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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:01,233 --> 00:00:06,471 ? What would you do if I sang out of tune? ? 2 00:00:06,473 --> 00:00:11,275 ? Would you stand up and walk out on me? ? 3 00:00:11,277 --> 00:00:17,515 ? Lend me your ears, and I'll sing you a song ? 4 00:00:17,517 --> 00:00:21,019 ? I will try not to sing out of key, yeah ? 5 00:00:21,021 --> 00:00:25,223 ? Oh, baby, I get by ? ? By with a little help from my friends ? 6 00:00:25,225 --> 00:00:26,691 ? All I need is my buddies ? 7 00:00:26,693 --> 00:00:29,928 ? High with a little help from my friends ? 8 00:00:29,930 --> 00:00:35,133 ? I'm sayin' I'm gonna get higher ? ?Try with a little help from my friends ? 9 00:00:35,135 --> 00:00:36,601 ? Whoa-oa-oa-oa ? 10 00:00:36,603 --> 00:00:38,402 ? Oh, oh, oh, oh ? 11 00:00:38,404 --> 00:00:42,707 ? Somebody who knows quite sure ? 12 00:00:42,709 --> 00:00:43,909 ? Baby ? 13 00:00:43,911 --> 00:00:46,444 ? By with a little help from my friends ? 14 00:00:46,446 --> 00:00:48,680 ? Said I'm gonna make it with my friends ? 15 00:00:48,682 --> 00:00:51,549 ? Try with a little help from my friends ? 16 00:00:51,551 --> 00:00:53,751 ? Oh, I'm gonna keep on trying ? 17 00:00:53,753 --> 00:00:56,388 ? High with a little help from my friends ? 18 00:00:56,390 --> 00:00:58,957 ? I'm gonna keep on trying now, baby ? 19 00:00:58,959 --> 00:01:03,327 ? Ooh, ooh, ooh ? 20 00:01:04,764 --> 00:01:07,198 It seemed like my high-school teachers 21 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:11,169 came in every conceivable shape, size, and style. 22 00:01:11,171 --> 00:01:13,671 There is your answer. 23 00:01:13,673 --> 00:01:16,574 There were the hopelessly confused... 24 00:01:16,576 --> 00:01:19,945 Hablo, hablas, habla. Again. 25 00:01:19,947 --> 00:01:21,746 The terminally repetitious... 26 00:01:21,748 --> 00:01:23,681 habla. Again. 27 00:01:23,683 --> 00:01:26,017 The insufferably boring... 28 00:01:26,019 --> 00:01:31,288 The hundred years war... Year four. 29 00:01:31,290 --> 00:01:34,358 "I saw on that ivory face 30 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:38,162 "the expression of somber pride... 31 00:01:38,164 --> 00:01:40,431 Of ruthless power..." 32 00:01:40,433 --> 00:01:43,468 But of all the teachers I ever had... 33 00:01:43,470 --> 00:01:46,004 I only ever had one... 34 00:01:46,006 --> 00:01:48,340 Who was... A natural. 35 00:01:48,342 --> 00:01:50,475 "Did he live his life again 36 00:01:50,477 --> 00:01:53,445 in every detail of desire and temptation..." 37 00:01:53,447 --> 00:01:56,080 Miss Shaw taught English 2-a. 38 00:01:56,082 --> 00:01:58,083 She was a year out of graduate school, 39 00:01:58,085 --> 00:02:00,952 and there was something about her that was... 40 00:02:00,954 --> 00:02:02,753 Cool. 41 00:02:04,757 --> 00:02:08,092 She didn't take attendance. She didn't need to. 42 00:02:08,094 --> 00:02:09,994 She let us sit anywhere we wanted. 43 00:02:09,996 --> 00:02:14,365 And she never, ever used the word "literature." 44 00:02:14,367 --> 00:02:17,702 "He cried out at some image, at a vision. 45 00:02:17,704 --> 00:02:19,704 "He cried out twice, 46 00:02:19,706 --> 00:02:23,975 "in a whisper that was no more... Than a breath... 47 00:02:23,977 --> 00:02:27,378 "'The horror. 48 00:02:27,380 --> 00:02:29,680 The horror.'" 49 00:02:29,682 --> 00:02:32,917 but maybe the most remarkable thing about her was... 50 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:36,620 She actually liked what she did. 51 00:02:36,622 --> 00:02:38,589 Okay, everyone, open your eyes. 52 00:02:38,591 --> 00:02:42,660 Any questions? Comments? Complaints? 53 00:02:42,662 --> 00:02:46,931 Kevin, what do you think Conrad meant by "the horror"? 