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- Hey.
- Hey.
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Ugh! Disgusting.
Janine: Alright.
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Wow, we're just not biting
our tongues anymore?
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This is vintage. Okay, no.
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There's a green bubble
on the group chat.
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I have an iPhone,
but I left the group chat
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after Mr. Johnson started
that soup thread.
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Uh, it's me, okay?
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I-I got a new phone. A droid.
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Wait, there's a group chat?
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Look, it's not easy
being green, okay?
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Android discrimination is one
of the last acceptable forms
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of hate in this country.
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There was a pothole
on 50th Street.
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I tried to warn you about it.
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Yeah, well, I hit it
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because I couldn't read
your stupid text.
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I just don't have time for this.
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Go back to the blue bubble!
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Life is hard enough as it is.
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Now I got two classes
worth of grades to finish
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and a tire to replace.
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You know what?
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I would like to see
your phone survive that.
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Let me in the group chat. No.
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I tried, but they say
you "ha ha" every text...
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That's not fair,
and that's not true.
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Breaking news, y'all.
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You let another camera crew
onto school property?
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Seriously?
We're from Channel Six.
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Rolling. Action news.
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The Chief Education Officer
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for the Philadelphia
Board of Education is here,
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Elizabeth Washington, with a
special announcement. [ Chuckles ]
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Every year,
the Philadelphia school district
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shines a light on an educator
that represents
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what it means to be
an exceptional educator.
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And this year,
the award goes to...
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Gregory Eddie.
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Oh! Oh!
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Oh!
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This Gregory Eddie? Me?
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Yeah, you, with your
fine, silly ass. Ah!
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[ Maker's "Hold'em" playing ]
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♪
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Could we get some B-roll
ahead of the interview
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with our Mr. Eddie? Of course.
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We have everything you need
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for a motivational
yet emotional package.
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Sad kids, mad kids,
happy kids, new kids.
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Ignore that kid.
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I didn't like that.
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Oh!
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Congratulations, Gregory.
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Thanks, I guess.
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This is weird, right?
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How can I be
Educator of the Year
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if I haven't even been
a full-time teacher
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for the whole year?
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Well, typically, the award
has been about optics.
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And by awarding you, it might
encourage other young Black men
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to become
elementary school teachers.
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Besides,
it makes them look good.
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It's not merit-based at all,
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but who wants to live
in a meritocracy?
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[ Laughs ]
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Gregory: I don't get it.
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I'm also very uncomfortable
with the extra attention.
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I'm uncomfortable
in general, but...
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Alright.
You guys are killing it, truly.
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So, what is the capital
of Alaska?
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Tasia. Juneau.
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That's right... Juneau,
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which is also
a very funny movie.
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[ Chuckles ] Alright, let's
move on to the Aloha state.
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[ Students gasp ]
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Ohh, I hate geography.
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Deshaun, please.
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Shut up!
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Students: Ooh!
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Janine: That's Deshaun.
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Deshaun's been having
difficulties all year,
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but lately,
it's been getting worse.
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I tried talking to him,
incentivizing him with rewards,
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but nothing's really worked. Yet.
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So, I'm gonna be using
my not-so-secret secret weapon,
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a parent meeting.
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[ Sighs ]
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Come on. Enjoy your recess.
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And please don't eat any dirt.
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I just added new fertilizer.
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[ Sighs ]
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Oh, I'm just going
to the bathroom.
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You don't need to follow me.
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Good. Yeah.
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Barbara, this came for you.
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I have to go to court?
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Oh, wait. This is
a cease-and-desist for me.
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Coleman Camping Supplies
seems to think
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that they're the only Colemans
that can sell camping supplies.
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I got lanterns, too.
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You didn't complete
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your continuing education requirements.
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Every five years,
every schoolteacher
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must take
continuing education classes,
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as mandated
by the school district,
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which means that
after all these years,
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I must prove to them
that I can still teach.
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It is preposterous.
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I'm sure I completed them all.
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Well, the school district
says otherwise,
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'cause you're one course short.
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You'll have to complete it,
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or you will lose
your teaching license
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and you'll be out
on the streets.
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Why can't you be
more like Gregory?
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Have more educator-of-the-year
energy.
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Hey, Ava? Sorry.
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I have something pressing.
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Can I get your permission
to move up
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a parent-teacher meeting
from next week to today?
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I'm having... Sounds lovely.
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I have an announcement to make.
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Go bananas.
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Okay.
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Alright.
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Now, remember to keep sounding
out those vocab words,
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and you did really good
on that last quiz, okay?
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And cut! That was beautiful.
