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[Music]

Ooh, my fantasy team's gone up. Hell yeah. Number two baby, let's go.

See, he's always on his phone. It's so disappointing. This is why he's failing school. I'm really gonna

need your help. Parker, your stepmom is really worried about you. You need to pay attention. Alright.

I'm really gonna need your help. So my methods can be a little unconventional,

and I need you guys to trust me. Can you promise to do that? Alright. I trust you. Wonderful. Parker,

I know you're a little ADHD, so no matter what, just keep trying. That's all I'm asking of you.

Okay. Bri, can you help me grab the supplies? Yep.

Yeah.

[FOOTSTEPS]

OK.

OK.

OK.

So your mother says you're struggling in basic literature.

Yeah, all she cares about is sports.

OK, so let's start with something like that.

Greek gods had stats, too, the same as basketball players.

Does that make sense?

Yeah.

So for example, Achilles had 100 kills.

Is that real?

Yeah, it's all in the book.

So who's your favorite player?

Ooh, number 10 on the LA team.

Number 10.

OK, and his stats, how many rebounds

did he have in his last game?

Ooh, he had six.

OK.

So the Greek gods are warriors, and so they

fought a lot of wars.

And it's kind of the same way with your sports team.

They go into a game, and it's like fighting a war.

Oh.

So wait.

If he has six rebounds, does that mean he's

going on six missions?

Yes, exactly.

Does that make sense?

Yeah.

I guess so.

And then how many points did he score?

Ooh, he scored 15.

Oh, 15 points.

Wait, is that like 15 kills?

Exactly.

You nailed it.

Come on, mom.

I'm learning.

Interesting.

You're doing so well.

Thank you.

OK, so 15 points, 15 kills.

Six rebounds and six missions.

And then how many wins have they had?

What is their--

I think they're like six and five.

Six and five.

So what do you think that means?

They've won six battles and died five times?

They've won six battles and lost five battles, but close.

So see how you can make the comparison?

Yeah.

Yeah, so I think you can definitely do this.

You just have to put your mind to it.

I think we just need maybe a little bit more.

And then how many players are on a team?

Five.

OK.

On the whole team or just on the team that's on the floor?

On the floor.

On the floor.

There's five on the floor.

OK.

And then how many are total on the team now?

10.

OK.

So five would be your top key warriors,

which is your starting players.

And 10 is the total number of people fighting the battle

that are on your team.

Does that make sense?

It makes sense, yeah.

Yeah.

So wait.

If they won a championship, does that mean they win a full war?

Yes.

See, they're very similar.

Yeah, they're actually really similar.

OK.

And then does that-- so each player has different stats.

Does that mean each hero has different stats?

That is correct.

So if you look at the stats, each warrior

has their own stats just like each player does.

Gotcha.

Wait, who's another Greek hero?

Have you ever heard of Hercules?

Hercules, Hercules, Hercules.

Yeah.

So Hercules was a brave and mighty fighter,

and he could not be defeated.

So when you look at Hercules, we can

say that he is the same as a team going undefeated.

Oh, that makes sense.

Yeah.

Well, I think we've completed our lesson for the day.

Really?

Hey, I did good.

You did so good.

Hey, Parker, are you OK?

Yeah, it's just the championship game's on tonight.

And there's-- I just really wanted to--

all he wants to do is watch it.

He doesn't want to focus on any of this.

Well, I mean, you really have to get this done.

I know.

How about I help you and we can get through it pretty quickly?

Yeah, OK.

OK.

Bree, would you mind helping me out?

Sure.

So let's see.

We've got x plus 4 equals 8.

And then let's subtract x from 8.

What does that equal?

So we move the x over to the other side of subtracts.

So that would mean x would equal 4?

Yes.

Exactly.

So we're always going to do the opposite.

Let's try another one.

So x plus 3 equals 9 minus x equals--

So x plus 3 equals 9.

And then if we subtract x on the other side--

Equal.

You're such a quick learner, sweetie.

You got this.

You're doing such a good job.

Thank you.

It would be equal 3.

Not quite.

So it would equal 6.

Yes.

Good job.

Thank you.

Look, stuff along really doing really good.

I'm so proud of you, sweetie.

