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Thank you all for attending the inaugural
Bi-weekly District Staff Mixer.
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What we hope will be
the first of many BDSMs.
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{\an8}As your liaison representative,
I just wanna remind you
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{\an8}that the spring food drive
starts next week.
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{\an8}Let's not overdo it on the corn this year.
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They expect me to get to
two of these a month?
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I'm busy enough
running my school as it is.
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Not to mention, we're implementing
an hour of PSSA test prep every day.
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I know what you mean.
The amount of work I put into organizing
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a new bookfair this year
has been so draining.
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Well, Abbott had two new bookfairs
this year, so I'm twice as drained.
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We're also having our teachers
coming in at 7:15 instead of 7:00.
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My teachers come in late all the time.
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The extra sleep for the teachers
improves results for students.
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My teachers' start time is 7:16.
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The extra minute gives them more pep in
their step for grading all that homework.
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Your kids are still doing homework?
That's quaint.
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- You got rid of homework?
- We rolled out a pilot program this year.
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The studies are showing that
no homework decreases burnout
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and improves kids' home lives.
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My kids are doing no school. Yeah.
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- What?
- They're doing school.
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But also...
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We are now a no-homework school!
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And the school will be locked till 7:16!
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- What?
- Yeah.
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This is preposterous.
Homework is the backbone of academia.
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{\an8}I mean, what if Sir Isaac Newton
didn't have homework?
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{\an8}Would we even have gravity?
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{\an8}Plus, it assists our youth
in developing crucial skills,
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{\an8}like time management and responsibility.
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{\an8}That's absolutely correct, Mr. Johnson.
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{\an8}And to piggyback off myself,
let me present a philosophical question.
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{\an8}If we take away homework,
what would the dog eat?
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{\an8}Look, maybe this would be
the big push that we really needed.
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{\an8}You know, the kids have enough
on their plates,
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{\an8}and the research shows that no homework
evens out the playing field.
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{\an8}Yeah, most kids use AI
for homework now, anyway.
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{\an8}You know, I got an essay last week
about how Rosa Parks invented parks.
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{\an8}I teach math.
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{\an8}Look, I don't grade the homework,
but I do like to see that they did it.
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{\an8}You don't grade homework?
How do you know how they're doing?
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{\an8}I mean, I keep track of who needs help,
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{\an8}but there's no point in grading
until the test.
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{\an8}Oh, okay, that's shocking.
A little alarming.
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{\an8}And proves you learn
something new every day.
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{\an8}Like, that's where a grade
will come in, actually.
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{\an8} I've seen
these fads come and go.
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{\an8}Silly social contracts. Ergonomic chairs.
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{\an8}This too shall pass.
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{\an8}Homework has stood the test of time
for a reason.
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{\an8}And those policies still exist today
in countries like China...
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{\an8}...and North Korea.
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{\an8}All right. See everyone tomorrow.
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There's really no homework, Mr. C?
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'Cause you usually give us,
like, two hours' worth.
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No, I-I promise there isn't.
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But I do encourage you to think about
what we talked about today.
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- That's homework.
- Sorry, force of habit.
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{\an8}One more time. Have. H-A-V-E.
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{\an8}Have.
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{\an8}Great job!
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{\an8}Now, sight words can be a little tricky,
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so when you go home tonight,
I want you all to do...
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Nothing!
Because we no longer have homework.
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Yay!
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Yes, I'm sure without any practice at all,
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you will all remember today's lesson,
no problem.
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They won't remember a blessed thing.
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This no-homework thing is feeling good.
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Seems like we are really
onto something here.
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Oh, yeah, this is great.
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I'ma use my free afternoons to go home,
watch some college hoops.
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Look, I found this fun app
that lets you predict
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how many points each team's gonna score,
and then here's a kicker,
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you get it right,
they give you a little, like, prize money.
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What's the catch?
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No, there's no catch.
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In fact, they give you a hundred bucks
just to sign up.
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Mmm. Fun.
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Well, now that I have my afternoons free,
I can beat the 5:00 p.m. bike traffic.
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I usually get doored once a month.
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Oh, yeah? Sorry about yesterday, man.
I didn't see you.
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Yeah.
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- So let me get this straight...
- Mm-hmm.
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...you give them the homework...
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- Good morning.
- ...they take it home, they do it,
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and then you...
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Look at it and say "great job."
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But for what?
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For doing it. And then I give 'em a star.