54 00:02:46,933 --> 00:02:51,002 Well, I think Kurtz was... 55 00:02:51,004 --> 00:02:52,670 Seeing his life. 56 00:02:52,672 --> 00:02:54,339 And? 57 00:02:54,341 --> 00:02:58,343 And he saw how... 58 00:02:58,345 --> 00:03:00,111 Horrible it was. 59 00:03:00,113 --> 00:03:02,414 And? 60 00:03:02,416 --> 00:03:05,916 And... 61 00:03:05,918 --> 00:03:07,819 He saw the truth. 62 00:03:07,821 --> 00:03:09,520 Truth! 63 00:03:09,522 --> 00:03:12,690 The horror, everyone, is truth. 64 00:03:12,692 --> 00:03:15,693 You scare me sometimes, you know that, Kevin? 65 00:03:15,695 --> 00:03:19,964 Yeah. We all felt lucky we got miss Shaw... 66 00:03:19,966 --> 00:03:21,933 Even if some of us didn't get her. 67 00:03:21,935 --> 00:03:23,401 Yes, Felicia? 68 00:03:23,403 --> 00:03:25,703 Are we gonna need to know this for our midterm? 69 00:03:25,705 --> 00:03:27,338 No, Felicia. 70 00:03:27,340 --> 00:03:30,441 You need to know that... For life. 71 00:03:30,443 --> 00:03:32,577 And the best part was... 72 00:03:32,579 --> 00:03:35,213 The woman never failed to surprise you. 73 00:03:35,215 --> 00:03:38,583 Everybody... You know what I have in my hand here? 74 00:03:38,585 --> 00:03:40,218 "Ivanhoe." 75 00:03:40,220 --> 00:03:45,657 733 pages that the board of education requires you read. 76 00:03:45,659 --> 00:03:47,825 But I do not. 77 00:03:47,827 --> 00:03:50,461 I mean, let's be honest. 78 00:03:50,463 --> 00:03:52,997 It's long, it's boring, and it's old. 79 00:03:52,999 --> 00:03:54,699 But do me a favor, huh? 80 00:03:54,701 --> 00:03:56,968 Take one and keep it around for appearances, 81 00:03:56,970 --> 00:03:58,669 you know what I mean? 82 00:03:58,671 --> 00:04:01,805 Wait. Are we reading it or not? 83 00:04:01,807 --> 00:04:02,873 Not! 84 00:04:02,875 --> 00:04:06,077 We're reading this... "the catcher in the rye." 85 00:04:06,079 --> 00:04:09,513 Does the administration know we're doing this? 86 00:04:09,515 --> 00:04:12,817 Not unless they find out. 87 00:04:12,819 --> 00:04:14,619 But what if they do? 88 00:04:14,621 --> 00:04:16,787 Well, then... 89 00:04:16,789 --> 00:04:20,024 We'll just have to take our chances, won't we? 90 00:04:20,026 --> 00:04:23,328 And that was what was different about miss Shaw. 91 00:04:23,330 --> 00:04:24,562 [ School bell rings ] 92 00:04:24,564 --> 00:04:26,497 Hey, take one of each before you go. 93 00:04:26,499 --> 00:04:28,032 She took chances. 94 00:04:28,034 --> 00:04:31,135 And enjoy it. 95 00:04:31,137 --> 00:04:33,204 And remember... they're your parents. 96 00:04:33,206 --> 00:04:34,706 They can't help it. 97 00:04:34,708 --> 00:04:37,675 In a word, she opened doors. 98 00:04:39,845 --> 00:04:41,812 I can't get my locker open. 99 00:04:41,814 --> 00:04:44,115 New combinations... 100 00:04:44,117 --> 00:04:46,150 they changed them over the weekend. 101 00:04:46,152 --> 00:04:47,852 Security problems. 102 00:04:47,854 --> 00:04:49,420 Well, I have to get my books. 103 00:04:49,422 --> 00:04:51,656 Maybe you should talk to Linzer. 104 00:04:51,658 --> 00:04:53,090 [ School bell rings ] 105 00:04:53,092 --> 00:04:54,392 Excuse me. 106 00:04:54,394 --> 00:04:56,294 Unfortunately, in high school, 107 00:04:56,296 --> 00:04:58,229 opening doors is no easy task. 108 00:04:58,231 --> 00:05:00,665 I can't get into my locker. Do you have a key? 109 00:05:00,667 --> 00:05:03,401 Uh, yeah. 110 00:05:03,403 --> 00:05:04,736 Great. 111 00:05:04,738 --> 00:05:07,705 You need a 29c, though. 112 00:05:07,707 --> 00:05:09,507 A 29c? 113 00:05:09,509 --> 00:05:11,709 Security authorization form. 114 00:05:11,711 --> 00:05:15,146 Oh, of course! A 29c! 115 00:05:15,148 --> 00:05:18,549 You can get one at the administration... 116 00:05:18,551 --> 00:05:21,119 Between 12:00 and 2:00. 117 00:05:21,121 --> 00:05:24,022 Yeah, but I have to get into my locker now. 118 00:05:24,024 --> 00:05:27,926 Well, then, uh... You got a problem. 