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[ School bell rings ]
Janine: Oh, Nina,

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excellent sentence structure.

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Let me see. "My favorite movie
is 'Toy Story, '

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and my favorite character
is Woody."

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Good. Mine too.

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Well, more of a Buzz girl.
I love his ambition.

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Right, guys? Child: Yeah.

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Okay, let's see. Uh, Brittany.

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"My favorite movie
is 'American Gangster.'

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Yep. And my favorite
character is Frank Lucas."

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Okay. That is a great sentence.

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And I will be having
a third talk with your mom

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about what you're watching
at home.

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Ow! Ms. Teagues, Andrew hit me!

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Andrew, apologize.

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1... 2... 3... 4.

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I'm Janine Teagues.

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I've been teaching second grade

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here at Abbott Elementary
for a year now.

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...8...9...

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And as a product of
the Philadelphia school system,

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I'm proud to say I survived
and now teach here today.

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Alright, guys, so,
there have been three presidents

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since this one, okay?

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It's an old book,

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so here's where I taped in
the others.

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I'd say the main problem
in this school district is,

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yeah, no money.

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Uh, the city says
there isn't any,

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but they're doing a
multimillion-dollar renovation

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to the Eagles' stadium
down the street from here.

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But we just make do.

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I mean, the staff here
is incredible.

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They're all amazing teachers.

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I really look up to them all.

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[ Children shouting ]
Please, sit down!

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Why?!

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Well, I look up to
the older ones.

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We younger teachers are still
getting the hang of it...

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if we don't end up leaving.

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Look, I know
this school is rough,

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but I became a teacher

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to make sure
students come out alive.

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And after learning a lot
in my first year,

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I finally feel on top of things.

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[ Liquid trickling ]

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Jamal, what are you doing?

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I had to go,
and the toilets don't work.

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And the rug was Plan B?!

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[ Maker's "Hold'em" plays ]

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♪♪

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[ "Baby Shark" playing ]

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Janine, why are you putting
that rug away?

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Erica, I told you
to call me Ms. Teagues.

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I'm an adult, though we are
almost the same height.

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And there's a little bit
too much pee on it.

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Mm!

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Yeah, but where do we sit
for story time?

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[ Sighs ] I will
figure something out, okay?

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Losing the rug is a big deal.

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For primary classes,

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rugs are like a calming space
for the kids.

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It's like a Xanax.

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Like a huge Xanax
for kids to sit on.

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Janine. Turn that down, please!

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I'm trying to teach my
kindergartners the letter "C,"

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and they are distracted
by this song.

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It's like "Back That Azz Up"
for kids.

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Hey, guys, um,
could you sit down, please?

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Guys, I'm gonna count to 3.

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1... 2...

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And I am not counting. Sit down!

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[ Music stops ]

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I'm Barbara Howard,
woman of God.

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I do my work, I go home.

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I get my nails done every week.

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And... I love teaching.

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That is incredible, Ms. Howard.

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I can't wait to get
on that level.

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Where is your class, by the way?

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Out in the hallway
in a single file.

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Really? Mm-hmm.

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Kindergartners:
Good morning, Ms. Teagues!

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You know, Ms. Howard,
you remind me so much

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of my favorite teacher from
the third grade, Ms. Elliot.

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She was well-dressed,
good with kids,

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a wizard with a glue gun --.

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Thank you, Janine.
That is very kind of you.

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Yeah, I-I wanted to be
just like her, actually.

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I was, like, obsessed with her.

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She wrote
in my report card note,

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"Needs friends her own age.
A bit clingy."

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She was a hoot. Yes.

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Anyway, hey,
did you get my e-mail

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about the two of us hanging
together after school or...

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No. It must have gone to spam.

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It's so crazy how my e-mails

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do that with you
and nobody else.

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Uh... Class, turn around.

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Bye, Mom -- I'm sorry.
Ms. Howard.

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Bye, Ms. Howard.

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[ Indistinct conversations ]

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Janine, Janine,
you're not gonna believe this.

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Rachel freakin' Maddow
just retweeted me.

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Wow! So I basically
work for MSNBC.

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I'm Jacob Hill.

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Uh, I like to say
I teach history,

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but I live in the present.

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Jacob and I came in together
last year

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with 20 other teachers.

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We're two of the three left.

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So trauma bonding, I guess?

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Hey, do you want cheese steaks

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from the corner store
for lunch today?

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Uh, not -- not from there.

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The guy behind the counter,
he calls me "white boy."

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Well, it's like
a term of endearment,

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and, like, if you don't like it,
just ask him to stop.

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No way.

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There's an entire chapter in
"White Fragility" on that, okay?

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Robin DiAngelo, she says,

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"When you start policing
people who have --."

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Hey, Melissa, can you please
tell "Ta-Nehisi Quotes" here

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that "white boy" is
a term of endearment

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from the corner-store people?

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For Zach Ertz, yeah.
For him, it's an insult.

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Hmm?

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Uh... Melissa.