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Actually, Brayden,
I'll give the notes.
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So, can we just try another one
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where you give him a high five?
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I didn't do that
for the cameras.
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Oh, I know that's clear.
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[ Laughs ]
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But this one's gonna be delightful.
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Delightful.
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You can sit down, man.
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Um, do you guys think
you have enough?
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Like, are we done here?
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[ Sighs deeply ]
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You're not what I would call
a natural, but yeah.
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So, I think we are done
filming, guys.
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Great. Awesome.
You can head out.
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Right this way.
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So... Oh, my bad.
You're the doc crew.
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You're the one with the bird
tattoo, not the snake.
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You can stay.
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But y'all can dip
like guacamole.
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Come on, now. There it is.
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Okay.
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The door is right down
this hallway.
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I'm gonna...
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Okay. And we'll see you
at the ceremony.
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Ceremony? What?
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Well, there's a ceremony,
of course.
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There's food, drinks,
spoken-word poem,
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children's choir...
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From Abbott?
Oh, God, I hope not.
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Oh, bonus...
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We have one
of your fellow teachers
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who's gonna present
the award to you herself.
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Mm. Who are you talking about?
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Ms. Schemmenti to deliver, uh,
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a speech about your
outsized accomplishments,
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which I'm sure... Um, could
we get another teacher to do it?
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Like, literally anybody else?
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Or maybe I could even
present it to myself.
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[ Intercom beeps ]
Ava: Attention, Abbott!
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After school in the gym...
Oh. Shh!
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...we'll be having the
Educator of the Year ceremony
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for the slim, the sensual,
the strange Gregory Eddie.
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He'll receive said award
from everyone's favorite
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neighborhood Italian,
Melissa Schemmenti.
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Gaba gootz!
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Ladies free before 3:00 p. IN.
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Sponsored by Bone Town.
Oww, oww!
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What the hell's going on?
Melissa, I'm sorry. I had no idea.
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Okay, why me?
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So, we like to have
a diverse, kaleidoscopic POV
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to bridge the gap between
culture and education.
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What this white lady is saying
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is they want
a white lady to do it
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because y'all been
acting up this year.
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Yes! Thank you so much.
That's right.
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Trust me, you don't want to get
on the district's bad side.
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- Ms. Schemmenti!
- Ms. Schemmenti!
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[ Rhythmic knocking ]
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Hey,
Mr. Educator of the Yeeeear!
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[ Chuckles ] Don't
do that. [ Chuckles ]
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Uh, how's it going
with Deshaun today?
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Oh, it's...
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it's going.
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Yeah, let's just say I'm happy
I'm talking to his mom today.
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So, you ready to get
the keys to the city yet?
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I hate to break up
this little love-fest,
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but I don't have much time.
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What love? There's no love here.
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Gregory, intro!
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Bye.
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So, apparently,
I'm supposed to say
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some nice things about you,
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so why don't you just tell me
some of the things
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you think you accomplished
over the year,
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and I'll whip it up
into an intro?
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Okay, have a seat.
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Alright. Uh, okay.
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I feel like we've made progress
on identifying shapes,
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although a lot of them got
hexagons and polygons confused.
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And then one of them thought a
polygon was the Pentagon, and...
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Okay, just give me something,
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anything you thought
you were good at... go.
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I-I don't... I don't really know.
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I feel like I'm below average
at teaching language arts,
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which, like,
what does that say about me?
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How about I say
you are punctual?
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And all the kids love you.
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To be completely honest,
I don't know that they do.
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But some of them like me.
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[ Breathes sharply ]
How about this?
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I'm just gonna do, like,
a regift speech.
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I'll just repurpose
some of the compliments
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I've gotten over the years.
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Okay? [ School bell rings ]
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[ Indistinct conversations
in distance ]
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Jacob, I'm going to
ask you something,
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and I only want
a "yes" or a "no" response.
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Can you help me... Oh, my God!
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Lord, build me a fence.
Yes. What is it?
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Calm down.
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I need help signing into
a continuing education class.
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Okay, well, let's take
a look-see.
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Looks like a lot
of goofy acronyms so far.
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Mm. A complete waste of time.
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NAP... Nodding and Praising.
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I only praise the Lord.
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MUD... Meeting Under Duress.
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Mm, I came up out of the mud.
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FART...
Facilitating A Reading Tyke.
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Seems like they wanted
to do that.
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And look, most of the seats
are taken.
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Uh, okay, got one.
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[ Key clacks ] Boom! IGAL...
Intergenerational Active Listening.
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What'd you say?