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That is insane. That'd be like if I... I...
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All right, don't strain yourself.
I got it.
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Gregory Eddie!
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Don't worry.
I'm not here to beat your ass.
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That's great. Why would you be?
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- Ooh. Don't you tempt me.
- Oh, my God.
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Go ahead, Son. Go enjoy your day.
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Did you know
I'm not even Jabari's teacher anymore?
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Oh, this is bigger than both of us.
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See, Jabari tells me
he doesn't have homework,
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and I know he's not lying because we watch
Power Book III: Raising Kanan.
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They lie on that show all the time,
so he knows it's wrong.
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- What is going on?
- Darnell, it is true.
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Okay? There is no homework.
It's a new school-wide mandate.
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But doing homework together
is how we bond. Okay?
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And there's already enough people trying
to tear Black fathers from their sons,
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as we've seen on Raising Kanan.
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Maybe we can suggest, um,
another way for you guys to bond.
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Maybe watching Snowfall?
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- Ms. Teagues, respectfully...
- Mm-hmm. Yes.
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- ...that is a ridiculous suggestion.
- It is.
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He already watched Snowfall
when he was two.
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- That's how he learned to speak.
- He learned to speak.
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- S... Okay. That's on me, then.
- Yeah.
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Okay. So, yesterday we saw how the
Cold War was really starting to heat up.
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Now, who can give me a quick hit
on how Sputnik ratcheted up tensions?
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Who was Stud Nick?
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Ah. Wouldn't we like to know?
No, come on, Sputnik.
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Satellite. Come on, guys.
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You should've read about it in Chapter 30,
which was supposed to be your homework.
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Um...
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Can't skip Skutnip. Skip Sputnik.
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Freak it, we'll do it live.
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Everybody, just open your books
to Chapter 31 and start reading.
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Mmm.
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So, to set the stage, Dwight D. Eisenhower
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is in his second term,
and we all liked Ike, but--
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You know what,
just skip every other sentence. It's fine.
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All right, class, we're going to
continue on with sight words.
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Now, who can tell me what this word is?
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Oh, come on, don't be shy.
We went through all of these yesterday.
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- Yes, sweetheart.
- Uh, I don't remember.
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And why would you?
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Since flash card review would've been
a part of last night's homework.
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Whoo! Jackpot.
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Melissa, this new policy is killing us,
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but you seem to be having
a grand old time.
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'Cause I am. You know,
I think what you guys need to do is
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you need to turn this whole homework thing
from a negative into a positive,
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like turning three Fun Bucks
into sixteen on Reward Arena.
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- The sports book app?
- Call it whatever you want.
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All I know is, I put a little money down,
I do some research,
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make a few informed decisions,
and bam, they give me more money back!
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Wait, you're using
your real money for this?
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But I use it to buy Fun Bucks,
and then if I log in three days in a row,
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they give me four Fun Bucks for free.
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It's like they're paying me to rob 'em.
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I think we have made a grave mistake.
We need to bring homework back.
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- Amen!
- Yeah, I kinda agree.
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- You don't even grade it.
- Without at-home reading,
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I'm needing to cram all of
the Apollo missions into one lesson.
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And guess what? That is not the giant leap
Neil Armstrong was talking about.
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Without homework,
my students aren't getting
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the practice they need
for new information to really stick.
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I tried to give Ava
the benefit of the doubt,
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but I looked into it.
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And no one, and I do mean no one,
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has rolled out a no-homework
initiative like this in March.
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Well, that's not surprising,
because none of this makes sense.
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I think we've given it enough time,
and minus Melissa--
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Whoo! Jackpot! Hey! Ka-ching!
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We all agree
that this is not working.
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And it is in everyone's best interest,
including Ava's, that she knows it.
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I think someone should say something.
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Yep. Fine. I will do it.
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Uh, no disrespect,
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I think we're looking for somebody who,
no disrespect, Ava would listen to.
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No disrespect.
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- Fine. I'll talk to her.
- Yeah.
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- That's good.
- That's what I meant.
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I mean, I don't like those odds,
but, you know what, I'm feeling generous.
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I'll go 2-to-5 Barb.
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I'll take that action.
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I heard Crystal's wack weave
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affects her ability to principal.
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Got her.
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Ava, the teachers and I appreciate
you're doing something innovative,
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but this no-homework thing is proving
to be detrimental to how we do our job.
