LuluandJudyGeesoncontinuetheirearlierrolesandcometothefarewellparty.Thackerayannouncesthatheisleavingforaninner-cityschoolinChicagowherehewillteachagain.InChicago,hemeetsaformercolleaguewhoistheprincipaloftheschool.ThackeraylearnsthatthereisanAclasswithgoodstudentsandanH(for"horror")classfortheno-gooders.HeconvincestheprincipaltolethimtaketheHclassasaHistoryteacher.HisnewpupilsareHispanic,BlackandWhitekidswhoarenoisy,unrulyandengagedindestructivebehaviours.LikeinLondon,hestartsbyteachingthemsomemanners.HeaddressesthemasMrXorMissY,andexpectstobecalledMrThackerayorSir(hencethetitles). Littlebylittlehelearnstheirpersonalstories:Wilsieisagangleaderwhoprotectshisyoungerbrother.Anotherisablackfemalewhobattlesagainstdoubleprejudice.Thewhitekidisgrowingwithoutparentsandhidesthistoavoidbeingfostered. WealsoknowabitofMrThackeray'sstory.AsateenagerinGuyana,hefellinlovewithaChicagogirlwhosefatherhadcometobuildamall.TheylostcontactandhewenttoBritaintostudy,becameateacherandgotmarried.Heisnowawidowerbutdecidedtotakethisteachingopportunitytofindhisearlierlove. Atschoolhesetsouttoteachthesetroubledkidsoftheirtruepotentialiftheytaketheirfateintheirhands.Heteachesaboutthenon-violentresistanceofthehistoricfightersofcivilrights.WhenhediscoversWilsiesmugglingagunintotheschool,heconfrontshimandconvinceshimtoyieldthegun.MrThackeraydeliversittotheschoolpolicemanasafoundobject. Later,thepolicepressureshimtogivethenameofthearmedkid,sincethegunwasinvolvedinacopkilling.Herefusestogiveupthenameofthestudentandhastoleavetheschool. Meanwhile,oneofhispupilshastakenajobinanewspaperanddecidestoinvestigateontheoldChicagoloveofThackeray's.Thegirlarrangesanappointmentforhim.Thackeraymeetsthesonofhisformerloveinahospital.Hismotherisill.Thackeraylearnsthatshelovedhimbackbutherfatherretainedallhisletters,becauseshehadgottenpregnant,sothatyoungmanhehadjustmetishisson. ThackeraylearnsthatWilsieishiddenbecausehethinksthatthepoliceareafterhim.HisbrothertakesThackeraytothehideawaytoexplaintherealsituationandavoidthatWilsieruinshislife.Throughcourageandtalking,theteacherconvincesWilsietoyieldhisnewgunandconfrontsarivalgangthathadcometofightWilsie.Wilsieandthefriendwhohadgothimthegunexplainthemselvesattheprecinct. Thekidshavebeendoinga"standin"andforcetheprincipaltoaccepttheirbelovedteacherback. UnliketheBritishfilm,thereisnoinfatuationwithhimamonghispupils,butafellowteacher(SaundraSantiago)admireshim. Thefilmendswiththegraduationceremonyanddance.MrThackerayannouncesthatheisnotgoingbacktoBritainbutstayingatChicagototeachthenewgeneration. --Wikipedia