119 00:05:27,928 --> 00:05:29,361 Well, that's what I told you! 120 00:05:29,363 --> 00:05:30,795 Obviously, I was dealing, here, 121 00:05:30,797 --> 00:05:32,497 with strictly middle management. 122 00:05:32,499 --> 00:05:35,099 What I needed was... 123 00:05:35,101 --> 00:05:38,603 Dr. Valenti, our principal, the top dog. 124 00:05:38,605 --> 00:05:40,104 Excuse me, sir. 125 00:05:40,106 --> 00:05:41,372 And you are? 126 00:05:41,374 --> 00:05:42,774 Kevin Arnold. 127 00:05:42,776 --> 00:05:45,109 Aren't you a little late for class, there, Kevin Arnold? 128 00:05:45,111 --> 00:05:48,580 Well, see, that's the problem. I can't open my locker. 129 00:05:48,582 --> 00:05:51,716 Oh! Well, we'll... we'll fix that right up. 130 00:05:51,718 --> 00:05:53,217 Uh... 131 00:05:53,219 --> 00:05:56,888 Finally, a man who could cut through the red tape... 132 00:05:56,890 --> 00:05:58,022 Hmm. 133 00:05:58,024 --> 00:05:59,791 A guy who could make things happen... 134 00:05:59,793 --> 00:06:01,860 a mover, a shaker. 135 00:06:01,862 --> 00:06:03,194 Talk to Linzer. 136 00:06:03,196 --> 00:06:05,563 Good meeting you, son. 137 00:06:05,565 --> 00:06:06,964 Glad I could help. 138 00:06:06,966 --> 00:06:10,601 The horror. The horror. 139 00:06:10,603 --> 00:06:12,770 But if school was the heart of darkness, 140 00:06:12,772 --> 00:06:15,506 then English 2-a was a ray of sunshine. 141 00:06:15,508 --> 00:06:20,077 So, why do you think Holden ended up in a mental hospital? 142 00:06:20,079 --> 00:06:22,179 Obviously, Holden Caulfield has a problem 143 00:06:22,181 --> 00:06:23,748 perceiving reality as it is. 144 00:06:23,750 --> 00:06:25,082 Well, 'cause he's nuts! 145 00:06:25,084 --> 00:06:26,317 He's not nuts! 146 00:06:26,319 --> 00:06:28,319 He just couldn't put up with the system. 147 00:06:28,321 --> 00:06:30,655 The system stinks. 148 00:06:30,657 --> 00:06:33,557 Yeah. Kind of like school. 149 00:06:33,559 --> 00:06:34,759 [ Laughter ] 150 00:06:34,761 --> 00:06:36,661 Well, that's certainly one way to look at it. 151 00:06:36,663 --> 00:06:38,796 That was the great thing about miss Shaw. 152 00:06:38,798 --> 00:06:42,066 You never had to worry about anything you said in her class. 153 00:06:42,068 --> 00:06:43,734 Everything was up for grabs. 154 00:06:43,736 --> 00:06:46,370 Any other questions? Comments? 155 00:06:46,372 --> 00:06:47,404 And I mean everything. 156 00:06:47,406 --> 00:06:49,207 Anyone. Yes, Felicia? 157 00:06:49,209 --> 00:06:51,075 Are you going to tell us our midterm grades 158 00:06:51,077 --> 00:06:52,676 before you record them? 159 00:06:55,481 --> 00:06:58,749 I wouldn't worry about grades, if I were you, Felicia. 160 00:06:58,751 --> 00:07:02,786 I only give two... "pass" and "no pass." 161 00:07:02,788 --> 00:07:05,522 Again, please? 162 00:07:05,524 --> 00:07:09,760 I said "pass" and "no pass." 163 00:07:09,762 --> 00:07:11,596 "Pass" and "no pass." 164 00:07:11,598 --> 00:07:15,633 It was amazing, a ground-breaking concept. 165 00:07:15,635 --> 00:07:18,936 And we reacted as any 10th-grade class would. 166 00:07:18,938 --> 00:07:21,639 But my Dad gives me a buck for every "a." 167 00:07:21,641 --> 00:07:23,975 But what will happen to my grade-point average? 168 00:07:23,977 --> 00:07:25,676 You mean I'm not gonna get an "f"? 169 00:07:25,678 --> 00:07:27,912 With total confusion. 170 00:07:27,914 --> 00:07:29,580 This isn't a math class. 171 00:07:29,582 --> 00:07:31,815 There are no right or wrong answers here... 172 00:07:31,817 --> 00:07:34,084 only thought. 173 00:07:34,086 --> 00:07:36,253 And you can't grade thought. 174 00:07:36,255 --> 00:07:38,790 Besides, it doesn't matter what I think about you. 175 00:07:38,792 --> 00:07:41,726 It matters what you think about you. 176 00:07:41,728 --> 00:07:44,362 So, with those words, we set out to make history... 