Snap Out of It! (Emotional Balance) (1951)

[@jn1mrgn]

What Howard Patterson should really be concerned about is that he's 24 years old and still in high school.

[@OzmaOfOzz]

😂😂

[@Henilegasp]

😂😄😅👍🏾

[@AKayfabe]

He’s not 24, he’s like 17.

[@joeblow1942]

A Kayfabe Well, that one just went WHOOSH right over your head!

[@daunv1965]

He needs to repeat personal hygiene and strip the excess brow hair so he no longer looks like unibrow

[@BiffWebster100]

That principal’s wisdom comes from his thin mustache.

[@Iducuehs]

Lance Owlford that explains the whole Hitler thing

[@SailfishSoundSystem]

Dirty Sanchez.

[@ferrer65]

@@TomHaney "you ever been in a cockpit before?" "I've never been on a plane before!" "...You ever seen a grown man naked?"

[@vanessadotson8067]

@@TomHaney you thought this was Catholic School?

[@vanessadotson8067]

@@ferrer65 I f#(king love airplane...GOOD ONE

[@KDL861]

Who’s binging on these old “educational “ videos? I’m 62 and could use one on driver’s ed! 😂. Oh! Love Bills bomber jacket!

[@helenhighwater5313]

Bill's jacket was probably his dad's from WWII.

[@appleaffirmations7856]

ME!!! But I’m 13 lol

[@-WillAlone-]

I am.The narrator always seems so judgmental,especially in the female hygiene videos.

[@elderlypoodle9181]

Tex 1 Ha!!! Yes. My son just found a bomber jacket from that era. I must say it looks like it was made for him. I too am binging on these 👍

[@queenfubi]

@@helenhighwater5313 did his dad look like a pilot who dropped incendiary bombs on civilians? Flight jackets were popular because flight technology was inspiring, not bombs.

[@randomoverpopulatedworldid3286]

This is actual cognitive therapy

[@millie9814]

As a freelancer, sometimes I can get emotionally imbalanced, because it can be hard to juggle all of the responsabilities and deadlines, but I have to learn not to be too hard on myself and recognize my efforts.

[@TamsinJones]

I think the core message--to attack your problems positively--is very sound. Anti-depressants are prescribed too easily and too often these days, and in many cases only have the effect of making one feel better without actually addressing the issues. Disappointment and frustration ARE very tough emotions to experience, but they can be turned around, and when you succeed it is so much more satisfying.

[@gussmoberg7738]

…that’s why in my career (behavioral health) we strongly encourage therapy with meds to get the best outcomes.

[@lm3244]

How has a 12 minute video from the 50’a taught me more than any teacher or guardian has in my entire life?

[@deepideepi1017]

Yeah is it! These old videos are too useful!♥️

[@writeract2]

because now we have satanists ruling society.

[@natalyaporter5730]

s w please don’t blame the youth for everything. They weren’t the ones who caused the problems, they just have to live with what they were given.

[@jumpingjellyfish9596]

Because the teachers of today have no idea how to teach - they have gone from the back of the classroom to the front of the classroom - through College and University; they've never left that school environment. All teachers need to leave the education system for at least two years, experience life and work in the real world not the artificial, theoretical world that they are accustomed to.

[@zackakai5173]

I don't think I've ever read a thread full of stupider comments

[@thomastereszkiewicz2241]

temper your emotions and expectations, don't expect instant success, that's what I got out of this. I guess in the 50s that was the norm.

[@schmim1]

Thomas Tereszkiewicz we should do it now

[@sometimessnarky1642]

@@schmim1 we should but people are spoiled nowadays. Instant gratification. When people yell at the person in a McDonald's drive thru because they had to wait three minutes for their "happy meal" you know that things are going downhill.

[@helenhighwater5313]

Now everyone gets a participation trophy and still doesn't know sh!t.