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Seems effective to me.
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Now that the students
aren't always talking about homework,
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maybe we can get a D1 athlete from here.
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But it's all so sudden and...
a bit overly ambitious.
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I'm as ambitious
as any administrator out there.
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- Are you saying I don't work hard?
- I didn't say that.
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I'm just saying that I don't think
that this is going to work for us.
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Oh.
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- It's not gonna work for y'all, huh?
- No.
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Well, everyone who is a principal
at this school, please raise your hand.
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Oh, but...
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I noticed you don't have your hand up.
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That's because you're not the principal.
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I'm the principal. You're the teacher.
And no homework is the law of the land.
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- I'm just saying--
- You will just do as I say.
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Thanks.
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Oh, come on.
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Oh, thank you.
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Ooh. How'd it go? Has sanity prevailed?
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No homework stays.
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But what happened? I mean, did she have
any reports on growing pains?
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- 'Cause that's where we are now.
- No.
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I was simply reminded
that I am not the principal,
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and therefore, have no say in the matter.
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- Ava said that to you?
- Mm-hmm.
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I mean, she pulls rank with me
all the time, but you?
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- Are you okay?
- No, she's not okay. She's seething.
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Look at how her pearls are vibrating.
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You know, when someone is spoken to
in such a manner, they've got two choices.
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One, listen to them.
Two, slap them into last week.
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But as a weak-wristed woman of God,
went with number one.
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Barb lost, which means you lost.
Pay up, sister.
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Yeah, okay, sure.
Let me just get my wallet.
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- Hey, hey, hey! Get back here with my $14.
- Catch me.
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So, President Lyndon B. Johnson
used the Gulf of Tonkin incident
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as a justification
for escalating the Vietnam War.
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A decision that was so unpopular,
he didn't even try to run for reelection.
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Silent reading has been
cutting into class.
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So I'm kicking my lessons
into a higher gear.
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If I go full Busta Rhymes mode,
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then we still get time
for Socratic discussions.
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Johnson underestimated the division
the war would have domestically.
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But who won the war?
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Well, that is an incredibly nuanced
question that we should really dig into.
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Um...
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My students are falling behind.
Yeah, they're forgetting how to multiply.
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Yeah. Mine are falling behind too.
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I think, without the practice at home,
it's just--
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How would you know
if you're not grading anything?
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This is really bothering you, isn't it?
230
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I've barely mentioned it.
231
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You asked me about it
last night in your sleep.
232
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- Okay. [smacks lips] I love you very much.
- Mm-hmm. Sure.
233
00:11:26,269 --> 00:11:29,396
But what kinda lunatic
just gives out gold stars
234
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like they don't have any weight
or any value?
235
00:11:31,816 --> 00:11:33,108
If I'm being completely honest with you,
236
00:11:33,109 --> 00:11:35,110
- I don't even like gold stars like that.
- Ugh.
237
00:11:35,111 --> 00:11:36,904
If I'm giving out stars,
they're probably gonna be blue.
238
00:11:36,905 --> 00:11:39,448
Oh, God! Would you... Stop.
239
00:11:39,449 --> 00:11:42,076
'Cause I gotta get into a bed
with you later. And right now, I...
240
00:11:43,077 --> 00:11:44,536
What are you doing on your phone?
241
00:11:44,537 --> 00:11:47,998
'Cause, you know, I can give you
any news updates with little to some bias.
242
00:11:47,999 --> 00:11:50,542
No, I'm checking Cleveland's
average strip club rating.
243
00:11:50,543 --> 00:11:51,627
Why?
244
00:11:51,628 --> 00:11:53,295
Because if they don't have
very high-quality clubs,
245
00:11:53,296 --> 00:11:56,256
James Harden's got a better shot
at scoring over 25 points.
246
00:11:56,257 --> 00:11:59,385
I'll save you the trouble.
They're mid. Very mid.
247
00:12:00,011 --> 00:12:04,264
And if he does, then I win
four Fun Bucks and it pays out twice.
248
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That's gambling.
249
00:12:05,433 --> 00:12:08,560
It is not.
Jacob, did you not hear what I said?
250
00:12:08,561 --> 00:12:12,982
I'm making a sound investment decision
backed by solid data and intel.
251
00:12:13,608 --> 00:12:16,693
This no-homework atrocity has got to end.
252
00:12:16,694 --> 00:12:19,988
- My students aren't retaining anything.