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Schemmenti.
Second-grade teacher.

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What's half of 100?

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Children: 50!

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Also, $100, known as a C-note.

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You Sicilian?

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Italian?

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You from South?

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Okay, you guys
working with the cops?

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'Cause you gotta tell me.

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Whew! Guys, I need a new rug.

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Mine is officially done.

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Mmm! Me too.

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I shook mine out,
and all of the asthma kids

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had to go to the nurse's office.

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Yeah, mine's busted.

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And you can't class up a rug

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like you can a couch
with a nice coat of plastic.

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Hey-yo! What it do, baby-boos?

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What y'all think about this
little film crew

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I brought in here? Distracting,
makes our jobs harder.

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But exciting.
We about to be on TV.

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Because they are covering
underfunded, poorly managed

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public schools in America.

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No press is bad press, Barb.

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Look at Mel Gibson.
Still thriving.

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[ Laughs ] "Daddy's Home 2"?
Hilarious!

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Janine: Ava's our principal.

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She has a...
unique take on her job.

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She's bad at her job.

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What's unique is that
she's bad at her job.

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There you are.
Ava, can I talk to you?

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Uh, I need an aide.

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I'm outnumbered in there.
The kids are crazy.

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One of them told me
to mind my six this morning.

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I don't know what that means,
and I need help.

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Calm down. They're just kids.

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And, besides, aides cost money,
and we don't have that.

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Right, but I just -- Do you
want to split your salary

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with somebody else? No.

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No, no. I didn't think so.

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Well, if we can't get aides,
maybe we can get new rugs?

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All I'm hearing is, "New, new,
new, need, need, need."

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And, yet, Barb,

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one of our best
and most senior teachers here,

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she never complains.

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What is your secret, Barb?

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Knowing there's not much
you can do, Ava.

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So understanding.

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Be like Ms. Howard, people.

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[ School bell rings ]
[ Chuckles ]

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[ Sniffles ]
But I'm not Ms. Howard.

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Oh! Tina, look, just try
some counting exercises.

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Somewhere between 1 and 40,
the kids calm down.

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Uh...

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Oh. [ Sighs ]

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You know, a little support

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might help
make things happen, ladies.

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My support was gonna do
about as much

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as that five-year-old bra
you've got on right there.

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Hey, it's not impossible
to get things.

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Melissa asked for
those new toy cash registers

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for her classroom and got them.

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Yeah, those aren't toys.

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I know a guy who worked
a Walmart demolition.

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I got a guy for everything.

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I know a guy right now
working the stadium build.

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Need rebar? No.

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Melissa is resourceful, capable.

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Well, I think the younger
teachers are capable.

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Really? Then why is it

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that Ms. Schwartz's hair
is falling out?

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Why does Jacob here need a
smoking break every five minutes?

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I switched to an herbal vape.

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And why can't any of you

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stick it out
longer than two years?

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More turnovers than a bakery.

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[ Door opens ]

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Ouch. [ Chuckles ]

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[ Door closes ]

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You know what? Hell, I think
we should still try for rugs.

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Yeah.

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You know, before I taught here,
I was in Zimbabwe.

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I was doing
Teachers Without Borders,

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and what I learned -- Jacob,

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what did I say about, like,
not talking

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about your time in Africa?

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You -- You told me to --
I told you to stop.

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Yeah, it's weird.

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The new-teacher track record
here isn't great,

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but, ultimately,
we are passionate

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and capable of doing this job.

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Janine, Ms. Schwartz
just kicked Rajon,

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and everyone's in the hallway
going crazy.

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Wait. What?

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[ Indistinct shouting ]

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Alright, alright. Calm down.

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Calm down. What happened?

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He hit me first! Liar!

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I'm a liar?! I'm the liar?!

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Okay, aspetta. Calm it down.

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I wonder if she tried counting.
[ Chuckles ]

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Jacob: Alright, let's get you
to the nurse.

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You do not hit a kid.

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It's like the one thing
you don't do.

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You could threaten them.

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You can yell at them.

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Threaten the parents.

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Mildly embarrass them.

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I threatened a grandfather once.

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You just don't kick a kid.

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There was the bet.
You didn't do --.

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Okay. Oh.

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So, not good.

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Ms. Schwartz was out of line

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and clearly didn't know
how to handle her class.

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You hired her. And fired her.

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They give me a lot of power
around here. It's crazy.

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In the meantime, Mr. Johnson
will be watching her class.

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Wait. Sorry.
Mr. Johnson, the janitor?

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That's who runs the world, kids.

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I think maybe we should alert
the school district to this.

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I mean, a child was harmed.

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Hey! H-Harmed? I handled this.

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No need to let them know that
a child was harmed on my wa--

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on the school's watch,
to be clear.

254
00:08:56,503 --> 00:08:58,114
Ava, this is not handled.

255
00:08:58,138 --> 00:09:00,616
There is a 70-year-old custodian
who voted for Kanye

256
00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:02,218
teaching social studies
right now.

