Up the Down Staircase Quote
[Mr. McHabe notices Miss Barrett walking towards class with a homemade suggestion box]
J.J. McHabe: Oh. Suggestions, Miss Barrett, ahh? I must say you've got guts.
Sylvia Barrett: It's just an idea, Mr. McHabe. It seems to me that if the students have a chance to speak freely without fear of punishment...
J.J. McHabe: Listen, you start running this school with ideas, you'll have riots in your rooms. Fear - That's all they understand.
J.J. McHabe: Oh. Suggestions, Miss Barrett, ahh? I must say you've got guts.
Sylvia Barrett: It's just an idea, Mr. McHabe. It seems to me that if the students have a chance to speak freely without fear of punishment...
J.J. McHabe: Listen, you start running this school with ideas, you'll have riots in your rooms. Fear - That's all they understand.
Movie: Up the Down Staircase
