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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:41,083 --> 00:00:44,132 "S-S-S-S-t... 2 00:00:44,545 --> 00:00:46,468 "S-S-St..." 3 00:00:47,256 --> 00:00:49,008 "S-S-to..." 4 00:00:49,758 --> 00:00:51,852 "S-S-Stower-ry." 5 00:01:02,604 --> 00:01:05,528 "Stower-ry." 6 00:01:06,149 --> 00:01:07,492 "Story." 7 00:01:08,193 --> 00:01:09,410 Idiot. 8 00:01:16,285 --> 00:01:17,787 Lls_tory_. 9 00:01:18,829 --> 00:01:21,582 "Put. .The..." 10 00:01:21,748 --> 00:01:24,797 "...story in..." 11 00:01:30,257 --> 00:01:31,258 "...o... 12 00:01:32,009 --> 00:01:33,386 UNION." 13 00:01:38,181 --> 00:01:40,058 Try it again. 14 00:01:56,033 --> 00:01:57,535 I can't. 15 00:02:33,779 --> 00:02:35,281 No. 16 00:03:07,479 --> 00:03:10,107 Come OH, come on, come on, come OH, come on. 17 00:03:38,552 --> 00:03:40,054 Hey, bug... 18 00:03:40,887 --> 00:03:42,639 It's time to wake up. 19 00:03:43,390 --> 00:03:44,391 Mmm. 20 00:03:45,392 --> 00:03:47,394 Let's go, we're late. Let's go. 21 00:03:47,561 --> 00:03:48,653 The new school doesn't care. 22 00:03:48,770 --> 00:03:49,862 I care. 23 00:03:50,021 --> 00:03:51,694 One more bite. I ate it. 24 00:03:52,566 --> 00:03:55,661 That's why I bought you that 59.99 LeSportsac backpack... 25 00:03:55,819 --> 00:03:58,493 and I will take it away if we keep being late. Let's go. 26 00:03:58,655 --> 00:04:00,328 Go, go, go, come on. 27 00:04:02,159 --> 00:04:04,787 Look, what does that sign say? Go on, read that sign. 28 00:04:05,162 --> 00:04:06,334 It says "stop." Malia. 29 00:04:06,496 --> 00:04:09,045 Okay, what sound does that first letter make? 30 00:04:09,166 --> 00:04:10,167 "Stop..." 31 00:04:10,333 --> 00:04:11,710 "...aggravating me." 32 00:04:11,877 --> 00:04:14,096 Malia. Come on. 33 00:04:14,588 --> 00:04:16,181 I got it, right? 34 00:04:22,929 --> 00:04:24,055 Come on. 35 00:04:34,191 --> 00:04:36,285 Come on. Go, go. 36 00:04:46,036 --> 00:04:47,128 Here you go. 37 00:04:47,287 --> 00:04:48,539 I love you. 38 00:04:48,705 --> 00:04:50,423 I love you, I love you. 39 00:04:52,209 --> 00:04:53,756 I love you, bug. 40 00:04:54,044 --> 00:04:55,387 Sorry we're late. 41 00:05:20,111 --> 00:05:22,785 Good morning. I just have one question. 42 00:05:22,948 --> 00:05:24,291 At Malia's old school, her teacher used to 43 00:05:24,407 --> 00:05:25,784 stay late sometimes after school 44 00:05:25,951 --> 00:05:27,328 to help her a little bit with her reading... 45 00:05:27,494 --> 00:05:29,292 School's over at 3. 46 00:05:31,164 --> 00:05:32,416 For real? 47 00:05:32,958 --> 00:05:34,585 Yeah, for real. 48 00:05:37,420 --> 00:05:38,421 Okay. 49 00:05:43,927 --> 00:05:46,430 Yesterday we were learning about nouns. 50 00:05:46,596 --> 00:05:49,270 Today we'll be looking at verbs. 51 00:05:49,516 --> 00:05:53,817 It's how we express an action, that's what verbs are for. 52 00:05:54,604 --> 00:05:55,947 So. 53 00:05:57,941 --> 00:05:59,943 In the sentence: 54 00:06:00,986 --> 00:06:04,331 "The penguin dives into the sea." 55 00:06:05,615 --> 00:06:08,664 Where's the verb? The action word? 56 00:06:11,121 --> 00:06:12,122 Anyone? 57 00:06:20,797 --> 00:06:22,799 How 'bout it, Tyler'? Wanna take a swing at it? 58 00:06:25,302 --> 00:06:27,020 I'm not doin' this for me. 59 00:06:31,057 --> 00:06:33,310 All right, let's go back to anyone. 60 00:06:33,476 --> 00:06:34,853 Wait till you see the deals I got today. 61 00:06:35,020 --> 00:06:37,364 Beautiful Buick Rendezvous. This baby is loaded. 62 00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:39,027 I'm pickin' her up today. We're gonna beg 63 00:06:39,149 --> 00:06:40,742 her old school to give us a break on tuition. 64 00:06:40,817 --> 00:06:42,660 She cannot stay in that class. 65 00:06:42,819 --> 00:06:46,164 No, Liz, that's exactly what I said to that crazy teacher. 66 00:06:47,532 --> 00:06:48,533 Hold on. 67 00:06:49,326 --> 00:06:50,748 Hank Hart Auto. 68 00:06:50,911 --> 00:06:52,834 Sure, I'll transfer you. 69 00:06:53,747 --> 00:06:57,593 Yeah, no, and the principal keeps blowing me off over and over again. 70 00:06:57,751 --> 00:06:59,344 God. I'm sorry, I gotta go. I gotta go. 71 00:06:59,461 --> 00:07:01,008 I'll call you back. I gotta go. 72 00:07:01,171 --> 00:07:02,718 Hank Hart Auto. 73 00:07:03,006 --> 00:07:07,011 No, I'm sorry, ma'am, Mr. Hart is indisposed at the moment. 74 00:07:08,178 --> 00:07:10,931 Excuse me, ma'am, would you please lower your voice? 75 00:07:11,097 --> 00:07:15,273 My boss can't talk right now, so I'm a stupid cow? 76 00:07:15,602 --> 00:07:17,445 You wanna talk to my supervisor? 77 00:07:17,854 --> 00:07:20,027 Okay. Sure, no problem. 78 00:07:20,565 --> 00:07:22,363 Oops, wrong button. 79 00:07:22,776 --> 00:07:24,744 Hey, Jamie. Mr. Hart. 80 00:07:24,903 --> 00:07:26,746 Hey, Jamie, check this out. Hey. Yes. 81 00:07:26,905 --> 00:07:29,533 "We must be the change we wish to see." That's Gandhi. 82 00:07:29,866 --> 00:07:31,539 And it's good for car sales, it's good for life. 83 00:07:31,701 --> 00:07:34,545 Boy, that little guy really knew a thing or two, right? 84 00:07:34,621 --> 00:07:36,794 Listen, I just wanted to talk to you because Jan mentioned to me... 85 00:07:36,873 --> 00:07:39,092 that you might wanna cut back on my hours a little bit. 86 00:07:39,250 --> 00:07:41,127 I'm still behind here. 87 00:07:41,294 --> 00:07:43,296 I completely understand. You're tryin' to 88 00:07:43,421 --> 00:07:45,423 run an effective business. I wanna help. 89 00:08:04,901 --> 00:08:05,902 I can't stand her. 90 00:08:06,736 --> 00:08:08,238 I can't. I can't. 91 00:08:08,405 --> 00:08:10,248 We talked about this, Breena. 92 00:08:10,323 --> 00:08:12,826 It's a Deborah-free zone for our own sanity. 93 00:08:13,159 --> 00:08:14,536 Mmm-Yeah. 94 00:08:14,995 --> 00:08:17,589 You know, in a way, I almost admire her. 95 00:08:17,747 --> 00:08:21,468 No ordinary deadbeat could pull off the highest salary 96 00:08:21,626 --> 00:08:25,597 and the lowest job performance in school history seven years running. 97 00:08:25,755 --> 00:08:27,098 Seriously, Breena. 98 00:08:27,424 --> 00:08:29,768 Except you're not getting her subliterate kids 99 00:08:29,884 --> 00:08:32,182 that she passes on to me. Okay? 100 00:08:32,345 --> 00:08:35,770 And I have to give them two years of teaching in one. 101 00:08:36,141 --> 00:08:39,190 I know there's a lot of Adams washouts, but still. 102 00:08:39,352 --> 00:08:44,279 The only thing that the district does right is protect what it does wrong. 103 00:08:44,941 --> 00:08:46,943 Can't teach your way out of a paper bag? 104 00:08:47,110 --> 00:08:49,863 Your students can't even spell "paper bag"? No problem. 105 00:08:50,280 --> 00:08:53,454 We'll just transfer them on to the next school, and the next. 106 00:08:53,616 --> 00:08:56,210 And if all else fails, well, hey, there's 107 00:08:56,327 --> 00:08:58,955 Adams, where education goes to die. 108 00:09:03,001 --> 00:09:04,799 It's my shrink's idea. 109 00:09:04,961 --> 00:09:06,963 Every time I start obsessing about how bad it's getting, 110 00:09:07,047 --> 00:09:08,672 I just snap myself out of it. 111 00:09:08,673 --> 00:09:10,471 How is that workin' for ya? 112 00:09:11,468 --> 00:09:13,971 Calluses upon calluses. 113 00:09:19,976 --> 00:09:21,853 Give me one of those things. 114 00:09:23,813 --> 00:09:25,065 Really? 115 00:09:25,815 --> 00:09:27,488 Good morning, Nona. 116 00:09:27,650 --> 00:09:30,244 Office needs your attendance logs corrected. 117 00:09:30,403 --> 00:09:32,076 Tim. 118 00:09:32,238 --> 00:09:33,581 No use fightin' 'em on it. 119 00:09:34,074 --> 00:09:35,747 Yeah. You have too many absents then 120 00:09:35,867 --> 00:09:37,540 they can't just pass them along. 121 00:09:37,702 --> 00:09:39,500 Breakin' the law for the Man. 122 00:09:39,829 --> 00:09:41,672 That gives you a special feeling, doesn't it? 123 00:09:46,586 --> 00:09:47,678 What? 124 00:09:49,672 --> 00:09:51,515 Just gets to you, you know? 125 00:10:06,856 --> 00:10:08,449 NOW 10 divided by 3 126 00:10:08,608 --> 00:10:10,531 is 3.33. 127 00:10:10,693 --> 00:10:12,445 And straight on into infinity. 128 00:10:12,612 --> 00:10:14,205 Figure it out, don't listen to me. 129 00:10:14,364 --> 00:10:15,456 It's knowledge. 130 00:10:17,534 --> 00:10:20,037 To get to college. 131 00:10:20,203 --> 00:10:21,796 Come on, come on. 132 00:10:21,955 --> 00:10:23,298 Now 50% of 110. 133 00:10:23,456 --> 00:10:25,049 Cut it in half, do it again. 134 00:10:25,208 --> 00:10:26,585 Double or nothing it's 55. 135 00:10:26,751 --> 00:10:29,550 And what percentage of you will arrive in college. 136 00:10:30,880 --> 00:10:33,633 You're all going to college. 137 00:10:41,224 --> 00:10:43,272 Jazz hands! Jazz hands! 138 00:10:43,810 --> 00:10:47,781 Hurry up! We gotta get to your old school before the principal leaves. 139 00:10:47,939 --> 00:10:50,158 Come on! Come on, come on, come on. 140 00:10:50,316 --> 00:10:51,738 You know we'd love to have Malia back, 141 00:10:51,901 --> 00:10:53,323 but we can't give you any more aid. 142 00:10:53,486 --> 00:10:56,114 Okay, so, tuition's five hundred, I'll pay you six. 143 00:10:56,281 --> 00:10:57,874 But I'll pay it in installments, 144 00:10:57,991 --> 00:10:59,584 like a 0% down, 3% financing kind of thing. 145 00:10:59,742 --> 00:11:01,085 I know, you're trepidatious. 146 00:11:01,202 --> 00:11:02,563 But you're gonna make more money in the long run. 147 00:11:02,620 --> 00:11:03,667 I'm sorry. 148 00:11:03,746 --> 00:11:05,419 Sit down here for just one second, sweetie. 149 00:11:05,748 --> 00:11:08,922 Please, please. I'm begging you. I'm on my hands and knees. 150 00:11:09,043 --> 00:11:10,215 She was doin' all right with you guys. 151 00:11:10,295 --> 00:11:12,673 This new school can't do anything about the dyslexia. 152 00:11:12,755 --> 00:11:14,803 And I know it's only been a short time. 153 00:11:14,966 --> 00:11:17,970 I can feel it changing her. It's making her hard. 154 00:11:18,595 --> 00:11:20,188 And the school's failing. 155 00:11:20,346 --> 00:11:24,396 It is. They put it online now. You can read it. They got an F. An F. 156 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:25,651 There's the Rosa Parks Charter. 157 00:11:25,768 --> 00:11:26,894 They have a lottery coming up soon. 158 00:11:27,061 --> 00:11:29,314 I know, but they got like 500 people going for three slots. 159 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:31,027 Well, perhaps another school, then. 160 00:11:31,149 --> 00:11:32,742 You're acting like I got a choice here. 161 00:11:32,901 --> 00:11:34,244 It's not personal. 162 00:11:34,402 --> 00:11:35,949 For you! 163 00:11:52,378 --> 00:11:53,880 Let's get outta here. Okay. 164 00:11:54,547 --> 00:11:56,549 Malia, don't worry. I just gotta get you 165 00:11:56,674 --> 00:11:58,722 into that other second grade class. 166 00:12:01,930 --> 00:12:03,227 You look nice, Mrs. Alberte. 167 00:12:03,389 --> 00:12:06,268 Yeah. First black Stepford wife. 168 00:12:10,271 --> 00:12:14,401 Don't answer that. It's Charles. New boss, I'm late. 169 00:12:14,943 --> 00:12:19,824 Cody, come on. You remember, we worked on this. All right'? 170 00:12:19,989 --> 00:12:23,744 You take this number here and this number. 171 00:12:23,993 --> 00:12:25,995 You can do it, come on. I know you can. 172 00:12:33,086 --> 00:12:34,178 All right... 173 00:12:35,338 --> 00:12:38,342 Just tell him I'm gonna be late. 174 00:12:38,591 --> 00:12:40,093 Good night, Cody. 175 00:12:40,927 --> 00:12:41,928 Alberte residence. 176 00:12:42,095 --> 00:12:43,267 Clay, Valerie, Nona. 177 00:12:43,429 --> 00:12:45,147 So nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. 178 00:12:45,306 --> 00:12:46,307 Nice to meet you. 179 00:12:46,474 --> 00:12:48,442 I ordered you the coq au vin since you were late. 180 00:12:48,643 --> 00:12:49,644 Thank you. 181 00:12:50,895 --> 00:12:53,569 So Charles tells us you teach in the Hill District. 182 00:12:53,731 --> 00:12:57,156 Now, is that the Rosa Parks Charter that NPR is so gaga over? 183 00:12:57,318 --> 00:12:58,535 I teach at Adams. 184 00:12:58,695 --> 00:13:00,914 When we first moved here, Nona made it a point 185 00:13:01,030 --> 00:13:03,283 to find the school most in need. 186 00:13:03,449 --> 00:13:05,122 That is so admirable. 187 00:13:05,285 --> 00:13:07,458 Very idealistic, she was. 188 00:13:07,620 --> 00:13:11,090 Well, I guess we both were. I still wanted to design then. 189 00:13:11,249 --> 00:13:14,753 So we would stay up all night long planning the schools 190 00:13:14,836 --> 00:13:16,554 that I would build for her to run. 191 00:13:16,713 --> 00:13:17,714 We were so young. 192 00:13:19,007 --> 00:13:21,726 Now the thought of all that just makes me wanna take a nap. 193 00:13:56,294 --> 00:13:57,466 You're gonna rip it! 194 00:13:57,628 --> 00:13:59,050 I don't care! Now give it! 195 00:13:59,213 --> 00:14:00,635 - Let go! It's mine! - Take your seats. 196 00:14:00,798 --> 00:14:02,425 Everybody, sit down now. 197 00:14:02,592 --> 00:14:04,094 Stop. You're gonna rip it! 198 00:14:07,430 --> 00:14:08,522 All right, that's it. 199 00:14:08,681 --> 00:14:10,934 Come on, sit down. Everybody sit down. 200 00:14:11,059 --> 00:14:12,356 You both take your seats. 201 00:14:12,435 --> 00:14:13,482 No. 202 00:14:13,561 --> 00:14:15,313 All right. Just give me the backpack. 203 00:14:15,480 --> 00:14:17,278 She ruined it. Everybody sit down. 204 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:18,441 Sit down. 205 00:14:19,192 --> 00:14:22,036 - No. Stop laughing. - Calm down. 206 00:14:22,195 --> 00:14:23,321 Stop! 207 00:14:23,613 --> 00:14:24,739 Give it to me. 208 00:14:24,906 --> 00:14:26,829 She tore my backpack! 209 00:14:26,908 --> 00:14:29,252 Give me the backpack and sit down. 210 00:14:29,619 --> 00:14:33,795 Don't be such a drama queen, Malia. Lord. 211 00:14:36,542 --> 00:14:38,294 That's not true, there's nothing you could do. 212 00:14:38,378 --> 00:14:39,755 You could put her in the other class. 213 00:14:39,921 --> 00:14:41,719 I can't do that! As I've told you 214 00:14:41,839 --> 00:14:43,682 in one of our last six conversations... 215 00:14:43,758 --> 00:14:44,725 Yeah? 216 00:14:44,801 --> 00:14:47,224 There are laws about the number of kids you can have in a class. 217 00:14:47,303 --> 00:14:49,101 So switch her with another kid. 218 00:14:49,263 --> 00:14:51,982 Or, so, get rid of this teacher. 219 00:14:52,141 --> 00:14:53,393 The whole school knows she's got 220 00:14:53,476 --> 00:14:55,353 a track history of complaints against her. 221 00:14:55,728 --> 00:14:59,232 No, yes, you can't! Right? 222 00:14:59,399 --> 00:15:01,868 'Cause she's tenurized. Right? 223 00:15:02,026 --> 00:15:04,245 Yes, along with a slew of other things 224 00:15:04,362 --> 00:15:06,581 spelled out in her 600 page contract. 225 00:15:06,739 --> 00:15:07,740 Right. 226 00:15:08,157 --> 00:15:12,412 Anyway, look at what she's dealin' with. 30 kids who hate school. 227 00:15:12,495 --> 00:15:14,372 Whose fault is that? 228 00:15:14,455 --> 00:15:18,460 It's not all hers. Every kid can't rise to the top, I'm afraid. 229 00:15:18,543 --> 00:15:19,544 You're afraid? 230 00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:22,217 Have you heard about those mothers 231 00:15:22,296 --> 00:15:24,765 that lift one-ton trucks off their babies? 232 00:15:25,591 --> 00:15:27,514 They're nothing compared to me. 233 00:15:31,180 --> 00:15:32,352 No. 234 00:15:33,516 --> 00:15:36,861 Excuse me? He's not going into a remedial classroom. 235 00:15:37,562 --> 00:15:41,692 But he's been acting out, and he did test below the norm. 236 00:15:41,858 --> 00:15:45,237 He tested borderline. He's been goin' through things at home. 237 00:15:45,695 --> 00:15:47,197 I'll keep working with him. 238 00:15:47,405 --> 00:15:50,750 If I may, I think that might contribute to the acting out. 239 00:15:51,492 --> 00:15:52,709 Do you? 240 00:15:53,536 --> 00:15:57,006 Nona, this is not a referendum on you. 241 00:15:57,874 --> 00:16:00,252 Maybe we all just need to back off Cody a bit. 242 00:16:01,919 --> 00:16:03,717 Test results are test results. 