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IGAL for My Gal.
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Put it in your cal, pal.
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[ Keys clacking ]
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Oh! Yurrr!
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There he is,
Educator of the Year!
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Ashley. What are you doing here?
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I thought you were
at another school now.
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I was. [ Chuckles ]
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And then another one after that,
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and then another one after that.
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And then they gave me
Teacher's Aide of the Year!
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Look at us.
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Two young guns,
killing awards season.
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Pew pew! [ Blows ]
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[ Indistinct conversations
in distance ]
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♪ La la la la la la la ♪
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This feels like a bit much.
262
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Students:
♪ La la la la la la la ♪
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That was my first school ID.
264
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I forgot to smile.
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Students:
♪ La la la la la la la ♪
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Your award put the spotlight
on Abbott,
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so we have to make the most
of it before the news moves on
268
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to a cannibal celebrity or some
new Frisbee dog champion.
269
00:09:15,055 --> 00:09:17,348
Now, get onstage and tell me
if these lasers blind you.
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Melissa: Hey, Pink Floyd,
271
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since you gave me nothing to work with
for your intro... ♪ La la la la la la la ♪
272
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...I thought maybe I'd just go with
the quickest dinner grace I know,
273
00:09:24,814 --> 00:09:26,959
but I thank you
instead of Jesus.
274
00:09:26,983 --> 00:09:29,003
Uh, Melissa. What's up?
275
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How do you feel about all this?
276
00:09:30,695 --> 00:09:33,174
Yeah, you know,
it's all bit showy and goofy,
277
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but I do like that giant gift certificate
to Bone Town. ♪ La la la la la la la ♪
278
00:09:35,867 --> 00:09:36,802
I like that sort of thing.
279
00:09:36,826 --> 00:09:38,471
You know, food.
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Andrew: The wind beneath our...
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Students: Wings!
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Gregory Eddie,
a Black man with a plan.
283
00:09:45,126 --> 00:09:47,063
Ain't that fly?
♪ La la la la la la la ♪
284
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Some may go low,
but he won't go get...
285
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High!
286
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-Er learning with a hue
and sense of humor.
287
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Take him down?
288
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Nah, son.
♪ La la la la la la la ♪
289
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His name ain't Nas, but he's...
290
00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:03,788
God's son!
291
00:10:03,812 --> 00:10:09,484
♪ Did you ever knowwww that
you're my herrrrrooooooooooo? ♪
292
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[ Sighs ]
293
00:10:15,740 --> 00:10:17,134
Oh, hi.
294
00:10:17,158 --> 00:10:18,761
Ms. O'Neill, please come in.
295
00:10:18,785 --> 00:10:20,638
Cassandra. Alright.
296
00:10:20,662 --> 00:10:22,181
Nice to meet you, Ms. Cassandra.
297
00:10:22,205 --> 00:10:24,100
Just Cassandra works fine.
298
00:10:24,124 --> 00:10:25,142
Alright. Please have a seat.
299
00:10:25,166 --> 00:10:26,751
[ Door closes ]
300
00:10:29,462 --> 00:10:32,399
First of all, thank you
so much for coming in.
301
00:10:32,423 --> 00:10:34,527
I know it's difficult to do
in the middle of a work day.
302
00:10:34,551 --> 00:10:36,445
Oh, it's fine.
I just had someone pick up
303
00:10:36,469 --> 00:10:38,739
the rest of my shift
on short notice, but I'm here.
304
00:10:38,763 --> 00:10:41,408
I respect that, so I'll get
right into it. Mm-hmm.
305
00:10:41,432 --> 00:10:45,913
So, you know, I've been
dealing with some issues
306
00:10:45,937 --> 00:10:48,582
with your son Deshaun
since the beginning of the year,
307
00:10:48,606 --> 00:10:50,543
minor issues,
and I've been managing them,
308
00:10:50,567 --> 00:10:52,545
but as the year has gone on,
309
00:10:52,569 --> 00:10:54,004
it's just gotten
progressively worse.
310
00:10:54,028 --> 00:10:55,714
Worse? How?
311
00:10:55,738 --> 00:10:57,633
Well, it started off with,
like, small things,
312
00:10:57,657 --> 00:11:00,302
like him calling out the answers
without raising his hand.
313
00:11:00,326 --> 00:11:01,887
But, you know,
now it's started to escalate
314
00:11:01,911 --> 00:11:04,223
to him throwing books and...
315
00:11:04,247 --> 00:11:05,808
The right answers
or the wrong answers?