177 00:07:44,364 --> 00:07:46,564 with one reservation. 178 00:07:46,566 --> 00:07:48,265 Can you really do this? 179 00:07:48,267 --> 00:07:50,535 I'm doing it. 180 00:07:50,537 --> 00:07:53,237 "P"? What the hell's a "p"? 181 00:07:53,239 --> 00:07:55,673 Oh, I think it means "pass," honey. 182 00:07:55,675 --> 00:07:56,874 I can see it means "pass." 183 00:07:56,876 --> 00:07:58,442 What I mean is, where is his grade? 184 00:07:58,444 --> 00:08:00,444 Well, you see, Dad, miss Shaw doesn't... 185 00:08:00,446 --> 00:08:01,846 you know, Jack, they're starting to do this 186 00:08:01,848 --> 00:08:03,580 in a lot of the courses at the university. 187 00:08:03,582 --> 00:08:04,682 Great. 188 00:08:04,684 --> 00:08:07,151 When he goes to a university on his own money... 189 00:08:07,153 --> 00:08:08,986 He can get a "p." 190 00:08:08,988 --> 00:08:10,788 But as long as I'm paying taxes, 191 00:08:10,790 --> 00:08:12,289 I want to see a grade. 192 00:08:12,291 --> 00:08:13,458 Hmm. 193 00:08:13,460 --> 00:08:15,493 Seemed this plan wasn't playing so well 194 00:08:15,495 --> 00:08:16,861 in the hinterlands. 195 00:08:16,863 --> 00:08:19,864 Dad, I don't think you really understand. 196 00:08:19,866 --> 00:08:23,034 Oh, I don't? 197 00:08:23,036 --> 00:08:26,304 Well, I mean... This isn't a math class. 198 00:08:26,306 --> 00:08:29,574 There are no right or wrong answers. 199 00:08:31,378 --> 00:08:33,778 I mean... 200 00:08:33,780 --> 00:08:35,880 You can't grade people's thoughts, 201 00:08:35,882 --> 00:08:38,716 or society would turn into... 202 00:08:38,718 --> 00:08:40,718 An abyss of mediocrity. 203 00:08:46,326 --> 00:08:48,592 Well, besides, 204 00:08:48,594 --> 00:08:50,961 it doesn't even matter what you think of me. 205 00:08:50,963 --> 00:08:53,230 It only matters what I think of me. 206 00:08:53,232 --> 00:08:54,699 There. 207 00:08:54,701 --> 00:08:57,768 Philosophically speaking, you couldn't argue with that. 208 00:08:57,770 --> 00:09:00,470 As long as you're living under my roof, 209 00:09:00,472 --> 00:09:03,607 you damn well better care what I think of you. 210 00:09:05,845 --> 00:09:09,313 Right. 211 00:09:09,315 --> 00:09:11,582 I think you're swell. 212 00:09:11,584 --> 00:09:14,251 [ Snickers ] 213 00:09:14,253 --> 00:09:16,386 So much for philosophy. 214 00:09:16,388 --> 00:09:17,421 Miss Shaw? 215 00:09:17,423 --> 00:09:19,389 What I needed was a little clarification. 216 00:09:19,391 --> 00:09:21,959 Kevin, give me a hand with these, won't you? 217 00:09:21,961 --> 00:09:23,060 What are they? 218 00:09:23,062 --> 00:09:25,662 Attendance reports. Drag, isn't it? 219 00:09:25,664 --> 00:09:27,031 Yeah. 220 00:09:27,033 --> 00:09:28,498 So, what's up? 221 00:09:28,500 --> 00:09:31,001 Well, I was just wondering if I could talk to you about... 222 00:09:31,003 --> 00:09:32,536 your report card? 223 00:09:32,538 --> 00:09:34,338 Yeah. You see... 224 00:09:34,340 --> 00:09:36,974 it didn't go over too well on the home front, right? 225 00:09:36,976 --> 00:09:38,475 Right. 226 00:09:38,477 --> 00:09:42,679 And you're not exactly sure why we're doing this, hmm? 227 00:09:42,681 --> 00:09:44,982 You're not the first person who's come to me. 228 00:09:44,984 --> 00:09:47,384 Oh. 229 00:09:47,386 --> 00:09:49,519 So, why'd you do it? 230 00:09:49,521 --> 00:09:51,755 Why not? 231 00:09:54,093 --> 00:09:55,893 Excuse me, miss Shaw? 232 00:09:55,895 --> 00:09:58,095 May I speak with you for a moment? 233 00:09:58,097 --> 00:09:59,730 Yes, Dr. Valenti? 234 00:09:59,732 --> 00:10:02,232 I think we have to talk about your grading system. 235 00:10:02,234 --> 00:10:03,901 Yes? 236 00:10:03,903 --> 00:10:05,703 Well... We don't do this here. 237 00:10:05,705 --> 00:10:08,505 You mean we haven't done this here. 238 00:10:08,507 --> 00:10:13,177 Miss Shaw, students don't respond without grades. 