243 00:16:06,424 --> 00:16:07,846 Hold up for a second. Can't. 244 00:16:08,009 --> 00:16:10,103 Rosa Parks got a lottery. I'm gonna beg to 245 00:16:10,219 --> 00:16:12,392 get him in. Play the teacher card. 246 00:16:12,889 --> 00:16:15,062 First of all, a new school is not gonna stop him from acting out. 247 00:16:15,224 --> 00:16:16,396 Why do you think he's acting out? 248 00:16:16,559 --> 00:16:18,436 Honestly? Because you can't not be a teacher to him. 249 00:16:18,603 --> 00:16:20,901 You don't think it's 'cause of what's happening at home? 250 00:16:23,524 --> 00:16:26,778 You are all over him all the time. 251 00:16:26,944 --> 00:16:28,571 And I know why. 252 00:16:28,738 --> 00:16:31,241 But at some point, you have to let go. 253 00:16:34,535 --> 00:16:35,752 Nona. 254 00:16:36,370 --> 00:16:37,417 Nona! 255 00:16:47,465 --> 00:16:48,591 Hi. 256 00:16:49,091 --> 00:16:50,764 This is where I'm going? 257 00:16:50,927 --> 00:16:52,144 I hope so. 258 00:16:52,303 --> 00:16:53,930 We need some luck. 259 00:16:55,264 --> 00:16:56,857 Maybe I should practice my reading. 260 00:16:56,974 --> 00:16:58,601 They'll want me if my reading's good. 261 00:16:58,768 --> 00:17:00,816 Let's go find someplace to sit. 262 00:17:05,441 --> 00:17:06,658 Excuse me. 263 00:17:09,278 --> 00:17:11,872 Excuse me. I'm trying to get my son in the lottery. 264 00:17:12,031 --> 00:17:13,203 It's too late. I'm sorry. 265 00:17:13,366 --> 00:17:15,164 Please, I'm a teacher. Ls there anyone I could talk to? 266 00:17:15,326 --> 00:17:19,126 You can try the principal. He's right over there. Do you see him? 267 00:17:24,794 --> 00:17:26,512 How's it going poaching my teachers? 268 00:17:26,671 --> 00:17:29,140 Please. We don't poach, we protect. 269 00:17:29,298 --> 00:17:31,141 Now, that's a good line. You oughta use it more often. 270 00:17:31,300 --> 00:17:33,143 I forgot, you already do. 271 00:17:33,302 --> 00:17:34,975 Here we go, union bashing. 272 00:17:35,137 --> 00:17:38,892 Here's a little secret: You can criticize and support unions. 273 00:17:39,058 --> 00:17:41,026 Hey. How'd it go with your brother? 274 00:17:41,185 --> 00:17:43,483 It was great. He won, 3 to 2. 275 00:17:43,646 --> 00:17:45,398 Almost as good as you. 276 00:17:45,815 --> 00:17:48,364 But you don't support us, you know? You shut us out. 277 00:17:48,526 --> 00:17:50,494 Yeah, because my teachers want their freedom. 278 00:17:50,653 --> 00:17:54,999 To be overworked? To be fired at any time for any reason? 279 00:17:55,157 --> 00:17:57,580 No, freedom to put in extra time with their kids. 280 00:17:57,743 --> 00:18:00,371 You know, freedom to stay after school if they want. 281 00:18:01,414 --> 00:18:02,415 Good luck to you. 282 00:18:02,582 --> 00:18:06,257 But do they want it, or are they too scared to say no? 283 00:18:06,586 --> 00:18:08,054 You forget I was a teacher once. 284 00:18:08,212 --> 00:18:09,839 No. I don't forget. 285 00:18:10,673 --> 00:18:12,550 You were one of the greats. 286 00:18:12,717 --> 00:18:14,515 Mr. Thompson. My name is Nona Alberte. 287 00:18:14,677 --> 00:18:16,554 I'll have to talk to you afterwards. 288 00:18:23,561 --> 00:18:25,063 Good evening, parents. 289 00:18:32,028 --> 00:18:34,372 Here's your charm. Put it in your right hand. 290 00:18:34,530 --> 00:18:36,123 In our country, 291 00:18:36,198 --> 00:18:38,667 one child out of every four 292 00:18:39,201 --> 00:18:41,795 grows up not knowing how to read properly. 293 00:18:43,039 --> 00:18:44,382 Let me ask you 294 00:18:44,915 --> 00:18:46,883 does that make you mad? 295 00:18:47,043 --> 00:18:48,044 Yes! 296 00:18:48,210 --> 00:18:50,759 Good, because I want you to be mad. 297 00:18:51,088 --> 00:18:54,718 We have 4O spaces for you in our school. 298 00:18:55,217 --> 00:18:59,267 So that means 400 of you are going to have to go out there 299 00:18:59,347 --> 00:19:01,566 and fight for something better. 300 00:19:02,224 --> 00:19:04,568 Just like I did 10 years ago. 301 00:19:04,727 --> 00:19:07,731 I was a teacher, a parent of two. 302 00:19:07,897 --> 00:19:09,649 I was sending my kids to school, 303 00:19:09,732 --> 00:19:11,200 but they weren't learning anything. 304 00:19:11,275 --> 00:19:13,448 Now I don't know everything, but I knew 305 00:19:13,527 --> 00:19:15,621 I had to do something to try to fix it. 306 00:19:16,405 --> 00:19:20,080 And now, Rosa Parks is third in the state. 307 00:19:25,623 --> 00:19:28,046 But when I first tried to start it, 308 00:19:28,125 --> 00:19:30,048 you know what they said to me? 309 00:19:30,586 --> 00:19:34,932 "Hold on. Wait. We're addressing the problem." 310 00:19:35,132 --> 00:19:38,807 "Hold on, wait. They're makin' changes." 311 00:19:38,969 --> 00:19:43,770 That word "wait" means they're not going to do anything about it. 312 00:19:44,141 --> 00:19:47,270 I said then and I'm saying it now. 313 00:19:47,603 --> 00:19:50,277 We will not wait. 314 00:19:53,984 --> 00:19:57,705 Are we going to wait while our kids are dropping out of school? 315 00:19:59,073 --> 00:20:02,623 Are we going to wait while the school system is failing us? 316 00:20:02,785 --> 00:20:04,412 We will not wait. 317 00:20:04,620 --> 00:20:07,294 We will not wait. 318 00:20:07,456 --> 00:20:09,550 We will not wait! 319 00:20:09,625 --> 00:20:10,672 We will not wait! 320 00:20:10,835 --> 00:20:13,133 This is it! This is our school. 321 00:20:13,462 --> 00:20:14,839 We will not wait! 322 00:20:16,882 --> 00:20:21,137 Okay, now, we're about to begin the draw. 323 00:20:21,303 --> 00:20:23,977 Close your eyes. Close your eyes and wish for it. 324 00:20:24,140 --> 00:20:26,643 First grade, three slots. 325 00:20:26,809 --> 00:20:28,061 Okay? 326 00:20:37,820 --> 00:20:39,493 Sarah Troy. 327 00:20:39,655 --> 00:20:41,248 Yes! Yes! 328 00:20:42,616 --> 00:20:44,459 Kenya Randall. 329 00:20:44,744 --> 00:20:46,917 Is that the teacher in the other class? 330 00:20:47,121 --> 00:20:48,122 Yeah. 331 00:20:48,289 --> 00:20:50,132 Easton Hawks. 332 00:20:50,291 --> 00:20:51,508 Yeah! 333 00:20:55,588 --> 00:20:58,137 Three slots now for third grade. 334 00:20:58,841 --> 00:21:00,684 No. Okay. 335 00:21:00,885 --> 00:21:03,684 Go like this. It's better luck. Luck's a lady. 336 00:21:03,846 --> 00:21:06,144 Luck is a foxy lady. 337 00:21:09,977 --> 00:21:11,775 LeShonda Jackson. 338 00:21:12,688 --> 00:21:14,315 Go, LeShonda! 339 00:21:18,194 --> 00:21:19,867 Chris Amodio. 340 00:21:20,029 --> 00:21:21,201 Yeah! 341 00:21:25,993 --> 00:21:29,497 The last slot for the third grade goes to 342 00:21:36,504 --> 00:21:37,972 Robert Bryant. 343 00:21:42,051 --> 00:21:45,021 We have three slots for fourth grade. 344 00:21:45,513 --> 00:21:47,186 Elijah Jones. 345 00:22:05,908 --> 00:22:08,127 Congratulations to all of you. 346 00:22:08,285 --> 00:22:11,505 And to everyone else, we must fight on. 347 00:22:14,208 --> 00:22:19,339 This is a new day and we are taking back our public schools. 348 00:22:21,799 --> 00:22:23,016 Thank you. 349 00:22:29,139 --> 00:22:31,437 Principal, your car's ready for you. 350 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:33,568 Listen, can I speak to Mr. Thompson? 351 00:22:33,727 --> 00:22:35,400 Excuse me. Mr. Thompson? 352 00:22:35,813 --> 00:22:36,814 Excuse me. 353 00:22:37,231 --> 00:22:38,824 You teach second grade at Adams, right'? 354 00:22:38,941 --> 00:22:40,568 My daughter just started there. 355 00:22:40,734 --> 00:22:42,407 Are you here for yourself or for your kid? 356 00:22:42,528 --> 00:22:44,201 That's none of your business. 357 00:22:44,321 --> 00:22:45,413 What do you want from me? 358 00:22:45,531 --> 00:22:46,623 I want Malia in your class. 359 00:22:46,782 --> 00:22:49,581 It's a criminality keeping her in the other class. You have no room? 360 00:22:49,743 --> 00:22:51,711 It's up to the principal! The principal said no! 361 00:22:51,871 --> 00:22:53,123 Then there's nothing I can do about it! 362 00:22:53,289 --> 00:22:54,541 That's what you all say! 363 00:22:54,707 --> 00:22:57,085 Would you tell me right now what you can do? 364 00:22:57,251 --> 00:22:58,628 I can ask him about it tomorrow. 365 00:22:58,794 --> 00:23:00,512 You're not gonna do that, but thank you very much. 366 00:23:00,671 --> 00:23:02,423 You're not the only one bein' put off. I said I'll ask. 367 00:23:02,590 --> 00:23:04,012 I've heard that before. Not from me. 368 00:23:04,174 --> 00:23:05,426 This is for her. 369 00:23:08,721 --> 00:23:10,268 I understand. I'll do it. 370 00:23:15,561 --> 00:23:17,029 Thank you! 371 00:23:51,221 --> 00:23:52,689 Can we talk now? 372 00:23:59,480 --> 00:24:02,154 I was thinking about my mother's funeral. 373 00:24:04,026 --> 00:24:07,451 How word got out and all those old students showed up. 374 00:24:08,238 --> 00:24:10,616 So many that they had to wait outside. 375 00:24:10,783 --> 00:24:12,535 And it was galing. 376 00:24:13,827 --> 00:24:15,170 You remember that? 377 00:24:15,788 --> 00:24:16,789 Yeah. 378 00:24:18,916 --> 00:24:20,509 But they didn't care. 379 00:24:21,877 --> 00:24:26,178 They had to say something, remember her, what she'd done for them. 380 00:24:26,340 --> 00:24:27,307 Nona. 381 00:24:27,383 --> 00:24:28,475 They wouldn't go away. 382 00:24:28,968 --> 00:24:30,390 They just 383 00:24:31,637 --> 00:24:34,732 had to speak. 384 00:24:34,890 --> 00:24:36,062 Needed to... 385 00:24:36,809 --> 00:24:41,406 Over and over, they just kept saying the same thing. 386 00:24:41,563 --> 00:24:45,409 Her passion, her passion, that passion. 387 00:24:45,567 --> 00:24:47,069 Nona. Listen to me. 388 00:24:47,236 --> 00:24:50,536 Can you please just not leave so many empty hangers? 389 00:25:36,869 --> 00:25:38,792 How you doing with that teacher? 390 00:25:43,667 --> 00:25:44,668 Malia? 391 00:25:45,586 --> 00:25:48,089 She hates you so she hates me. 392 00:25:56,096 --> 00:25:57,769 We're gonna get you out of there. 393 00:25:57,931 --> 00:25:59,103 Whatever. 394 00:26:17,117 --> 00:26:18,494 Hey, how you doing? 395 00:26:18,660 --> 00:26:22,290 Hi! Well, it's casual Friday, so I feel great. Can I help you? 396 00:26:22,372 --> 00:26:25,091 I hope so. My daughter's getting crushed at Adams 397 00:26:25,167 --> 00:26:27,044 so I gotta talk to your superintendent guy. 398 00:26:27,294 --> 00:26:28,887 He doesn't do walk-ins. I'm sorry. 399 00:26:29,046 --> 00:26:31,845 Which I figured. I work reception, too, at Hank Hart. 400 00:26:32,007 --> 00:26:34,430 And I know every once in a while, there's an opening. 401 00:26:34,593 --> 00:26:36,095 I just figured I would take a chance because 402 00:26:36,220 --> 00:26:37,767 my daughter is getting crushed. 403 00:26:37,930 --> 00:26:39,603 Wait, did you say Hank Hart, the car guy? 404 00:26:39,681 --> 00:26:42,230 The guy who has his ads all over the benches? 405 00:26:42,392 --> 00:26:43,609 Wow. 406 00:26:43,894 --> 00:26:45,737 Can I buy you a coffee? 407 00:26:46,313 --> 00:26:48,657 And I understand that but it's, like awful! I understand. 408 00:26:48,816 --> 00:26:50,489 And Rosa Parks was my last chance. 409 00:26:50,609 --> 00:26:52,282 And now I'm like 110 on the wait list. 410 00:26:52,444 --> 00:26:53,946 And that guy acted like he just 411 00:26:54,029 --> 00:26:56,327 extemporaneously went out and made it happen. 412 00:26:56,490 --> 00:26:58,663 It's not like you can just go and start a school! 413 00:26:58,826 --> 00:27:00,954 Actually, it doesn't stop the parents from trying. 414 00:27:01,036 --> 00:27:02,913 And that was even before they passed the law. 415 00:27:02,996 --> 00:27:03,963 What law? 416 00:27:04,039 --> 00:27:05,416 The one where you can turn schools around. 417 00:27:06,083 --> 00:27:07,630 What, the parents can? 418 00:27:07,793 --> 00:27:10,091 Yeah. With the teachers, if the school's failing. 419 00:27:10,170 --> 00:27:11,217 It's called the Fail-Safe Law. 420 00:27:11,296 --> 00:27:12,969 But you know what? It never happens. 421 00:27:13,132 --> 00:27:14,634 'Cause the guys here, I swear, 422 00:27:14,716 --> 00:27:16,434 they moonlight at the Rivers Poker Room. 423 00:27:16,593 --> 00:27:18,061 They just drag everything out until the 424 00:27:18,178 --> 00:27:19,600 parents just fold. It's terrible. 425 00:27:19,680 --> 00:27:23,526 But if they kept at it, you think a parent could turn a school around? 426 00:27:23,600 --> 00:27:25,944 No, the parents always give up. 427 00:27:26,103 --> 00:27:28,071 It's this whole big thing. 428 00:27:28,230 --> 00:27:29,607 Thank you, Collette. 429 00:27:33,277 --> 00:27:35,826 You have to find someone that has the same idea as you do 430 00:27:35,904 --> 00:27:37,781 about the kind of school that you want. 431 00:27:37,865 --> 00:27:39,117 Like who? A teacher? 432 00:27:39,241 --> 00:27:40,584 Yeah, like a teacher, or... 433 00:27:40,742 --> 00:27:42,790 The teachers and the parents, they have to sign off on it, 434 00:27:42,870 --> 00:27:44,872 and then you have to write a proposal, 435 00:27:44,955 --> 00:27:47,333 then you gotta jump through hoops to deal with the school board. 436 00:27:47,499 --> 00:27:48,751 They make it near impossible. 437 00:27:48,917 --> 00:27:51,045 Parents need to just bang their heads against a brick wall. 438 00:27:51,211 --> 00:27:53,555 It'd be a whole lot faster and easier, let me tell you. 439 00:27:54,131 --> 00:27:56,054 I'm sorry. No, no. 440 00:27:57,551 --> 00:27:58,723 Thanks for the coffee. 441 00:27:58,844 --> 00:28:00,061 Yeah. 442 00:28:00,220 --> 00:28:02,188 Sorry, I gotta get back to work. 443 00:28:09,396 --> 00:28:10,648 H6)'... 444 00:28:11,023 --> 00:28:13,071 They told me you'd be in here. 445 00:28:13,317 --> 00:28:14,318 Hi. 446 00:28:14,484 --> 00:28:16,157 Hi, I'm Nona, by the way. I'm Jamie. 447 00:28:16,320 --> 00:28:17,867 Sorry about last night. Yeah. No. 448 00:28:17,988 --> 00:28:19,535 It was a bad night for all of us. 449 00:28:19,698 --> 00:28:22,372 I asked about Malia switching and... 450 00:28:22,451 --> 00:28:23,577 Yeah. 451 00:28:24,494 --> 00:28:26,417 And he said no? Yeah. 452 00:28:30,042 --> 00:28:31,510 Okay, that's... 453 00:28:33,045 --> 00:28:34,888 I'm sorry. You're, like, the only person 454 00:28:34,963 --> 00:28:37,807 who actually does what she says she's gonna do around here. 455 00:28:40,552 --> 00:28:41,804 I'm sorry. 456 00:28:46,516 --> 00:28:48,735 You want to start a school with me? 457 00:28:49,019 --> 00:28:50,111 What? 458 00:28:50,270 --> 00:28:52,318 'Cause I'm sick of this. 459 00:28:52,940 --> 00:28:54,988 I can't take this anymore 460 00:28:55,067 --> 00:28:57,911 and somebody told me that if you 461 00:28:57,986 --> 00:29:00,409 find a teacher and you stick with it long enough 462 00:29:00,489 --> 00:29:01,866 you can turn a school around. 463 00:29:03,825 --> 00:29:07,079 'Cause I'm just so tired of getting shafted here. 464 00:29:08,038 --> 00:29:10,336 Thing that keeps me up at night is 465 00:29:10,499 --> 00:29:12,843 why do I got to let her down on this? 466 00:29:17,047 --> 00:29:18,845 So you want to start a school with me? 467 00:29:22,469 --> 00:29:26,770 Listen, I know what you're saying, more than you might think. 468 00:29:26,932 --> 00:29:30,778 But I'm not who you're looking for. I wish I could say I was. 469 00:29:30,936 --> 00:29:33,234 I work in sales, where success rate 470 00:29:33,355 --> 00:29:35,699 is based on need. And you got need. 471 00:29:35,774 --> 00:29:37,447 I saw it last night. You don't want to 472 00:29:37,567 --> 00:29:39,285 get left behind, and neither do I. 473 00:29:39,820 --> 00:29:41,163 So. 474 00:29:41,613 --> 00:29:44,207 I'm gonna go to District tomorrow 475 00:29:44,324 --> 00:29:46,918 at 9 a.m., figure out how to do this. 476 00:29:48,245 --> 00:29:52,000 Could you take a sick day and meet me there? 477 00:29:56,253 --> 00:29:57,425 Please? 478 00:30:36,293 --> 00:30:37,761 God. 479 00:30:38,295 --> 00:30:39,638 Jeez. 480 00:31:35,769 --> 00:31:37,191 Man. 481 00:31:41,775 --> 00:31:43,527 I'm just here for the information. 482 00:31:43,693 --> 00:31:46,321 I'm not saying I'm gonna do anything. I'm just gonna hear them out. 483 00:31:46,488 --> 00:31:47,865 That's all I'm asking. 484 00:31:48,365 --> 00:31:49,412 Okay! 485 00:31:49,741 --> 00:31:51,209 Once you finish your proposal... 486 00:31:51,618 --> 00:31:54,246 That's this 400-page document? 487 00:31:54,413 --> 00:31:55,630 Once that's filled out, 488 00:31:55,705 --> 00:31:58,174 then you need to request an appointment to schedule a hearing 489 00:31:58,250 --> 00:31:59,376 in front of the school board. 490 00:31:59,459 --> 00:32:01,712 That needs to be made on the first Tuesday of the month 491 00:32:01,795 --> 00:32:04,594 except January and April, when it needs to come on the second Monday. 492 00:32:04,756 --> 00:32:06,758 So it's not the actual date we're scheduling? 493 00:32:06,925 --> 00:32:08,518 No, ma'am. You're scheduling an appointment 494 00:32:08,593 --> 00:32:09,845 to schedule the date. 495 00:32:11,930 --> 00:32:13,398 You're kidding, right? 