257
00:09:02,242 --> 00:09:04,220
We need help. Look, I know
we don't have any money --.

258
00:09:04,244 --> 00:09:06,489
Okay! Alright, I'll make a small

259
00:09:06,513 --> 00:09:08,057
emergency budget request
to the district,

260
00:09:08,081 --> 00:09:10,059
and you guys can get pencils
and hire aides

261
00:09:10,083 --> 00:09:11,293
or whatever else you need.

262
00:09:11,317 --> 00:09:13,029
So even rugs? Sure!

263
00:09:13,053 --> 00:09:14,296
Just e-mail a request.

264
00:09:14,320 --> 00:09:16,132
Okay, I can --
I can write an e-mail.

265
00:09:16,156 --> 00:09:17,867
Another day in principal life.

266
00:09:17,891 --> 00:09:22,705
♪ I believe the children
are our future ♪

267
00:09:22,729 --> 00:09:24,473
Yes! Hear that?

268
00:09:24,497 --> 00:09:27,009
Ask and receive. Mm.

269
00:09:27,033 --> 00:09:29,512
[ School bell rings ]

270
00:09:29,536 --> 00:09:31,204
I'll get you two. Okay.

271
00:09:33,006 --> 00:09:35,251
Um... hello?

272
00:09:35,275 --> 00:09:37,086
I'm looking for Ms. Coleman.

273
00:09:37,110 --> 00:09:39,622
Oh, yeah, she --.

274
00:09:39,646 --> 00:09:40,923
Hello.

275
00:09:40,947 --> 00:09:41,924
Hi. I'm Gregory Eddie.

276
00:09:41,948 --> 00:09:43,259
I'm the sub for the teacher

277
00:09:43,283 --> 00:09:45,728
who, uh... punted a student.

278
00:09:45,752 --> 00:09:48,230
Oh! You're the sub. Forgive me.

279
00:09:48,254 --> 00:09:50,699
I thought one of my colleagues
here hired a stripper for me.

280
00:09:50,723 --> 00:09:52,134
[ Laughs ]

281
00:09:52,158 --> 00:09:53,302
Okay.

282
00:09:53,326 --> 00:09:54,870
Nice to meet you, young man.

283
00:09:54,894 --> 00:09:57,173
Yeah, you too. Yeah,
nice to meet you, Ryan.

284
00:09:57,197 --> 00:09:58,474
It's Gregory.

285
00:09:58,498 --> 00:10:00,242
Eh, let's see
how long you'll be here.

286
00:10:00,266 --> 00:10:02,402
Then I'll remember your name,
okay, Tim?

287
00:10:03,369 --> 00:10:05,448
Yes! My dude.

288
00:10:05,472 --> 00:10:07,983
[ Chuckles ] Oh, yeah.

289
00:10:08,007 --> 00:10:10,052
Yeah. Keepin' it profesh.
I like that.

290
00:10:10,076 --> 00:10:11,787
I'm Jacob.

291
00:10:11,811 --> 00:10:13,856
It's nice to see
another male teacher in here.

292
00:10:13,880 --> 00:10:15,858
Hmm! There's not a lot of us.

293
00:10:15,882 --> 00:10:18,094
Hey, now I got somebody
to talk sports with.

294
00:10:18,118 --> 00:10:20,196
You like women's tennis?

295
00:10:20,220 --> 00:10:22,822
Or, as I call it, you know,
regular tennis.

296
00:10:23,923 --> 00:10:25,534
I'm subbing here
because I need a job

297
00:10:25,558 --> 00:10:26,735
until I can become principal.

298
00:10:26,759 --> 00:10:28,871
It's what I studied for.

299
00:10:28,895 --> 00:10:31,073
I actually interviewed here
and got it, but then --

300
00:10:31,097 --> 00:10:33,075
I don't know --
something happened.

301
00:10:33,099 --> 00:10:34,743
I go to the same church
as the Superintendent.

302
00:10:34,767 --> 00:10:36,512
Caught him cheating on his wife
with the deaconess.

303
00:10:36,536 --> 00:10:38,147
I needed a job.

304
00:10:38,171 --> 00:10:44,353
"Is your school sick?
Try prescription rugs." Classic.

305
00:10:44,377 --> 00:10:45,821
Child: [ Cough, splatter ]

306
00:10:45,845 --> 00:10:47,189
Children: Ewwww!

307
00:10:47,213 --> 00:10:48,991
Oh, my God! Bria, what happened?

308
00:10:49,015 --> 00:10:50,259
I threw up.

309
00:10:50,283 --> 00:10:53,028
Great communication skills,
Bria.

310
00:10:53,052 --> 00:10:55,464
Okay, let's get you cleaned up.

311
00:10:55,488 --> 00:10:57,433
I actually throw up
all the time, so it's okay.

312
00:10:57,457 --> 00:10:58,567
Argh! [ Screams ]

313
00:10:58,591 --> 00:11:00,302
Random man! Child pants!

314
00:11:00,326 --> 00:11:02,104
Security! Oh, no!
No, no, no, no, no!