239 00:10:13,179 --> 00:10:16,313 But my students are responding just fine. 240 00:10:19,686 --> 00:10:23,120 Why don't we discuss this in my office? 241 00:10:23,122 --> 00:10:25,456 Why not? 242 00:10:25,458 --> 00:10:27,091 And there you had it. 243 00:10:27,093 --> 00:10:29,526 Catch you in class, Kevin. 244 00:10:29,528 --> 00:10:34,865 So much for the great leap forward of 1972. 245 00:10:34,867 --> 00:10:37,735 Seemed pretty clear to me we'd been stopped in our tracks, 246 00:10:37,737 --> 00:10:39,670 shut down, busted. 247 00:10:39,672 --> 00:10:41,806 [ Door opens ] 248 00:10:41,808 --> 00:10:43,874 And there was nothing more to do 249 00:10:43,876 --> 00:10:46,210 but settle in for the bad news. 250 00:10:48,348 --> 00:10:50,681 Before we dig in, I'd like to tell you 251 00:10:50,683 --> 00:10:52,950 about a very interesting conversation 252 00:10:52,952 --> 00:10:55,219 I had with Dr. Valenti this morning. 253 00:10:55,221 --> 00:10:58,089 Or, rather, one he had with me. 254 00:10:58,091 --> 00:11:00,858 I was informed that I had broken 255 00:11:00,860 --> 00:11:04,095 several important school regulations. 256 00:11:04,097 --> 00:11:07,498 Now, according to policy, 257 00:11:07,500 --> 00:11:11,702 it is required that each of you receive a traditional grade. 258 00:11:11,704 --> 00:11:15,105 So, therefore, I have decided that all of you 259 00:11:15,107 --> 00:11:18,275 will be getting traditional grades. 260 00:11:18,277 --> 00:11:19,476 [ All groan ] 261 00:11:19,478 --> 00:11:22,546 Bummer. There goes my "p." 262 00:11:22,548 --> 00:11:23,881 I couldn't believe it. 263 00:11:23,883 --> 00:11:27,217 With... One little wrinkle. 264 00:11:27,219 --> 00:11:30,421 For your next report cards, 265 00:11:30,423 --> 00:11:36,360 each of you will decide your own grade. 266 00:11:36,362 --> 00:11:40,030 Any comments? 267 00:11:40,032 --> 00:11:43,801 And, of course, we had only one. 268 00:11:43,803 --> 00:11:46,437 [ All cheering ] 269 00:11:51,945 --> 00:11:53,578 Over the next few weeks, 270 00:11:53,580 --> 00:11:56,614 miss Shaw's class took on a life of its own. 271 00:11:56,616 --> 00:11:59,984 The word was out. Things were different here. 272 00:11:59,986 --> 00:12:03,721 The old rules just didn't apply. 273 00:12:03,723 --> 00:12:07,724 Instead of lectures, we actually had discussions. 274 00:12:07,726 --> 00:12:09,927 Unfortunately, I think you're right. 275 00:12:09,929 --> 00:12:13,998 And not just about books, about... Ideas... 276 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:16,000 About life. 277 00:12:17,570 --> 00:12:21,906 It was sort of like riding shotgun with Che Guevara. 278 00:12:21,908 --> 00:12:23,841 It was pretty cool. 279 00:12:23,843 --> 00:12:25,443 Oh, yeah. 280 00:12:25,445 --> 00:12:27,778 [ Whistle blows ] 281 00:12:27,780 --> 00:12:29,947 Ugh! What a crock! 282 00:12:29,949 --> 00:12:32,916 Not that all the discourse was positive. 283 00:12:32,918 --> 00:12:35,218 I can't believe she's letting you bozos 284 00:12:35,220 --> 00:12:36,754 choose your own grades. 285 00:12:36,756 --> 00:12:39,222 Why not? We're responsible students. 286 00:12:39,224 --> 00:12:40,157 Oh, is that so? 287 00:12:40,159 --> 00:12:41,726 What are you gonna give yourselves? 288 00:12:41,728 --> 00:12:43,861 Gee, let me see. 289 00:12:43,863 --> 00:12:46,597 I, uh, think I'll give myself an "a." 290 00:12:46,599 --> 00:12:49,533 I knew it. It's madness. 291 00:12:49,535 --> 00:12:51,802 Okay, a-plus. 292 00:12:51,804 --> 00:12:54,071 Apparently, opinion on this question 293 00:12:54,073 --> 00:12:55,672 was divided into two camps... 294 00:12:55,674 --> 00:12:58,576 the revolutionaries... And the slugs. 295 00:12:58,578 --> 00:13:01,345 Come on, Paul. Admit it... you're jealous! 