496 00:32:13,557 --> 00:32:15,230 No. No, no, no. 497 00:32:15,392 --> 00:32:18,692 It's no joke. It's a process. 498 00:32:18,854 --> 00:32:21,778 First, we gotta get 50% of the parents, 50% of the teachers 499 00:32:21,857 --> 00:32:23,359 to sign a petition in support of us. 500 00:32:23,483 --> 00:32:24,985 That's 400 parents, 18 teachers. 501 00:32:25,152 --> 00:32:26,574 Then we gotta do the proposal 502 00:32:26,736 --> 00:32:28,363 and submit it on the first Groundhog's Day 503 00:32:28,530 --> 00:32:30,157 of the Chinese lunar leap year. 504 00:32:30,323 --> 00:32:33,042 There's nothing in the rules about leap years. 505 00:32:33,201 --> 00:32:35,875 And then, finally, we get that school board hearing. 506 00:32:36,037 --> 00:32:38,165 But the school board term ends in two months, 507 00:32:38,248 --> 00:32:39,591 which means we've gotta do this fast. 508 00:32:39,666 --> 00:32:43,011 We gotta book that hearing, and we can get this going for next fall. 509 00:32:45,714 --> 00:32:46,966 Something funny? 510 00:32:47,132 --> 00:32:52,138 Start to finish, this process is three to five years, minimum. 511 00:32:57,058 --> 00:32:59,732 It's just the way these people talk. You can't go quitting now. 512 00:32:59,895 --> 00:33:01,397 Actually, I think this is the best time. 513 00:33:01,563 --> 00:33:02,860 It's exactly what they want us to do. 514 00:33:02,981 --> 00:33:04,233 They've done a bang-up job. 515 00:33:04,399 --> 00:33:07,152 I can not ask 18 of my friends to give up tenure and pension 516 00:33:07,319 --> 00:33:09,572 for a school where they're not even guaranteed a job. 517 00:33:09,738 --> 00:33:11,661 I will. I'll do that. Listen to me, all right? 518 00:33:12,282 --> 00:33:15,582 When I first started, I would get so mad at those teachers. 519 00:33:15,744 --> 00:33:19,374 So mad at the checked-out zombies. The Dawn of the Deborahs. 520 00:33:19,456 --> 00:33:21,504 Yes! And they said just wait. 521 00:33:22,083 --> 00:33:24,427 Wait until you went through eight different principals 522 00:33:24,586 --> 00:33:25,929 and parents who could care less 523 00:33:26,087 --> 00:33:27,464 and mountains of district paperwork 524 00:33:27,631 --> 00:33:30,180 years of students showing up hungry, 525 00:33:30,258 --> 00:33:31,851 showing up tired, or not showing up at all. 526 00:33:31,927 --> 00:33:33,099 I can't have this not happen. I need a teacher. 527 00:33:33,178 --> 00:33:36,148 You think you know what you're doing. You have no idea. 528 00:33:36,973 --> 00:33:38,316 Where are you going? 529 00:33:38,433 --> 00:33:39,776 To figure out what to do with my class. 530 00:33:39,935 --> 00:33:41,027 We don't have that option. 531 00:33:41,102 --> 00:33:43,855 'Cause Malia ended up across the hall. How's that fair? 532 00:33:43,939 --> 00:33:44,940 It's not. 533 00:33:45,106 --> 00:33:47,985 Listen, I'll call you when I get my first 100 parents. 534 00:33:48,068 --> 00:33:49,786 Or when I get my first 50! 535 00:33:49,861 --> 00:33:51,989 This is not over! 536 00:33:52,280 --> 00:33:54,533 It's not over! 537 00:33:55,283 --> 00:33:57,832 I'm trying to explain to you why your kid's tanking! 538 00:33:57,994 --> 00:34:02,044 No, honey, I'm not saying your kid in particular is an idiot. 539 00:34:02,207 --> 00:34:04,301 Good morning. Here. Give this to your mama. 540 00:34:04,793 --> 00:34:07,717 Here, will you take one? Just take one. Take it. 541 00:34:08,463 --> 00:34:09,430 I know you! 542 00:34:09,506 --> 00:34:11,975 Your daughter is in Malia's class! Sorry. 543 00:34:13,176 --> 00:34:14,177 Morning! 544 00:34:26,356 --> 00:34:27,733 Hey, Daddy Drop-off. 545 00:34:27,816 --> 00:34:28,908 Hi. 546 00:34:29,025 --> 00:34:31,198 My name is Jamie, my daughter Malia's in the second grade here. 547 00:34:31,278 --> 00:34:32,394 Could I talk to you for just one second? 548 00:34:32,404 --> 00:34:34,372 I'm running late. It's cool, I'll walk with you. 549 00:34:34,531 --> 00:34:36,078 I just wanted to ask you if you'd eat in a restaurant 550 00:34:36,157 --> 00:34:37,625 that had an F hanging in the window. 551 00:34:37,701 --> 00:34:39,624 You wouldn't, right? 'Cause there'd be rattails and stuff 552 00:34:39,703 --> 00:34:41,080 in the food, and people's hair. 553 00:34:41,162 --> 00:34:42,755 So now, just envisualize something for me. 554 00:34:42,831 --> 00:34:44,833 Envisualize an F hanging on the door of your kid's school. 555 00:34:45,000 --> 00:34:46,252 Because it is, it's there. 556 00:34:46,334 --> 00:34:48,257 It's been hanging there for 19 years, 557 00:34:48,378 --> 00:34:50,346 and nobody's done anything about it. 558 00:34:50,839 --> 00:34:52,716 Rat tails, you know what I mean? 559 00:34:53,216 --> 00:34:56,390 Take a look at that, and sign that for me. 560 00:34:56,553 --> 00:34:57,770 And I'll find you at pick-up. 561 00:34:57,846 --> 00:34:59,098 Yeah, I'll look it over. 562 00:34:59,639 --> 00:35:01,437 Now you I know! 563 00:35:01,516 --> 00:35:03,518 You're gonna sign this. Okay? 564 00:35:10,358 --> 00:35:11,701 Excuse me! 565 00:35:12,694 --> 00:35:14,822 Why are we changing all the desks around? 566 00:35:15,530 --> 00:35:19,000 'Cause we're gonna try something new. 567 00:35:19,242 --> 00:35:20,835 How we do things. 568 00:35:20,994 --> 00:35:24,168 We're all gonna work a little harder. Me included. 569 00:35:25,832 --> 00:35:26,833 Hey! 570 00:35:28,835 --> 00:35:30,837 Hi. Come on in. 571 00:35:31,004 --> 00:35:32,221 Thanks. 572 00:35:36,343 --> 00:35:37,845 Just give me a second here. 573 00:35:38,553 --> 00:35:39,587 Can't leave the Man in Black hangin'. 574 00:35:39,721 --> 00:35:40,768 Yeah. 575 00:35:42,182 --> 00:35:43,559 He's badass. 576 00:35:44,643 --> 00:35:45,644 What? 577 00:35:46,728 --> 00:35:48,730 Your sign. It's badass. 578 00:35:48,813 --> 00:35:50,531 Yes. 579 00:35:51,399 --> 00:35:52,901 Yours isn't so bad either. 580 00:35:54,194 --> 00:35:55,411 No. 581 00:35:57,405 --> 00:35:58,452 Sorry. 582 00:35:58,948 --> 00:36:00,541 No, I'm sorry. 583 00:36:04,871 --> 00:36:06,623 Hi, how can I help you? 584 00:36:07,457 --> 00:36:09,209 I saw you teach. 585 00:36:10,377 --> 00:36:12,129 You're really good at it. 586 00:36:12,379 --> 00:36:13,631 Thank you. 587 00:36:14,130 --> 00:36:17,100 You think a whole school could be like that, like how you do it'? 588 00:36:18,385 --> 00:36:21,104 I don't know. A whole school. 589 00:36:21,262 --> 00:36:23,435 I guess so. It'd be pretty weird. 590 00:36:23,598 --> 00:36:26,602 Are you that lady leading the charge outside? 591 00:36:26,685 --> 00:36:28,483 Yeah! Are people talking about me already? 592 00:36:28,561 --> 00:36:29,562 Yeah, they are. 593 00:36:29,646 --> 00:36:32,616 So do you want to do that? You want to start that school? 594 00:36:34,442 --> 00:36:38,288 Do I want to start a school? No, I don't. I just want to teach. 595 00:36:38,697 --> 00:36:39,789 So, what are you doing here? 596 00:36:39,906 --> 00:36:43,956 I chose to be here. Right out of Teach For America. 597 00:36:47,122 --> 00:36:50,296 All right, Teacher For America. 598 00:36:51,793 --> 00:36:52,840 Meet me here 599 00:36:53,795 --> 00:36:55,342 at 8200 600 00:36:56,965 --> 00:36:58,433 and I'll talk you into it. 601 00:36:58,800 --> 00:37:00,302 All right, we'll see. 602 00:37:10,061 --> 00:37:11,984 Hey! Good! 603 00:37:12,147 --> 00:37:14,445 Good, you got my message. 604 00:37:14,607 --> 00:37:16,575 Look at those nails. Wow. 605 00:37:16,735 --> 00:37:18,282 Cheaper than therapy. 606 00:37:19,946 --> 00:37:21,289 53 parents? 607 00:37:21,489 --> 00:37:22,832 Yep. 608 00:37:23,825 --> 00:37:25,953 It is crazy how bad they want it. 609 00:37:26,786 --> 00:37:27,833 So, what are you drinking? 610 00:37:27,996 --> 00:37:29,088 Fresca. 611 00:37:29,247 --> 00:37:31,670 Okay. Better pace yourself. 612 00:37:31,833 --> 00:37:35,838 So I'm thinking we get the parents to sell it to the teachers. 613 00:37:36,004 --> 00:37:38,348 Which we can totally do. We do, like, an event. 614 00:37:38,506 --> 00:37:40,634 Because we can do this in two months. 615 00:37:40,800 --> 00:37:42,473 We do an event, like at the dealership. 616 00:37:42,552 --> 00:37:45,977 Like an all-out blowout sale. Something really big. 617 00:37:47,265 --> 00:37:49,017 And I got you some help. 618 00:37:49,601 --> 00:37:51,353 I don't want anyone knowing about this. 619 00:37:51,519 --> 00:37:52,520 I didn't say you were doing it. 620 00:37:52,687 --> 00:37:53,688 I'm not in it. 621 00:37:53,855 --> 00:37:55,482 He's gonna help. Trust me. 622 00:37:55,648 --> 00:37:57,525 He thinks this is a date. No. 623 00:37:59,694 --> 00:38:01,367 Yeah. Maybe. 624 00:38:06,868 --> 00:38:08,962 H6)'... 625 00:38:09,037 --> 00:38:10,163 I told you I worked here, right? 626 00:38:10,288 --> 00:38:11,460 No. 627 00:38:14,375 --> 00:38:16,503 Hi. Hey, Nona. 628 00:38:17,003 --> 00:38:18,880 How's it going? Good. 629 00:38:19,047 --> 00:38:20,515 So, what are you drinking? 630 00:38:21,549 --> 00:38:22,641 JD, straight up. 631 00:38:22,717 --> 00:38:23,764 All right. 632 00:38:24,219 --> 00:38:29,146 So I wanted you to come because Nona's doing the school thing... 633 00:38:29,307 --> 00:38:30,729 Nana's not doing the school thing. 634 00:38:30,892 --> 00:38:33,190 And we need some help getting other teachers on board. 635 00:38:33,353 --> 00:38:34,605 And I've been asking around about you. 636 00:38:34,729 --> 00:38:36,026 Everyone who knows you likes you. 637 00:38:36,189 --> 00:38:38,817 And everybody who doesn't calls you Sexy Texy. 638 00:38:42,195 --> 00:38:45,415 Well, like I told you, I'm just interested in teaching so... 639 00:38:45,573 --> 00:38:47,746 Yeah, but you got free whiskey. 640 00:38:47,909 --> 00:38:50,082 So sit for a minute and listen to the lady. 641 00:38:50,411 --> 00:38:51,754 Okay. 642 00:38:52,580 --> 00:38:53,581 Go, Nona. 643 00:38:55,667 --> 00:38:56,839 Well, if I did it... 644 00:38:56,918 --> 00:38:58,420 And I'm not saying that I am. 645 00:38:58,586 --> 00:39:00,509 We would have to see how our school 646 00:39:00,630 --> 00:39:02,553 with the same kids could do even better. 647 00:39:02,924 --> 00:39:07,395 Now, staff participation in the classroom, articulated course curriculum, 648 00:39:07,554 --> 00:39:11,400 that would mean changing the whole culture of the school. 649 00:39:12,392 --> 00:39:15,020 Basically, we would have to be the teachers who made us teachers, 650 00:39:15,103 --> 00:39:16,980 but even better. 651 00:39:17,146 --> 00:39:19,365 Would the teachers still be union? 652 00:39:20,567 --> 00:39:23,992 Can't be. Our contract has too many restrictions. 653 00:39:24,153 --> 00:39:25,996 Because that matters a lot. 654 00:39:26,155 --> 00:39:30,535 Okay, so in two days, I got 53 parents and two teachers. 655 00:39:30,702 --> 00:39:32,170 I didn't... I'm not getting... 656 00:39:32,328 --> 00:39:34,831 I see your lips moving, but I can't hear you. 657 00:39:34,998 --> 00:39:36,341 You want a refill? 658 00:39:37,333 --> 00:39:38,334 Thank you. 659 00:39:38,459 --> 00:39:41,963 Things are really coming to a head here-The protesters are defiant... 660 00:39:42,130 --> 00:39:45,680 They're throwing bricks and poles and trash cans. 661 00:39:45,842 --> 00:39:47,219 Good night, Daniel. 662 00:39:48,887 --> 00:39:51,231 So this is good. 663 00:39:53,141 --> 00:39:54,233 Throwing bricks? 664 00:39:54,392 --> 00:39:55,609 How's that good? 665 00:39:55,852 --> 00:39:59,652 Because it's... You know, they're lettin' themselves be heard. 666 00:39:59,814 --> 00:40:02,784 It's a waste of time. It doesn't do anything. 667 00:40:02,942 --> 00:40:04,990 Doesn't do anything? Really'? 668 00:40:05,153 --> 00:40:06,325 You don't believe that. 669 00:40:06,446 --> 00:40:07,663 I don't know. 670 00:40:07,822 --> 00:40:09,369 Like civil rights. 671 00:40:09,449 --> 00:40:12,248 The Selma to Montgomery marches. All that's a waste of time? 672 00:40:14,037 --> 00:40:15,539 It sends a message. 673 00:40:16,122 --> 00:40:18,466 I mean, that's what you're doing, isn't it? 674 00:40:18,833 --> 00:40:20,835 No, I just want a better school for my kid. 675 00:40:23,588 --> 00:40:25,181 Sending a message is what people who 676 00:40:25,340 --> 00:40:26,887 don't work two jobs have got time to do. 677 00:40:27,008 --> 00:40:29,181 Can you turn those lights out for me? Yeah. 678 00:40:36,309 --> 00:40:37,982 You know what? I really do appreciate 679 00:40:38,102 --> 00:40:39,775 what you're doing to change the place. 680 00:40:39,938 --> 00:40:42,441 Course. She's my kid. 681 00:40:45,026 --> 00:40:47,495 And her father, does he help out at all? 682 00:40:47,654 --> 00:40:48,746 Nope. 683 00:40:50,782 --> 00:40:54,286 I'm sorry. When I drink, I ask nosy questions. 684 00:40:54,452 --> 00:40:56,750 When I drink, I marry losers. 685 00:40:59,832 --> 00:41:03,006 Yeah, I'd say he's definitely a loser now. 686 00:41:03,252 --> 00:41:05,300 I think so. Yeah. 687 00:41:05,588 --> 00:41:08,057 And Malia is a winner, 'cause she's got you. 688 00:41:08,216 --> 00:41:10,059 You need to work on your lines. 689 00:41:10,218 --> 00:41:13,688 That wasn't a line. No, no, no, it wasn't a line. I'm sorry. 690 00:41:13,846 --> 00:41:17,567 I've been around kids a lot more than women lately. 691 00:41:17,725 --> 00:41:19,523 That's not a line? 692 00:41:20,228 --> 00:41:22,322 It's not a line. It's true. 693 00:41:22,730 --> 00:41:26,655 Kids, you know, kids just say what's what. Women don't do that so much. 694 00:41:26,818 --> 00:41:28,161 Except for you. 695 00:41:28,903 --> 00:41:32,077 That's true. Foot in the horse's mouth, that's me. 696 00:41:32,240 --> 00:41:33,457 Yeah. 697 00:41:35,243 --> 00:41:36,790 That's why I like you. 698 00:41:38,454 --> 00:41:42,129 That was a line. I admit it. 699 00:41:54,137 --> 00:41:55,764 No. Cody. 700 00:41:56,097 --> 00:41:58,316 You got this, I know you do. 701 00:41:58,391 --> 00:42:00,314 Yeah, is this retard-proof? 702 00:42:00,476 --> 00:42:01,523 Stop saying that. 703 00:42:01,602 --> 00:42:02,694 Whole school knows it. 704 00:42:04,188 --> 00:42:05,610 Are they giving you a hard time? 705 00:42:05,773 --> 00:42:08,822 Can't I just go to the school near Uncle Roy while Dad's living with him? 706 00:42:18,161 --> 00:42:19,162 POW! 707 00:42:21,497 --> 00:42:22,623 Hi. Hi. 708 00:42:22,790 --> 00:42:24,258 Come on in, Malia. 709 00:42:24,584 --> 00:42:27,007 Nice. Yeesh! No. 710 00:42:27,170 --> 00:42:28,638 God)!... 711 00:42:31,632 --> 00:42:33,555 Ooh la la. Cody. 712 00:42:34,552 --> 00:42:36,429 Why don't you show Malia around till your dad comes, okay? 713 00:42:36,512 --> 00:42:37,559 No, no, he doesn't have to. 714 00:42:37,638 --> 00:42:39,106 She's got her DVD player, she's good. 715 00:42:39,182 --> 00:42:40,729 - Can I watch? - Yeah, sure. 716 00:42:40,808 --> 00:42:42,902 He's not allowed to watch TV during the day. 717 00:42:46,397 --> 00:42:47,990 Do you guys want a Snickers? 718 00:42:53,863 --> 00:42:54,989 Come on. 719 00:42:55,656 --> 00:42:57,533 Come on in. Yeah, go ahead. 720 00:42:58,117 --> 00:43:01,462 I know you're trepidatious about this whole school thing 721 00:43:01,621 --> 00:43:03,589 and I don't wanna take up your whole Saturday. 722 00:43:05,792 --> 00:43:07,590 But just to start off the bat, 723 00:43:09,128 --> 00:43:11,256 here is a flier that I made 724 00:43:11,798 --> 00:43:13,641 for the rally. 725 00:43:15,760 --> 00:43:19,060 Get it? Parentrooper, paratrooper? 726 00:43:19,597 --> 00:43:20,769 Yeah. 727 00:43:21,224 --> 00:43:23,318 That one came to me from the dead of sleep. 728 00:43:23,476 --> 00:43:28,027 I like it. Except there's a typo, unless you're gonna have the rally in 2101. 729 00:43:28,189 --> 00:43:29,441 No. 730 00:43:30,900 --> 00:43:33,403 Yeah, I'm terrible with numbers. 731 00:43:34,612 --> 00:43:37,707 I also have some ideas for the school. 732 00:43:38,616 --> 00:43:40,368 About how to make the school more effectual. 733 00:43:40,451 --> 00:43:41,577 Okay. 734 00:43:42,495 --> 00:43:45,294 So drawing outside the box, 735 00:43:46,207 --> 00:43:47,925 I don't know why, but I started to think 736 00:43:48,042 --> 00:43:49,760 about those dumb self-help books 737 00:43:49,919 --> 00:43:52,798 because there's always, like, a little bit of truth in them. 738 00:43:52,964 --> 00:43:57,765 Like, for example, the whole Secret-ing thing is so lame. I know. 739 00:43:57,927 --> 00:44:01,181 But I'm still envisualizing that check in my mailbox. 