[@helenhighwater5313]

@@sometimessnarky1642 No kidding, just like recently when people got violent because Popeye's Chicken ran out of a particular chicken sandwich. My, how small peoples' worlds have become.

[@spizsam]

Instant success took me years

[@PriusRaj]

Ah yes, back when college wasn't "required" to be able to afford your own house and car, and even support another person! When scholarships are directly linked to your grades it's hard to appreciate a little improvement when falling short of your goal comes with harsh consequences. Even though we really should be appreciative and proud of any improvement, even if it's not "enough". And man I wish a lot more parents and principals were like this...

[@kck9742]

College today is, quite frankly, often a waste of time and money. If you're going to be a pizza delivery guy anyway, might as well be one who isn't tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt. If you DO go to college, major in something useful and in-demand.

[@zoesparrow-rk7se]

People lived A LOT more simple and frugally back then though. In every way you can possibly imagine

[@RoboLobster3000]

​@kck9742 the whole modern college system is a scam, don't go to college if you don't know what you wanna do. No matter how much teachers or adults in your life say you HAVE to

[@stephaniefogelvik4756]

​@@zoesparrow-rk7seThat was partially because it was more POSSIBLE to do so.... AND another thing, the dollar was worth more!!

[@weeping_curse_of_banshee]

Couldn't agree more sir, just like Mr. Bob Dylan had said, more souls die in colleges than In an old age home.

[@joelwinters100]

People, its a lesson on not giving up and overestimating yourself. Another way of saying conquer steps not staircases. Not really different from the advice these days on how to accomplish a goal or be successful.

[@helenhighwater5313]

In other words, it's about growing up and sucking it up.

[@charredskeleton]

I like that steps, not staircases.

[@hoganrichard9627]

But, never settle for mediocrity. Always put every effort into what you expect to happen. That way you know in yourself you tried your best. Otherwise, you have YOURSELF to blame. Maybe, the "failure to achieve perfection" can act as a learning experience to do better next time. Don't be afraid to fail either. You won't be good at EVERYTHING.

[@weeping_curse_of_banshee]

True sir, knowledge can be gained today yet wisdom may take time to cultivate

[@myname9269]

I wish they continued such tradition explaining it so well about modern courtesy

[@pepperprovasnik]

You had ONE job Howard..

[@lindataylor6831]

Just look at how neat and well mannered they are....

[@bigol9223]

@tinylilmatt Aside from dysgenic breeding, it's a mix of diet, posture, lifestyle, and environmental toxins.

[@bitobaco]

@tinylilmatt this isn't a documentary. You are looking at actors.

[@lifegenius763]

We need more headteachers like this ! Coaching students and helping to give them insight. I just love these nostalgic films of the 50s - so beautifully crafted - bless you Howard 🙏

[@dtchinacat3973]

Why doesn't he forge his Parents name like everyone else?

[@karenmcdonald4263]

I did, for smoking...and then he proceeded to give her a phone call.... AAAAAAARRRRGGH...!!!!

[@AKayfabe]

I don’t quite get any of the whole report card thing. My parents barely cared as long as I wasn’t failing at anything, if they signed fine. If they didn’t I signed it myself and no one cared. In High school they gave us report cards and we didn’t have to bring them back signed we just took it home and kept it. Also in 12th grade I lived on my own so I could excuse myself from classes or sign my own stuff legally anyhow.

[@talosheeg]

@@AKayfabe lucky. All mine did was scream at me for anything less than a B... that made math class fun

[@AKayfabe]

Talar Sews Stuff yuck see math was the one subject I suck at. Still do! I was thinking abt this comment and wondering if my parents just weren’t strict or if maybe because I did relatively well in school they felt they did not have to be overly concerned? I guess I’ll never know, since both my parents have passed.

[@bunnyfoofoo9695]

LoL........

[@boboayame2065]

I bet Bill's dad bombed Berlin in that jacket

[@markhodgson2348]

And all the innocent people he killed

[@victigr]

@@markhodgson2348 Only innocent Nazi is a dead Nazi. Don't defend those pricks, we should've nuked the hell out of Germany and Russia when we had the chance.

