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Okay, now, what is the text mostly about?
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-Kira.
-Is it recess yet?
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No, not recess yet, guys,
we still have a couple of minutes.
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But I wanna go now.
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Guys, we have to be patient, okay?
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Patience is a virtue.
A very important virtue.
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Like, you can know you're going to recess,
you know?
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Like, you know. 'Cause Ava...
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Principal Coleman, told you
you were going to recess.
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Yeah, you never thought
you were going to recess.
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In fact, your mom told you
you would never go to recess
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'cause she's never been to recess.
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-She said that?
-Yeah, your mom said that, right?
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But now you know that recess is happening,
but you can't go looking for recess.
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You don't wanna go looking for it.
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You can't find it if you tried.
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You really wanna know
if it's emerald or it's princess cut.
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-I love princesses.
-Who doesn't, Kira?
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But the thing is, you know
recess is happening,
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and you didn't even know it was happening.
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You thought you were getting a dog,
but guess what?
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No, you're going to recess!
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You're going to recess!
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Yeah!
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Turning challenging curriculum into a game
creates excitement to learn.
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Not Monopoly though.
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The school year is only 181 days long.
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I try to attend all seminars
that pertain to my students and me,
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and sometimes there's useful information,
but all of the time there is catering.
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And as liaison representative,
I attend every... every seminar,
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but my favorites are the ones with Barb
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because we get ice cream
and gab afterwards.
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That happened one time.
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Oh. Every tradition
started with a single event.
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{\an8} Yes?
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{\an8}This is my first year and I'm noticing
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{\an8}that a few students need
a little more time on certain lessons.
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{\an8}Is it better to follow
the mandated curriculum or to...
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{\an8}Follow the mandated curriculum.
Yeah, teach to the test.
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{\an8}Even if you run the risk of having to hold
a student back at the end of the year?
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{\an8}Um... If you did your best,
and they did their best, they can move up.
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{\an8}Of course, he's not saying
pass a student who's failing.
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{\an8}I wouldn't say that. No.
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{\an8}Um, it is the district's belief
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{\an8}that students can't succeed
when they fail.
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{\an8}And a bird can't fly if it's a moose.
What are we doing here?
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{\an8}I had to kind of adjust
what qualifies as an F.
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{\an8}-You're kidding?
-No, I do that too.
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{\an8}Wait, does everybody do this?
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{\an8}L-Let's all take a breather. Um...
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{\an8}I have some more slides.
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{\an8}So, uh...
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{\an8}-I don't know why you're surprised though.
-Because we don't do this at Abbott.
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{\an8}Hey. What... No... We don't.
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{\an8}Oh, wow, man. It's fun to laugh, huh?
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{\an8} And for transportation?
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{\an8}We have my SUV,
Lynn's minivan and your party bus.
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{\an8}So that should fit all the Steppers.
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{\an8}Minivan?
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{\an8}Sucks to have kids, huh?
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{\an8}I'll cover the snacks and water.
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{\an8} You wanted to see me?
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{\an8}Yes, your janitors'
union bonus check came.
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{\an8}Not sure why you had it sent here,
but here you go.
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{\an8}Probably had it sent here to remind
someone she forgot to congratulate me.
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{\an8}I emailed you.
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{\an8}When I check my email next month,
I'll forgive you.
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{\an8}Uh, you texted me, "Come to my office,
and don't say it's a bad time."
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{\an8}But it feels like it's a bad time.
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{\an8}No, no, no, it's pressing. Follow me.
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{\an8}You still cool with Dom?
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{\an8}Yeah, Dom's great.
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{\an8}Kind of sees me as a mentor.
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-Great, you need to fire him.
-Huh?
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So Dom's missed 23 days this year.
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We get ten.
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He's gotten several warnings,
but I don't wanna fire him.
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He's the only one around here
I can actually dap up,
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and sometimes that's really all you need
at the end of a long day.
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Well, I kind of set aside today
to work on my proposal.
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-You can't really do it at home because...
-Gregory, this is your job.
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Relationships end, jobs last.
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Oh, and you need to
follow union protocol on this.
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So Gregory, Melissa. Melissa, Gregory.
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You know what? We should start over.
How you doing?
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What's going on?
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As union representative,
you need to help Gregory fire Dom
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in a way that doesn't get us sued.
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You're firing Dom?
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Typical corporate penny-pinching.
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Well, you know what?
I fight for the little guy, Greggy.
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-Ava.
-Janine's gonna say no.
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Look at that. I just freed up your day.
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Crazy.
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So tell me why my dad got me,
a 13-year-old,
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a princess bed for his new apartment.
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-Well, tell me it was at least Tiana.
-Cinderella.
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Ooh.
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Courtney has really been
taking me up on my open-door policy.