So let's try another one.

OK.

OK.

So x plus 6 equals 12.

And then if we minus x on this side,

what is that going to equal?

Well, 12 is 6?

Yeah.

You're doing amazing.

Look at that.

Yeah.

See, when you put your mind to it,

you really can accomplish anything.

Good job, sweetie.

Thank you.

Let's try a couple more.

x plus 3 equals 7 minus x equals--

4?

Yeah.

Hey.

You are doing so great, Parker.

Really, really great work.

OK.

Mommy's proud of you, Parker.

Thank you.

I'm trying really hard.

x plus 5 equals 15 minus x equals--

Ooh, that's easy.

10.

Yeah.

I mean, pretty soon I don't even

think you're going to need my help.

But let's do one more.

x plus 7 equals 10 minus x equals?

I think it's-- I think it's--

I think it's 3?

Yeah.

Yeah, yeah, definitely 3.

You did so great.

You, again, you just put your mind to it.

You can do this.

It's not that hard.

Great job, Parker.

Do you want to go watch your game now?

Yeah.

Can I go watch?

Absolutely.

Thank you.

So Parker, now that your tutoring's over, I had this idea.

I was thinking we could do a pop quiz on everything

that we've learned.

And for every answer you get right, you'll get a reward.

No pressure, sweetie.

OK.

Awesome.

So we learned a lot of different things,

so I'm just going to hit on a little bit of everything.

So how about the capital of the US?

Oh, it's easy.

Washington.

Well, I wanted to start easy, but I know you've got this.

What about the capital of Iowa?

Ooh.

I think that one's Des Moines?

Good job, sweetie!

I'm so proud of you.

Yes.

And what about the capital of Germany?

You know that's one of my favorite countries.

I think it's Berlin.

Yes.

Awesome job.

Good job, sweetie.

I'm so proud of you.

So Parker, tell me the capital of Mexico.

Ooh.

Is it Cancun?

No.

I know that's where you want to go to party.

Come on, really think about it, sweetie.

Focus.

I'm not partying.

Oh, Mexico City.

Awesome job.

Good job.

I knew you knew that one, sweetie.

What is the river on the Mexico-US border called?

Come on, focus.

Rio... Rio... Rio... Grande?

Yeah!

Grande.

I'm so-- you have been so helpful.

He has made such a huge improvement.

I can't--

I am so impressed.

--been a few weeks.

Like, I can't believe it's drastic change.

I mean, when he puts his mind to it,

he really just gets it.

Yeah.

Oh my gosh.

I'm so sorry for ever doubting you.

How dare you doubt me.

So what's next, teach?

OK.

We talked a lot about the early days of the United States.

So when did the Pilgrims arrive in the US?

Come on, sweetie.

Really think about it.

Really focus.

1776 was the declaration.

Yes.

So it's not the 17s.

16?

20?

Correct.

Good job.

That's amazing.

You are the best teacher.

Oh, well, thank you.

You're so welcome.

So happy to have you here helping.

Oh, Parker, what is the capital of Texas?

That one's easy.

Austin.

Very good.

Nice.

And what is Florida called?

Florida?

Well, it's a state, but it's also called something else.

Like land?

The land, yes.

You know this one.

I know you know this one.

Oh, because it looks like a boot and is surrounded by water.

It's a peninsula.

Correct.

Yes, great.

And then what about the Greek mythologists

that we spoke about earlier?

There was someone that you were really excited to learn about.

One, you know this one.

Couda?

That's one of them.

And remember, one of the other ones

you were clapping to earlier?

Oh, Hercules.

Yes.

But he's a hero.

He is a hero.

And then who was the Greek god that had 100 kill-- 100 wins?

Oh, Achilles?

Yes.

Yes.

Look, I remember him.

Sweetie, you've really, really been putting in so much effort

and paying attention.

I'm so proud of you.

He's doing so good.

I just can't believe.

What is the capital of Georgia?

This is all you.

You know this one.

Think about it.

Atlanta?

Yeah.

Woo!

Really?

Good job, honey.

So good.

And do you know what Georgia's known for?

If you had to think of Georgia, what fruit is Georgia known for?

My favorite singer has a song about this, Peaches.

Yes.