[@arielbemeliahu8619]

@@victigr he is obviously talking about german citezins..... plus not all soldiers were nazis

[@M0j0S0D0pe420]

Vic F *Alfred Schindler laughs out loud*

[@donmcatee45]

@@arielbemeliahu8619 true, yet they participated in the madness "just following orders". Sorry but if not part of the solution, still part of the problem...

[@LCee7]

Jobs a plenty, houses affordable, cars too, food respectfully priced even with the pay at the time..:I wish I could time warp and experience teaching in these safe classrooms. I’ve always wished I could’ve experienced the 50s. Life today is less than wholesome it’s disturbing, if you read the news and work in education. Society is fucked

[@LCee7]

Jason T I’m neither 79’ But yea I did sound like a whiny baby, it was a rough day maybe lol

[@chandranelson2772]

You’re not black, are you?

[@MollsBolls8]

I would like to visit the '50s if i was given the chance. It seems like a hopeful time, full of interesting people.

[@juliannah.9821]

Probably no air conditioning though.

[@LCee7]

@@chandranelson2772 mixed race if it matters. I don’t believe at that time I was thinking of race and society I was just referring to financial aspects of the time. Today prices go up pay stays the same. Inflation city. I try not to focus on race. I see racism from both sides. I’ve seen both of my parents and myself being discriminated against.

[@tomkent4656]

At first I thought this was a Cholmondley-Warner sketch!

[@Timotheus157]

Aim for the stars and land on the moon. Aim for the clouds and get tangled in the utility pole wires.

[@JaylenPotts-zs2qw]

All my principals were terrific. Great instructional film from 1951

[@janupczak5059]

Unfortunately, so many parents today would storm the school, yell at the teacher, threaten her job, and demand that their son be given an A. Just saying.

[@kenbob1071]

Which happens... practically never. Just sayin'.

[@janupczak5059]

@@kenbob1071 Unfortunately, happens far too often. Just saying.

[@monicadigrindakis5045]

so true

[@AshDemonYoung]

This really isn't that prevalent. You just FEEL it is.

[@janupczak5059]

@@AshDemonYoung Well, actually I don't just feel that it is. I worked in Public School system for over 20 years. It is certainly more prevalent today than it was 20 years ago. Sad commentary.

[@lemonielala3080]

Help, I've watched about a million of these old videos already! Can't. Stop. 😵 Btw, how is daydreaming a form of emotional upset? 🤔🤔😂

[@adrienne_reads]

Maybe they mean dwelling on what happened/what could have happened? Because now when we say day dreaming usually it isn't negative.

[@elizabethowens8548]

Dissociation from the problem instead of dealing with it head on

[@mendozarodriguez4195]

Your not being present and holding on to that feeling rather then letting it go?

[@TheDragonSeer]

Daydreaming is a form of emotional escapism when someone is especially distraught. Disassociation from the world around them. When they say "daydream" in this video, they aren't referring to positive daydreams. This type of negative "daydreaming" is common in kids/teens with rough upbringings for example. If you want more information, look into depersonalization.

[@TheDragonSeer]

@TheBrabon1 sounds like you missed the point.

[@artheaded1]

MYSTERIOUS COSTUME CHANGE BY HOWARD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BASKETBALL SEQUENCE!!

[@56squadron]

Good catch... his sweater mysteriously changed color and lost it's arms....

[@alexandernagel8205]

Howard and the boys got all mixed up after showering together

[@SaxonC]

Back when young people were well-spoken

[@Antyoutube206]

Man chu trippin bluh

[@thegrinch2613]

Richard Head wow that's like so rude

[@cathy7382]

Even these films are dated the lessons are timeless

[@boboayame2065]

C used to be a good average grade, only 10% of grades were As

[@truthteller4689]

And that's how Howard completed the Vulcan Academy.