740 00:44:01,347 --> 00:44:03,145 And I started thinking, 741 00:44:05,101 --> 00:44:08,446 you know, maybe the kids could Secret things, 742 00:44:08,896 --> 00:44:11,866 like, you know, I don't know, like... 743 00:44:13,526 --> 00:44:14,743 Like going to college. 744 00:44:14,902 --> 00:44:17,325 And they could picture themselves 745 00:44:17,780 --> 00:44:22,957 going there and walking on the campus and actually graduating. 746 00:44:23,119 --> 00:44:25,372 And I think that that would be good for them 747 00:44:26,164 --> 00:44:27,711 to see themselves that way. 748 00:44:31,252 --> 00:44:32,549 You think that's dumb. 749 00:44:34,630 --> 00:44:36,974 I think it's a knockout. 750 00:44:38,134 --> 00:44:39,135 Really? 751 00:44:40,595 --> 00:44:41,847 Yeah. 752 00:44:44,348 --> 00:44:45,565 Really? 753 00:44:45,933 --> 00:44:47,731 Can you excuse me for a sec? Yeah, sure. 754 00:44:47,894 --> 00:44:50,113 Cody, your dad's here! 755 00:44:54,317 --> 00:44:56,820 Why is Cody talking about going to school near you? 756 00:44:59,113 --> 00:45:01,332 'Cause it's a great school, and we can't afford anywhere else. 757 00:45:01,490 --> 00:45:03,788 Except that he's not gonna live with you and your brother. 758 00:45:03,868 --> 00:45:04,869 So you, of all people, 759 00:45:04,952 --> 00:45:06,124 you'd stop him from getting the right schooling? 760 00:45:06,204 --> 00:45:07,205 Not gonna happen. 761 00:45:07,288 --> 00:45:10,007 And I should trust your judgment, given what happened? 762 00:45:11,792 --> 00:45:15,797 Once things settle down, he'll stop acting out. That's all this is. 763 00:45:15,963 --> 00:45:18,011 Come on, Nona. All-white school, 764 00:45:18,132 --> 00:45:20,226 remedial classroom. It's killing him. 765 00:45:20,343 --> 00:45:21,344 Hey. 766 00:45:21,677 --> 00:45:23,304 Nona, please listen to me. 767 00:45:23,429 --> 00:45:25,056 He needs his mother. 768 00:45:40,196 --> 00:45:42,290 How long have you guys been split up? 769 00:45:42,448 --> 00:45:43,825 Not very. 770 00:45:43,991 --> 00:45:45,243 Yeah. 771 00:45:45,868 --> 00:45:47,211 Where were we? 772 00:45:47,703 --> 00:45:49,501 We were talking about ideas for the school. 773 00:45:49,664 --> 00:45:53,544 Ideas, yeah. I got boxes of ideas. 774 00:45:55,294 --> 00:45:59,140 You know, it comes down to expecting more. 775 00:46:00,424 --> 00:46:05,271 From yourself, the teachers, the kids, especially the kids. 776 00:46:09,475 --> 00:46:12,649 What? My mom used to always say, 777 00:46:13,854 --> 00:46:16,698 "What are you gonna do with your one and only life?" 778 00:46:23,531 --> 00:46:27,877 You are gonna be so good at this. 779 00:46:36,085 --> 00:46:38,213 H6)'... 780 00:46:49,682 --> 00:46:52,356 Nona, are you planning to take over Adams? 781 00:46:53,060 --> 00:46:54,903 'Cause that's what we heard. 782 00:46:57,565 --> 00:46:59,033 What'd you hear? 783 00:47:01,068 --> 00:47:02,911 Someone from District told Holland 784 00:47:03,070 --> 00:47:04,913 that you were looking into it, but... 785 00:47:10,536 --> 00:47:13,915 I just went to ask. 786 00:47:14,081 --> 00:47:16,880 What? And you didn't tell us? You didn't tell me? 787 00:47:17,043 --> 00:47:18,590 Maybe you don't want us teaching at your school. 788 00:47:18,753 --> 00:47:20,130 Breena, now, come on... 789 00:47:20,212 --> 00:47:22,806 You know, I expect my kids to be naive. 790 00:47:22,882 --> 00:47:25,476 Sneaking behind our backs, non-union school. 791 00:47:25,634 --> 00:47:27,682 You're messing with our jobs. 792 00:47:34,685 --> 00:47:36,437 Coulda talked to me. 793 00:47:37,855 --> 00:47:39,528 Thought that we were friends. 794 00:47:48,741 --> 00:47:49,993 - Hi. - Hi. 795 00:47:50,159 --> 00:47:51,706 Thank you so much for coming. No, don't thank me. 796 00:47:51,786 --> 00:47:52,833 My neighbor's such a flake. 797 00:47:52,953 --> 00:47:54,069 No, it's all right. I'm glad you called. 798 00:47:54,121 --> 00:47:55,122 Yeah. 799 00:47:56,791 --> 00:47:59,465 Malia, get up and say hey. Don't be a brat. 800 00:48:00,753 --> 00:48:02,596 You remember Michael. 801 00:48:03,798 --> 00:48:06,392 I'm not gonna be out late. There's Swansons in the freezer. 802 00:48:06,550 --> 00:48:08,177 'Kay. What's up? 803 00:48:10,638 --> 00:48:12,140 I'm just gonna write down my number for you. 804 00:48:12,306 --> 00:48:13,523 Okay. 805 00:48:18,521 --> 00:48:23,197 Hey, I'm gonna teach you a song from an ancient time. 806 00:48:23,776 --> 00:48:25,028 Wanna hear it? 807 00:48:28,072 --> 00:48:29,164 Cool. 808 00:48:30,699 --> 00:48:34,875 There was a young girl named Malia. 809 00:48:36,664 --> 00:48:40,259 The coolest kid you ever saw-Ha. 810 00:48:41,043 --> 00:48:44,047 But then she met me And soon she would see. 811 00:48:44,213 --> 00:48:47,638 She was gonna have a ball-fa. 812 00:48:50,386 --> 00:48:51,512 Here you go. Malia. 813 00:48:53,305 --> 00:48:54,306 I love you. 814 00:48:55,641 --> 00:48:56,893 Call if you guys need me. 815 00:48:57,059 --> 00:48:58,106 Okay. 816 00:48:58,811 --> 00:49:00,028 What do you think? 817 00:49:02,690 --> 00:49:05,569 Sweet. I'm still workin' on it. 818 00:49:09,447 --> 00:49:11,165 Nice place. 819 00:49:17,580 --> 00:49:18,832 You wanna try? 820 00:49:19,915 --> 00:49:22,088 Yeah, you wanna try. 821 00:49:24,128 --> 00:49:25,675 Just put your finger right there. 822 00:49:25,838 --> 00:49:27,431 Right here? Right there. 823 00:49:27,590 --> 00:49:29,308 And now hit all the strings. 824 00:49:30,176 --> 00:49:31,428 There it is. 825 00:49:34,263 --> 00:49:39,565 There was a young girl named Malia. 826 00:49:39,894 --> 00:49:41,862 All right, nice! 827 00:49:42,104 --> 00:49:43,356 You're a good listener. 828 00:49:43,522 --> 00:49:45,399 She has a cool. 829 00:49:45,566 --> 00:49:49,412 She had cool hair and big smelly feet-fa. 830 00:49:53,574 --> 00:49:54,575 HEY-Hey... 831 00:49:54,742 --> 00:49:56,039 Sucks about those teachers. 832 00:49:56,202 --> 00:49:58,500 Sucks even more knowing they're right. 833 00:49:58,704 --> 00:50:00,672 Yeah, well, I brought you something to cheer you up. 834 00:50:02,041 --> 00:50:05,966 I'm giving you these because I like you. But I don't want to. 835 00:50:10,549 --> 00:50:12,426 This is my bobblehead collection. 836 00:50:13,594 --> 00:50:15,062 Now, I counted out 18. 837 00:50:15,221 --> 00:50:18,020 We're gonna put one in the Tupperware each time a teacher signs on 838 00:50:18,182 --> 00:50:22,278 and you are the first black-and-gold medal winner. 839 00:50:22,853 --> 00:50:25,356 Sid The Kid or Hines Ward? 840 00:50:25,940 --> 00:50:27,362 Take a guess. 841 00:50:31,028 --> 00:50:32,280 Careful! 842 00:50:32,446 --> 00:50:34,619 You just wait and see how quick this thing fills up. 843 00:50:34,782 --> 00:50:37,126 Now, we are locking these up. Let's go get those parents. 844 00:50:38,536 --> 00:50:39,628 Who is it? 845 00:50:39,787 --> 00:50:42,791 Nona Alberte, I teach at Adams. 846 00:50:43,958 --> 00:50:45,710 Hey. This that parent takeover thing? 847 00:50:45,876 --> 00:50:47,298 It's really not a takeover, it's... 848 00:50:47,461 --> 00:50:48,929 Hey, Rhonda, it's Jamie. 849 00:50:49,088 --> 00:50:51,307 Yeah. Sorry, Jamie. I'm giving my kid a bath. 850 00:50:51,465 --> 00:50:53,217 Can I just leave you with a petition? 851 00:50:57,805 --> 00:51:00,479 Hi, Ms. Bennett. I'm Nona Alberte. I teach at Adams 852 00:51:00,641 --> 00:51:02,985 and I was hoping that we could talk to you about this district... 853 00:51:03,143 --> 00:51:05,316 Firing good teachers to put in a school 854 00:51:05,479 --> 00:51:08,733 where I gotta work 20 hours on top of my full-time. 855 00:51:08,899 --> 00:51:10,947 Go sell it to some other jerk. 856 00:51:11,110 --> 00:51:14,785 Those jerks, they're called concerned parents! 857 00:51:14,989 --> 00:51:16,662 Who's telling her that? 858 00:51:17,741 --> 00:51:19,493 Is this what it's gonna be like all night? 859 00:51:19,660 --> 00:51:21,412 Who's next? 860 00:51:21,745 --> 00:51:23,088 Wanda Williams. 861 00:51:23,998 --> 00:51:25,671 Who is it? 862 00:51:25,833 --> 00:51:27,506 This is Nona Alberte from Adams. 863 00:51:27,668 --> 00:51:30,012 I heard about you. I'm not interested. 864 00:51:30,296 --> 00:51:32,048 This is Nona Alberte and Jamie Fitzpatrick. 865 00:51:32,172 --> 00:51:34,015 We need to talk to you about Adams. 866 00:51:34,466 --> 00:51:36,309 I got the letter. I'm not interested. 867 00:51:36,427 --> 00:51:38,270 Yeah, I got the letter already. 868 00:51:42,766 --> 00:51:44,860 Well, I don't wanna hear about it. 869 00:51:45,352 --> 00:51:46,695 WOMAN 32 Who is it? 870 00:51:48,647 --> 00:51:50,524 Miss Maraval? 871 00:51:51,108 --> 00:51:52,701 This is Jamie Fitzpatrick. 872 00:51:52,776 --> 00:51:56,406 I sold you a Buick Regal sedan a few months ago. 873 00:51:56,488 --> 00:52:01,119 I gave you a great deal. Would you please give me 1O seconds? 874 00:52:06,290 --> 00:52:07,712 Come on in. 875 00:52:08,375 --> 00:52:11,094 Could they possibly squeeze one more lie into this thing? 876 00:52:11,170 --> 00:52:12,797 Who wrote this? 877 00:52:12,880 --> 00:52:15,178 Teachers Association of Pennsylvania, maybe. 878 00:52:15,257 --> 00:52:17,225 It's their job to worry about the Adams teachers. 879 00:52:17,384 --> 00:52:19,136 This is one school. 880 00:52:19,637 --> 00:52:23,232 I appreciate my union, but TAP can get kinda hardcore about it. 881 00:52:23,891 --> 00:52:25,063 We'll get around this. 882 00:52:25,142 --> 00:52:27,270 So take me through this one more time. 883 00:52:28,395 --> 00:52:30,489 A lot of these kids can barely add, 884 00:52:30,606 --> 00:52:32,734 and you wanna be teaching them geometry? 885 00:52:32,900 --> 00:52:34,994 Well, the problem is is that no one expects 886 00:52:35,069 --> 00:52:36,286 them to do well, so they don't. 887 00:52:36,362 --> 00:52:38,831 Come on. Look around. I'm a cop. 888 00:52:38,906 --> 00:52:40,374 There's drugs, there's gangs... 889 00:52:40,449 --> 00:52:42,872 Change the school, you change the neighborhood. 890 00:52:46,413 --> 00:52:47,585 Okay. 891 00:52:48,582 --> 00:52:50,425 I'll work on my neighbors. 892 00:52:50,584 --> 00:52:52,757 You really think you could turn this around? 893 00:52:53,212 --> 00:52:54,930 Well, I can't say for certain, but... 894 00:52:55,089 --> 00:52:56,807 100%, yes. 895 00:53:03,764 --> 00:53:05,766 Did you sign the petition? 896 00:53:05,933 --> 00:53:06,934 No? No. 897 00:53:07,101 --> 00:53:08,318 You didn't sign the petition? No. 898 00:53:08,477 --> 00:53:11,356 Do it. Sign the petition. It's gonna change everything. 899 00:53:11,438 --> 00:53:12,940 Give me the T-shirt. Take one. 900 00:53:17,277 --> 00:53:19,951 Hey. Make sure you get a T-shirt. 901 00:53:20,614 --> 00:53:21,911 Hey. How you doin'? 902 00:53:22,032 --> 00:53:23,329 Good. 903 00:53:23,492 --> 00:53:26,996 Hug. One of my favorite students. 904 00:53:27,413 --> 00:53:28,585 You okay? I've got my ruler. 905 00:53:28,664 --> 00:53:29,665 Hey. Hi. 906 00:53:29,832 --> 00:53:31,129 You all right? 907 00:53:31,291 --> 00:53:32,793 Don't be a drag. Go get in there. 908 00:53:38,257 --> 00:53:39,258 Did you guys Sig"? 909 00:53:39,383 --> 00:53:40,430 I did. 910 00:53:40,592 --> 00:53:42,469 Let me give you a ruler. 911 00:53:42,970 --> 00:53:45,439 We want it to be a school where even at 3:00, 912 00:53:45,639 --> 00:53:49,985 if the students have any issues or any problems, 913 00:53:50,102 --> 00:53:51,649 then it's up to the teacher to stay. 914 00:53:51,812 --> 00:53:54,315 Which we can't do now because of teachers union rules. 915 00:53:57,651 --> 00:54:00,746 Thank you so much for coming. Here, have a cookie. 916 00:54:00,904 --> 00:54:02,747 Have a cookie. Have one. Take it. 917 00:54:02,906 --> 00:54:05,785 Have a cookie. I've got a great photo op coming up. 918 00:54:05,951 --> 00:54:09,000 And don't go burying us after Doppler Weekend Forecast. 919 00:54:09,163 --> 00:54:12,793 Don't! I know your game, okay? 920 00:54:12,958 --> 00:54:15,507 I'm Jamie, by the way. All right. 921 00:54:18,839 --> 00:54:20,591 Hey. 922 00:54:21,175 --> 00:54:25,476 All right. Yeah, we're goin' to school! 923 00:54:36,732 --> 00:54:38,575 Yeah! 924 00:54:39,193 --> 00:54:43,198 It's crazy! You see how bad they want it? 925 00:55:05,677 --> 00:55:07,304 Go get 'em, Jamie! 926 00:55:10,140 --> 00:55:14,441 I'm gonna keep this short, 'cause I get trepidatious about group speaking. 927 00:55:16,188 --> 00:55:18,532 Adams is failing. 928 00:55:19,149 --> 00:55:20,776 This school is failing. 929 00:55:20,943 --> 00:55:22,411 And I can't afford to move, 930 00:55:22,486 --> 00:55:24,580 and I can't afford to put my daughter somewhere else, 931 00:55:25,155 --> 00:55:27,249 so I'm screwed. 932 00:55:31,370 --> 00:55:35,466 And you know, I... Can I just say, there's a time limit. 933 00:55:35,624 --> 00:55:37,342 There's a window with these kids, 934 00:55:37,417 --> 00:55:38,839 and then after that it's too late. 935 00:55:38,919 --> 00:55:40,091 You know what I'm sayin'? 936 00:55:40,504 --> 00:55:42,677 And so we gotta do something right now. 937 00:55:42,798 --> 00:55:45,017 We gotta do something to fix it. 938 00:55:45,175 --> 00:55:47,269 Which is also why I don't appreciate 939 00:55:47,386 --> 00:55:49,480 some scumbag from TAP writing a letter 940 00:55:49,638 --> 00:55:52,517 with a bunch of lies about what we're trying to do! 941 00:55:53,725 --> 00:55:56,524 Point here, the thing I do wanna say, 942 00:55:56,687 --> 00:56:00,282 is we need to fix Adams, and we need to fix it yesterday. 943 00:56:01,066 --> 00:56:02,568 Yeah! 944 00:56:02,734 --> 00:56:04,486 Now, I haven't counted 'em all yet, 945 00:56:04,570 --> 00:56:08,370 but I know we have enough parent petitions to start this thing! 946 00:56:09,449 --> 00:56:12,578 And, like that guy Gandhi used to say: 947 00:56:12,744 --> 00:56:16,214 We gotta be the change we wanna see! 948 00:56:22,629 --> 00:56:24,131 Your turn. 949 00:56:32,639 --> 00:56:35,859 All right, I've been doing a lot of research 950 00:56:36,518 --> 00:56:38,520 and I read that there are people out there 951 00:56:38,645 --> 00:56:40,693 designing and building prisons. 952 00:56:41,440 --> 00:56:44,364 And those people are looking at our schools 953 00:56:44,610 --> 00:56:47,454 and they're figuring out what kids are gonna drop out 954 00:56:47,613 --> 00:56:50,162 so they know how many prison cells to build. 955 00:56:52,117 --> 00:56:54,996 In the last 19 years, seven out of ten kids 956 00:56:55,078 --> 00:56:57,297 who leave Adams can barely read. 957 00:57:00,375 --> 00:57:03,379 And we wonder why Adams kids end up in Penn State Prison 958 00:57:03,545 --> 00:57:06,173 instead of the University of Pittsburgh. 959 00:57:07,049 --> 00:57:09,427 And you know what I want to say to those prison folk? 960 00:57:10,469 --> 00:57:13,018 I wanna say... 961 00:57:13,639 --> 00:57:16,062 I wanna say, hands off my kid. 962 00:57:17,100 --> 00:57:18,101 Yeah! 963 00:57:18,268 --> 00:57:20,145 - Hands off our kids! - Absolutely! 964 00:57:29,404 --> 00:57:31,577 Hands off our kids! 965 00:57:35,494 --> 00:57:40,045 Hands off our kids! Hands off our kids! 966 00:57:40,207 --> 00:57:41,834 Hands off our kids! 967 00:57:43,543 --> 00:57:45,216 Watching you up there, it was really... 968 00:57:45,337 --> 00:57:46,964 I don't know, it reminded me of... 969 00:57:47,130 --> 00:57:48,973 Don't say your mother. 970 00:57:49,591 --> 00:57:52,219 Reminded me of something I've been missing. 971 00:57:52,761 --> 00:57:53,978 It's really good for the spirit. 972 00:57:54,054 --> 00:57:55,931 I know. Right? Yeah. 973 00:57:56,390 --> 00:57:59,439 So how come you're not buying what I'm selling? 974 00:58:00,560 --> 00:58:02,733 Because of the whole union-slamming thing. 975 00:58:02,896 --> 00:58:03,943 "Union-slamming"? Yeah. 976 00:58:04,022 --> 00:58:05,569 I wasn't slamming the unions. Yeah, the union-slamming. 977 00:58:05,649 --> 00:58:07,242 They wrote that letter. That was true. 978 00:58:07,401 --> 00:58:08,744 I know they wrote that letter. 979 00:58:08,860 --> 00:58:10,157 I was saying something that was true. 980 00:58:10,320 --> 00:58:11,993 That's not the point. 981 00:58:13,407 --> 00:58:15,409 Look, Jamie, when I was in high school 982 00:58:15,492 --> 00:58:17,085 I had this teacher and his name was Mr. Cooper 983 00:58:17,244 --> 00:58:21,215 and he was, like, an incredible teacher. He was like a father to me. 984 00:58:21,373 --> 00:58:22,920 And they tried to fire him 985 00:58:23,083 --> 00:58:25,711 because he was supposedly teaching us works 986 00:58:25,794 --> 00:58:27,512 that were promoting an immoral lifestyle. 