The sweet, sweet peaches in Georgia.

Yes.

And what about the capital of Canada?

Sweetie, you know you know this one.

Montreal?

Start that up.

Oh, no.

Sweetie, you know.

Think it.

Take your time.

No rush.

Start from an O.

Ontario?

No.

You know it.

One more try.

Ooh.

Ottawa.

Nailed it.

See, you're just overthinking it.

I know.

I've got to think about my favorite sports teams.

How do you know so much?

Sports.

I read a lot of players' bios and figured out where they're from.

And see, that's it.

Keep that.

Just keep going with that.

That's all you have to do.

It's all tied in.

I didn't realize that.

You really learn a lot from studying your sports and your teams.

So keep it up.

OK.

I never realized.

I think when we put things together with something that we like,

it makes more sense.

Yes.

Yes, it makes it easier.

I believe that.

Because then you're learning something that you like,

but you're also learning from your knowledge at the same time.

You're enjoying it.

Yeah.

Yeah.

What about the-- what is considered the car capital of the United States?

Where do they make all the cars in the United States?

The car capital?

Would that be Texas?

Not everything is in Texas.

Well, but all the best things are.

Sweetie, you know it.

It's in the Midwest.

And it starts with a D. It's city.

Picture the map you've been studying.

So Detroit?

Yes.

Yay.

Sweetie, I'm so proud of you.

You're doing such a great job.

Thank you.

Thank you.

What other questions you got for me?

Teach.

Tell me about-- do you know how many basketball teams there are?

Well, in the US, there's-- the US alone or both US and Canada?

US only.

Oh.

27.

Because there's-- no, 28, because there's 30 total,

and there's two teams in Canada.

Awesome.

Oh my god.

You keep impressing me more and more.

And I know soccer is your favorite sport.

Yeah.

I love soccer.

So--

Football.

How many teams are in the league in the United States?

In the US league, including Canada, there are 29.

Because there's 14 in the West, and there's 15 in the East.

Wow.

Oh my god.

That's so detailed.

Well said.

And who won the last World Cup?

The last World Cup?

Argentina.

I love the accent.

Can you say that again?

Argentina.

Oh my god.

I love that too.

It's because the goat finally won the strap.

You are such a good teacher.

I think you need to help him out on the daily.

He's really learning quick.

I've never seen him learn so fast.

I'm just so glad that I was able to help.

Oh my god.

We really appreciate you.

Buenos Aires is where my favorite player is from.

He's an Argentine.

Oh.

See?

Keep relating things that you're learning to things

that you like and enjoy, and it's just

going to come natural to you.

Yeah.

Parker, can you tell me where the World Sports Tournament is

this year?

Paris.

Good job.

Paris 2024.

So proud.

Yes.

Wouldn't it be so cool to go to that?

Oh my god.

Maybe if you keep getting these right,

we might treat you to that.

Really?

We'll see how you do.

Yeah.

I'm down for it.

That means it's really fun to go see.

Keep showing us your best work.

Gotcha.

If you keep it up, you're on a roll right now.

If you keep this going, then we'll definitely

consider it for you.

Well, I'm going to keep doing my best.

I really want to go.

Oh my god.

Is there anything else that you would want as a reward

if you keep this up?

Oh, some new jerseys would be cool.

OK.

Noted.

All the jerseys.

Well, you have really come such a far away,

and we could not be more proud of you.

Thank you.

Your teachers are going to be really impressed with you.

Never fail that class again.

No, not this way.

You're definitely learning from the best.

Oh, I'm definitely learning from the best right now.

And you know who to call if you need any tutoring.

Yeah, tutoring makes more sense.

As you say, I don't have any ghosts.

Next question.

What is your favorite Greek play?

Ooh.

Oh, you didn't know this one.

You know this one.

Oedipus.

Good job.

Oh my gosh.

You really are on a roll right now.

Thank you.

I like that.

I was going to play it a lot.

Kind of sad.

Why did you like it so much?

Yeah.

Tell us why you liked it so much.

He fucks his mom.

Oh.

Oh.

Yeah.

But then he also does a lot of things.

He's not that appropriate.

We need to focus on what you're learning right now.

You're getting a little off topic when you talk

about things like that.

