My kids don't go to your school anymore and that'll be it. I saw what they were bringing home: poetry and shit. A waste of time - they have more important things to worry about. I do not raise doctors or lawyers (Smith, 1995). “Another example of negative social influence is shown through institutional discrimination when school administrators push a very bright student out of school because of her pregnancy, so that she can attend a “parenting school” to learn about child care. This discrimination is carried out under the justification of being best for all students with the claim that “pregnancy is contagious,” but this actually creates an environment that reduces their chances of graduating from high school (Smith, 1995). Perhaps, the film Dangerous Minds places too much emphasis on Louanne's character as a savior of children and sensationalizes the idea of ​​"gang life." However, it still manages to draw attention to important social factors that can influence the lives of children growing up in poverty, and how these factors can influence who we become. I see the film as an avenue to begin to support traditional views that cloud the problem of poverty in the United States, to begin to open avenues of discussion and consideration for steps that could lead to social improvement.