987 00:58:27,671 --> 00:58:31,016 It was Hair. It's a musical. 988 00:58:31,216 --> 00:58:34,060 There was all these, like, screaming meetings. It got so ugly. 989 00:58:34,136 --> 00:58:35,763 But in the end the union stood up, 990 00:58:35,971 --> 00:58:37,973 they protected him, he kept his job 991 00:58:38,598 --> 00:58:43,229 and that's why I became a teacher. He made me what I am. 992 00:58:44,062 --> 00:58:46,986 I just want a better school. 993 00:58:49,401 --> 00:58:52,405 I can't figure out how to put it all together. 994 00:59:08,253 --> 00:59:10,096 Rally was an embarrassment. 995 00:59:10,172 --> 00:59:11,344 We used to be the heroes. 996 00:59:11,506 --> 00:59:13,304 When did Norma Rae get to be the bad guy? 997 00:59:13,467 --> 00:59:16,516 Right? I hate gettin' called out like that. 998 00:59:16,678 --> 00:59:18,726 Takes me right back to third grade, 999 00:59:18,847 --> 00:59:20,895 with Ray Franks bullying me in the school yard. 1000 00:59:22,893 --> 00:59:24,520 I put a tack on his seat. 1001 00:59:24,936 --> 00:59:27,109 Yeah, I lost recess for a week. But you know what I learned? 1002 00:59:27,272 --> 00:59:28,945 The futility of retaliation? 1003 00:59:29,399 --> 00:59:31,652 The truth of social Darwinism. 1004 00:59:32,611 --> 00:59:33,737 H6)'... 1005 00:59:35,280 --> 00:59:37,248 Did you write that letter to the parents? 1006 00:59:37,407 --> 00:59:39,580 Yeah, course I did. 1007 00:59:39,743 --> 00:59:42,417 I'm just trying to stop the pandemic of union-gutting 1008 00:59:42,496 --> 00:59:44,248 that's going on in this country right now. 1009 00:59:44,414 --> 00:59:47,668 As if the teachers unions are responsible for failing schools. 1010 00:59:47,834 --> 00:59:51,088 No need to convince me. But, the letter was... 1011 00:59:51,254 --> 00:59:54,178 The letter was what? These gals look motivated, yes? 1012 00:59:54,341 --> 00:59:55,388 They do, they do. 1013 00:59:55,550 --> 00:59:58,303 If they push this through, then floodgates are gonna open, 1014 00:59:58,470 --> 01:00:00,017 a lot of schools are gonna start falling apart, 1015 01:00:00,097 --> 01:00:02,020 and a lot of good teachers are gonna get pushed out. 1016 01:00:02,182 --> 01:00:04,810 Folks don't get that this is not good! 1017 01:00:04,976 --> 01:00:09,447 No. Because they want change. Now. 1018 01:00:16,488 --> 01:00:17,489 'Scuse me. 1019 01:00:17,572 --> 01:00:19,574 I don't want it to be like this. 1020 01:00:26,123 --> 01:00:29,753 I didn't tell you sooner because I wasn't sure I wanted it. 1021 01:00:31,253 --> 01:00:33,722 And when I realized I did, 1022 01:00:35,048 --> 01:00:36,265 and how bad, 1023 01:00:38,260 --> 01:00:41,264 I was scared you'd say no, or you'd be pissed off, 1024 01:00:41,429 --> 01:00:43,306 so I fouled up. 1025 01:00:44,808 --> 01:00:47,311 And it was my fault, so I'm sorry. 1026 01:01:06,705 --> 01:01:08,548 I'm gonna call a meeting 1027 01:01:10,083 --> 01:01:12,552 to find out how we can make this work. 1028 01:01:12,919 --> 01:01:14,387 If you want it. 1029 01:01:20,010 --> 01:01:21,887 Okay, this could be our chance to be 1030 01:01:22,012 --> 01:01:23,889 the teachers we always hoped to be. 1031 01:01:25,640 --> 01:01:27,267 Who's saying we're not? 1032 01:01:33,273 --> 01:01:35,116 I really need you to go to that meeting 1033 01:01:35,233 --> 01:01:37,031 and convince them. They really look up to you. 1034 01:01:37,194 --> 01:01:38,696 I just wanna teach. 1035 01:01:38,862 --> 01:01:41,911 I just wanna put my feet up and watch Steelers Saturday Night, 1036 01:01:41,990 --> 01:01:43,742 but I can't, do you know what I'm saying? 1037 01:01:43,909 --> 01:01:45,035 I do. 1038 01:01:46,077 --> 01:01:49,251 It's just, I don't understand you. You're confusing me. 1039 01:01:49,414 --> 01:01:51,917 I thought you were somebody that stood up for things. 1040 01:01:52,000 --> 01:01:56,471 And now it's not all black-and-white and comfortable 1041 01:01:56,546 --> 01:01:58,139 and so you freeze? 1042 01:01:58,215 --> 01:01:59,933 I don't freeze, I'm just not doing 1043 01:02:00,008 --> 01:02:01,726 what you want me to do. There's a difference. 1044 01:02:03,470 --> 01:02:06,098 Hello to you too, missy. 1045 01:02:10,310 --> 01:02:12,062 She's 8 years old. 1046 01:02:12,270 --> 01:02:14,568 When she pushes you away, it means she wants you more. 1047 01:02:14,731 --> 01:02:17,109 She should learn that that's not how it works in the world. 1048 01:02:17,275 --> 01:02:19,073 She's fighting me on everything. 1049 01:02:19,611 --> 01:02:23,411 Getting her to read is like getting blood from a stone. 1050 01:02:23,573 --> 01:02:25,746 You know, she asked if I would help her. 1051 01:02:26,534 --> 01:02:29,003 She didn't want me to tell you. I don't really know why. 1052 01:02:31,081 --> 01:02:32,458 That's fine. 1053 01:02:41,841 --> 01:02:43,138 Will you come to this meeting? 1054 01:02:43,260 --> 01:02:44,512 I'll think about it. 1055 01:02:45,220 --> 01:02:47,018 Really? Yeah. 1056 01:02:48,014 --> 01:02:49,266 Yeah. 1057 01:02:52,978 --> 01:02:54,025 What? 1058 01:02:55,563 --> 01:02:57,657 I've just never been able to talk 1059 01:02:57,774 --> 01:02:59,868 smart people into doing things before. 1060 01:03:02,028 --> 01:03:03,325 All right, all right. 1061 01:03:05,073 --> 01:03:07,201 Come on, Malia, dinner's ready. 1062 01:03:19,087 --> 01:03:20,179 H6)'... 1063 01:03:23,300 --> 01:03:24,927 Go on, hurt me. 1064 01:03:26,261 --> 01:03:27,934 I got all your apologies. 1065 01:03:28,471 --> 01:03:29,723 I can explain. 1066 01:03:29,848 --> 01:03:31,100 No need, TAP already did. 1067 01:03:31,266 --> 01:03:32,563 What did they say? 1068 01:03:32,726 --> 01:03:34,228 What I already know. 1069 01:03:34,853 --> 01:03:37,026 That most of these new schools fail. 1070 01:03:37,188 --> 01:03:38,531 You wanna know why? 1071 01:03:38,690 --> 01:03:41,785 Because no one has the first idea how to run them. 1072 01:03:42,193 --> 01:03:44,321 Can you look me in the eye and tell me that that won't happen? 1073 01:03:44,487 --> 01:03:46,034 I can't. Well, that's great. 1074 01:03:46,239 --> 01:03:48,492 That's great. What about all the kids 1075 01:03:48,575 --> 01:03:49,792 that are gonna get left behind, huh? 1076 01:03:49,868 --> 01:03:51,495 Nobody gets left behind, I promise. 1077 01:03:51,578 --> 01:03:54,297 And without a union contract, teachers will get forced out. 1078 01:03:54,456 --> 01:03:56,754 Not teachers who wanna teach. 1079 01:04:02,505 --> 01:04:03,927 I'm just getting through days, Nona. 1080 01:04:04,090 --> 01:04:06,343 So am I. So are we all. 1081 01:04:06,926 --> 01:04:08,803 Breena, I'm just trying to get back to 1082 01:04:08,928 --> 01:04:10,851 the way things were, and I need you. 1083 01:04:17,854 --> 01:04:19,401 Hey, Ben, this is Jamie. 1084 01:04:19,564 --> 01:04:21,111 Hi, how you doin'? 1085 01:04:23,651 --> 01:04:25,745 All right, so, look, I'm gonna come to your meeting. 1086 01:04:25,904 --> 01:04:27,827 All right, that's all I can promise. That's great. 1087 01:04:28,114 --> 01:04:30,458 Well, do you have any questions we can answer now? 1088 01:04:30,950 --> 01:04:32,076 No. Good night. 1089 01:04:32,243 --> 01:04:34,086 Can I just pop in and check the score? 1090 01:04:34,996 --> 01:04:36,248 What are you, a Penguins fan? 1091 01:04:36,706 --> 01:04:38,208 Don't insult me. 1092 01:04:39,125 --> 01:04:41,298 All right. First playoff win. 1093 01:04:42,879 --> 01:04:45,849 1970. 2-1. Oakland Seals. 1094 01:04:46,007 --> 01:04:48,430 Harbaruk scored on a one timer from Wally Boyer. 1095 01:04:56,309 --> 01:04:57,686 What qualifies you to run a school? 1096 01:04:57,852 --> 01:05:00,981 I mean, you're not exactly a shining star in the classroom, are you? 1097 01:05:01,147 --> 01:05:02,148 Shut it, Deb. 1098 01:05:02,315 --> 01:05:04,488 But the point is, don't you wanna 1099 01:05:04,609 --> 01:05:06,828 have a say in what gets taught and how? 1100 01:05:06,986 --> 01:05:08,988 I mean, we're the ones who know these kids. 1101 01:05:09,739 --> 01:05:11,867 Now, you all have documents with some thoughts, 1102 01:05:11,950 --> 01:05:14,248 but this is our time to share ideas. 1103 01:05:14,327 --> 01:05:16,500 Yeah, but we won't be union. Do you understand? 1104 01:05:17,831 --> 01:05:19,253 But will you be able to teach? 1105 01:05:19,416 --> 01:05:21,839 Are you guys not listening? There is no union here. 1106 01:05:22,001 --> 01:05:24,345 If we're gonna make this work, take the risk... 1107 01:05:27,715 --> 01:05:30,389 Yes, but listen, listen. But listen. 1108 01:05:30,552 --> 01:05:33,396 The union won't allow us to spend the time 1109 01:05:33,471 --> 01:05:35,223 that we have to spend with them. 1110 01:05:35,306 --> 01:05:36,398 They won't do it. 1111 01:05:36,474 --> 01:05:38,192 Not only that, what other business 1112 01:05:38,268 --> 01:05:41,317 says that you get a job for life after two years? Come on! 1113 01:05:41,479 --> 01:05:42,776 No, don't do that. 1114 01:05:42,856 --> 01:05:45,655 Everybody wants to laser-focus on how TAP protects bad teachers 1115 01:05:45,817 --> 01:05:47,160 when mostly they protect good ones. 1116 01:05:47,318 --> 01:05:49,070 Yes, but you make it harder for the good ones 1117 01:05:49,154 --> 01:05:50,656 when you protect the bad ones. 1118 01:05:50,738 --> 01:05:52,740 But you know what? We're gonna give up something, 1119 01:05:52,824 --> 01:05:53,996 but we're also gonna get. 1120 01:05:54,075 --> 01:05:55,497 We all getting the same, Nona? 1121 01:05:55,660 --> 01:05:57,378 Or is it seniority? Exactly. 1122 01:06:01,332 --> 01:06:03,835 It's all right for you younger people. 1123 01:06:04,002 --> 01:06:05,003 BREENAI Stop it, Ben. 1124 01:06:05,336 --> 01:06:08,260 Seriously. No. You just keep going on and on. 1125 01:06:16,764 --> 01:06:18,937 You know what, who else is in this for the money? 1126 01:06:19,142 --> 01:06:20,735 Put your hands up, come on! 1127 01:06:21,853 --> 01:06:23,355 I know I'm not the only money-grubbing 1128 01:06:23,438 --> 01:06:25,315 bastard in the room! Put your hands up! 1129 01:06:27,442 --> 01:06:30,537 I mean, seriously, why else are we doing it if not for the money? 1130 01:06:31,070 --> 01:06:32,697 Why are we gettin' up at the crack of dawn 1131 01:06:32,780 --> 01:06:34,874 and paying for pencils out of our own paychecks 1132 01:06:35,033 --> 01:06:36,580 and babysitting screaming brats 1133 01:06:36,743 --> 01:06:38,336 for seven hours if not for the money? 1134 01:06:39,037 --> 01:06:42,132 It's not like anyone in this room ever wanted to teach, right? 1135 01:06:43,666 --> 01:06:47,421 And getting a school where we could actually do what we wanna do, 1136 01:06:47,587 --> 01:06:49,134 who needs it, right? 1137 01:06:49,756 --> 01:06:50,757 Right? 1138 01:06:54,761 --> 01:06:55,933 You know what, 1139 01:06:56,304 --> 01:06:59,308 feel free to blow past the dream school part 1140 01:06:59,474 --> 01:07:01,272 and skip to the cash figures on page seven, 1141 01:07:01,392 --> 01:07:03,144 but either way, do yourselves a favor. 1142 01:07:03,311 --> 01:07:05,905 Take the 10 minutes and read the damn document. 1143 01:07:12,153 --> 01:07:13,450 "Dream school." 1144 01:07:13,655 --> 01:07:15,908 You'll march yourself right into the welfare office. 1145 01:07:16,074 --> 01:07:17,872 Right out of here, right into welfare. 1146 01:07:18,034 --> 01:07:19,411 Good riddance. 1147 01:07:23,331 --> 01:07:25,254 Who needs a pen? I got one free. 1148 01:07:34,842 --> 01:07:35,889 Yes. 1149 01:07:36,052 --> 01:07:39,852 No, no, no. 1150 01:07:40,014 --> 01:07:41,186 Yes. 1151 01:07:41,349 --> 01:07:42,896 Yes, yes, yes. 1152 01:07:43,017 --> 01:07:44,564 Stop. Stop. 1153 01:07:44,727 --> 01:07:46,479 We got more. Yes. 1154 01:07:49,023 --> 01:07:51,617 Are you sure these are virgin? 'Cause I'm feeling something. 1155 01:07:51,901 --> 01:07:53,403 Yeah, it's called success. 1156 01:07:53,570 --> 01:07:54,913 No wonder it tastes new. 1157 01:08:04,956 --> 01:08:07,835 Yo, JD, get out there and get these ladies to dance. 1158 01:08:08,293 --> 01:08:09,761 I don't dance, sorry. 1159 01:08:10,003 --> 01:08:12,222 Yes, you do. I saw you dancing at school. 1160 01:08:12,839 --> 01:08:14,011 That was line dancing. 1161 01:08:14,173 --> 01:08:15,925 Yeah, that's what I'm talking about. I liked that. 1162 01:08:16,092 --> 01:08:18,220 I'm in if he takes his shirt off! 1163 01:08:19,929 --> 01:08:21,476 That's not gonna happen. 1164 01:08:21,556 --> 01:08:22,557 All right. 1165 01:08:22,640 --> 01:08:25,018 All right, who here knows the Texas Tush Push? 1166 01:08:25,184 --> 01:08:26,231 I kinda know it. 1167 01:08:26,519 --> 01:08:27,520 Come on, come on. 1168 01:08:27,687 --> 01:08:28,904 Okay, let's do this! Come on, guys. 1169 01:08:29,105 --> 01:08:30,573 Give me, like, two lines over here. 1170 01:08:30,732 --> 01:08:31,984 I like you again. 1171 01:08:35,737 --> 01:08:36,738 Proud of you. 1172 01:08:36,904 --> 01:08:39,032 Ready? Okay, check it out. 1173 01:08:39,282 --> 01:08:42,752 All right, it's very simple. So we start feet together. And you go: 1174 01:08:42,994 --> 01:08:45,998 Heel together, heel, heel. 1175 01:08:46,497 --> 01:08:49,467 We've got our parents, we've got our teachers. 1176 01:08:50,001 --> 01:08:52,595 I am looking forward to getting to that school board. 1177 01:08:52,754 --> 01:08:54,131 Heel, clap. 1178 01:08:54,297 --> 01:08:57,471 Maybe less Riverdance and a little bit more, just like... 1179 01:08:57,634 --> 01:08:58,977 A little bit more. 1180 01:09:00,386 --> 01:09:02,138 I wanna see you dance. 1181 01:09:02,764 --> 01:09:04,016 Come on, I wanna see you dance. 1182 01:09:04,182 --> 01:09:06,685 I haven't danced since "Gettin' Jiggy Wit it" and I wasn't jiggy then. 1183 01:09:06,851 --> 01:09:09,229 So it's time! I wanna see you dance. 1184 01:09:09,395 --> 01:09:10,396 No! MICHAEL: Jamie, get up here. 1185 01:09:10,563 --> 01:09:12,565 Come out here. Come on. 1186 01:09:13,650 --> 01:09:15,823 That's right. You get up here too, Nona. 1187 01:09:15,985 --> 01:09:17,202 No. I can't and I won't. 1188 01:09:17,362 --> 01:09:19,035 Come on, Nona! 1189 01:09:19,155 --> 01:09:20,873 No! No Nona! 1190 01:09:21,574 --> 01:09:23,451 Nona! Nona! 1191 01:09:23,618 --> 01:09:24,619 Come on. 1192 01:09:24,786 --> 01:09:26,038 Come on, come on. 1193 01:09:35,546 --> 01:09:37,594 Come on, let's shake those hips, all right? 1194 01:09:37,757 --> 01:09:42,934 Here we go. 5, 6, 5, 6, 7, 8. 1195 01:09:48,935 --> 01:09:50,061 Clap. 1196 01:10:40,611 --> 01:10:42,989 Good morning. I'm Evelyn Riske. 1197 01:10:43,156 --> 01:10:44,408 Yeah, I know who you are. 1198 01:10:44,574 --> 01:10:45,917 Do you have a moment? 1199 01:10:47,034 --> 01:10:48,911 Not unless you wanna buy a Buick. 1200 01:10:49,078 --> 01:10:52,127 If you sell cars like you sell schools, I'm walking out with one. 1201 01:10:52,290 --> 01:10:54,292 Don't talk down to me, Ms. Riske. 1202 01:10:54,459 --> 01:10:56,006 I'm not. 1203 01:10:56,669 --> 01:10:58,421 Let me tell you why I'm here. Yeah. 1204 01:10:59,088 --> 01:11:02,137 I still think it's a long shot you get this by the Board. 1205 01:11:02,300 --> 01:11:05,019 But I can't ignore what you've been able to do with the teachers. 1206 01:11:05,178 --> 01:11:07,055 And if you're gonna do this, 1207 01:11:07,138 --> 01:11:09,311 you might as well have all the information possible. 1208 01:11:10,641 --> 01:11:12,814 There's a school I want you to see. 1209 01:11:12,977 --> 01:11:14,445 They got a lot of great ideas. 1210 01:11:14,604 --> 01:11:16,606 Ideas you should look into. 1211 01:11:16,773 --> 01:11:19,071 How about you meet me there tomorrow. 1212 01:11:20,860 --> 01:11:23,283 Yeah, you gotta go. She's itching to fire me. 1213 01:11:23,654 --> 01:11:24,951 Let me call you with a time. 1214 01:11:25,114 --> 01:11:26,115 Hold on one second. 1215 01:11:26,407 --> 01:11:28,125 Hank Hart Auto. Please hold. 1216 01:11:30,244 --> 01:11:31,245 Yeah, okay. 1217 01:11:31,704 --> 01:11:32,876 Okay. Perfect. 1218 01:11:32,997 --> 01:11:34,214 See you tomorrow. 1219 01:11:34,373 --> 01:11:35,716 Okay, good. Hi. How are you'? 1220 01:11:36,042 --> 01:11:37,715 Ideas are good. 1221 01:11:38,461 --> 01:11:40,054 I'm working. 1222 01:11:40,379 --> 01:11:43,508 I'm working. Unlike your husband. 1223 01:11:43,716 --> 01:11:46,060 This is the Department of Education scheduling hotline. 1224 01:11:46,135 --> 01:11:47,853 - You are currently number... - 45. 1225 01:11:48,012 --> 01:11:49,104 In queue. 1226 01:11:52,266 --> 01:11:54,439 Ms. Lopez? I'm Nona Alberte. 