<p>Last weekend I saw this with my D. I had forgotten all about it but it sure brought back memories. Memories of how much I had enjoyed the movie the first time around, and memories of my own highschool days, the social angst and all those stereotypes! What a fun experience to watch it with my own teen now.</p>
<p>The movie accurately conveyed the teen stereotypes that existed when I was in a large public HS in the late 70s/early 80s: the populars, the jocks, the nerds, the ‘rowdies’. D enjoyed the movie and fully appreciated the stereotypes of HS teens (and the rift between the groupings). However, in her HS, being of a different time, region and type, the stereotypical groupings are quite different and more subtle. </p>
<p>Do you remember this movie? Did it resonate with you? At your kids’ HS, are these still the stereotypical ‘groups’?</p>
<p>I remember the movie. Those same sort of groups are still alive and well at our big suburban public high sch. I remember S2 once saying that if you couldn’t find a friend at our school, then you just weren’t trying because there are so many groups/types of kids there. </p>
<p>So, what group do your kids fall into?
Mine…S1 was in " the populars" which were also “the smart kids”. S2 was in “the jocks” which were also sometimes " the rowdies".</p>
<p>I was a nerd and bf was a jock/nerd (weird combo back then). When the movie came out, I could totally relate. Today, I think my kids’ school is way more complicated. They would categorize themselves as a jock/nerd (continuing the fam. tradition) and a band geek - remember them?</p>
<p>I remember this movie because it was my first date with my husband, wow how time flies. My kids have watched it and although the names of the groups change from decade to decade basically the experiences remain the same. Ahh adolescence don’t you wish you could go back? Not.</p>
<p>My husband and I were so sad to see that John Hughes passed away (last month?) because his flicks about teens were the BEST! One of the first things H and I talked about on our first date was that movie as we’re both fans of Hughes. I see flicks in the TV Guide and try to get the kids to watch one with me once in awhile (ones I loved) but Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink, Sixteen Candles are the only ones that they’ve gotten a kick out of so far.</p>
<p>They really were well done. The acting and script in Breakfast Club was particularly superb. </p>
<p>My kid’s school (being all one gender, small, selective, and almost evenly split between two ethnic groups) has quite different social divisions. Could be loosely described as divided along two dimensions: the ethnic group being one dimension and popular/athletic vs. nerdy being the other. Still the underlying dynamics are likely similar wherever you go to HS, just the groups themselves may differ. </p>