316
00:11:05,832 --> 00:11:07,268
Well, right or wrong,
317
00:11:07,292 --> 00:11:09,436
it's just disruptive
to the other students.
318
00:11:09,460 --> 00:11:11,605
Mm-hmm, I see.
319
00:11:11,629 --> 00:11:14,608
And look, I know we both want
what's best for Deshaun.
320
00:11:14,632 --> 00:11:16,110
So what do you want from me?
321
00:11:16,134 --> 00:11:17,111
[ Chuckles ] Well, I thought...
322
00:11:17,135 --> 00:11:18,821
Thought what, exactly?
323
00:11:18,845 --> 00:11:20,948
This wasn't my first option,
by the way.
324
00:11:20,972 --> 00:11:22,616
As I've said, his behavior
325
00:11:22,640 --> 00:11:25,035
has been getting
progressively worse,
326
00:11:25,059 --> 00:11:26,620
and I've been trying
to make sure
327
00:11:26,644 --> 00:11:28,747
he's having a successful
time at school.
328
00:11:28,771 --> 00:11:30,457
And nobody's stopping you
from doing that.
329
00:11:30,481 --> 00:11:32,376
He's kind of stopping me, actually.
330
00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:34,152
He's 7.
You can't control a 7-year-old?
331
00:11:36,279 --> 00:11:39,049
Cassandra, it's not
about control.
332
00:11:39,073 --> 00:11:40,342
You know, we're setting him up
333
00:11:40,366 --> 00:11:42,136
to be the best student
he can be,
334
00:11:42,160 --> 00:11:43,220
and you know,
we're a team in this.
335
00:11:43,244 --> 00:11:44,638
We're not a team.
336
00:11:44,662 --> 00:11:46,098
And I don't see how he could
be the best student
337
00:11:46,122 --> 00:11:47,749
that he could be
with a teacher like you.
338
00:11:49,459 --> 00:11:51,228
Um, excuse me?
[ Cellphone vibrates ]
339
00:11:51,252 --> 00:11:52,646
[ Sighs ]
And now my boss is calling.
340
00:11:52,670 --> 00:11:55,524
I took time out of my day,
away from my job,
341
00:11:55,548 --> 00:11:57,234
to come down here to hear
you complain about my son,
342
00:11:57,258 --> 00:11:59,111
and you're not even
doing your job.
343
00:11:59,135 --> 00:12:02,072
I'm doing the best I can
with your son.
344
00:12:02,096 --> 00:12:03,490
If this is the best
that you can do,
345
00:12:03,514 --> 00:12:06,059
you are the worst teacher
that I've ever seen.
346
00:12:08,019 --> 00:12:08,871
You know, and you're right.
347
00:12:08,895 --> 00:12:10,706
Call me Ms. O'Neill.
348
00:12:10,730 --> 00:12:12,041
Down here wasting my damn time.
349
00:12:12,065 --> 00:12:13,691
[ Door opens, closes ]
350
00:12:18,029 --> 00:12:19,465
[ Breathing sharply ]
351
00:12:19,489 --> 00:12:21,908
[ Quietly crying ]
352
00:12:25,536 --> 00:12:27,723
Janine? Ah.
353
00:12:27,747 --> 00:12:28,974
What's wrong?
354
00:12:28,998 --> 00:12:34,313
[ Sniffles ]
Um, Deshaun's mom, uh...
355
00:12:34,337 --> 00:12:38,859
she called me a bad teacher,
and it was just...
356
00:12:38,883 --> 00:12:40,236
[ Claps hands ]
357
00:12:40,260 --> 00:12:41,320
I don't even know why
I'm crying right now.
358
00:12:41,344 --> 00:12:43,072
Look, look.
359
00:12:43,096 --> 00:12:44,990
She doesn't know what
she's talking about, okay?
360
00:12:45,014 --> 00:12:46,307
You're a good teacher, Janine.
361
00:12:48,142 --> 00:12:49,828
[ Crying, sniffling ]
362
00:12:49,852 --> 00:12:51,413
Janine?
363
00:12:51,437 --> 00:12:52,831
Who am I going to have
364
00:12:52,855 --> 00:12:57,044
an intergenerational
conversation with?
365
00:12:57,068 --> 00:12:58,027
Oh.
366
00:13:01,239 --> 00:13:03,384
What happened?
A parent yelled at her.
367
00:13:03,408 --> 00:13:05,761
I'm trying to help, but I think
I'm making it worse. It's okay.
368
00:13:05,785 --> 00:13:07,721
[ Intercom beeps ] Ava: Paging
Educator of the Year, Mr. Eddie.