- Same.
253
00:12:19,989 --> 00:12:22,783
You know, Ava is simply wrong about this.
254
00:12:22,784 --> 00:12:25,786
Now, she might have good intentions,
but she is not in these classrooms.
255
00:12:25,787 --> 00:12:27,622
- Mm-hmm.
- Mmm. Yeah.
256
00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:32,043
So we should do what we need to do.
257
00:12:33,127 --> 00:12:35,462
- You got something in your eye?
- Y...
258
00:12:35,463 --> 00:12:41,551
I'm saying what we do in our classrooms
is our business.
259
00:12:41,552 --> 00:12:43,804
- Okay.
- Yeah.
260
00:12:43,805 --> 00:12:46,682
Right. Just one more time,
just walk it out for me.
261
00:12:46,683 --> 00:12:50,227
Ava doesn't need to know
what goes on in our classrooms.
262
00:12:50,228 --> 00:12:51,645
Oh.
263
00:12:51,646 --> 00:12:53,480
- We give the kids secret homework.
- Just one more time.
264
00:12:53,481 --> 00:12:56,442
- We give the kids secret homework. Yes.
- Yes.
265
00:12:57,026 --> 00:13:01,196
As educators, it is on us
to do what is best for our students.
266
00:13:01,197 --> 00:13:05,409
So we've been coming up with creative ways
to get them their homework.
267
00:13:05,410 --> 00:13:08,579
Because we will not be deterred.
268
00:13:09,539 --> 00:13:12,249
We will not be defeated.
269
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We will do what's right.
270
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Oof.
271
00:13:16,170 --> 00:13:18,298
Gave myself goose bumps.
272
00:13:19,924 --> 00:13:23,135
Ms. Teagues, I'm a man of my word.
And I made a promise
273
00:13:23,136 --> 00:13:24,761
that if Jabari's grades ever slipped,
274
00:13:24,762 --> 00:13:27,723
which I can only assume
they have without homework,
275
00:13:27,724 --> 00:13:32,311
that I was gonna come back here
and I was gonna kick Gregory's ass.
276
00:13:32,312 --> 00:13:35,480
Wait, so you mean to tell me that
no matter what grade Jabari is in,
277
00:13:35,481 --> 00:13:38,608
if he falls behind,
you're gonna come "beat my ass"?
278
00:13:38,609 --> 00:13:41,361
Yep. That promise lasts forever.
279
00:13:41,362 --> 00:13:45,782
Okay. Look, maybe there's something
that we can do, Darnell, right?
280
00:13:45,783 --> 00:13:47,075
Jabari, come here.
281
00:13:47,076 --> 00:13:48,953
Come here, come here. Okay, turn around.
282
00:13:50,455 --> 00:13:51,747
What is that?
283
00:13:51,748 --> 00:13:53,957
Well, let's just say
a little slip of paper
284
00:13:53,958 --> 00:13:56,793
fell from the sky
and entered Jabari's backpack.
285
00:13:56,794 --> 00:14:00,047
And maybe you can check later
when you get home, right?
286
00:14:00,048 --> 00:14:01,632
It could be a little work.
287
00:14:02,300 --> 00:14:06,803
Are you on drugs?
Because I've heard about you.
288
00:14:06,804 --> 00:14:10,182
No, no. I'm not on drugs.
It's secret homework.
289
00:14:10,183 --> 00:14:11,392
Oh.
290
00:14:16,939 --> 00:14:17,982
Ah.
291
00:14:19,192 --> 00:14:20,233
And what is this?
292
00:14:20,234 --> 00:14:23,028
It's my classwork.
293
00:14:24,614 --> 00:14:26,198
This has barbecue sauce on it.
294
00:14:26,199 --> 00:14:28,117
We haven't served chicken nuggets
in two weeks.
295
00:14:28,910 --> 00:14:30,453
This work has been in a home.
296
00:14:32,914 --> 00:14:36,458
I found this homework contraband
on one of Janine's students.
297
00:14:36,459 --> 00:14:38,877
Who put you up to this?
Was it Barbecue Barbara?
298
00:14:38,878 --> 00:14:40,587
Barbecue B...
299
00:14:40,588 --> 00:14:43,215
Barbara didn't put me up to anything.
300
00:14:43,216 --> 00:14:47,011
Look, there's no grand conspiracy
to undermine you.