[@wickandde]

9:39 I found this simple bit of advice to be pretty insightful tbh

[@payasotriste]

"it is what it is", our modern day solution.

[@MissFitDaniNicole]

Something that should be practiced today since ppl make so many divisions based on emotion and not facts.

[@kindnessfirst9670]

It's still safest and simplest to just forge your parent's signature.

[@millicentbystander5206]

Of course, these days, Howard would claim that he had a learning disorder, that the school discriminated against him by not allowing him extra time and other 'adjustments', that his work should be reviewed by an independent panel of experts, and if all that didn't get him an 'A', he'd claim that the teacher sexually harassed him and he's now suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

[@dianaarneson6590]

Of course, it never occurred to the principal to check into the situation, and see if Howard had been graded appropriately....

[@plusbonus9017]

Keep off the booze Howard and don't take the job at the post office, (it doesn't end well).

[@MrSnazzy01]

Buke is that you?

[@GhostlyPremonitions85]

Damn you Howard Patterson!!! 😂😤

[@lawsuit_cat]

Even after year's this this still good

[@turboflamez161]

Howard would be scanning and editing his report card these days...

[@rhyoliteaquacade]

An F can be made an A very easily. A relative of mine thought her kid was getting "A"'s when the column meant Absent.

[@StellaKouevi-uu3se]

I can’t take the principle seriously cuz he kinda looks like Walt Disney

[@Myndir]

Given how successful Disney was, I would have thought that would make you take advice from someone who looks like him MORE seriously.

[@nataliebutler]

They call that having a 'growth mindset' these days.

[@ibosquez5238]

I call it maturity 👩🏻‍🦳

[@kenyacwilson]

Howard has a great head of hair.

[@Hadassah7000]

I wish I had seen this before the last year I had with my sixth grade English students!

[@polycrase]

One of Vincent Price's lesser known roles.

[@cbording]

If I would have been shown this when I was in school I would be better off today.

[@servility]

This helped me because i have a big history test tomorrow and its my last one before exams and i want to keep my grade an A, but i need to learn to try my best but to not completely expect an A. I will try my best and understand that i will always have room to do better

[@ltnynkee]

My parents would had thrown me a party if I brought home a "C" or "B". Lol

[@talosheeg]

Not me. Mine would scream and shout if I got a C. Math class was hell on earth for me

[@jaredjones1752]

Some of you criticizing this video need sage advice from a Russian character in The Sopranos: "That's the trouble with you Americans: You expect nothing bad ever to happen, when the rest of the world only expect bad to happen--therefore they are not disappointed."

[@lauduandoeste2096]

Wish that every school director where like Mr. Edmund

[@optimusprimum]

Dear God, I know you’re listening, thank you for this chance happening. I learned a lesson. Dear KZbinr, Thank you for your time and your energy.

[@TheGamingDandy]

I'm getting a case of the emotional upsets right now

[@WHALEx3]

10:59 gave me goosebumps, I wish my parents were that supportive growing up.

[@andreasanchez3557]

I’m a perfectionist I’m fighting those tendencies but it’s hard

[@katherinesommerville2370]

These videos are actually quite helpful.

[@samtrujillojr]

Holy cow! Todays kids (and adults) need to hear, SUCK IT UP buttercup!

[@clovisdacruz6078]

My report cards were horrible from the 6th grade onwards. My parents would hound me after my bad grades. Thank goodness those days are over.

[@rydera9121]

Why does every middle-aged man in the 1950's look like Walt Disney?

[@loumontcalm3500]

Why do many middle aged men today look like an overripe tattooed teenage biker?

[@atom_gray]

Walt isn't saying...

[@anthonyzestley3980]

Mary signed my report card and i signed hers. We also wrote sick note excuses for each other.... all the way through High School

[@Anfius]

I wish our principal was as nice as his ours would just shout and threaten to expell you

[@jimmy5732]

Wow this is just… really good advice

[@billsmith6884]

Howard is on the verge of bringing an M1 Carbine for show and tell.