369
00:13:07,745 --> 00:13:09,974
Your essence is needed
at the award presentation,
370
00:13:09,998 --> 00:13:11,892
so bring that punim to the gym!
371
00:13:11,916 --> 00:13:13,894
Gregory, you go on ahead.
I can handle this.
372
00:13:13,918 --> 00:13:15,646
Knock if you need me.
I'll be in my classroom.
373
00:13:15,670 --> 00:13:16,814
Okay. Go on.
374
00:13:16,838 --> 00:13:18,840
Thank you. Mm-hmm.
375
00:13:22,176 --> 00:13:25,364
Uh, so [breathes deeply]
she comes in,
376
00:13:25,388 --> 00:13:28,534
and I told her
about her son's acting out.
377
00:13:28,558 --> 00:13:30,953
You know, I'm trying to have
a conversation...
378
00:13:30,977 --> 00:13:33,622
Cool, calm, where we figure out
what to do. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
379
00:13:33,646 --> 00:13:35,457
I offered solutions.
380
00:13:35,481 --> 00:13:36,709
I was patient.
381
00:13:36,733 --> 00:13:39,003
I told her we're a team.
382
00:13:39,027 --> 00:13:40,528
And...
383
00:13:43,156 --> 00:13:44,490
[ Voice breaks ]
...she just destroyed me.
384
00:13:46,909 --> 00:13:49,078
She called me the worst
teacher she's ever seen.
385
00:13:50,329 --> 00:13:52,057
Janine, do you believe
you're the worst teacher?
386
00:13:52,081 --> 00:13:54,309
I don't know.
387
00:13:54,333 --> 00:13:56,854
I've done everything I can
for Deshaun,
388
00:13:56,878 --> 00:13:59,440
and it's not enough, so maybe.
389
00:13:59,464 --> 00:14:02,109
So, what you're gonna do
is pick yourself up,
390
00:14:02,133 --> 00:14:03,527
dust yourself off,
391
00:14:03,551 --> 00:14:06,280
come back here tomorrow,
and do your job.
392
00:14:06,304 --> 00:14:08,240
But I didn't solve the problem.
393
00:14:08,264 --> 00:14:09,640
I am failing him.
394
00:14:11,225 --> 00:14:13,078
I have been called
a bad teacher more times
395
00:14:13,102 --> 00:14:15,497
than I can ever remember.
[ Sniffles ]
396
00:14:15,521 --> 00:14:17,499
People have thrown dirt
on my name.
397
00:14:17,523 --> 00:14:19,793
Others have given flowers.
[ Sighs ]
398
00:14:19,817 --> 00:14:22,087
But it's all a garden to me.
399
00:14:22,111 --> 00:14:25,299
Barbara, I've never
seen you fail a child.
400
00:14:25,323 --> 00:14:26,967
You always find a solution.
Oh, please.
401
00:14:26,991 --> 00:14:28,719
I do not always have the answer.
402
00:14:28,743 --> 00:14:30,679
In fact, there are
some issues and problems
403
00:14:30,703 --> 00:14:33,515
that are just too difficult
for anyone,
404
00:14:33,539 --> 00:14:36,894
even me, to solve
in one school year.
405
00:14:36,918 --> 00:14:40,564
But if you come back here
tomorrow ready to do your job,
406
00:14:40,588 --> 00:14:43,859
having not given up on yourself
or that student,
407
00:14:43,883 --> 00:14:47,488
well, that is not failure.
408
00:14:47,512 --> 00:14:50,014
Sometimes, that's
what success looks like.
409
00:14:54,393 --> 00:14:57,164
So, how long do you think
that conversation was?
410
00:14:57,188 --> 00:15:00,042
You know, let's just round it up
to 15 minutes.
411
00:15:00,066 --> 00:15:03,504
Now, I am going to need you
to initial and sign
412
00:15:03,528 --> 00:15:05,172
my IGAL worksheet.
413
00:15:05,196 --> 00:15:07,758
Oh, okay.
Yeah. See? There you go.
414
00:15:07,782 --> 00:15:10,552
[ Sniffles ] Oh, and if you see
any more weeping millennials
415
00:15:10,576 --> 00:15:13,555
roaming the hallway,
please, send them my way.
416
00:15:13,579 --> 00:15:15,516
Okay. Um, thank you so much.
417
00:15:15,540 --> 00:15:16,332
Thank you, baby.
418
00:15:22,380 --> 00:15:24,358
Hey!
419
00:15:24,382 --> 00:15:26,110
What are you doing in here,
Mr. Educator of the Year?