301
00:14:50,848 --> 00:14:52,057
There is, and we're all in on it.
302
00:14:52,058 --> 00:14:54,101
We have been
secretly assigning homework!
303
00:14:54,102 --> 00:14:55,602
What is wrong with you?
304
00:14:55,603 --> 00:14:57,813
This is why I get kicked out
of all my Signal chats.
305
00:14:57,814 --> 00:15:00,774
If this many teachers felt called
to assign secret homework,
306
00:15:00,775 --> 00:15:03,151
then the initiative must not be working.
307
00:15:03,152 --> 00:15:06,446
Look, we meticulously plan
our curriculums for the entire year.
308
00:15:06,447 --> 00:15:08,907
Yes, and with that planning
and a little bit of luck
309
00:15:08,908 --> 00:15:10,659
and a few miracles, we do it.
310
00:15:10,660 --> 00:15:12,452
But you pulled the rug out from under us.
311
00:15:12,453 --> 00:15:15,831
I sat in on a pop quiz
in Ms. Washington's class the other day.
312
00:15:15,832 --> 00:15:19,126
All the students aced their tests.
They've never been happier.
313
00:15:19,127 --> 00:15:22,129
Look, I know a few other schools
have tried this, like Liberty Rings--
314
00:15:22,130 --> 00:15:24,172
Crystal Riley doesn't know
what she's doing.
315
00:15:24,173 --> 00:15:26,174
Crystal Riley doesn't have
a better school than me.
316
00:15:26,175 --> 00:15:28,468
And Crystal Riley did not give up.
317
00:15:28,469 --> 00:15:31,304
It will take some time to adjust,
but we'll be fine.
318
00:15:31,305 --> 00:15:34,015
Does this nonsense
have anything to do with
319
00:15:34,016 --> 00:15:36,977
your trying to compete
with that Crystal Riley?
320
00:15:36,978 --> 00:15:38,353
Why would you say that?
321
00:15:38,354 --> 00:15:40,565
'Cause you said her name
three times unprompted.
322
00:15:42,150 --> 00:15:45,402
That is why we have been traumatized
by this experiment?
323
00:15:45,403 --> 00:15:48,697
You're trying to bring down
the entire school
324
00:15:48,698 --> 00:15:52,409
just because you're trying
to one-up your friend?
325
00:15:52,410 --> 00:15:54,411
- That is ridiculous!
- Yeah.
326
00:15:54,412 --> 00:15:57,122
- You are being a bad principal.
- Whoa.
327
00:15:57,123 --> 00:15:58,832
What did you just say to me?
328
00:15:58,833 --> 00:16:01,501
Why would you do something so selfish?
329
00:16:01,502 --> 00:16:03,753
- Let me tell you something!
- Okay, all right, all right.
330
00:16:03,754 --> 00:16:07,550
I know you're real angry. Just be careful
about what you're gonna say next.
331
00:16:12,513 --> 00:16:15,433
That was a nod of someone
who was about to say something crazy.
332
00:16:22,815 --> 00:16:24,317
Are you here to apologize?
333
00:16:24,817 --> 00:16:27,612
I am not. I am here to talk further.
334
00:16:28,196 --> 00:16:29,446
Which will end in a "sorry"?
335
00:16:29,447 --> 00:16:32,073
No, because I'm not wrong.
336
00:16:32,074 --> 00:16:34,284
Ava, it has become crystal clear
337
00:16:34,285 --> 00:16:37,746
that you are letting Crystal Riley
affect how you do your job.
338
00:16:37,747 --> 00:16:39,789
Pfft. She wishes.
339
00:16:39,790 --> 00:16:43,335
What is it about Crystal
that gets to you like this?
340
00:16:43,336 --> 00:16:46,713
I don't know.
She's been one-upping me since college.
341
00:16:46,714 --> 00:16:48,590
I get a new shirt,
she gets a new wardrobe.
342
00:16:48,591 --> 00:16:50,675
I date a linebacker,
she dates a quarterback.
343
00:16:50,676 --> 00:16:52,303
I get a D, she gets an A-plus.
344
00:16:53,137 --> 00:16:56,681
It started making me feel bad about it.
So, I started one-upping her back.
345
00:16:56,682 --> 00:16:58,225
Well, this has got to end,
346
00:16:58,226 --> 00:17:01,019
because you will not feel good
about one-upping her forever.
347
00:17:01,020 --> 00:17:03,355
Wrong. It feels great every time.