1227 01:11:54,602 --> 01:11:57,025 I've been trying to get in touch with you to talk about Adams. 1228 01:11:57,188 --> 01:11:58,280 You've got an appointment'? 1229 01:11:58,439 --> 01:12:00,032 The next available's five weeks away. 1230 01:12:00,191 --> 01:12:01,909 I very much look forward to seeing you then. 1231 01:12:02,068 --> 01:12:03,945 That's the day your term ends. 1232 01:12:04,111 --> 01:12:07,536 Look, I live and breathe this bureaucracy. I share your frustration. 1233 01:12:07,698 --> 01:12:10,998 What can I say? I read Kafka to make myself feel better. 1234 01:12:11,160 --> 01:12:14,209 I want a hearing for my school before the term ends. 1235 01:12:14,330 --> 01:12:15,331 Dreams are important. 1236 01:12:15,456 --> 01:12:17,629 Then we don't stand a chance of getting this done for next year. 1237 01:12:17,792 --> 01:12:21,046 Which you don't anyway, not in this system. 1238 01:12:21,420 --> 01:12:24,139 But the time can be a gift, trust me. 1239 01:12:24,298 --> 01:12:27,017 You'll hone your proposal, build support. 1240 01:12:27,176 --> 01:12:30,271 Then you'll soon come to embrace futility. 1241 01:12:30,429 --> 01:12:31,772 It's a win-win. 1242 01:12:31,931 --> 01:12:34,400 I can't wait. I won't. 1243 01:12:34,559 --> 01:12:36,607 See you in five weeks, Ms. Alberte. 1244 01:12:39,438 --> 01:12:42,408 I'm sorry. I had to take three buses. 1245 01:12:42,567 --> 01:12:44,160 And you're apologizing? 1246 01:12:46,654 --> 01:12:47,951 Wow. 1247 01:12:50,950 --> 01:12:53,920 My daughter would love this. 1248 01:12:54,078 --> 01:12:57,048 She wants to be a computer engineer when she grows up. 1249 01:12:57,999 --> 01:13:00,343 While at the same time being a hair colorist 1250 01:13:00,459 --> 01:13:02,803 and President of the United States 1251 01:13:03,254 --> 01:13:06,349 and a veterinarian for lost dogs. 1252 01:13:08,593 --> 01:13:11,767 My niece is gonna be a professional princess. 1253 01:13:15,224 --> 01:13:16,521 Good luck to her. 1254 01:13:18,019 --> 01:13:19,441 I know. 1255 01:13:20,605 --> 01:13:22,323 So when you picture the perfect school 1256 01:13:22,481 --> 01:13:24,233 for Malia, what's it look like? 1257 01:13:24,400 --> 01:13:25,652 Like this. 1258 01:13:26,068 --> 01:13:28,196 That's why I wanted you to see it. 1259 01:13:28,362 --> 01:13:29,989 I know Malia has dyslexia 1260 01:13:30,156 --> 01:13:33,501 and most private schools are not helpful with learning disabilities. 1261 01:13:33,743 --> 01:13:35,086 This one is. 1262 01:13:35,244 --> 01:13:37,497 Yeah, I'd never want her to be in the dumb kids' class. 1263 01:13:37,663 --> 01:13:39,836 They don't do that here. No otherness. 1264 01:13:39,999 --> 01:13:43,344 They do it right, but it took them years to get it right. 1265 01:13:43,502 --> 01:13:46,255 And that's why I worry for you with your school. 1266 01:13:46,422 --> 01:13:48,675 You've looked into all the possibilities for her, right? 1267 01:13:48,841 --> 01:13:50,013 While you're working on Adams? 1268 01:13:50,176 --> 01:13:53,020 Man. I have. I just can't afford anything else. 1269 01:13:53,179 --> 01:13:55,932 The tuition's 23 grand. That's what I make in a year. 1270 01:13:56,098 --> 01:13:57,520 Schools have aid packages. 1271 01:13:57,683 --> 01:13:59,936 Almost half the kids here get help. 1272 01:14:00,102 --> 01:14:01,524 Let me put in a good word for you. 1273 01:14:03,856 --> 01:14:06,860 What, for Malia to have a scholarship here? 1274 01:14:11,530 --> 01:14:12,952 Are you buying me off? 1275 01:14:13,199 --> 01:14:15,076 I'm giving you an option. 1276 01:14:15,868 --> 01:14:18,417 Which is the whole point, right? 1277 01:14:19,372 --> 01:14:22,876 Look, I'm not against what you're doing, but it is so complicated. 1278 01:14:23,042 --> 01:14:24,885 We gotta catch up. You need to give us time. 1279 01:14:25,044 --> 01:14:26,921 No, I don't have time. 1280 01:14:27,213 --> 01:14:28,465 But you're a great mother. 1281 01:14:28,714 --> 01:14:32,469 You really wanna sacrifice your child's interests to send a message? 1282 01:14:34,887 --> 01:14:37,106 Okay, so how about Nona? 1283 01:14:38,057 --> 01:14:40,651 Sometimes public school teachers 1284 01:14:40,810 --> 01:14:43,734 have a really hard time sending their kids to private schools. 1285 01:14:43,896 --> 01:14:46,115 It's silly, because half the Board of Ed's kids go here. 1286 01:14:46,273 --> 01:14:47,741 Really? Yeah. 1287 01:14:47,900 --> 01:14:50,904 You come on board though, and it might make it easier for Nona. 1288 01:14:52,863 --> 01:14:54,240 The numbers don't lie. 1289 01:14:54,782 --> 01:14:57,160 At Adams, 2% get to college. 1290 01:14:57,326 --> 01:14:59,749 Here, 2% don't. 1291 01:15:01,622 --> 01:15:03,340 That's crazy. 1292 01:15:10,965 --> 01:15:15,311 All-out war is how we gotta look at it with this school board. 1293 01:15:16,429 --> 01:15:18,102 Still no read on Olivia 1294 01:15:19,098 --> 01:15:22,102 despite my e-mail assault. 1295 01:15:22,852 --> 01:15:26,106 Schwartz might be our only yes. 1296 01:15:26,272 --> 01:15:28,024 She likes new things. 1297 01:15:28,190 --> 01:15:29,658 Southwick, 1298 01:15:29,817 --> 01:15:33,117 she'll go no. She's had five campaigns underwritten by TAP. 1299 01:15:33,946 --> 01:15:37,496 Same with Brandt, he's a stickler for line-item stuff. 1300 01:15:37,658 --> 01:15:40,332 Parrish, Mannie, 1301 01:15:40,494 --> 01:15:43,623 who knows? But I'm guessing no. 1302 01:15:43,789 --> 01:15:46,133 King, he's a wild card. 1303 01:15:46,292 --> 01:15:48,795 Apparently he's been legally dead since the late '90s. 1304 01:15:49,045 --> 01:15:50,547 He sleeps through the meetings 1305 01:15:50,629 --> 01:15:53,132 and then he shows a faint pulse right before the vote. 1306 01:15:53,299 --> 01:15:54,300 So. 1307 01:15:54,675 --> 01:15:58,145 We might be looking at six out of seven votes 1308 01:15:58,804 --> 01:15:59,976 against us. 1309 01:16:02,975 --> 01:16:05,398 And that's if we even get a hearing. 1310 01:16:07,354 --> 01:16:08,526 What's wrong? 1311 01:16:09,523 --> 01:16:10,649 Nothing. 1312 01:16:12,485 --> 01:16:14,408 It's just Malia stuff. 1313 01:16:16,822 --> 01:16:18,165 Okay. 1314 01:16:45,226 --> 01:16:47,570 I think I'm gonna run for School Board. 1315 01:16:47,728 --> 01:16:50,026 See all those Beemers outside? 1316 01:16:50,439 --> 01:16:52,737 What's wrong with you? You seem antsy. 1317 01:16:52,900 --> 01:16:54,527 It just bugs me. 1318 01:16:54,860 --> 01:16:56,077 Here she comes. 1319 01:16:56,237 --> 01:16:57,955 Jeez. 1320 01:16:59,198 --> 01:17:02,418 I read through those ideas. Very impressive. 1321 01:17:02,576 --> 01:17:03,702 Thank you. 1322 01:17:03,869 --> 01:17:07,965 But we've heard lots of big ideas about schools. 1323 01:17:08,124 --> 01:17:09,671 Big ideas are big fun, 1324 01:17:09,792 --> 01:17:11,635 but you can sink or swim on the practical ones. 1325 01:17:11,710 --> 01:17:12,711 I have those too. 1326 01:17:12,878 --> 01:17:13,925 Ones that work. 1327 01:17:14,046 --> 01:17:15,138 Come watch me teach. 1328 01:17:15,297 --> 01:17:16,549 I don't usually do that. 1329 01:17:16,715 --> 01:17:17,887 Then how do you know what works? 1330 01:17:20,052 --> 01:17:21,053 I'll consider it. 1331 01:17:21,428 --> 01:17:23,430 In time for us to get a hearing this year? 1332 01:17:23,597 --> 01:17:25,474 Don't you know the moral of Icarus? 1333 01:17:25,641 --> 01:17:27,234 Yeah, wear sunscreen. 1334 01:17:29,895 --> 01:17:31,943 That's a little post-modern. 1335 01:17:32,106 --> 01:17:33,608 I'll give it some thought. 1336 01:17:33,774 --> 01:17:36,072 And I did like your ideas. 1337 01:17:42,908 --> 01:17:44,581 She liked our ideas. 1338 01:17:44,743 --> 01:17:45,995 They're your ideas. 1339 01:17:46,162 --> 01:17:48,585 Shut up and take the compliment. 1340 01:17:52,084 --> 01:17:53,961 Hi, I'm Jamie Fitzpatrick. Go ahead. 1341 01:17:54,128 --> 01:17:55,254 Thanks. 1342 01:17:55,421 --> 01:17:58,345 Hi. I'm not gonna take it. I'm not gonna take the scholarship. 1343 01:17:58,507 --> 01:18:00,680 Our school's gonna work out. Our ideas are really good. 1344 01:18:01,177 --> 01:18:04,101 And my daughter is already gonna have a hard time respecting me 1345 01:18:04,180 --> 01:18:05,557 'cause I didn't go to college. 1346 01:18:05,681 --> 01:18:10,152 If I also give up, sell out, screw over my friends... 1347 01:18:10,352 --> 01:18:11,604 Your daughter will respect you 1348 01:18:11,687 --> 01:18:13,655 because you made the right decision for her. 1349 01:18:13,772 --> 01:18:14,773 In your opinion. 1350 01:18:14,940 --> 01:18:17,034 In my educated opinion, yes. 1351 01:18:21,697 --> 01:18:24,120 And what about Nona and her son 1352 01:18:24,283 --> 01:18:26,331 and all the other kids at Adams 1353 01:18:26,410 --> 01:18:27,957 who you're not offering scholarships to? 1354 01:18:28,037 --> 01:18:30,540 Look, I admire your ideals. 1355 01:18:30,706 --> 01:18:32,708 But Malia will suffer for them. 1356 01:18:33,167 --> 01:18:34,840 In your educated opinion. 1357 01:18:35,002 --> 01:18:36,219 No, that's a fact. 1358 01:18:36,378 --> 01:18:37,379 Don't do that. 1359 01:18:38,005 --> 01:18:40,303 Don't use my daughter to scare me. 1360 01:18:42,509 --> 01:18:46,639 There's another thing that's bugging me. You knew about her dyslexia. 1361 01:18:47,223 --> 01:18:49,021 You must have been talking to somebody at Adams. 1362 01:18:49,183 --> 01:18:51,151 Okay, now you're being paranoid. 1363 01:18:51,310 --> 01:18:52,812 It's not paranoid if it's true. 1364 01:18:52,978 --> 01:18:54,070 No. 1365 01:18:54,980 --> 01:18:56,732 You have no idea what's true 1366 01:18:56,857 --> 01:18:58,655 and what's not, so let me help you with that. 1367 01:19:00,986 --> 01:19:05,332 My parents organized the first union 1368 01:19:05,491 --> 01:19:10,088 in a textile mill in Marion, South Carolina in October of 1967 1369 01:19:10,246 --> 01:19:13,716 and as a daughter, I know what it cost. 1370 01:19:14,667 --> 01:19:16,920 And the truth is, at the end of the day, 1371 01:19:17,086 --> 01:19:19,509 it's very unlikely you'll get your school. 1372 01:19:20,047 --> 01:19:22,015 Your daughter will still be at Adams. 1373 01:19:22,675 --> 01:19:24,677 And you will have deprived her 1374 01:19:24,843 --> 01:19:26,891 of the one opportunity to turn her life around 1375 01:19:27,054 --> 01:19:28,897 so that she can become a computer engineer 1376 01:19:29,014 --> 01:19:30,857 and President of the United States 1377 01:19:31,016 --> 01:19:33,519 and a veterinarian for lost dogs. 1378 01:19:37,564 --> 01:19:39,237 And there's your truth. 1379 01:19:48,200 --> 01:19:49,452 Thanks. 1380 01:20:19,398 --> 01:20:20,445 You can't be here. 1381 01:20:20,607 --> 01:20:22,951 How come you didn't tell me about Riske's offer? 1382 01:20:23,861 --> 01:20:25,204 She called you already? 1383 01:20:25,362 --> 01:20:26,909 You just had lunch. 1384 01:20:28,115 --> 01:20:29,583 Can I talk to you outside? 1385 01:20:29,742 --> 01:20:31,085 This is not break. 1386 01:20:31,243 --> 01:20:33,917 I can't talk to you in here. Can I talk to you, please? 1387 01:20:35,205 --> 01:20:37,879 Jamie, you just took an hour and a half for lunch! 1388 01:20:38,042 --> 01:20:40,340 I didn't do anything. 1389 01:20:40,419 --> 01:20:42,342 I was just talking to her. Yes, you did do something. 1390 01:20:42,421 --> 01:20:44,674 I didn't want to upset you. Could you give me a break, please? 1391 01:20:44,757 --> 01:20:45,804 I'm talkin' to Hank. 1392 01:20:45,966 --> 01:20:47,718 Would you do that? Could you get me down 1393 01:20:47,843 --> 01:20:49,595 to one job by the end of the day? 1394 01:20:49,762 --> 01:20:51,139 Anyway... What? 1395 01:20:51,305 --> 01:20:52,898 No, it doesn't matter. 1396 01:20:53,015 --> 01:20:54,608 It matters! It matters! You lied to me. 1397 01:20:54,767 --> 01:20:57,111 Not telling you is not the same thing as lying to you! 1398 01:20:57,269 --> 01:20:59,943 Yes, it is! What, to a second grader? What did you say to me? 1399 01:21:00,105 --> 01:21:02,324 "She's the only one here who does what she says she's gonna do." 1400 01:21:02,399 --> 01:21:03,742 That's what you said! 1401 01:21:03,901 --> 01:21:05,778 How is that workin' for you? I said no! 1402 01:21:05,944 --> 01:21:07,537 Why? Why'? What did you... 1403 01:21:07,654 --> 01:21:09,247 Because I believe in you! 1404 01:21:15,621 --> 01:21:18,295 What great thing happened to me? 1405 01:21:19,458 --> 01:21:21,927 I got a phone call from Tyler. 1406 01:21:22,127 --> 01:21:25,552 And he called me on the phone number I gave out. 1407 01:21:25,798 --> 01:21:27,266 Why'd you call me, Tyler? 1408 01:21:27,549 --> 01:21:28,550 I had a question. 1409 01:21:28,634 --> 01:21:32,434 He had a question about the famous speech 1410 01:21:32,513 --> 01:21:34,140 I sent home with you last night 1411 01:21:34,223 --> 01:21:35,600 to discuss with your parents and 1412 01:21:35,724 --> 01:21:37,146 grandparents. And did you do that? 1413 01:21:37,309 --> 01:21:38,310 Yes! 1414 01:21:38,477 --> 01:21:41,572 Very good! Now, we're gonna get to Tyler's question in a minute. 1415 01:21:42,981 --> 01:21:44,779 So the speech, 1416 01:21:44,942 --> 01:21:48,913 "Let us tenderly and kindly cherish, therefore... 1417 01:21:49,071 --> 01:21:51,290 "...the means of" what? 1418 01:21:51,448 --> 01:21:53,450 Knowledge! 1419 01:21:53,617 --> 01:21:55,494 Knowledge! Which is why I sent it 1420 01:21:55,619 --> 01:21:57,496 home with you in the first place. 1421 01:21:57,663 --> 01:21:58,835 The means of knowledge. 1422 01:21:58,997 --> 01:22:00,670 So you ready for the second part? 1423 01:22:00,833 --> 01:22:02,005 Yes! 1424 01:22:02,167 --> 01:22:03,840 - "Let us dare to"? - Read! 1425 01:22:04,002 --> 01:22:05,504 - "Let us dare to"? - Think! 1426 01:22:05,671 --> 01:22:07,173 - "Let us dare to"? - Speak! 1427 01:22:07,339 --> 01:22:08,841 - "Let us dare to"? - Write! 1428 01:22:09,007 --> 01:22:11,601 "Let us dare to read, think, speak and write." 1429 01:22:11,760 --> 01:22:12,852 And, Tyler, who wrote that? 1430 01:22:12,928 --> 01:22:13,929 John Adams. 1431 01:22:14,012 --> 01:22:17,516 John Adams, our country's second president. 1432 01:22:18,016 --> 01:22:21,111 Tyler's question, his question was, 1433 01:22:21,270 --> 01:22:23,068 "Is that the same Adams that the school 1434 01:22:23,188 --> 01:22:25,031 "is named after?" And I told you... 1435 01:22:25,107 --> 01:22:26,108 Yes. 1436 01:22:26,191 --> 01:22:28,239 Yes. And the reason why that is a perfect 1437 01:22:28,360 --> 01:22:30,454 question is that you dared to think. 1438 01:22:30,779 --> 01:22:34,704 "Dare to read, think, speak and write." Who wrote that? 1439 01:22:34,867 --> 01:22:36,540 John Adams! 1440 01:22:36,702 --> 01:22:38,750 Our school's name is... 1441 01:22:38,912 --> 01:22:41,165 Adams! 1442 01:22:41,540 --> 01:22:42,883 All right! 1443 01:22:43,083 --> 01:22:44,460 Beautiful. 1444 01:22:46,837 --> 01:22:48,384 You did well. 1445 01:22:52,426 --> 01:22:53,928 Bye. 1446 01:22:55,179 --> 01:22:56,431 See you tomorrow. 1447 01:22:56,597 --> 01:22:57,723 Bye. 1448 01:22:59,475 --> 01:23:01,227 I didn't know you were watching. 1449 01:23:01,393 --> 01:23:03,896 Lets me see what kind of teacher you really are. 1450 01:23:04,062 --> 01:23:06,190 Also, I hate social pleasantries. 1451 01:23:06,356 --> 01:23:07,824 Then I'll just keep it at thank you. 1452 01:23:07,941 --> 01:23:09,443 Don't thank me. 1453 01:23:09,985 --> 01:23:12,704 Ever had a Blue Mojito, Mrs. Alberte? 1454 01:23:12,863 --> 01:23:14,035 I don't drink. 1455 01:23:14,198 --> 01:23:18,044 Well, now, see, that's something else you could work on. 1456 01:23:18,535 --> 01:23:20,629 I mention the Blue Mojito 1457 01:23:20,787 --> 01:23:24,667 because the only thing standing between it and me 1458 01:23:24,833 --> 01:23:26,050 is you. 1459 01:23:26,251 --> 01:23:28,549 And right now there's a lovely place in. 1460 01:23:28,670 --> 01:23:31,014 Coconut Grove with a chilled glass 1461 01:23:31,173 --> 01:23:34,097 waiting for me to fill out my retirement papers 1462 01:23:34,259 --> 01:23:37,513 pack up my condo and get a one-way ticket to Miami-Dade. 1463 01:23:37,763 --> 01:23:39,185 Well, I understand... 1464 01:23:39,348 --> 01:23:40,474 No, you don't. 1465 01:23:40,641 --> 01:23:42,484 Look, I'm running late. Walk with me. 1466 01:23:43,602 --> 01:23:46,481 I didn't drink before I got to this job. 1467 01:23:46,647 --> 01:23:48,445 I was a go-getter like you. 1468 01:23:48,607 --> 01:23:51,281 And next thing I knew, I'm this. 1469 01:23:51,443 --> 01:23:53,116 The Queen Bureaucrat. 