315
00:11:02,128 --> 00:11:04,573
I'm -- I'm Gregory, the, uh --
the sub for Ms. Schwartz.

316
00:11:04,597 --> 00:11:06,775
Okay. Oh. Yeah.

317
00:11:06,799 --> 00:11:08,711
But that's still not
explaining the pants.

318
00:11:08,735 --> 00:11:10,212
Security! Hold on.
Hold on. Wait, wait, wait.

319
00:11:10,236 --> 00:11:11,614
Okay, one of my kids

320
00:11:11,638 --> 00:11:13,182
had to go to the bathroom,
so I brought him,

321
00:11:13,206 --> 00:11:14,617
but then he accidentally
went on himself.

322
00:11:14,641 --> 00:11:16,185
Oh! Okay.

323
00:11:16,209 --> 00:11:17,920
And I tried to flush the toilet,

324
00:11:17,944 --> 00:11:19,588
and the water shot back up
in the air.

325
00:11:19,612 --> 00:11:20,956
And then I'm -- Oh, God.

326
00:11:20,980 --> 00:11:22,892
No one told you about
Reversy Toilet then?

327
00:11:22,916 --> 00:11:24,260
Okay. No. Why is
that even a thing?

328
00:11:24,284 --> 00:11:25,761
I know. I'm sorry. Okay.

329
00:11:25,785 --> 00:11:29,098
Um, could you just
watch her for a second?

330
00:11:29,122 --> 00:11:30,356
Um... Hi.

331
00:11:32,959 --> 00:11:35,437
How you doing? I threw up.

332
00:11:35,461 --> 00:11:37,606
Alright.

333
00:11:37,630 --> 00:11:41,544
Okay. I'll be back for her,
and I have some spare clothes

334
00:11:41,568 --> 00:11:42,878
for him in my room.

335
00:11:42,902 --> 00:11:44,246
I will get him changed

336
00:11:44,270 --> 00:11:45,881
and then send him back to you,
alright?

337
00:11:45,905 --> 00:11:47,583
Oh, w-wait. What was your name?

338
00:11:47,607 --> 00:11:49,318
Oh. Silly me.

339
00:11:49,342 --> 00:11:51,220
I'm Janine.
So, nice to meet you.

340
00:11:51,244 --> 00:11:52,721
Oh, sorry, pee. There's vomit.

341
00:11:52,745 --> 00:11:54,723
Yeah. Um, make a wish.

342
00:11:54,747 --> 00:11:55,991
[ Both laugh ]

343
00:11:56,015 --> 00:11:57,626
Okay, welcome to
our school. Okay.

344
00:11:57,650 --> 00:11:59,028
Thanks.

345
00:11:59,052 --> 00:12:01,096
It's okay.
Everyone pees, you know?

346
00:12:01,120 --> 00:12:05,692
Yeah, that was disgusting,
but she seems nice.

347
00:12:07,327 --> 00:12:09,762
Is that me? [ Sniffs ]

348
00:12:11,364 --> 00:12:12,841
[ School bell rings ]

349
00:12:12,865 --> 00:12:14,710
[ Indistinct conversations ]

350
00:12:14,734 --> 00:12:16,912
Alright. Remember... ♪
Good morning, Mrs. Howard ♪

351
00:12:16,936 --> 00:12:19,014
2 and 2 equals... All: 4!

352
00:12:19,038 --> 00:12:20,749
Yes!

353
00:12:20,773 --> 00:12:22,151
Sorry.

354
00:12:22,175 --> 00:12:24,520
I wanted to get your expert,
classy eye

355
00:12:24,544 --> 00:12:26,522
on my rug request e-mail to Ava.

356
00:12:26,546 --> 00:12:29,258
Janine, we are not getting
new rugs.

357
00:12:29,282 --> 00:12:31,160
We are not getting anything.

358
00:12:31,184 --> 00:12:33,395
Barbara, have some faith.

359
00:12:33,419 --> 00:12:35,664
Ava literally said
she'll get us whatever we need.

360
00:12:35,688 --> 00:12:38,200
Janine, I have been working in
the Philadelphia School District

361
00:12:38,224 --> 00:12:39,368
for 20 years,

362
00:12:39,392 --> 00:12:41,003
and Ava is just the latest

363
00:12:41,027 --> 00:12:44,907
in a long line of people
who do absolutely nothing.

364
00:12:44,931 --> 00:12:47,843
Just do your job. But
this is me doing my job.

365
00:12:47,867 --> 00:12:49,812
I think the job means trying to
make things better.

366
00:12:49,836 --> 00:12:51,947
And I think the job is working
with what you've got

367
00:12:51,971 --> 00:12:54,116
so you don't get let down.

368
00:12:54,140 --> 00:12:56,318
[ Intercom beeps ]
Ava: Good morning, teachers.

369
00:12:56,342 --> 00:12:57,820
During passing, please come to
the front entrance

370
00:12:57,844 --> 00:12:59,555
for a special announcement

371
00:12:59,579 --> 00:13:01,557
about some much-needed
improvements to the school

372
00:13:01,581 --> 00:13:02,825
that I made happen.