348
00:17:03,356 --> 00:17:07,025
And if I stop the no-homework initiative
right now, it will look like I lost.
349
00:17:07,026 --> 00:17:10,487
Ava, you are not in college anymore.
350
00:17:10,488 --> 00:17:12,322
You are a grown woman.
351
00:17:12,323 --> 00:17:18,995
You've got a man, a wonderful career,
friends and coworkers who appreciate you.
352
00:17:18,996 --> 00:17:22,833
And you're right. You are the principal.
353
00:17:23,626 --> 00:17:24,919
You make the calls.
354
00:17:27,129 --> 00:17:29,882
The decision is yours.
355
00:17:33,719 --> 00:17:35,011
Homework is back!
356
00:17:35,012 --> 00:17:37,097
Boo.
357
00:17:37,098 --> 00:17:39,891
Okay, maybe that was not the best way
to deliver what is, in fact, good news.
358
00:17:39,892 --> 00:17:42,561
Okay? 'Cause at least we can all have
class discussions again.
359
00:17:42,562 --> 00:17:44,646
We all missed that equally, right?
360
00:17:44,647 --> 00:17:49,276
I hate homework. Let's be clear.
But I definitely miss class discussions.
361
00:17:49,277 --> 00:17:52,654
But you just give us
so much homework, though, Mr. C.
362
00:17:52,655 --> 00:17:55,073
Okay, so it's not the homework,
but the amount?
363
00:17:55,074 --> 00:17:58,201
I guess some homework is good.
364
00:17:58,202 --> 00:18:00,870
Dang, did Mr. C
just make us like homework?
365
00:18:00,871 --> 00:18:02,163
Ah!
366
00:18:02,164 --> 00:18:05,418
Love it.
Okay, all right, less homework it is.
367
00:18:06,586 --> 00:18:08,670
But for now, since we missed
so much discussion time,
368
00:18:08,671 --> 00:18:10,297
we are going to do a truth zone.
369
00:18:10,298 --> 00:18:14,009
Ask me any question you want about
the chapter, not my love life, thank you.
370
00:18:14,010 --> 00:18:15,969
And I will give you
the real, unvarnished truth
371
00:18:15,970 --> 00:18:17,721
that you will not find in the textbook.
372
00:18:17,722 --> 00:18:21,559
But let's make it a speed round.
Rapid-fire. Who's got one?
373
00:18:22,768 --> 00:18:25,146
- Henry K...
- Kissinger?
374
00:18:26,022 --> 00:18:27,398
War criminal. Next.
375
00:18:27,982 --> 00:18:30,192
Ooh! Ooh! Right here.
376
00:18:30,943 --> 00:18:34,530
Hallelujah.
The students have their homework again.
377
00:18:35,031 --> 00:18:37,198
A welcome return to normalcy.
378
00:18:37,199 --> 00:18:38,784
Yep, my plan worked.
379
00:18:39,368 --> 00:18:41,202
I took it away
so you'd appreciate it more.
380
00:18:41,203 --> 00:18:42,537
Look how happy you all are now.
381
00:18:42,538 --> 00:18:43,830
You're welcome.
382
00:18:43,831 --> 00:18:46,167
Just a sky full of stars over there, huh?
383
00:18:46,792 --> 00:18:48,710
You know, Gregory, I really...
384
00:18:51,547 --> 00:18:52,715
Feels good, huh?
385
00:18:54,383 --> 00:18:56,343
Yeah, you know what? It really does.
386
00:18:56,344 --> 00:18:58,387
- Do me next. Do me next!
- Yeah.
387
00:19:00,556 --> 00:19:02,474
God!
388
00:19:02,475 --> 00:19:06,102
Ugh, I swear to God, if this guy tanks
this game, I'm gonna find his address--
389
00:19:06,103 --> 00:19:08,605
Melissa, you are gambling
in the middle of a school day.
390
00:19:08,606 --> 00:19:10,940
I can't help it
when they air cricket, Jacob.
391
00:19:10,941 --> 00:19:15,904
Also, I gamble, and this is not gambling.
Gambling happens in a casino.
392
00:19:15,905 --> 00:19:18,365
I mean,
they advertise this app on national TV.
393
00:19:18,366 --> 00:19:20,200
You think they'd do that
if it was gambling?
394
00:19:20,201 --> 00:19:22,035
- Yes.
