I myself am a high school English teacher and after watching this it struck me as extremely dark, pessimistic, and an overly emotional look at what life is like for kids these days. Watching this film makes one think that all kids are rude, disrespectful and one nasty comment away from killing themselves. I beg to differ; it seems to me the real problem that film makers need to be addressing is teenagers addiction to technology and how that is affecting their ability to successfully interact with others. Also, this film makes it look like all teachers have terrible lives outside of school and that their jobs are simply an extension of this awful they live. Not true. Good teachers love their work and are constantly looking for ways to improve their craft. Go ahead and skip this one, unless you're into majorly depressing movies with no redeeming message.