373
00:13:02,849 --> 00:13:04,860
Yes! Oh, did you hear that?!

374
00:13:04,884 --> 00:13:06,895
Optimism wins again! [ Gasps ]

375
00:13:06,919 --> 00:13:08,530
"Oh, thank you, Janine."

376
00:13:08,554 --> 00:13:10,266
No problem, Ms. Howard.

377
00:13:10,290 --> 00:13:12,101
"You're doing your job so well,

378
00:13:12,125 --> 00:13:14,436
I see a little bit of me
in you."

379
00:13:14,460 --> 00:13:16,605
You do? 'Cause I always felt
we had a lot in common.

380
00:13:16,629 --> 00:13:20,933
"Oh, Janine,
♪ You're so lovely ♪"

381
00:13:25,038 --> 00:13:27,349
I got a good feeling
about this. Right? Me too.

382
00:13:27,373 --> 00:13:29,551
Good morning. [ Laughs ]
Good morning.

383
00:13:29,575 --> 00:13:31,353
Gregory.

384
00:13:31,377 --> 00:13:33,389
The district was so moved
by my plea

385
00:13:33,413 --> 00:13:35,224
that they approved
the emergency budget

386
00:13:35,248 --> 00:13:36,825
and sent us the money
right away.

387
00:13:36,849 --> 00:13:39,228
Okay, we could have hired aides,

388
00:13:39,252 --> 00:13:41,463
we could have got rugs,
but then I thought,

389
00:13:41,487 --> 00:13:44,066
"No. We need something
more immediate."

390
00:13:44,090 --> 00:13:46,268
Oh, no, no.
The rugs are immediate.

391
00:13:46,292 --> 00:13:48,404
They're -- they're like
instant Xanax for kids.

392
00:13:48,428 --> 00:13:49,972
I explained it all in my e-mail.

393
00:13:49,996 --> 00:13:52,308
Girl, who told you to
send an e-mail? You did.

394
00:13:52,332 --> 00:13:55,511
Anyway, I always feel better
when I get my hair done.

395
00:13:55,535 --> 00:13:58,247
Thus, I do better work,
like I'm doing now.

396
00:13:58,271 --> 00:14:02,809
You know, fix the outside,
inside takes care of itself.

397
00:14:05,978 --> 00:14:07,723
Y'all seeing this?

398
00:14:07,747 --> 00:14:09,224
A plastic sign?

399
00:14:09,248 --> 00:14:10,859
Thank God for
the school district,

400
00:14:10,883 --> 00:14:13,462
'cause they gave us $3,000,
and I had to spend all of it.

401
00:14:13,486 --> 00:14:16,231
You spent all of the money
on this?!

402
00:14:16,255 --> 00:14:18,467
Rush job.
Can you believe this quality?

403
00:14:18,491 --> 00:14:21,770
How's that optimism taste?

404
00:14:21,794 --> 00:14:23,939
Janine: This is ridiculous.
She has gone too far.

405
00:14:23,963 --> 00:14:25,674
Somebody needs to
do something. I --.

406
00:14:25,698 --> 00:14:27,676
Yes, yes.
Somebody should do something.

407
00:14:27,700 --> 00:14:28,977
You know what?
I'm gonna do something.

408
00:14:29,001 --> 00:14:30,412
Okay. Alright. Whatever you do,

409
00:14:30,436 --> 00:14:32,081
I will cosign it. Yes!

410
00:14:32,105 --> 00:14:33,482
That is how change works --
someone does something,

411
00:14:33,506 --> 00:14:35,217
and somebody cosigns it.

412
00:14:35,241 --> 00:14:37,720
Ava can't win here,

413
00:14:37,744 --> 00:14:40,055
because if she wins,
then Barbara's right.

414
00:14:40,079 --> 00:14:43,116
And if Barbara's right, then
what does that say about me?

415
00:14:44,450 --> 00:14:46,595
I mean, am I even a Sagittarius?

416
00:14:46,619 --> 00:14:48,464
Hey, you two. Wait up.

417
00:14:48,488 --> 00:14:50,032
I'm going out to lunch, too.

418
00:14:50,056 --> 00:14:51,767
Oh, yeah? Where you going
for lunch, pip-squeak?

419
00:14:51,791 --> 00:14:53,369
Bird feeder?

420
00:14:53,393 --> 00:14:55,137
I thought you'd be working on
your next miracle

421
00:14:55,161 --> 00:14:56,839
from Saint Ava.

422
00:14:56,863 --> 00:14:58,440
Ha ha. No.

423
00:14:58,464 --> 00:15:00,642
I don't think I'll need anything
from Ava ever again.

424
00:15:00,666 --> 00:15:02,077
[ Chuckles ] What
does that mean?

425
00:15:02,101 --> 00:15:04,313
Well, I e-mailed
the superintendent

426
00:15:04,337 --> 00:15:06,982
and told him everything that Ava
has done today.