[@weeping_curse_of_banshee]

Nothing wrong about Expecting too much, wrong is to undervalue yourself.

[@mikeyh0]

If we didn't have video proof of those days, the kids these days wouldn't believe anything about those years in America. In fact, I wouldn't, either. And I lived through the 50's.

[@diankreczmer6595]

I remember those neckerchiefs girls wore in the fifties!

[@BigTony-bf5jr]

I need to get my stuff done. My grades are looking like Howard’s.

[@toddstewart9070]

have you tried adderall

[@maryvalentine9090]

Mind melting Father Knows Best tone. Barf.

[@bebetigre1252]

Dont count your chickens before they’re hatched!

[@waleedkhalid7486]

Anyone denegrating this has no idea what a classroom is like. I’ve had this exact conversation with so many students: ‘shit, Mr._ I tried to hard for a 90, but got a 70, what’s the point?’. Some things really don’t change.

[@kellys9547]

Howard has a thing for Bill and Mr. Edwards knows it.

[@AlmostCompleted]

His sweater changed by the end

[@JimmyHandtrixx]

He has more than one sweater. Crazy hey!?

[@Drpermer]

Early programming to learn to take a beat down from the man

[@nevergiveup9321]

Amen brother,amen

[@elmocotton3078]

2:35 Has his books going around the corner, but doesnt have them when he goes in the office

[@rogermouton2273]

The execrable acting has caused me emotional upset

[@kiru86]

If only they had this today. Instead at the first sign of upset from the parents and little darling has an A

[@GenerallyGeneralLee]

Mr. Edmonds' office is really swanky.

[@alisonwunderland9900]

3:00 What happened to the books he was carrying?

[@davidhole968]

Did Howard receive an Oscar for his performance...

[@harryburrows2112]

Why on earth am I watching this

[@aforerunner1773]

Did everything squeak back then?

[@themask706]

Still trying to get that A I see Howard. Yes sir Mr Edmonds. But don't expect it to be signed any time soon. Both my parents died 17 years ago.

[@sleepyemployee92]

This is a REALLY dumb question but how were these films distributed? On TV? Were they put on film and sold at shops so people with film projectors at home could watch?

[@austindavis3728]

That basketball example took so long, poor Howard had to change sweaters.

[@Laudanum-gq3bl]

How the hell does Howard have no idea of his grades? Grading isn’t a mystery!

[@Nenezilla]

@@sophiabalderrama2886 -- Actually they got their papers graded, and it was up to each student to accumulate their grades/points after homework/tests, and figure out (roughly) what their grade will be once the semester is over. Students who tracked were more likely to know what they were getting, the ones who didn't, well....didn't really know what they were getting. Atleast this is how is was done in the 70s/80s.

[@Nenezilla]

@@sophiabalderrama2886 no worries everyone learns different, do things differently.

[@blablah9938]

When Howard said (11:08) "I´ll really try..." he looked like he is about to murder the whole family

[@drakedorosh9332]

I like these old videos. I was subscribed to this guy named Jeff Quitney who posted a lot of content mostly publicly funded like war training videos. His account was terminated because they "received multiple third party claims of copyright infringement". Third parties ruin everything.

[@helen0725]

For those who watch Coronation Street, you'll get this reference. Imagine the principal saying this to Howard in Ken Barlow's voice "Oh Howard! You can do better than this my boy."

[@midwestguy42]

The principal's mustache kinda looks like Walt Disney's.

[@georgeryanrossthethird2048]

I guess he won’t go down in history

[@02chevyguy]

So much for the spot next to Rudolph.

[@btz2208]

Wow life was sooooo hard back in ancient times

[@granthurlburt4062]

Back when people actually got "C's".

[@Patrick3183]

This would be banned today, nothing matters more than knee jerk reactions and “feelings” these days

[@brianbaratheon]

It is today, or at least it was when you posted that.. but the video is still up

[@mikegehre570]

Wonder if Bill catchesHoward staring at him while he's daydreaming?