I know.

Sorry.

What about the-- what is the capital of Vermont?

Ooh.

Oh.

I didn't know a single city in Vermont.

Well.

Where's Vermont?

Vermont is in the Northeast of the United States

up near Montreal, Canada.

And it's very cold.

And the--

Is it in New England?

It is in New England.

I just know the one football team.

Good job.

And the capital is Montpelier.

Mont-well-eh?

Mont-- Montpelier.

Montpelier.

Yes, it is French.

But I don't have a good French accent.

You are learning so much.

You're going to--

I hope you're not feeling overwhelmed, sweetie.

No, I just--

I didn't know that one.

I didn't know Vermont had a capital.

Yeah.

I mean, Vermont's a tiny state.

Like Rhode Island?

A little bit bigger than Rhode Island, but yes.

That Rhode Island's small.

Sweetie, do you know what the most popular sport in Canada

is?

Do you know what sport it's kind of known for?

Oh, hockey.

Yay.

You really are on a roll.

I haven't won a championship in a while, though.

Not in a while.

USA, USA.

Take your sport.

Did you know basketball was also invented in Canada?

I didn't know that, actually.

I know you're teaching-- can you teach us some things?

Basketball was invented by a PE teacher who was trying

to teach his kids some stuff.

Really?

Who was trying to keep their attention.

And so he got a fruit basket and put it up on a little shelf.

Oh, no way.

And told the kids they made a ball into it.

They'd get a point.

And so then it became a game.

And William Cheever--

Oh, wow.

Oh, that is so-- see, that's a great way

to get people to learn.

Tie something in that they enjoy.

Just like what we're doing here.

Exactly.

They got their attention.

They all behaved.

And now it's a multi-million dollar sport?

That is so cool.

Yes, it is.

I never knew that's how it got started.

Interesting.

And--

I'm back to the subject.

Also, the sport played most around the world is soccer,

or futbol.

Futbol?

Or football.

Yeah.

And people call American football hand egg.

Because it looks like an egg.

And they--

I didn't know that before.

Oh my god.

Now you're teaching us things.

But the reason why it's called football

is because the ball is your foot.

Oh, yeah.

That makes sense.

Pretty simple.

Yeah, it is.

Do you like rugby?

Is that like the European version of football?

Yeah.

Oh, yeah.

I've seen that a couple times.

It's a pretty tough sport.

They're really rough with it.

Yeah.

The girls in high school--

the high school I went to anyways when they played rugby,

they always had black eyes.

And they're always like, bandaged up.

Yeah.

They were always getting hurt.

Yep.

Do they get mad at us for putting pads on and playing

football?

That makes no sense.

Always people wearing pads.

Yeah.

Yeah, I don't know.

Anyways, I always saw them.

And I'm like, I don't think I'm going to play that sport.

If you were going to play a sport, what would it be?

Hockey.

Yes, I'd play.

What about you?

What would you play?

I would play football, American football.

OK.

I always wanted to play football.

I can picture that.

You would look good in a jersey.

Oh, thanks.

I love the tight pants.

Yeah.

That's my favorite.

Yeah.

The tights.

The tights, yeah.

The butts on the players always look good.

Oh, that would be my favorite.

I'm not looking at that one.

OK, moving on.

I like in-- well, I'm going to be a little distracted now.

I like in baseball how the players have nice, tight pants

because it-- yeah.

Come on.

I get sexy.

See, I like baseball, but only in person.

I can't watch it on TV.

It's pretty slow for me.

Baseball games are hard to watch on TV sometimes.

But the whole new pitch clock is so bad.

Like, why are you making people--

the point of the game was to psych each other out.

You got 30 seconds to throw a ball.

It's like, why are we doing this?

It's the pressure they would put on people.

Exactly.

It's not--

Struck them, and they wouldn't be falling into the game.

There's no need for it.

No.

No, absolutely not.

It's like putting a shot clock on golf.

Yeah, I saw that.

I went to a ball game in September,

and I found that really odd how they had that timer.

I mean, I get it.

It makes the games go by fast or whatever.

But who says I don't want to be there till 3 in the morning?

I'm sure a lot of people do.

Exactly.

But I'm paying the money for it.