427
00:15:07,006 --> 00:15:08,584
No way she doesn't get fired.

428
00:15:08,608 --> 00:15:11,186
Oh, for the love of God. What?

429
00:15:11,210 --> 00:15:14,323
The superintendent
never sees our e-mails.

430
00:15:14,347 --> 00:15:16,258
He has them bounced back

431
00:15:16,282 --> 00:15:18,660
to the person in charge
of where they came from.

432
00:15:18,684 --> 00:15:20,329
Wait. I'm sorry.

433
00:15:20,353 --> 00:15:22,164
Person in charge?

434
00:15:22,188 --> 00:15:24,466
That means the e-mails
go back to...

435
00:15:24,490 --> 00:15:26,402
[ Intercom beeps ]
Ava: Teachers,

436
00:15:26,426 --> 00:15:29,505
it's come to my attention that
some of you -- one of you --

437
00:15:29,529 --> 00:15:31,240
think it's okay
to go over my head.

438
00:15:31,264 --> 00:15:33,642
So during lunch break --
this lunch break --

439
00:15:33,666 --> 00:15:35,344
we'll be having a trust workshop

440
00:15:35,368 --> 00:15:37,737
so that we can learn
how to become a work family.

441
00:15:39,505 --> 00:15:41,340
It's gonna be fun!

442
00:15:44,777 --> 00:15:47,189
We are at a crossroads.
This is a crisis.

443
00:15:47,213 --> 00:15:50,192
No, a crisis is eating
the cafeteria pizza for lunch.

444
00:15:50,216 --> 00:15:52,528
Uh, why are we here, exactly?

445
00:15:52,552 --> 00:15:54,563
Well, chocolate drop, I learned

446
00:15:54,587 --> 00:15:56,899
that someone here
doesn't respect me.

447
00:15:56,923 --> 00:15:59,835
But it's not about me,
'cause if you don't respect me,

448
00:15:59,859 --> 00:16:01,294
how can you respect this school?

449
00:16:02,395 --> 00:16:04,239
You can't.
It's mathematically impossible.

450
00:16:04,263 --> 00:16:05,841
W-Whoa. Who doesn't
respect you, Ava --.

451
00:16:05,865 --> 00:16:06,875
I-I mean, the school?

452
00:16:06,899 --> 00:16:08,177
It's not important.

453
00:16:08,201 --> 00:16:09,411
We're gonna make this
a group matter

454
00:16:09,435 --> 00:16:10,913
as to not single
any one person out.

455
00:16:10,937 --> 00:16:12,414
Let's try an exercise
where we say

456
00:16:12,438 --> 00:16:13,749
whatever we want
out loud to each other,

457
00:16:13,773 --> 00:16:15,083
no matter how critical.

458
00:16:15,107 --> 00:16:17,085
It'll be fun!
Let's start with Janine.

459
00:16:17,109 --> 00:16:18,587
Janine?

460
00:16:18,611 --> 00:16:19,922
Yes?

461
00:16:19,946 --> 00:16:21,590
You're pushy, squeaky,
and annoying.

462
00:16:21,614 --> 00:16:23,492
Excuse me? That's just --.

463
00:16:23,516 --> 00:16:25,527
No, it's not bad. No.

464
00:16:25,551 --> 00:16:28,030
We're sharing with the goal
of making us all better.

465
00:16:28,054 --> 00:16:29,398
Constructive.

466
00:16:29,422 --> 00:16:30,632
Hershey Kiss, why don't you try?

467
00:16:30,656 --> 00:16:32,034
Start with Janine.

468
00:16:32,058 --> 00:16:33,635
I really don't want to.
You're right.

469
00:16:33,659 --> 00:16:34,803
It should be someone
who knows her better.

470
00:16:34,827 --> 00:16:36,138
Jacob, Barbara?

471
00:16:36,162 --> 00:16:37,773
Well, her hair is --
Absolutely not.

472
00:16:37,797 --> 00:16:38,974
Yeah, absolutely not.

473
00:16:38,998 --> 00:16:41,310
Ava, no one's doing this
to anyone.

474
00:16:41,334 --> 00:16:42,911
Hold on.
I came prepared for this.

475
00:16:42,935 --> 00:16:45,113
Sheena, come on in.

476
00:16:45,137 --> 00:16:47,950
Ava, that is my student.
She should be at lunch.

477
00:16:47,974 --> 00:16:49,342
I am kind of hungry.

478
00:16:50,643 --> 00:16:53,222
Ava: Sheena, remember
what we talked about?

479
00:16:53,246 --> 00:16:54,923
What was the thing
that you wish was different

480
00:16:54,947 --> 00:16:56,925
about Ms. Teagues?

481
00:16:56,949 --> 00:16:59,127
She got some big feet.

482
00:16:59,151 --> 00:17:02,664
Okay. Everyone,
[Sighs] that's enough.

483
00:17:02,688 --> 00:17:05,634
I am the person
who disrespected Ava.