1470 01:23:53,278 --> 01:23:55,906 Now, that's not something I want on my headstone, 1471 01:23:56,073 --> 01:23:57,871 "She filled space, RIP." 1472 01:23:58,033 --> 01:24:00,001 So you're saying don't bother? 1473 01:24:00,160 --> 01:24:02,413 I'm saying I want to help. 1474 01:24:03,080 --> 01:24:05,583 Hearing in 10 days. You want it? 1475 01:24:05,749 --> 01:24:07,046 Yes, absolutely. 1476 01:24:07,209 --> 01:24:08,506 Great. 1477 01:24:09,002 --> 01:24:11,175 Now, listen to me carefully. 1478 01:24:11,338 --> 01:24:14,433 This board finds reasons to say no. 1479 01:24:15,717 --> 01:24:19,893 Last year we killed a proposal for not having a proper index. 1480 01:24:20,055 --> 01:24:23,855 So, I's dotted, T's crossed. 1481 01:24:24,351 --> 01:24:26,445 And good luck and so forth. 1482 01:24:43,537 --> 01:24:45,039 You need help? 1483 01:24:46,915 --> 01:24:48,417 No, I got it. 1484 01:24:51,587 --> 01:24:52,930 You sure? 1485 01:24:55,090 --> 01:24:58,185 You got the 446 Provisions and the Writers' Mentors Program? 1486 01:24:58,343 --> 01:25:00,061 Yup, I got 'em both. 1487 01:25:00,929 --> 01:25:02,977 L's dotted, T's crossed. 1488 01:25:03,974 --> 01:25:06,523 I heard you the first six times. 1489 01:25:12,190 --> 01:25:13,988 Hi. Hey. 1490 01:25:14,318 --> 01:25:15,615 How is she? 1491 01:25:15,777 --> 01:25:17,029 Aces. 1492 01:25:26,788 --> 01:25:28,131 Starving. 1493 01:25:29,249 --> 01:25:31,377 Look at this. Did you see these? 1494 01:25:32,711 --> 01:25:34,713 They're goin' up around the streets, all around school. 1495 01:25:35,339 --> 01:25:36,682 It's got my name on it. 1496 01:25:36,840 --> 01:25:39,343 Big deal. Sticks and stones. 1497 01:25:40,218 --> 01:25:43,222 It kind of is a big deal, because I'm not anti-labor. 1498 01:25:44,014 --> 01:25:45,891 I think you don't really know what you're asking. 1499 01:25:48,060 --> 01:25:50,154 I don't know what I'm asking? 1500 01:25:51,521 --> 01:25:55,151 I've spent most of my life without job security. It's awful. 1501 01:25:55,317 --> 01:25:56,569 There's other ways to fix this problem. 1502 01:25:56,693 --> 01:25:57,945 Yeah? Like what? 1503 01:25:58,111 --> 01:26:00,864 Like figure it out with TAP, for instance, 1504 01:26:00,947 --> 01:26:02,369 because it's not all on the union. 1505 01:26:02,449 --> 01:26:04,417 There's other things at work, okay? 1506 01:26:04,534 --> 01:26:06,002 There's community, there's poverty... 1507 01:26:06,078 --> 01:26:11,710 I can't wait to figure it out with 10,000 studies 1508 01:26:11,792 --> 01:26:13,920 about how being poor affects education! 1509 01:26:14,002 --> 01:26:16,972 I can tell you being poor sucks and my kid can't read! 1510 01:26:17,130 --> 01:26:18,803 I'm not gonna be a part of this. 1511 01:26:20,842 --> 01:26:22,344 So you're gonna do nothing. 1512 01:26:22,511 --> 01:26:26,391 I don't do nothing. I teach. That's not doing nothing! 1513 01:26:26,556 --> 01:26:28,183 That's great for your 30 kids! 1514 01:26:28,266 --> 01:26:30,439 How 'bout the rest of the kids? How 'bout Malia? 1515 01:26:31,520 --> 01:26:35,070 This whole system is broken. It's dead. 1516 01:26:35,232 --> 01:26:39,453 I need you to take a stand on this. I need you in this fight. 1517 01:26:39,611 --> 01:26:42,239 If there's a problem, I'm getting rid of it. 1518 01:26:44,199 --> 01:26:46,998 That doesn't just go for the school, by the way. 1519 01:26:52,499 --> 01:26:53,625 Really? 1520 01:26:59,339 --> 01:27:00,636 Okay. 1521 01:27:20,360 --> 01:27:21,361 Hi. 1522 01:27:22,362 --> 01:27:23,659 See you next weekend. 1523 01:27:23,822 --> 01:27:25,119 I got a surprise for you in the dining room. 1524 01:27:25,240 --> 01:27:26,492 Cool. 1525 01:27:27,451 --> 01:27:28,452 H6)'... 1526 01:27:30,495 --> 01:27:32,088 Ask him about his shirt. 1527 01:27:32,748 --> 01:27:34,216 What about it? 1528 01:27:34,332 --> 01:27:35,834 He wouldn't tell me. Just ask him. 1529 01:27:41,506 --> 01:27:43,258 This is awesome. 1530 01:27:44,342 --> 01:27:45,559 What's that? 1531 01:27:46,428 --> 01:27:47,850 Nosebleed. 1532 01:27:48,054 --> 01:27:49,556 That's not true. 1533 01:27:49,723 --> 01:27:51,270 Why are they on you? 1534 01:27:51,433 --> 01:27:52,776 Because I'm slow. 1535 01:27:54,686 --> 01:27:56,529 You know you're not slow. 1536 01:27:57,856 --> 01:28:00,700 I know you don't want me to think I'm slow. 1537 01:29:54,764 --> 01:29:56,232 This is the eleventh hour, Evelyn. 1538 01:29:56,349 --> 01:30:00,229 Don't quit me here. Don't underestimate this, okay? 1539 01:30:00,353 --> 01:30:02,105 It's a feeding frenzy. 1540 01:30:02,272 --> 01:30:04,741 District offices all over the state 1541 01:30:04,816 --> 01:30:06,318 are getting slammed with calls. 1542 01:30:06,401 --> 01:30:08,403 "Let's do what they're doing at Adams." 1543 01:30:08,486 --> 01:30:09,703 We're still fine with the school board. 1544 01:30:09,779 --> 01:30:12,498 Right now we've got it at 5-2 against, if King sticks. 1545 01:30:12,657 --> 01:30:16,127 No, that's too close. Go back to the teachers. 1546 01:30:16,286 --> 01:30:19,631 Seriously, this would be like handing over planes to passengers. 1547 01:30:19,706 --> 01:30:21,003 I'm not gonna let that happen. 1548 01:30:21,166 --> 01:30:24,466 But don't we have some responsibility to the kids as well? 1549 01:30:24,920 --> 01:30:27,173 That's what they asked Albert Shanker. Okay? 1550 01:30:27,339 --> 01:30:30,809 He was the FDR of teachers union presidents. 1551 01:30:30,884 --> 01:30:32,181 You know what he said? 1552 01:30:32,260 --> 01:30:33,261 I'm sure you'll tell me. 1553 01:30:33,345 --> 01:30:35,518 He said, "When schoolchildren start paying union dues", 1554 01:30:35,639 --> 01:30:38,483 "I will start representing the interests of schoolchildren." 1555 01:30:39,684 --> 01:30:40,856 What? 1556 01:30:43,438 --> 01:30:45,111 I lost it on Jamie Fitzpatrick. 1557 01:30:45,273 --> 01:30:48,152 For a second I saw how she saw me, and I... 1558 01:30:49,194 --> 01:30:52,698 Do you ever wonder if we all stepped back... 1559 01:30:53,657 --> 01:30:57,457 No. No doubts. No pussy-footing. 1560 01:30:57,619 --> 01:31:01,169 Are you not aware of what is going on in this country? 1561 01:31:02,874 --> 01:31:05,878 People, you should hear this. Okay? 1562 01:31:06,962 --> 01:31:09,841 We're under attack. Labor. 1563 01:31:10,006 --> 01:31:12,725 Unions are getting pulverized. 1564 01:31:12,884 --> 01:31:16,388 And how is it that unions, of all things 1565 01:31:16,554 --> 01:31:20,400 are getting blamed for the economic cesspool that we're in? 1566 01:31:20,558 --> 01:31:23,653 Not greedy management, unions. 1567 01:31:24,729 --> 01:31:28,029 Same unions that Clarence Darrow once said 1568 01:31:28,191 --> 01:31:31,536 have done more for humanity than any other organization of men 1569 01:31:31,611 --> 01:31:33,238 that ever existed. 1570 01:31:33,488 --> 01:31:35,081 All we want 1571 01:31:35,240 --> 01:31:40,542 is for teachers to be well paid and secure in their jobs. 1572 01:31:42,914 --> 01:31:45,417 Who could argue with this philosophy? 1573 01:31:46,334 --> 01:31:48,177 It's for teachers. 1574 01:31:48,336 --> 01:31:49,713 Remember that. 1575 01:31:51,381 --> 01:31:54,555 Under attack, we attack, Evelyn. 1576 01:31:56,261 --> 01:31:58,855 Did you fix those attendance records? 1577 01:31:59,514 --> 01:32:01,016 You know I did. 1578 01:32:02,267 --> 01:32:03,564 How would I know that? 1579 01:32:03,727 --> 01:32:05,070 Because you told me to. 1580 01:32:05,228 --> 01:32:07,856 I would never tell a teacher to fix attendance records. 1581 01:32:07,939 --> 01:32:09,907 It's illegal, not to mention unethical. 1582 01:32:09,983 --> 01:32:11,360 Is this because of our hearing? 1583 01:32:11,443 --> 01:32:15,869 Unfortunately, the rules on this kind of infraction are clear. 1584 01:32:16,031 --> 01:32:18,955 Immediate academic suspension. 1585 01:32:23,079 --> 01:32:25,582 Robert, don't do this. 1586 01:32:25,665 --> 01:32:27,793 It's already done. It's for the kids' sake. 1587 01:32:27,959 --> 01:32:30,303 The same kids you cared enough about 1588 01:32:30,462 --> 01:32:32,806 to mark present when they were absent? 1589 01:32:38,553 --> 01:32:40,055 I need to talk to them. 1590 01:32:40,221 --> 01:32:43,646 Academic suspension means you cannot be on campus. 1591 01:32:43,808 --> 01:32:46,152 Now, if you're on campus, you will be arrested. 1592 01:32:46,311 --> 01:32:47,938 I just wanna say goodbye. 1593 01:32:48,104 --> 01:32:50,778 I was worried you might get feisty. 1594 01:32:51,608 --> 01:32:53,360 If I've made it a little harder 1595 01:32:53,485 --> 01:32:55,328 for you to take my job, I'm glad. 1596 01:32:59,991 --> 01:33:01,743 That's feisty! 1597 01:33:07,165 --> 01:33:08,417 Sorry. 1598 01:33:11,419 --> 01:33:12,762 What happened? Where is she? 1599 01:33:12,921 --> 01:33:14,173 I got a call. 1600 01:33:14,339 --> 01:33:15,636 'Scuse me, this class is in session. 1601 01:33:15,799 --> 01:33:16,971 Where is she? 1602 01:33:17,133 --> 01:33:18,305 Excuse me. 1603 01:33:18,468 --> 01:33:20,345 Landri, what happened? 1604 01:33:20,512 --> 01:33:22,185 She had an accident. 1605 01:33:23,139 --> 01:33:25,016 Nobody's looking for her? 1606 01:33:25,767 --> 01:33:26,768 Malia! 1607 01:33:27,852 --> 01:33:29,320 Malia! 1608 01:33:33,983 --> 01:33:35,326 Malia? 1609 01:33:36,277 --> 01:33:38,120 Bug. 1610 01:33:38,530 --> 01:33:39,998 She wouldn't give me the bathroom pass. 1611 01:33:40,115 --> 01:33:41,537 No, sweetie. 1612 01:33:42,117 --> 01:33:43,619 I simply told her that big girls 1613 01:33:43,743 --> 01:33:45,290 wait until the appropriate time. 1614 01:33:45,453 --> 01:33:48,047 You punished her because she had to go to the bathroom? 1615 01:33:48,206 --> 01:33:51,335 I punished her because, like her mother, she cannot follow rules. 1616 01:33:51,501 --> 01:33:53,048 Girls her age need an example of how... 1617 01:33:53,211 --> 01:33:54,804 Rules about... Are you insane? 1618 01:33:54,963 --> 01:33:56,715 Let me go! 1619 01:33:59,134 --> 01:34:00,431 This is all your fault. 1620 01:34:00,510 --> 01:34:02,512 It's all my fault, is it? You make everything bad. 1621 01:34:02,637 --> 01:34:04,435 I make everything bad. Sticking me here, 1622 01:34:04,514 --> 01:34:06,107 where I'm never gonna learn anything. 1623 01:34:06,182 --> 01:34:08,480 Don't talk to me like that! So I can end up like you? 1624 01:34:08,560 --> 01:34:10,562 Like what? Poor and dumb! 1625 01:34:14,232 --> 01:34:16,576 Did you hear me? You're stupid! 1626 01:34:48,516 --> 01:34:51,019 Go take your jeans off. There you go. 1627 01:35:06,701 --> 01:35:08,374 The thing is, you can't go back. 1628 01:35:09,037 --> 01:35:11,460 For those of you who have given up on us, 1629 01:35:14,292 --> 01:35:15,965 you've given up on us. 1630 01:35:16,586 --> 01:35:19,089 You won't have the union to protect you. 1631 01:35:19,881 --> 01:35:22,760 Now, I don't know if it's been made clear to you, 1632 01:35:22,926 --> 01:35:26,976 but supporting this new school does not necessarily mean 1633 01:35:27,138 --> 01:35:29,937 you'll be signing a contract to teach there. 1634 01:35:30,099 --> 01:35:33,228 Even if you are hired, there are no guarantees. 1635 01:35:33,394 --> 01:35:35,522 That's what's been happening all over the country 1636 01:35:35,605 --> 01:35:37,232 with these kinds of schools. 1637 01:35:37,315 --> 01:35:40,569 Six months later they're failing, and people are out of a job. 1638 01:35:40,735 --> 01:35:43,614 So, what really worries me is human nature. 1639 01:35:43,780 --> 01:35:45,748 It's human nature to be afraid. 1640 01:35:45,907 --> 01:35:48,911 And we've got administrators at other schools who are afraid. 1641 01:35:49,077 --> 01:35:52,832 They're afraid of the same thing happening at their schools. 1642 01:35:53,665 --> 01:35:55,793 And they're telling us 1643 01:35:55,917 --> 01:35:58,090 they don't want to hire the teachers who got all this started. 1644 01:35:58,253 --> 01:35:59,675 'Scuse me. 'Scuse me, please. 1645 01:35:59,754 --> 01:36:01,176 Yes, Breena. 'Scuse me. 1646 01:36:01,422 --> 01:36:04,266 So basically what you're telling us 1647 01:36:04,425 --> 01:36:07,679 is if we go along with this "takeover". 1648 01:36:07,845 --> 01:36:09,438 TAP will blacklist us. 1649 01:36:09,597 --> 01:36:11,019 No, that's not what I'm saying. 1650 01:36:11,182 --> 01:36:14,686 I'm saying we can't guarantee how other schools might react. 1651 01:36:16,271 --> 01:36:19,525 Is this confusing? I mean, does this make sense? 1652 01:36:19,691 --> 01:36:22,615 No, no, it does not. It doesn't make sense. 1653 01:36:22,777 --> 01:36:26,532 Sorry about that, Michael. How can I elucidate this for you? 1654 01:36:28,449 --> 01:36:30,326 I'm a member of this union. Great. 1655 01:36:30,493 --> 01:36:32,211 And I'm also a human. 1656 01:36:33,329 --> 01:36:36,799 And I'm sorry, I just don't agree with your view of human nature 1657 01:36:36,958 --> 01:36:40,462 about your assessment of our humanity. 1658 01:36:40,545 --> 01:36:43,765 I'm not afraid, and the teachers that I know, we're not fearful. 1659 01:36:43,840 --> 01:36:46,810 In fact, the teachers that I know are bold at heart 1660 01:36:46,884 --> 01:36:50,058 and they want change because it's what's best for our students. 1661 01:36:50,221 --> 01:36:52,644 And what we've been lacking is leadership. 1662 01:36:54,225 --> 01:36:56,023 Well, guess what? 1663 01:36:57,312 --> 01:36:58,689 We found some. 1664 01:37:03,067 --> 01:37:05,866 Holland saw me come in, so I just have a minute. 1665 01:37:06,070 --> 01:37:07,413 Here's the thing. 1666 01:37:08,239 --> 01:37:09,661 We're all scared of something. 1667 01:37:09,824 --> 01:37:12,828 I'm scared of things staying the same, you're scared of things not. 1668 01:37:12,994 --> 01:37:15,998 This is what we're giving the board. This is your school. 1669 01:37:16,164 --> 01:37:17,586 Standardized test study programs 1670 01:37:17,749 --> 01:37:19,171 integrating competitive hip-hop, 1671 01:37:19,250 --> 01:37:20,547 that's Breena's idea. 1672 01:37:20,710 --> 01:37:23,839 Community outreach programs and service field trips, that's Michael's. 1673 01:37:23,921 --> 01:37:24,922 Thattagirl. 1674 01:37:25,006 --> 01:37:29,386 Fifth graders reading and acting Shakespeare, that's Ben's. 1675 01:37:29,552 --> 01:37:31,930 Nona, none of this means anything if we can't teach. 1676 01:37:32,096 --> 01:37:33,848 You will teach. You'll teach here. 1677 01:37:34,015 --> 01:37:35,813 Look what they did to you. 1678 01:37:35,933 --> 01:37:37,776 Yeah. They did. 1679 01:37:38,603 --> 01:37:41,197 And it's true that having your kids 1680 01:37:41,314 --> 01:37:43,942 taken from you just about kills you. 1681 01:37:44,692 --> 01:37:48,788 But it's worse for the kids. 1682 01:37:49,447 --> 01:37:53,452 And it's them, the kids, that I'm tryin' to think about. 1683 01:37:53,618 --> 01:37:55,120 Just them now. 1684 01:37:55,286 --> 01:37:56,913 You get what I'm saying? 1685 01:37:57,080 --> 01:37:58,957 Security is on its way. 1686 01:37:59,123 --> 01:38:01,125 Yeah? You gonna arrest me? 1687 01:38:01,292 --> 01:38:02,544 You betcha. 1688 01:38:04,712 --> 01:38:07,056 That's one good thing about bein' out of a job. 1689 01:38:07,215 --> 01:38:08,637 You don't have to worry about getting fired 1690 01:38:08,716 --> 01:38:11,139 when you tell your boss to go screw himself. 1691 01:38:11,302 --> 01:38:12,474 Read the future. 1692 01:38:14,138 --> 01:38:16,982 All right, just so everybody's clear... 1693 01:38:17,141 --> 01:38:18,643 'Scuse me. 1694 01:38:20,645 --> 01:38:22,318 This room is for teachers. 1695 01:38:30,822 --> 01:38:32,449 Seventeen 1696 01:38:32,698 --> 01:38:33,824 plus one 1697 01:38:34,492 --> 01:38:35,709 is eighteen. 1698 01:38:35,868 --> 01:38:38,166 They're all still with us. 1699 01:38:45,628 --> 01:38:46,800 Let's celebrate. 1700 01:38:47,171 --> 01:38:49,173 Hearing in two days. 1701 01:38:53,678 --> 01:38:54,679 H6)'... 1702 01:39:02,645 --> 01:39:04,363 I heard about what you did. 1703 01:39:11,237 --> 01:39:12,830 Are you apologizing? 1704 01:39:25,877 --> 01:39:26,878 Take a message. 1705 01:39:46,731 --> 01:39:49,234 He says the next time he calls it'll be to fire you. 1706 01:39:53,362 --> 01:39:58,243 I remember when I was 6 and the union first came around. 1707 01:39:58,409 --> 01:40:00,377 We'd go to the meetings as a family. 1708 01:40:02,038 --> 01:40:05,212 When they were finally voted in, my father cried. 