I'm getting the best out of it.

You want to get all the bang for your buck, I'm sure.

Exactly.

Yeah.

I get you, sweetie.

I get you.

Do you know what the most popular baseball team in the US is?

Like, who's doing--

ranked the highest?

Ranked the highest?

No, I know Texas just won.

Yeah.

I'll accept that as a correct answer.

The Texas won in the championship, yes.

Good job.

You really do know your sports, don't you, sweetie?

I think the most popular one is the one from New York though.

Or LA.

One of the two.

OK.

But I can't.

Cool.

100%.

No.

Well, if I was going to ask anyone about sports,

it would be my biggest sports fan.

You know what, sweetie?

That is a lot of brain overload for you.

I think that might be enough studying for you.

Enough studying for the day?

Yeah.

I mean, summer school's coming to an end.

You've really done great.

What are you going to do for the rest of your summer?

Yeah, do you have any plans?

Probably just train a little bit for next season.

Hang out with some friends.

Nice.

Lots of video games.

Oh, don't do gaming too much though.

You've got to stay outside and not get too caught up in it.

I will.

I'll make sure to go outside every now and then.

OK.

Just got to keep it balanced, right?

Just a little bit.

I mean, some outdoor time, some indoor time, some family time.

Yeah, a little bit of everything, right?

Exactly.

What about you?

I am hoping to take a little trip.

Oh, where are you going?

Yeah, that's exciting.

Maybe to California.

Oh, that sounds fun.

Yeah, I need some ocean time.

The cold ocean?

Yes.

I don't really go in the water, but I love the beaches.

I love beaches too.

I need a little beach vacation.

That'll be really nice.

How long do you plan to go for?

Probably a week.

Oh, that's a perfect amount of time.

Yeah.

Get a little mouth.

Yeah, that's great.

It always surprised me when I see people get in the water in the West Coast.

It's like, wow, it's so cold.

Yeah, I couldn't imagine doing it without a wetsuit.

Yeah.

People just running in there fully up to their neck.

Yeah.

You not cold?

What's going on?

Yeah, I know.

Everyone's got such a different body temperature.

Couldn't be any--

I love beaches too.

I think I'm going to go to Florida soon.

I'm going to spend some time there.

I love the water in Florida.

Oh, me too.

It's so warm.

Can you take me with you?

Definitely, sweetie.

You've been doing such a good job and really proving yourself.

I think you've earned yourself a little vacay with mom.

A little vacay?

Yeah.

Mommy, we're excited.

We can go to the beach.

Yes, we can go to the beach every day if you want.

Or there's some good nude beaches.

Stop.

There's probably a lot of nude beaches there.

There's a couple.

I've done my research.

Oh.

Have you been planning this?

Maybe.

When you travel, is there always a specific thing you like doing

when you're traveling?

Or is it just go to the beach and hang out?

I pretty much go to the beach and hang out.

But I also love to go to great restaurants.

Yes, try new food.

Try new food.

Go to new restaurants.

That's always really fun for me.

What's the best food you've ever had?

The best food I've ever had, I would say, was in actually

probably one of the really nice seafood restaurants in California.

Oh, my god.

It was so fresh.

You were on my mind.

I was thinking seafood while you said that.

Those little restaurants on the beach.

The water.

Yes, I love those.

My heart.

I've seen a lot of those.

I feel like I should go on vacation with you guys.

Yeah, I feel like you should come with us.

We can get studies in at our leisure time.

No more studies.

Come on, we're doing good.

Yeah, OK.

I'm sorry.

I don't need to--

Vacay is vacay time, not study time.

Right, OK.

He's got a good point.

I won't fight you on that one.

I'm on your side on this, Parker.

But yeah, those seafood restaurants on the beach.

You can hear the waves and the wind and all the palm trees.

I feel like I'm there.

Yes.

We love a good pancetta.

Yes.

Do you know there's actually different kinds of palm trees?

Like, the ones in Nevada aren't the same kind of palm tree

that's in Florida.

I just heard that actually recently.

But I didn't know that.

And then also, palm trees are more closely related to grass

than they are to an actual tree.

Really?

Oh, right.

And yet, the texture and everything is so different.