420
00:15:26,134 --> 00:15:28,529
The ceremony's out this way.
421
00:15:28,553 --> 00:15:30,989
Look, I don't think I can go up
there and accept this award.
422
00:15:31,013 --> 00:15:32,282
What?
423
00:15:32,306 --> 00:15:33,909
They set up the whole gym
for you.
424
00:15:33,933 --> 00:15:36,120
I wrote you this great speech.
425
00:15:36,144 --> 00:15:38,497
Well, I landed on
a Jalen Hurts tribute post
426
00:15:38,521 --> 00:15:39,981
that I repurposed, but still.
427
00:15:41,107 --> 00:15:43,585
Honestly, I feel ridiculous.
428
00:15:43,609 --> 00:15:45,546
Like, I don't deserve
this award.
429
00:15:45,570 --> 00:15:47,214
[ Scoffs ] With everything that
Barbara does for the school,
430
00:15:47,238 --> 00:15:49,216
and you teaching two grades,
and... and...
431
00:15:49,240 --> 00:15:51,718
And Janine getting yelled at
by a parent,
432
00:15:51,742 --> 00:15:53,762
I feel like I'm the last person
who should get this.
433
00:15:53,786 --> 00:15:56,098
Yeah, you're definitely not the
best teacher in Philadelphia.
434
00:15:56,122 --> 00:15:57,641
Or, you know, this school.
435
00:15:57,665 --> 00:15:59,560
Or your grade.
Or even this classroom.
436
00:15:59,584 --> 00:16:01,186
Is there a point?
Like, where are we going?
437
00:16:01,210 --> 00:16:04,523
Gregory, you don't deserve to be
Educator of the Year.
438
00:16:04,547 --> 00:16:06,275
Still waiting for that point.
439
00:16:06,299 --> 00:16:10,362
But I've seen you stick it out
and improve week after week.
440
00:16:10,386 --> 00:16:13,389
You work really hard
to get better, and you care.
441
00:16:14,807 --> 00:16:18,162
So maybe someday, you'll grow
into deserving this award.
442
00:16:18,186 --> 00:16:19,454
But you know what?
443
00:16:19,478 --> 00:16:21,039
They're not gonna give it
to you then.
444
00:16:21,063 --> 00:16:24,501
'Cause you can't choose
when people acknowledge you.
445
00:16:24,525 --> 00:16:25,878
This is your moment.
446
00:16:25,902 --> 00:16:30,132
So just, hey, think of it like
you accept the award early.
447
00:16:30,156 --> 00:16:32,509
Okay.
448
00:16:32,533 --> 00:16:34,928
Maybe I'm like
"Rookie of the Year."
449
00:16:34,952 --> 00:16:37,014
Yeah.
450
00:16:37,038 --> 00:16:39,141
Well, the thing is, you are
still an important member
451
00:16:39,165 --> 00:16:41,143
of this team,
so get in the game.
452
00:16:41,167 --> 00:16:42,251
[ Breathes sharply ]
453
00:16:43,669 --> 00:16:45,606
Yeah! Let's go, Slugger!
454
00:16:45,630 --> 00:16:48,817
Finally, I'd like to send
a shout-out to all the schools
455
00:16:48,841 --> 00:16:50,736
I haven't had to soft quit
this year.
456
00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:52,321
[ Chuckles ] Not me being
so good at my job
457
00:16:52,345 --> 00:16:54,406
they always tell me I don't have
to come back.
458
00:16:54,430 --> 00:16:55,616
[ Chuckles ] Thank you.
[ Feedback whines ]
459
00:16:55,640 --> 00:16:56,909
Wow...
460
00:16:56,933 --> 00:17:00,579
so beautiful to see
a LatinX aide
461
00:17:00,603 --> 00:17:03,248
share her why with us.
462
00:17:03,272 --> 00:17:06,084
Now, please welcome to the stage
463
00:17:06,108 --> 00:17:09,671
Italian-American teacher
Melissa Schemmenti,
464
00:17:09,695 --> 00:17:12,132
who will introduce
our marquee award,
465
00:17:12,156 --> 00:17:13,759
Educator of the Year.
466
00:17:13,783 --> 00:17:17,137
Okay, even for me, this seems
incredibly performative.
467
00:17:17,161 --> 00:17:18,996
You got this, girl!
Do it for Italy!
468
00:17:19,705 --> 00:17:21,183
Got it, Ashley. Okay.
469
00:17:21,207 --> 00:17:22,935
I'm here to present
Educator of the Year
470
00:17:22,959 --> 00:17:24,895
for some God-forsaken reason.