- Well, you're wrong.
395
00:19:22,036 --> 00:19:25,121
- Also, I'm playing with house money, so...
- As in "Fun Bucks"?
396
00:19:25,122 --> 00:19:27,415
No, as in if I lose this money,
I lose my house.
397
00:19:27,416 --> 00:19:29,168
Oh, my God, I've been gambling.
398
00:19:30,670 --> 00:19:34,214
Well, it has been an absolute dream
come true to be with you this evening,
399
00:19:34,215 --> 00:19:37,802
but sadly, all dreams must end.
400
00:19:38,302 --> 00:19:40,012
See you all the week after next.
401
00:19:40,930 --> 00:19:45,809
So, Ava,
how's the no-homework policy going?
402
00:19:45,810 --> 00:19:49,479
Eh. I tried it,
but the teachers wanted it back.
403
00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:52,065
And you know what? They were right.
404
00:19:52,066 --> 00:19:54,401
It's too bad you couldn't figure it out.
405
00:19:54,402 --> 00:19:55,860
I admire that, though.
406
00:19:55,861 --> 00:19:58,279
Sometimes, good leadership
means listening to criticism.
407
00:19:58,280 --> 00:20:00,782
Yeah, I considered the no-homework policy,
408
00:20:00,783 --> 00:20:03,827
but if it didn't work for you,
maybe I'll rethink our approach.
409
00:20:03,828 --> 00:20:06,996
Well, Crystal, I'd love to hear
how you pulled it off at Liberty Rings.
410
00:20:06,997 --> 00:20:10,375
How'd you do it without classes
falling behind and test scores dropping?
411
00:20:10,376 --> 00:20:12,794
Oh, that's easy. The kids were failing,
412
00:20:12,795 --> 00:20:14,796
- so we don't do tests anymore.
- What?
413
00:20:14,797 --> 00:20:17,424
We're a metric-free school now.
414
00:20:17,425 --> 00:20:21,220
No homework, no tests,
no grades, just vibes.
415
00:20:24,515 --> 00:20:28,144
Metric-free?
Those kids are going nowhere.
416
00:20:29,437 --> 00:20:30,604
Have a good night.
417
00:20:31,105 --> 00:20:32,106
Yo.
418
00:20:33,232 --> 00:20:35,900
I saw Jabari got a gold star
on his homework.
419
00:20:35,901 --> 00:20:38,821
- Mm-hmm.
- So, we're good, man.
420
00:20:40,197 --> 00:20:41,240
For now.
421
00:20:41,907 --> 00:20:45,077
- Did he get taller?
- I don't know. It's all the same to me.
422
00:20:45,661 --> 00:20:48,204
And did someone start using
the star system?
423
00:20:48,205 --> 00:20:51,916
Well, I get it now. I'm just
happy I don't have a parent coming up here
424
00:20:51,917 --> 00:20:54,210
threatening to beat my ass
anytime their child is struggling.
425
00:20:54,211 --> 00:20:55,754
- Mm-hmm.
- Hey.
426
00:20:55,755 --> 00:20:57,505
Hey. So I heard about my ex
threatening Gregory,
427
00:20:57,506 --> 00:20:59,591
and I just wanted you to know
you have nothing to worry about.
428
00:20:59,592 --> 00:21:02,552
{\an8}Darnell will only ever hit Gregory.
He would never hit a woman.
429
00:21:02,553 --> 00:21:03,887
{\an8}- Well, that's progressive.
- Mm-hmm.
430
00:21:03,888 --> 00:21:05,680
{\an8}- Is it?
- But don't worry.
431
00:21:05,681 --> 00:21:07,640
{\an8}- If Jabari falls behind...
- Mmm.
432
00:21:07,641 --> 00:21:09,768
{\an8}...I'll beat your ass, 'cause we two girls.
433
00:21:09,769 --> 00:21:12,312
{\an8}- Oh. Um...
- Mm-hmm. Yes, I got you, girl.
434
00:21:12,313 --> 00:21:15,524
{\an8}He has a Little League game this
afternoon, so you better pray he wins.
435
00:21:17,943 --> 00:21:19,903
{\an8}- Hey, baby. How was school? Good?
- Good.
436
00:21:19,904 --> 00:21:22,030
{\an8} We'll go home.
We'll make the chicken...
437
00:21:22,031 --> 00:21:23,491
{\an8}Oh. Wait, get your ball.