296 00:13:01,347 --> 00:13:02,647 No, I'm not. 297 00:13:02,649 --> 00:13:04,482 I don't think it's fair, that's all. 298 00:13:04,484 --> 00:13:06,583 To who? 299 00:13:06,585 --> 00:13:08,219 To whom. 300 00:13:08,221 --> 00:13:09,586 Sorry. 301 00:13:09,588 --> 00:13:11,922 I mean, what if every teacher did something like this? 302 00:13:11,924 --> 00:13:13,157 Well... 303 00:13:13,159 --> 00:13:16,060 He's right. It'd ruin the curve. 304 00:13:16,062 --> 00:13:17,628 You get a "b." 305 00:13:17,630 --> 00:13:20,097 Still, it was clear this was one issue 306 00:13:20,099 --> 00:13:22,633 that wasn't gonna just disappear. 307 00:13:22,635 --> 00:13:24,935 They're not gonna let her get away with this, you know. 308 00:13:24,937 --> 00:13:26,570 Who's not? 309 00:13:26,572 --> 00:13:29,240 The school. The administration? 310 00:13:29,242 --> 00:13:31,642 Come on, Paul, get off it. She knows what she's doing. 311 00:13:31,644 --> 00:13:33,010 Oh, which is? 312 00:13:33,012 --> 00:13:35,946 Hmm. 313 00:13:35,948 --> 00:13:37,214 Miss Shaw? 314 00:13:37,216 --> 00:13:39,216 Obviously, I needed more clarification. 315 00:13:39,218 --> 00:13:40,451 You got a minute? 316 00:13:40,453 --> 00:13:42,652 My time is your time. What's on your mind? 317 00:13:42,654 --> 00:13:46,190 Well, it's about, you know... 318 00:13:46,192 --> 00:13:47,858 The grades? 319 00:13:47,860 --> 00:13:49,059 Yeah. 320 00:13:49,061 --> 00:13:52,429 You see, people are talking about it, and... 321 00:13:52,431 --> 00:13:54,799 they just can't believe I'd let a bunch of bozos like you 322 00:13:54,801 --> 00:13:56,733 handle something like that. 323 00:13:56,735 --> 00:13:58,969 What, was this woman clairvoyant? 324 00:13:58,971 --> 00:14:00,671 Yeah. 325 00:14:00,673 --> 00:14:03,941 Well... It is kind of different, you know. 326 00:14:03,943 --> 00:14:06,076 And what's wrong with that? 327 00:14:06,078 --> 00:14:07,411 Well, nothing! 328 00:14:07,413 --> 00:14:10,247 Except we can't all get a's, right? 329 00:14:10,249 --> 00:14:12,416 I see. 330 00:14:12,418 --> 00:14:16,086 And is that what you're going to give yourself? Really? 331 00:14:17,857 --> 00:14:19,223 No. 332 00:14:19,225 --> 00:14:21,092 I guess not. 333 00:14:21,094 --> 00:14:23,694 Big decision, right? 334 00:14:23,696 --> 00:14:26,163 Makes you think, and that's good. 335 00:14:26,165 --> 00:14:28,198 My guess is, when the time comes, 336 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:32,369 I'm gonna have to beg you guys to break even with c's. 337 00:14:34,907 --> 00:14:37,108 And that's when I realized... 338 00:14:37,110 --> 00:14:40,777 She had more than a lesson plan. 339 00:14:40,779 --> 00:14:43,047 She had a whole concept. 340 00:14:43,049 --> 00:14:45,415 Tell you what. 341 00:14:45,417 --> 00:14:49,954 Let's go get a cup of coffee, talk it over. 342 00:14:49,956 --> 00:14:52,289 Sure! 343 00:14:52,291 --> 00:14:55,192 [ School bell rings ] 344 00:14:59,565 --> 00:15:03,267 That afternoon, a couple of things happened. 345 00:15:03,269 --> 00:15:05,269 Thanks. 346 00:15:05,271 --> 00:15:09,874 I had my first... Cappuccino... 347 00:15:09,876 --> 00:15:11,441 How is it? 348 00:15:11,443 --> 00:15:14,078 They make them good here. 349 00:15:18,751 --> 00:15:22,352 And I got to know miss Shaw. 350 00:15:22,354 --> 00:15:23,654 So, what do you think? 351 00:15:23,656 --> 00:15:25,456 Huh? 352 00:15:25,458 --> 00:15:28,124 About the class... what do you think? 353 00:15:28,126 --> 00:15:29,860 Oh. I like it. 354 00:15:29,862 --> 00:15:32,496 Yeah. I like it, too. 355 00:15:32,498 --> 00:15:36,266 ? They rain and snow on everyone ? 356 00:15:36,268 --> 00:15:40,438 We talked for hours... about football and dating... 357 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:42,306 And, of course, about books. 