1709 01:40:06,751 --> 01:40:09,095 The only other time I saw him cry 1710 01:40:10,755 --> 01:40:13,053 was when I told him I was coming here. 1711 01:40:14,592 --> 01:40:16,094 Boy. 1712 01:40:24,769 --> 01:40:26,066 Don't send it. 1713 01:40:26,771 --> 01:40:28,273 Mr. Gould already did. 1714 01:40:34,320 --> 01:40:35,993 I told him you were coming. 1715 01:40:36,614 --> 01:40:38,366 You want me to go up with you? No. 1716 01:40:38,533 --> 01:40:40,501 He said to wake him up if he was asleep. 1717 01:40:44,372 --> 01:40:45,624 God)!... 1718 01:40:46,290 --> 01:40:47,291 God)!... 1719 01:40:47,500 --> 01:40:50,344 Cody, wake up, wake up. Come on. 1720 01:40:50,503 --> 01:40:51,675 Wake up. 1721 01:40:53,339 --> 01:40:54,591 Wake up. Listen to me. 1722 01:40:54,757 --> 01:40:56,259 I've got something to tell you, 'cause you 1723 01:40:56,384 --> 01:40:57,886 can't hear it from someone else, okay? 1724 01:40:59,971 --> 01:41:02,315 Something called colic. Have you heard of colic? 1725 01:41:02,431 --> 01:41:03,432 No. 1726 01:41:03,558 --> 01:41:05,981 It's something that babies get and nobody knows why. 1727 01:41:06,143 --> 01:41:09,147 But it makes you cry for hours and hours. 1728 01:41:09,313 --> 01:41:14,069 And when you have a colicky baby, you just have to deal with it. 1729 01:41:14,318 --> 01:41:16,491 And a lot of good mothers can. 1730 01:41:16,904 --> 01:41:18,281 But I had a hard time. 1731 01:41:19,865 --> 01:41:22,288 One night, you were crying real hard 1732 01:41:22,451 --> 01:41:25,079 and I had a little wine. 1733 01:41:26,080 --> 01:41:27,707 More than a little. 1734 01:41:29,709 --> 01:41:33,339 And then it got worse, so I decided to take you to the doctor. 1735 01:41:33,504 --> 01:41:35,757 And I should have called someone, but I didn't. 1736 01:41:36,424 --> 01:41:39,519 Sol put you in the car and I tried to drive you myself, 1737 01:41:39,677 --> 01:41:42,681 but I didn't make it because I smashed up the car. 1738 01:41:43,431 --> 01:41:44,978 Really bad. 1739 01:41:45,349 --> 01:41:47,317 More people found out about this 1740 01:41:47,435 --> 01:41:49,403 and they might say something to you 1741 01:41:49,562 --> 01:41:51,610 and I want you to know the words to say. 1742 01:41:51,772 --> 01:41:54,195 What are they gonna say? Bad things. 1743 01:41:54,900 --> 01:41:56,277 I mean, bad. 1744 01:41:56,444 --> 01:41:59,539 Like, "Why should she get a school when" 1745 01:42:00,031 --> 01:42:02,125 she can't even take care of her own kid"? 1746 01:42:02,199 --> 01:42:03,746 And what do I say? 1747 01:42:03,909 --> 01:42:07,539 You say your mother made a mistake 1748 01:42:07,705 --> 01:42:10,049 and she wishes she hadn't done it. 1749 01:42:10,708 --> 01:42:12,381 She wishes it with all her heart. 1750 01:42:13,127 --> 01:42:15,095 Because she loves her son. 1751 01:42:16,130 --> 01:42:17,882 And that she's sorry. 1752 01:42:22,386 --> 01:42:24,229 But it was a mistake 1753 01:42:24,388 --> 01:42:25,389 and I'm okay. 1754 01:42:25,556 --> 01:42:28,059 But, no... But that's the thing. 1755 01:42:28,726 --> 01:42:30,603 I forgot the strap. 1756 01:42:32,563 --> 01:42:34,565 That second strap. 1757 01:42:36,108 --> 01:42:38,452 I forgot to click it 1758 01:42:39,570 --> 01:42:41,572 and you were thrown from your seat. 1759 01:42:54,919 --> 01:42:59,470 And they thought that maybe it had got to your brain. 1760 01:43:02,009 --> 01:43:04,762 And that's the thing that's been taking hold of me all these years. 1761 01:43:04,929 --> 01:43:08,354 That maybe it had. 1762 01:43:11,769 --> 01:43:13,112 And I'm sorry. 1763 01:43:18,275 --> 01:43:19,993 But it didn't. 1764 01:43:21,445 --> 01:43:23,618 No, it didn't. 1765 01:43:30,329 --> 01:43:33,173 If you wanna lie down next to me, 1766 01:43:33,874 --> 01:43:35,626 that'll be okay. 1767 01:44:25,676 --> 01:44:28,350 God bless her for cleaning herself up. 1768 01:44:28,471 --> 01:44:32,271 But is it wrong to ask if this is the best person 1769 01:44:32,516 --> 01:44:34,860 to be making decisions for our kids. 1770 01:44:35,019 --> 01:44:37,272 It's completely fair to question whether 1771 01:44:37,396 --> 01:44:39,694 parents want her leading this school. 1772 01:44:39,857 --> 01:44:42,531 Yeah? Look at us all here. 1773 01:44:42,860 --> 01:44:47,081 Asked and answered, cupcake. Asked and answered. 1774 01:44:48,032 --> 01:44:50,251 Now look what you gone and done. 1775 01:44:54,747 --> 01:44:55,919 Good luck. 1776 01:45:00,419 --> 01:45:01,887 Come on, you guys. 1777 01:45:05,716 --> 01:45:07,935 Education is our right! Fight! Fight! Fight! 1778 01:45:08,093 --> 01:45:10,937 It's about the curriculum and things are going to change! 1779 01:45:11,096 --> 01:45:13,269 They're here! They're here! 1780 01:45:51,679 --> 01:45:54,353 And so it begins. The hearing on proposed 1781 01:45:54,431 --> 01:45:57,025 changes to John Adams Elementary. 1782 01:46:02,940 --> 01:46:05,819 Okay, that's not happening. 1783 01:46:07,695 --> 01:46:11,416 Now, after three hours of executive session 1784 01:46:11,490 --> 01:46:14,960 and a review of statements submitted from all sides, 1785 01:46:15,119 --> 01:46:16,746 the board has determined 1786 01:46:16,829 --> 01:46:22,177 that the petition submitted by Ms. Alberte and Ms. Fitzpatrick 1787 01:46:26,463 --> 01:46:27,635 will be denied. 1788 01:46:34,680 --> 01:46:36,523 Quiet. Quiet. 1789 01:46:37,141 --> 01:46:39,394 Tell us why we didn't get a vote. 1790 01:46:39,560 --> 01:46:41,562 It's not board policy to divulge that information. 1791 01:46:41,729 --> 01:46:45,074 For once, believe it or not, the board will make an exception. 1792 01:46:45,691 --> 01:46:47,659 People should know this has nothing to do 1793 01:46:47,735 --> 01:46:50,534 with the recent character attacks on Ms. Alberte. 1794 01:46:58,454 --> 01:47:00,832 Mr. Brandt, you made the motion to dismiss, 1795 01:47:00,998 --> 01:47:04,252 so step up and enlighten us as to why. 1796 01:47:04,877 --> 01:47:06,754 Points for brevity. 1797 01:47:06,962 --> 01:47:09,715 As I just said, board policy stipulates... 1798 01:47:09,882 --> 01:47:11,099 Sir. 1799 01:47:12,635 --> 01:47:15,309 I'm chair of this board for one more week, 1800 01:47:15,471 --> 01:47:19,692 which means today I am board policy. 1801 01:47:20,184 --> 01:47:24,155 I call your attention to the proposal, line 322. 1802 01:47:24,939 --> 01:47:27,567 The remedial education section. 1803 01:47:28,067 --> 01:47:33,415 The budget amount on line 322 says $431,054. 1804 01:47:34,907 --> 01:47:37,205 Now there's some backwards math. 1805 01:47:37,409 --> 01:47:41,004 A wild guess tells me the intended number 1806 01:47:41,080 --> 01:47:44,835 was 134, not 431,000. 1807 01:47:45,459 --> 01:47:47,757 But please, correct me if I'm wrong. 1808 01:47:51,507 --> 01:47:53,805 Mr. Brandt, you're right. 1809 01:47:54,093 --> 01:47:56,642 The numbers were wrong. 1810 01:47:57,471 --> 01:47:58,939 I must've reversed them. 1811 01:47:59,598 --> 01:48:02,317 So we should entrust the teaching of basic math skills 1812 01:48:02,393 --> 01:48:04,566 to someone who can't even do it herself? 1813 01:48:05,145 --> 01:48:07,739 Come on. That's ridiculous. 1814 01:48:07,898 --> 01:48:11,243 The proposal needs to be corrected and resubmitted. 1815 01:48:11,402 --> 01:48:13,120 But that's next year. 1816 01:48:13,278 --> 01:48:14,325 Let's move on. 1817 01:48:14,405 --> 01:48:15,406 But it's ridiculous. 1818 01:48:15,906 --> 01:48:17,533 Let's move on. 1819 01:48:19,159 --> 01:48:21,378 Can I say one thing? 1820 01:48:22,496 --> 01:48:24,590 Please, go ahead, Ms. Fitzpatrick. 1821 01:48:25,708 --> 01:48:31,010 The numbers are flipped because I flipped the numbers 1822 01:48:31,380 --> 01:48:36,261 one time in this whole proposal, because I'm dyslexic. 1823 01:48:37,177 --> 01:48:38,520 I'm dyslexic. 1824 01:48:39,096 --> 01:48:40,439 I'm dyslexic. 1825 01:48:40,597 --> 01:48:43,771 I never even said that word when I was my daughter's age 1826 01:48:43,934 --> 01:48:46,687 because the school I went to made me feel dumb. 1827 01:48:46,854 --> 01:48:50,108 And they didn't do anything about it, they just passed me through. 1828 01:48:55,279 --> 01:48:56,622 Malia. 1829 01:48:58,615 --> 01:49:00,617 I will not let that happen to you. 1830 01:49:01,994 --> 01:49:05,294 I need you to go to a school that knows what I know. 1831 01:49:05,372 --> 01:49:08,171 That you are so smart. 1832 01:49:08,250 --> 01:49:10,548 You're so smart. 1833 01:49:14,715 --> 01:49:20,063 Do any of you even remember what we're doin' here? 1834 01:49:21,722 --> 01:49:25,477 Because we're not here for this. 1835 01:49:25,642 --> 01:49:30,523 We're not here for unions and teachers and parents. 1836 01:49:30,689 --> 01:49:33,408 We're here for our kids. 1837 01:49:33,692 --> 01:49:36,536 And me and all of these teachers and parents, 1838 01:49:36,695 --> 01:49:40,541 we didn't go through all this to get turned down for a typo. 1839 01:49:40,699 --> 01:49:43,919 Now I know 1840 01:49:44,286 --> 01:49:47,381 you're gonna find any reason you can to turn this school down 1841 01:49:48,040 --> 01:49:50,793 and that it doesn't really matter what we do. 1842 01:49:53,128 --> 01:49:54,926 But even so, 1843 01:49:57,716 --> 01:50:01,562 I'm not leavin' this room till you give us some kind of a vote. 1844 01:50:05,516 --> 01:50:06,893 Let's see how this plays out. 1845 01:50:07,601 --> 01:50:08,602 Vote. 1846 01:50:09,603 --> 01:50:10,604 Vote. 1847 01:50:11,146 --> 01:50:12,443 Vote! 1848 01:50:29,164 --> 01:50:34,295 Okay, all things considered, I say it's a good day for a voice vote. 1849 01:50:38,006 --> 01:50:39,007 Thank you. 1850 01:50:42,261 --> 01:50:46,311 Now, I'm gonna vote first because I bought the gavel. 1851 01:50:46,723 --> 01:50:49,522 My vote is yes. 1852 01:50:55,649 --> 01:50:57,367 Mr. Brandt. 1853 01:51:00,237 --> 01:51:01,363 No. 1854 01:51:08,912 --> 01:51:10,914 Ms. Southwick. 1855 01:51:11,874 --> 01:51:14,548 I know you're all well-intentioned people 1856 01:51:14,918 --> 01:51:17,467 and I applaud your commitment, 1857 01:51:17,629 --> 01:51:20,007 but I see no reason you're best-equipped 1858 01:51:20,090 --> 01:51:22,639 to handle a job of this magnitude. 1859 01:51:23,343 --> 01:51:25,937 I think we let the professionals be professionals. 1860 01:51:26,305 --> 01:51:27,431 My vote is no. 1861 01:51:31,476 --> 01:51:33,353 Mr. Mannie. 1862 01:51:33,896 --> 01:51:37,696 If the parents and teachers want it, 1863 01:51:39,651 --> 01:51:41,449 so do I. Yes. 1864 01:51:46,283 --> 01:51:47,284 Ms. Schwartz. 1865 01:51:47,701 --> 01:51:49,419 I'm all over this. 1866 01:51:49,494 --> 01:51:50,495 Yes. 1867 01:51:55,876 --> 01:51:57,844 Mr. Parrish. 1868 01:51:58,128 --> 01:52:00,347 At a time when half... 1869 01:52:00,505 --> 01:52:02,507 I mean, half of all new teachers 1870 01:52:02,633 --> 01:52:04,635 quit in their first five years, 1871 01:52:05,302 --> 01:52:07,270 we need to be creating more incentives 1872 01:52:07,429 --> 01:52:10,057 and more protection for them, not less. 1873 01:52:13,143 --> 01:52:14,144 No. 1874 01:52:15,020 --> 01:52:16,897 Thank you, sir! 1875 01:52:17,064 --> 01:52:18,236 Thank you. 1876 01:52:19,816 --> 01:52:22,069 One more. One more. 1877 01:52:29,076 --> 01:52:30,453 And Mr. King. 1878 01:52:32,120 --> 01:52:34,498 You have the deciding vote. 1879 01:52:38,877 --> 01:52:40,925 Like this, remember? For lady luck. 1880 01:52:41,088 --> 01:52:42,715 Yes. Yes. 1881 01:52:44,216 --> 01:52:47,015 You're my luck. You're my luck. 1882 01:52:52,057 --> 01:52:54,776 This school is failing. 1883 01:52:56,144 --> 01:52:58,272 It's been failing for too long. 1884 01:53:00,524 --> 01:53:02,822 It's a broken school. 1885 01:53:07,239 --> 01:53:12,587 Thousands of kids getting passed on who can't read. 1886 01:53:13,704 --> 01:53:16,173 Can't write, can't add. 1887 01:53:20,127 --> 01:53:24,553 I'd like to think the ideas in here could fix Adams. 1888 01:53:26,216 --> 01:53:29,811 Frankly, I'm not sure they can. 1889 01:53:31,305 --> 01:53:32,557 No. 1890 01:53:38,937 --> 01:53:41,907 But we must start somewhere. 1891 01:53:41,982 --> 01:53:42,983 Yes. 1892 01:53:53,118 --> 01:53:57,498 The motion is carried by a vote of four to three. 1893 01:53:57,664 --> 01:54:02,340 John Adams Elementary, your future begins again. 1894 01:54:11,386 --> 01:54:12,683 You ready to start an appeal? 1895 01:54:13,013 --> 01:54:14,060 I'm quitting. 1896 01:54:14,890 --> 01:54:16,483 Whoa, whoa. To do what? 1897 01:54:17,768 --> 01:54:19,190 What else? 1898 01:54:20,103 --> 01:54:21,229 Teach. 1899 01:54:57,891 --> 01:55:00,565 I do not shrink from this responsibility 1900 01:55:00,644 --> 01:55:03,318 'Cause the energy, faith and the devotion. 1901 01:55:03,397 --> 01:55:05,741 That we keep bringing to this endeavor. 1902 01:55:05,899 --> 01:55:08,448 Will light our country and all who serve it. 1903 01:55:08,610 --> 01:55:11,033 And the glow from that fire. 1904 01:55:11,196 --> 01:55:14,666 Will surely light the world. 1905 01:55:14,825 --> 01:55:17,123 So ask not What your country can do for you. 1906 01:55:17,285 --> 01:55:21,916 Ask not What your country can do for you. 1907 01:55:22,290 --> 01:55:24,759 But what you can do for your country. 1908 01:55:26,503 --> 01:55:27,629 Yeah! 1909 01:55:34,302 --> 01:55:35,770 Nice. 1910 01:55:39,516 --> 01:55:43,111 All right, now before assembly ends, we have a few announcements. 1911 01:55:43,270 --> 01:55:46,820 The first is about next week's service field trip. 1912 01:55:47,441 --> 01:55:48,784 Malia Fitzpatrick. 1913 01:55:55,198 --> 01:55:56,950 Go, Malia! 1914 01:56:13,049 --> 01:56:17,304 "For next week's f-field trip," 1915 01:56:19,097 --> 01:56:20,098 "we're going 1916 01:56:20,265 --> 01:56:25,487 "to the Northside Food Pa..." 1917 01:56:26,563 --> 01:56:27,906 "Pantry." 1918 01:56:32,736 --> 01:56:36,411 "Bring your permission slips" 1919 01:56:36,740 --> 01:56:39,084 "so you can come." 1920 01:56:40,994 --> 01:56:43,338 "We hop you can." 1921 01:56:55,926 --> 01:56:57,178 Hope. 1922 01:57:26,873 --> 01:57:29,752 Well, I won't back down. 1923 01:57:30,961 --> 01:57:33,805 No, I won't back down. 1924 01:57:34,923 --> 01:57:39,099 You could stand me up at the gates of hell. 1925 01:57:39,177 --> 01:57:42,101 But I won't back down. 1926 01:57:43,348 --> 01:57:46,227 Hey, baby. 1927 01:57:47,936 --> 01:57:50,314 There ain't no easy way out. 1928 01:57:51,481 --> 01:57:58,365 Hey, I will stand my ground. 1929 01:57:59,322 --> 01:58:02,326 And I won't back down. 1930 01:58:03,243 --> 01:58:06,167 Well, I know what's right. 1931 01:58:07,455 --> 01:58:10,504 I got just one life. 1932 01:58:11,543 --> 01:58:15,593 In a world that keeps on pushin' me around. 1933 01:58:15,672 --> 01:58:18,721 But I'll stand my ground. 1934 01:58:19,676 --> 01:58:22,520 And I won't back down. 1935 01:58:23,930 --> 01:58:26,854 Hey, baby. 1936 01:58:28,518 --> 01:58:31,146 There ain't no easy way out. 1937 01:58:32,105 --> 01:58:38,704 Hey, I will stand my ground. 1938 01:58:39,946 --> 01:58:42,995 And I won't back down. 1939 01:58:44,117 --> 01:58:47,212 No, I won't back down. 1940 01:58:57,380 --> 01:59:01,977 Live your life right 'cause in case you forgot. 1941 01:59:03,428 --> 01:59:06,807 It's the only one that you got. 1942 01:59:06,890 --> 01:59:08,938 Live your life right. 1943 01:59:11,603 --> 01:59:13,355 Put up a fight. 1944 01:59:15,899 --> 01:59:20,780 The world starts in the city of steel. 1945 01:59:20,862 --> 01:59:24,742 Let's stick around 1946 01:59:25,450 --> 01:59:30,456 'Cause there are colours that we 're gonna reveal. 1947 01:59:30,538 --> 01:59:32,632 Starting now. 1948 01:59:35,210 --> 01:59:36,803 Live your life right. 1949 01:59:39,881 --> 01:59:41,633 Put up a fight. 1950 01:59:44,594 --> 01:59:48,974 Giving up is what they want you to do. 1951 01:59:49,057 --> 01:59:52,061 But things must change. 1952 01:59:54,020 --> 01:59:58,366 Pay no mind to discouragin' fools. 1953 01:59:58,441 --> 02:00:01,035 We will not wait. 1954 02:00:04,447 --> 02:00:08,998 I'll be all I was meant to be. 1955 02:00:09,077 --> 02:00:12,627 And you can never stop me. 1956 02:00:13,998 --> 02:00:18,048 We were promised liberty. 1957 02:00:18,128 --> 02:00:22,133 And together we're an army. 1958 02:00:22,757 --> 02:00:26,307 A community. 1959 02:00:31,683 --> 02:00:35,813 Live your life right 'cause in case you forgot. 1960 02:00:37,522 --> 02:00:41,026 It's the only one that you got. 1961 02:00:41,109 --> 02:00:43,077 Live your life right. 1962 02:00:45,780 --> 02:00:47,908 Put up a fight143875

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