484
00:17:05,658 --> 00:17:07,936
I e-mailed the superintendent
to tell him

485
00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:10,129
that she spent
the school's money on a sign.

486
00:17:11,130 --> 00:17:12,274
I'm sorry, Ava.

487
00:17:12,298 --> 00:17:14,142
And I'm sorry
everyone missed lunch,

488
00:17:14,166 --> 00:17:15,811
especially you, Sheena.

489
00:17:15,835 --> 00:17:19,748
But I did it because I care
about the kids in this school,

490
00:17:19,772 --> 00:17:22,284
and that shouldn't be
a bad thing.

491
00:17:22,308 --> 00:17:24,119
I -- [ Sighs ]

492
00:17:24,143 --> 00:17:26,588
Okay. You know what?

493
00:17:26,612 --> 00:17:28,991
Actually, Sheena,
you should have this.

494
00:17:29,015 --> 00:17:31,660
I'm so sorry. No, thank you.

495
00:17:31,684 --> 00:17:32,885
Okay.

496
00:17:34,654 --> 00:17:35,864
[ Door opens ]

497
00:17:35,888 --> 00:17:38,033
Not a compelling speaker.
[ Laughs ]

498
00:17:38,057 --> 00:17:39,935
[ Door closes ]
Charisma vacuum, am I right?

499
00:17:39,959 --> 00:17:43,205
You know what, Ava?
Janine is a lot of things --

500
00:17:43,229 --> 00:17:45,941
naive, a bit clingy,
too cheerful.

501
00:17:45,965 --> 00:17:47,609
Oh, this is good stuff.
Let me call her back in.

502
00:17:47,633 --> 00:17:49,845
But she is also right.

503
00:17:49,869 --> 00:17:52,180
You know, actually
wanting to help the children

504
00:17:52,204 --> 00:17:55,817
at this school
shouldn't be a bad thing.

505
00:17:55,841 --> 00:17:57,043
[ Clicks tongue ] Mm!

506
00:17:58,110 --> 00:17:59,321
And where is everybody going?

507
00:17:59,345 --> 00:18:01,256
To check on Janine.
To eat lunch...

508
00:18:01,280 --> 00:18:03,015
after I check on Janine.

509
00:18:06,419 --> 00:18:08,397
[ Door opens ]

510
00:18:08,421 --> 00:18:09,898
Janine, ignore Ava.

511
00:18:09,922 --> 00:18:11,733
Big feet are a sign of
fertility.

512
00:18:11,757 --> 00:18:14,636
Every lunch period, Barbara.

513
00:18:14,660 --> 00:18:18,340
Every single one, Amir
comes and naps on the rug.

514
00:18:18,364 --> 00:18:20,642
Mm-hmm. He was in my class.

515
00:18:20,666 --> 00:18:22,210
Mom's got a lot of kids.

516
00:18:22,234 --> 00:18:25,047
Dad's not around, and
when he is, the parents fight.

517
00:18:25,071 --> 00:18:27,316
Right. So he doesn't get
much sleep.

518
00:18:27,340 --> 00:18:28,884
I told him to sleep at his desk,

519
00:18:28,908 --> 00:18:31,887
but he says the rug is softer --

520
00:18:31,911 --> 00:18:33,779
softer than his bed at home.

521
00:18:35,715 --> 00:18:37,392
You know what? I don't care

522
00:18:37,416 --> 00:18:40,596
if you think I'm good at this
or not anymore.

523
00:18:40,620 --> 00:18:44,333
I care about whether or not
I can make a change.

524
00:18:44,357 --> 00:18:48,236
Janine, teachers
at a school like Abbott --

525
00:18:48,260 --> 00:18:50,572
we have to be able to do it all.

526
00:18:50,596 --> 00:18:53,008
We are admin.
We are social workers.

527
00:18:53,032 --> 00:18:55,077
We are therapists.
We are second parents.

528
00:18:55,101 --> 00:18:57,412
Hell, sometimes,
we're even first.

529
00:18:57,436 --> 00:18:59,081
Melissa: Mm-hmm. Why?

530
00:18:59,105 --> 00:19:01,316
Heh, it sure ain't the money.

531
00:19:01,340 --> 00:19:02,751
Mm-hmm.

532
00:19:02,775 --> 00:19:05,854
I could make more
working the street -- easy.

533
00:19:05,878 --> 00:19:09,858
Look, we do this
'cause we're supposed to.

534
00:19:09,882 --> 00:19:11,593
It's a calling. Mm.

535
00:19:11,617 --> 00:19:13,695
You answered.

536
00:19:13,719 --> 00:19:15,764
I believe it was
Brother Cornel West --.

537
00:19:15,788 --> 00:19:18,233
Don't. Not right now. Don't!

538
00:19:18,257 --> 00:19:20,268
You want to know my secret?

539
00:19:20,292 --> 00:19:23,572
Do everything you can
for your kids.

540
00:19:23,596 --> 00:19:25,040
We'll help.