[@nureinherz]

them days they took good care of the pupils at school, it seems. Nowadays they don't take the time to explain somethings like that to a kid, nevermind one that age as him. The kids are often left alone with their problems to deal and noone is helping or talking to them, just harsh orders and that's it, most of the time

[@renzo6490]

The teacher should have dealt with Howard privately, not in front of the whole class. Howard does have a point. Sometimes, teachers get an image of a student as being capable of doing only a particular level of work. It's a prejudice. The same essay written by a "B" student might get a low grade when turned in by a "C" student.

[@Dolxe_luna]

Amo las enseñanzas de estos documentales!

[@wendyjones6077]

I am addicted to these old instructional films! They are full of practical advise that is staggeringly easy to forget when life starts kicking your ass in serous ways.

[@glovefet]

what you say is true but they're also amusing.

[@steppilariosa6449]

Because u let life control u, thats why for u it is easy to forget

[@steppilariosa6449]

U didnt take the advise in first place, the wisdom and advise of this video takes a lot of practice and more inner control.

[@vijayvijay4123]

It has no advice on addiction,☹️

[@gothic_xombie]

there are some people giving u a hard time- they haven’t been kicked in the seat of their pants yet. i know exactly what u mean and find these clips so helpful for the same reason as well

[@albagomezmoreno4547]

How is it possible that each time a problem happens in my life, I find a vintage video releated with that and it's actually very helpful

[@EuropeanQoheleth]

Because the same problems have been around since time immemorial.

[@CrazyMazapan]

You're calling them, which is great actually

[@sapientia4805]

Haha because our civilization between the second world war and the 70s was at its peak. Since then it is only an emotional debacle with feminine men overwhelmed with their feelings...

[@AadhiraiSathyavathi]

This the age of Artificial Intelligence 👀 and the Machines Learn.

[@Number6_]

The proper use of technology that is how!

[@Zva26]

This principal is doing what I did when I was a principal (only retired a few years ago). One must be realistic enough to accept the fact that they're not going to excel virtually EVERYTHING. If they're spectacular academically, then something else is deficient. No one has everything, and one of the most important lessons of life we learn is to live with "emotional upsets". We've all had them and will continue to have them. Teachers have them, principals have them, students have them, and parents also have them. Human beings have them. It's part of this journey we call life. Better to learn it early and develop coping skills to deal with it. Life ain't for the timid!

[@natalieanderson3951]

What a great principle you must have been!!!

[@RaptorFromWeegee]

You sound like you could be a pretty good narrator for one of those instruction films. You must have been pretty good at Principaling.

[@Number6_]

Sounds like a guy with half an answer. Your suck it up attitude is not going to solve those issues that should be solved. Testing should be more standardized. That way emotional bias of the grader is prevented from down grading or inflating grades.

[@johnroper8971]

Mr. Edmonds looks like Walt Disney.

[@amandatijerina601]

Maybe Walt can perform "magic" on this young guy's report card. LOL

[@priscillawilson2634]

He looks quite dashing. I bet some of the girls have a crush on him.

[@chopin65]

I know. Creepy.

[@ADAPTATION7]

lol, I noticed that as well.

[@777Ryank]

This guy doesn't look like a parasitic pervert

[@timothyhh]

My parent's must've seen this as kids because "We won't be mad as long as you're sincerely trying" was their philosophy on grades.

[@sl4983]

"You can't expect other people to judge your work the way you judge it" - Brilliant!

[@RickAintStoned]

Wish my principal was as nice and happy to offer his advice as Howard’s. Mine was just a miserable old fart!

[@laneyperkins840]

Mine took my phone with a smile when I had it out for a few seconds, then a few days later dresscoded me because my shirt was along enough for my leggings even though there were people pl le actually breaking the dress code walking by, shes nice.