a Stephen Fry style rendition of the Mentos mints ad, then did an ad lib speech about how to ad lib. It didn't go down well with the teacher.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Hahahahahahaa - yes, these types of presentations don’t usually work out well. 😂

[@thetoiletinspector6878]

"69 is an F" 😂