541
00:19:25,064 --> 00:19:27,709
Hey, I suggest we put
our money together

542
00:19:27,733 --> 00:19:29,578
and buy Janine the rug.

543
00:19:29,602 --> 00:19:31,613
What y'all think? Absolutely.

544
00:19:31,637 --> 00:19:33,448
Yes. Guys, you can't.

545
00:19:33,472 --> 00:19:34,950
You don't have it.

546
00:19:34,974 --> 00:19:36,518
I know because
I have the same salary as you

547
00:19:36,542 --> 00:19:38,520
and I overdrafted on
a doughnut hole this morning.

548
00:19:38,544 --> 00:19:40,222
Well, what are you gonna do?

549
00:19:40,246 --> 00:19:42,381
Steal a rug?

550
00:19:43,449 --> 00:19:48,230
Not me, but I know a guy
who knows a guy?

551
00:19:48,254 --> 00:19:49,831
[ Cellphone clacking ]

552
00:19:49,855 --> 00:19:51,767
Way ahead of you.

553
00:19:51,791 --> 00:19:54,236
I'm gonna have to bake a ziti.

554
00:19:54,260 --> 00:19:56,772
Hey, Tony, you big strunz,
listen,

555
00:19:56,796 --> 00:19:58,306
you still working
that stadium build?

556
00:19:58,330 --> 00:20:01,510
This day hasn't been easy,
but it's been good,

557
00:20:01,534 --> 00:20:04,270
because I finally get
what Barbara has been saying.

558
00:20:05,771 --> 00:20:07,049
Oh, my God. He came. Go get it.

559
00:20:07,073 --> 00:20:08,950
-Hello! Hi. -Yeah!

560
00:20:08,974 --> 00:20:11,386
You have to find a way.

561
00:20:11,410 --> 00:20:12,988
Get things done yourself.

562
00:20:13,012 --> 00:20:15,123
Hey, thank you so much.
What's your name?

563
00:20:15,147 --> 00:20:16,792
I got no name.
He doesn't got a name.

564
00:20:16,816 --> 00:20:18,126
Okay.

565
00:20:18,150 --> 00:20:20,162
Even if the way you do them
is...

566
00:20:20,186 --> 00:20:22,364
outside of the system.
[ Chuckles ]

567
00:20:22,388 --> 00:20:24,599
You're on a mission.
It's cool to see.

568
00:20:24,623 --> 00:20:26,101
Thank you.

569
00:20:26,125 --> 00:20:28,036
It's just a day in the life
of being a teacher here.

570
00:20:28,060 --> 00:20:29,504
You get used to it.

571
00:20:29,528 --> 00:20:30,872
And that smell in the walls?

572
00:20:30,896 --> 00:20:32,307
Oh, no, you're never
gonna get used to that.

573
00:20:32,331 --> 00:20:33,842
Okay. So...

574
00:20:33,866 --> 00:20:36,912
But, um, you're subbing to
go full time, right? Like...

575
00:20:36,936 --> 00:20:39,347
Um, we'll see. Mm.

576
00:20:39,371 --> 00:20:41,283
The job definitely surprises me.

577
00:20:41,307 --> 00:20:43,919
Well, I hope you stay.

578
00:20:43,943 --> 00:20:45,320
For the kids.

579
00:20:45,344 --> 00:20:46,621
Yeah.

580
00:20:46,645 --> 00:20:47,813
Okay.

581
00:20:49,181 --> 00:20:50,649
[ Chuckles ]

582
00:20:52,418 --> 00:20:53,995
Gregory: I'll stick around
for a little while.

583
00:20:54,019 --> 00:20:57,456
[ Clears throat ]
You know, for the kids.

584
00:20:58,524 --> 00:21:02,294
[ Cheers and applause ]

585
00:21:08,234 --> 00:21:10,145
Janine: I provided for
my students today.

586
00:21:10,169 --> 00:21:12,347
That's huge.
It's all any of us want to do.

587
00:21:12,371 --> 00:21:14,883
"And gave him
a piece of tough ash.

588
00:21:14,907 --> 00:21:18,186
But no sooner had the man
fitted it into his ax-head

589
00:21:18,210 --> 00:21:20,446
than he quickly began
to use it..."

590
00:21:22,915 --> 00:21:26,595
I was called, I answered,
and now I know,

591
00:21:26,619 --> 00:21:28,663
even with no help from
the higher-ups

592
00:21:28,687 --> 00:21:30,365
and no money from the city,

593
00:21:30,389 --> 00:21:32,591
I can get this job done.

594
00:21:33,592 --> 00:21:37,038
Man: Alright, Step 3, you flush
the toilet to empty the tank.

595
00:21:37,062 --> 00:21:38,540
Now you're all set to go.

596
00:21:38,564 --> 00:21:40,776
Now, remember,
you got to redo Step 1

597
00:21:40,800 --> 00:21:42,368
before trying to flush.

598
00:21:44,069 --> 00:21:46,071
But money
would still be nice, though.