471
00:17:24,919 --> 00:17:27,272
This trophy gets handed out
every year
472
00:17:27,296 --> 00:17:28,982
to some random jabroni,
473
00:17:29,006 --> 00:17:33,362
and this year, it's going to...
an underdog.
474
00:17:33,386 --> 00:17:35,322
When he came off the bench
last year,
475
00:17:35,346 --> 00:17:36,782
we all wrote him off,
476
00:17:36,806 --> 00:17:39,576
like some 53rd overall
draft pick in the second round.
477
00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:40,869
Yes, we did.
478
00:17:40,893 --> 00:17:43,205
But week after week,
this young man stepped up.
479
00:17:43,229 --> 00:17:45,582
And this year,
he is Abbott's first string.
480
00:17:45,606 --> 00:17:48,126
Hell, he's
Offensive Player of the Year.
481
00:17:48,150 --> 00:17:50,462
Educator. Educator of the Year!
482
00:17:50,486 --> 00:17:52,256
We're happy to have him
on our team,
483
00:17:52,280 --> 00:17:53,757
and with him,
we can go all the way
484
00:17:53,781 --> 00:17:55,592
to the Super Bowl of learning!
[ Cheers and applause ]
485
00:17:55,616 --> 00:17:59,596
Ladies and gentlemen,
your Educator of the Year,
486
00:17:59,620 --> 00:18:02,558
Gregory Thompson Eddie!
[ Saxophone playing ]
487
00:18:02,582 --> 00:18:04,059
[ Cheers and applause ]
488
00:18:04,083 --> 00:18:09,481
♪
489
00:18:09,505 --> 00:18:11,441
[ Playing ends ]
490
00:18:11,465 --> 00:18:13,986
Wow, t-thank you, Melissa, um...
491
00:18:14,010 --> 00:18:15,904
I'm actually a Ravens fan.
492
00:18:15,928 --> 00:18:18,097
[ Audience booing ]
493
00:18:19,765 --> 00:18:20,993
Go to hell.
494
00:18:21,017 --> 00:18:22,018
[ Door opens ]
495
00:18:24,103 --> 00:18:25,998
[ Door closes ]
496
00:18:26,022 --> 00:18:28,792
Uh, this is surreal, um...
497
00:18:28,816 --> 00:18:30,502
But realistically,
I can't accept this award.
498
00:18:30,526 --> 00:18:32,004
Cameras down.
499
00:18:32,028 --> 00:18:33,964
I'll accept on his behalf.
500
00:18:33,988 --> 00:18:37,009
I can't fully accept this award
because I'm still learning.
501
00:18:37,033 --> 00:18:38,260
Cameras back up.
502
00:18:38,284 --> 00:18:39,845
As teachers, we all are.
503
00:18:39,869 --> 00:18:42,681
But every day
I can come in here and teach,
504
00:18:42,705 --> 00:18:45,601
I'm being held up
by some of the most
505
00:18:45,625 --> 00:18:48,770
incredibly deserving teachers
here at Abbott.
506
00:18:48,794 --> 00:18:50,230
[ Snapping fingers ]
507
00:18:50,254 --> 00:18:52,316
This profession isn't
about being the best,
508
00:18:52,340 --> 00:18:53,924
it's about doing your best.
509
00:18:55,676 --> 00:18:57,321
Being a constant
for your students
510
00:18:57,345 --> 00:19:00,157
on the good days, the bad,
the terrible.
511
00:19:00,181 --> 00:19:01,974
It's the showing up that counts.
512
00:19:04,101 --> 00:19:07,289
Uh, so I'd like
to dedicate this award
513
00:19:07,313 --> 00:19:10,500
to all the teachers
here at Abbott
514
00:19:10,524 --> 00:19:13,837
who show up every day
and give their best.
515
00:19:13,861 --> 00:19:15,071
[ Chuckles lightly ]
516
00:19:17,323 --> 00:19:18,216
It's an honor to walk
through those doors
517
00:19:18,240 --> 00:19:19,676
with you every morning.
518
00:19:19,700 --> 00:19:20,927
Thank you.
519
00:19:20,951 --> 00:19:23,037
[ Cheers and applause ]
520
00:19:27,750 --> 00:19:29,269
Thank you.
521
00:19:29,293 --> 00:19:33,774
And please, please give a hand
to this wonderful Black man.
522
00:19:33,798 --> 00:19:35,025
[ Applause continues ]
523
00:19:35,049 --> 00:19:36,842
Woman: Whoo!
524
00:19:38,803 --> 00:19:39,613
[ Indistinct conversations ]
525
00:19:39,637 --> 00:19:40,864
How you doing?