Yeah, but if you cut a palm tree down, like you cut a tree down,

it doesn't have the rings or anything like that.

Oh, yes.

OK.

That is so amazing.

There's a little fun factory to teach.

See, I'm always learning something new.

I love it when my students teach me something.

I know.

It's the best part.

Sometimes you gotta learn.

Sometimes you gotta do the learning.

Absolutely.

The teaching, sometimes you gotta teach.

Parker, when we go on vacation, well, it's

looking like it's going to be the three of us.

Is there anything in particular that you want to do, or any restaurants

you want to try?

Ooh, I want to try some very Cuban food.

Ooh.

This is amazing.

If you want to get some nice Cuban food, I want to try.

Mm-hmm.

And also, just clubbing and partying.

Of course.

Of course.

We're going to Mahang, right?

Yeah.

We'll go there.

Yeah.

I am partying.

They've got great clubs there.

Lots of clubs.

Did you know there's a club there that never closes?

Really?

You want to go to that one?

On Friday nights, it opens at like-- well, I guess it kind of closes during the week.

You party animal.

I just do my research, Mom.

I know.

You want to party.

You want to go to nude beaches, eat Cuban food.

I see your plan that you have been secretly planning.

Got to have a lot of fun before I graduate.

It's your prime years right now, Mom.

I've got two years left of college left.

Wow, that's it.

That's why you're growing up so fast.

Isn't it crazy?

Mm-hmm.

Before you know it, it's going to be out of the house.

Yeah.

You're making us so proud.

Don't worry.

I'll come back and visit a lot.

You better.

Yeah, you're better.

Yeah, so the club opens at like Friday night at 6 PM-ish. It doesn't close till Monday until noon.

Oh!

That's insane.

Oh, my God.

People are there at like 3 in the afternoon on Saturdays, just like-- [IMITATES BAMMING]

You've come so far and done so great.

Yeah.

Yeah, you have been working so hard.

You're doing so great.

And it's just-- yeah, you have to be careful with that.

I have been working hard a lot.

Mm-hmm.

I really have.

Yeah.

You've really been proving yourself, though.

Rock hard.

Yeah.

The entire time.

Yeah.

The entire time.

Rock hard.

You're really proving yourself.

You're really growing up fast.

Oh, come on.

But you're making us so proud.

Oh, thanks, mom.

You're so welcome.

Well, if we're only going to Florida for a week, I think we'll have time to go somewhere else.

If you keep this up, is there anywhere-- maybe you have a special request?

You want to travel?

I don't know.

I can't get Texas off my mind.

OK.

But there's like three questions on that board about Texas.

So now it's got your mind thinking about it?

Yeah.

Oh, OK.

I'm pretty sure they got really good Mexican food.

So we can go to Florida for Cuban and then Texas for Mexican.

Yeah.

OK.

There we go.

What else do you want to do in Texas?

Well, apparently there was like some big battle or something like that in Texas.

I don't know what it was called, though.

Something to do with Mexico.

Do you know--

The Alamo?

That's it.

Alamo.

Yeah.

Yes.

Obviously that.

OK.

So we'll make sure we do that.

Anything else?

I've heard Austin's fun.

We can just do a little trip through Texas.

Yeah.

That'll take a couple days, right?

Oh, yeah.

That sounds fun.

Take a little road trip through Texas.

Sure.

Make it a little spontaneous and have a few planned things.

Exactly.

I like it.

This just keeps getting better and better.

There's great music in Texas.

So many amazing musicians are there.

Yeah.

So check that out as well.

Definitely go to a concert together.

Lots of country.

Yeah.

They're really good, I heard.

Yeah, lots of country-- like popular country artists there.

I love me some good country.

Me, too.

Yeah.

And a good hat.

A good country, a good hat, lots of sunshine there.

And you get boots, too.

Yeah.

I want real cowboy boots.

Yeah, they look so sexy.

Yeah.

I love them.

Yeah.

You will rock those.

You will, too.

Thank you.

Honey, now that we have filled your head with so much

information, why don't you fill our faces with your cums?

Yeah.

You've been such a good student.

Mm-hm.

Good job.

Oh, fuck.

That was a good study session.

That was great.

You did so well.

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