358 00:15:42,308 --> 00:15:45,409 My Dad gave me a copy of "the red masque" once, 359 00:15:45,411 --> 00:15:48,111 and I thought I'd never read a book like it. 360 00:15:48,113 --> 00:15:50,981 It was like falling into another world. 361 00:15:50,983 --> 00:15:53,083 I didn't even want to come up for air. 362 00:15:53,085 --> 00:15:56,320 And I read it over and over until I broke the spine. 363 00:15:56,322 --> 00:15:58,823 My Dad had to just keep taping it up. 364 00:15:58,825 --> 00:16:03,260 And the amazing part was, it was never boring. 365 00:16:03,262 --> 00:16:04,962 Anything else? 366 00:16:04,964 --> 00:16:06,897 You want another? 367 00:16:06,899 --> 00:16:10,634 Oh. I'm good. 368 00:16:10,636 --> 00:16:13,170 The thing is, I'd never met anyone 369 00:16:13,172 --> 00:16:15,839 who was so right for what she did. 370 00:16:15,841 --> 00:16:17,407 It was incredible. 371 00:16:17,409 --> 00:16:19,643 A woman with a gift... 372 00:16:19,645 --> 00:16:22,312 A natural. 373 00:16:22,314 --> 00:16:25,049 You know, they had... 374 00:16:25,051 --> 00:16:27,852 Maybe it was the talk we had... 375 00:16:27,854 --> 00:16:30,921 Or maybe it was the buzz I got off the three cappuccinos... 376 00:16:30,923 --> 00:16:32,522 whatever. 377 00:16:32,524 --> 00:16:33,791 That night, I found myself 378 00:16:33,793 --> 00:16:36,260 doing something I never thought I'd do. 379 00:16:38,998 --> 00:16:41,265 I picked up that copy of "Ivanhoe"... 380 00:16:41,267 --> 00:16:44,135 All 733 pages. 381 00:16:44,137 --> 00:16:46,003 I mean, hey, you never knew. 382 00:16:46,005 --> 00:16:48,038 There might be a surprise or two. 383 00:16:51,476 --> 00:16:54,544 Miss Shaw, may I speak with you? 384 00:16:54,546 --> 00:16:56,947 But then, life is full of surprises. 385 00:16:56,949 --> 00:16:59,950 Well, I am in the middle of a class. 386 00:16:59,952 --> 00:17:01,752 This will just take a minute. 387 00:17:04,056 --> 00:17:06,223 You heard the man. I'll be back. 388 00:17:06,225 --> 00:17:07,891 In the meantime, why don't you guys 389 00:17:07,893 --> 00:17:09,426 write me a descriptive paragraph 390 00:17:09,428 --> 00:17:11,494 on anything that's on your mind? 391 00:17:11,496 --> 00:17:13,764 What should it be about? 392 00:17:13,766 --> 00:17:16,400 Anything you want, Felicia. 393 00:17:16,402 --> 00:17:18,269 And have fun! 394 00:17:18,271 --> 00:17:20,604 Yeah. Fun. 395 00:17:20,606 --> 00:17:22,772 [ Indistinct conversations ] 396 00:17:22,774 --> 00:17:25,476 I'd like to say I wrote something profound that day, 397 00:17:25,478 --> 00:17:29,513 but the fact is... I didn't. 398 00:17:31,416 --> 00:17:34,218 I don't think anyone else did, either. 399 00:17:40,126 --> 00:17:42,993 Okay, everybody, turn in your papers. 400 00:17:42,995 --> 00:17:46,797 I can see genius has been brimming. 401 00:17:50,369 --> 00:17:53,203 I'll really enjoy reading these. 402 00:18:03,215 --> 00:18:04,982 Well... 403 00:18:04,984 --> 00:18:08,218 I guess there's no sense in keeping you in the dark, 404 00:18:08,220 --> 00:18:11,121 so here goes. 405 00:18:11,123 --> 00:18:14,525 Dr. Valenti and I had a talk. 406 00:18:14,527 --> 00:18:17,728 Seems he got a call from the school board. 407 00:18:17,730 --> 00:18:23,099 So he set me down and explained that, from now on, I must... 408 00:18:23,101 --> 00:18:26,703 Follow state guidelines as they pertain to curriculum, 409 00:18:26,705 --> 00:18:28,839 grading, the whole thing. 410 00:18:28,841 --> 00:18:32,442 His arguments were well-thought-out... 411 00:18:32,444 --> 00:18:34,044 And reasonable. 412 00:18:34,046 --> 00:18:38,449 And he left it up to me to decide what I wanted to do. 413 00:18:38,451 --> 00:18:43,286 And the way she said it, we all knew what it meant... 414 00:18:43,288 --> 00:18:46,891 a fight to the finish between miss Shaw and the system, 415 00:18:46,893 --> 00:18:49,759 a battle of right versus might. 