526
00:19:40,888 --> 00:19:42,074
Better now.
527
00:19:42,098 --> 00:19:44,368
Today was tough.
528
00:19:44,392 --> 00:19:46,078
Definitely don't feel like
Teacher of the Year.
529
00:19:46,102 --> 00:19:48,372
You know, funny enough,
neither do I.
530
00:19:48,396 --> 00:19:49,748
[ Both chuckle ]
531
00:19:49,772 --> 00:19:52,000
Ah. Aide of the Year!
532
00:19:52,024 --> 00:19:53,168
Mm. Yeah.
533
00:19:53,192 --> 00:19:54,252
I know that we've always had
534
00:19:54,276 --> 00:19:55,712
a will-they-won't-they
thing going,
535
00:19:55,736 --> 00:19:57,780
but I appreciate how
you've remained professional.
536
00:19:59,073 --> 00:20:00,157
My heart is with Benito.
537
00:20:01,367 --> 00:20:02,702
Who's she talking about? Mnh.
538
00:20:03,452 --> 00:20:04,554
Ah!
539
00:20:04,578 --> 00:20:06,098
Oh, okay. Oh, wow.
540
00:20:06,122 --> 00:20:07,432
Delicious.
541
00:20:07,456 --> 00:20:09,542
Qué rico, qué rico, qué rico.
542
00:20:11,335 --> 00:20:12,896
That award is ugly as hell.
543
00:20:12,920 --> 00:20:14,481
I mean, an apple? You think?
544
00:20:14,505 --> 00:20:15,816
I'm pretty sure they got it
from Dollar Tree.
545
00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:17,150
[ Chuckles ] I bet it cost.
546
00:20:17,174 --> 00:20:18,068
[Jamaican accent] tree dollars.
547
00:20:18,092 --> 00:20:20,112
[ Both laugh ] Shabba!
548
00:20:20,136 --> 00:20:22,781
[ As Janine ] Oh, Gregory,
I am so proud of you.
549
00:20:22,805 --> 00:20:23,990
[ As Gregory ]
Thank you, Janine.
550
00:20:24,014 --> 00:20:25,033
I am proud of you.
551
00:20:25,057 --> 00:20:26,451
My heart is full of love
552
00:20:26,475 --> 00:20:28,328
even though my pockets
are full of lint.
553
00:20:28,352 --> 00:20:31,748
Oh, Gregory,
our love is so pure.
554
00:20:31,772 --> 00:20:33,417
[ Normal voice ]
Actually, I'm gonna go home.
555
00:20:33,441 --> 00:20:34,483
We were killin' it!
556
00:20:37,153 --> 00:20:40,382
Mm. Alright, you're all
logged in for your first class.
557
00:20:40,406 --> 00:20:41,383
[ Breathes deeply ]
558
00:20:41,407 --> 00:20:43,826
Make friends and learn lots.
559
00:20:44,910 --> 00:20:46,471
Alright.
560
00:20:46,495 --> 00:20:48,181
Let's see who's teaching this.
[ Keys clack ]
561
00:20:48,205 --> 00:20:49,182
Okay.
562
00:20:49,206 --> 00:20:50,475
Hello, everyone.
563
00:20:50,499 --> 00:20:52,519
I'm your teacher, Dr. Johnson.
564
00:20:52,543 --> 00:20:55,188
Welcome to Intergenerational
Active Listening,
565
00:20:55,212 --> 00:20:58,817
also known as iGal. Okurr?
566
00:20:58,841 --> 00:21:01,570
The active listening class
that hits different, no cap.
567
00:21:01,594 --> 00:21:03,780
I'll be your teacher,
but not your friend.
568
00:21:03,804 --> 00:21:06,158
And I'm low-key deadass.
569
00:21:06,182 --> 00:21:08,017
You don't like it,
then hop off, bro.
570
00:21:09,018 --> 00:21:10,662
Feel free to chime in
571
00:21:10,686 --> 00:21:12,748
if someone hasn't understood
the assignment.
572
00:21:12,772 --> 00:21:13,790
Ya feel me, stupid?
573
00:21:13,814 --> 00:21:15,125
Stupid?
574
00:21:15,149 --> 00:21:16,358
Did I say that right?
575
00:21:18,903 --> 00:21:20,338
Oh, Lord.
576
00:21:20,362 --> 00:21:21,339
Deadass.
577
00:21:21,363 --> 00:21:23,407
Dea... [ Grunts ]
578
00:21:25,785 --> 00:21:28,496
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