At the staid Marcia Blaine School for Girls, in Edinburgh, Scotland, Miss Jean BrodieÑteacher extraordinaireÑis unmistakably, and outspokenly in her prime. She is passionate in the application of her unorthodox teaching methods, in her attraction to the married art teacher, in her affair with the bachelor music teacher, and, most importantly, in her dedication to her girls. But one of the girls will betray her.