416 00:18:49,761 --> 00:18:52,562 So I've decided. 417 00:18:54,400 --> 00:18:57,901 This... Is my last day. 418 00:19:21,994 --> 00:19:24,361 Thanks. 419 00:19:33,539 --> 00:19:36,373 Miss Shaw! Miss Shaw, wait up! 420 00:19:36,375 --> 00:19:37,908 I couldn't believe it. 421 00:19:37,910 --> 00:19:40,276 One minute she was teaching a class, the next minute... 422 00:19:40,278 --> 00:19:42,112 Where are you going? 423 00:19:42,114 --> 00:19:45,649 I'm sorry, Kevin. I have to do this. 424 00:19:45,651 --> 00:19:48,184 You can't just leave, can you? 425 00:19:48,186 --> 00:19:52,155 I'm afraid they didn't give me a choice. 426 00:19:52,157 --> 00:19:55,993 Well, look, if it's about the grades, that doesn't matter. 427 00:19:55,995 --> 00:19:57,861 Give us grades. It's okay. 428 00:19:57,863 --> 00:19:59,663 It's not just the grades. 429 00:19:59,665 --> 00:20:02,032 Well... 430 00:20:02,034 --> 00:20:05,002 Then, if it's "Ivanhoe," hey, I already read it. 431 00:20:05,004 --> 00:20:08,038 Kevin, it's really very simple. 432 00:20:08,040 --> 00:20:10,874 I'm a teacher, but they don't want me to teach, 433 00:20:10,876 --> 00:20:13,176 not the way I can. 434 00:20:13,178 --> 00:20:15,980 So, I won't. 435 00:20:15,982 --> 00:20:18,815 And then she said something I'll never forget. 436 00:20:21,453 --> 00:20:24,188 It's just not worth it. 437 00:20:24,190 --> 00:20:26,490 Not worth it? 438 00:20:26,492 --> 00:20:28,525 And even though I'd heard it, 439 00:20:28,527 --> 00:20:31,094 I just couldn't believe my ears. 440 00:20:31,096 --> 00:20:33,264 It's not worth it?! 441 00:20:33,266 --> 00:20:35,832 I know you understand... 442 00:20:35,834 --> 00:20:37,568 Don't you? 443 00:20:38,971 --> 00:20:40,971 'Course, maybe I should have... 444 00:20:40,973 --> 00:20:44,541 about the hassles, about the frustrations. 445 00:20:46,912 --> 00:20:50,647 But all I could think of was... She was walking out on us. 446 00:20:50,649 --> 00:20:52,182 What's she doing? 447 00:20:52,184 --> 00:20:54,651 She's sticking it to Valenti... that's what she's doing. 448 00:20:57,423 --> 00:20:59,656 - Right on! - Yeah! 449 00:20:59,658 --> 00:21:02,059 [ Applause ] 450 00:21:02,061 --> 00:21:03,894 [ Crowd cheering ] 451 00:21:11,170 --> 00:21:14,905 That afternoon, there was kind of a celebration. 452 00:21:16,441 --> 00:21:20,878 They were celebrating youth, enthusiasm, idealism. 453 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:24,915 They were cheering for the best and the brightest. 454 00:21:24,917 --> 00:21:27,550 ? The dizzy dancing ? 455 00:21:27,552 --> 00:21:30,654 Only they didn't know what I knew then. 456 00:21:30,656 --> 00:21:32,556 But they found out. 457 00:21:32,558 --> 00:21:34,391 The hero... 458 00:21:34,393 --> 00:21:37,627 As defined in Aristotle's Poetics, 459 00:21:37,629 --> 00:21:40,997 is a man not preeminently... 460 00:21:40,999 --> 00:21:43,100 Virtuous or just... 461 00:21:43,102 --> 00:21:44,734 But through some great... 462 00:21:44,736 --> 00:21:47,871 I guess, in the end, miss Shaw did what was best for her. 463 00:21:47,873 --> 00:21:51,808 After all, no compromises, no regrets. 464 00:21:51,810 --> 00:21:57,014 The only thing is, she didn't do what was best for us. 465 00:21:57,016 --> 00:21:59,282 Whom, however... 466 00:21:59,284 --> 00:22:03,420 Succumbs to great misfortune... 467 00:22:03,422 --> 00:22:06,857 But even today... 468 00:22:06,859 --> 00:22:09,393 I don't know who to be angry at... 469 00:22:09,395 --> 00:22:13,229 her... 470 00:22:13,231 --> 00:22:15,499 Or the system that drove her away. 471 00:22:15,501 --> 00:22:21,070 ? I really don't know life ? 472 00:22:21,072 --> 00:22:24,741 ? At all ? 473 00:22:24,791 --> 00:22:29,341 Repair and Synchronization by Easy Subtitles Synchronizer 1.0.0.0 34540

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