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She's been here before school,
after school, sometimes at lunch.
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It's usually just to vent,
but sometimes we chat.
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I'm just so happy
that she's finally opening up.
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Oh, my God.
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I can't even laugh about it with my mom
because she'll use it against him.
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It's so stupid.
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Ugh. Well, look, I know it feels bad,
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but it is totally okay
to be mad at your parents. Trust me.
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-I don't think I'm mad at them.
-Hmm.
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I think I'm just sad.
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Oh.
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So are you an IShowSpeed girl
or a Kai Cenat fan?
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They're both cool.
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I haven't been laughed at
since I tried stand-up back in 1987.
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Yeah, they're a bunch of slugs,
the whole lot of them.
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Oh!
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Mr. Morton, man of scientific excellence.
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You wouldn't just pass a failing student,
would you?
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-Ah, I knew it.
-I haven't even answered the question yet.
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But yeah,
sometimes I'll let a few slip through.
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-What?
-I don't wanna get chewed out
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by the district again. Hey, I was next.
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Tasha, same question.
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Pass a failing student?
I literally do it all the time.
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-Damn it, Tasha!
-What?
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What? Don't get mad at me. It was
basically obligatory at my old school.
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I just figured it was the same thing here.
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I can't believe what I'm hearing.
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Is this what happens to my sweet babies
once they leave my class?
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This ain't Dead Poets Society, Barb.
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You don't talk to her.
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That was the best one yet.
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All right, quick water break,
we'll run it again.
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Principal Coleman,
what do you think of these?
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Ooh! These are cute.
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Right? They have multiple colors too.
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But wearing these
will take us to the next level.
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I can't fight you on that.
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-How much?
-So they're $200 each.
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And that includes shoes.
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Like, we'd win in these for sure.
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Like you always say,
it's what's on the outside that matters.
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I do say that.
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$200 per kid?
You're dancing in wedding dresses?
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The competition is next weekend.
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This is when having an NBA boyfriend
would come in handy,
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but no, stay for love, they said.
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Look, I can talk princesses
and school gossip all day,
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but the more emotional stuff
is just trickier terrain.
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Then I remembered,
we have someone for that.
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Hey, Ms. Alomar, did you get my email?
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The one you sent four minutes ago?
Yeah, I got it.
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Okay, good. Then it sent.
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Um, well, then as you know,
I think I could really use your help.
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Courtney's in a delicate place,
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and I just really don't wanna say
the wrong thing to her.
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Well, since Courtney
didn't come to me herself,
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I'd recommend the three of us
just meet in your classroom.
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Great idea. Love that. Oh, God.
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That's why you're so good at your job.
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Happy I came in here
and thought to kind of reach out. Sorry.
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-Do you need something else?
-No, actually.
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I just feel so safe with you
and then I followed you in here.
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Okay. I'll see you later.
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-One, two, three...
-Hey, guys.
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You wanted to see me in the library?
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-Yeah, this is my new office.
-Office?
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Yeah, you know
I'm assistant principal now.
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Bro, what? Congratulations, man.
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Always good to see a brother in this role.
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You're an inspiration, man.
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-Thanks, man.
-Hey.
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So, um, Dom, please,
you know I got your back, right?
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So as, um, your representative
for the teachers' union...
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Teachers' union? Nice.
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Good to see a Sicilian sister
in this role.
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Thank you, Dom.
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Um...
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Okay, but we do have
something serious to discuss.
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-Uh...
-Mm-hmm.
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Go ahead, Gregory.
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Uh...
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Y-Yeah, yeah. Okay, yes.
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So the thing, uh, is... The thing of, um...
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The-The-The matter is...
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The matter at hand...
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-Um...
-Um...
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We just wanna say hi.
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Yeah, how you doing? You doing good?
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-Yeah, I'm doing great, guys.
-Okay.
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Well, great. That's it.
We never got to check in
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and, um, I'm happy we did it, you know?
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-Okay. Yeah. Awesome. Yeah.
-All right. Yeah, for sure.
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Keep that up, you know?
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-There you go. You got it.
-Okay. You get out there with that energy.
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Bye, guys.
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-Okay. All right.
-Keep looking out.
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-You bailed. No.
-You bailed. Totally.
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-You were supposed to say it first...
-You were supposed to set me up.
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-It's in the note. But you...
-You said you'd go in there...
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Forgot my work bag.
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-You need that.
-You'll need that for work.
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You got all your things and...
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-All right, now.
-All right. Have a good one now.
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Yeah. Okay. Take care.
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-Damn it.
-God, Sicilian sister, I love that.
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-Perfect. I need to borrow 2K.
-The video game?
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You are so poor.
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Okay, listen, we tried to fire Dom
and we just couldn't.
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Well, it's your job.
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If you can't do it,
you should just turn in your badge and...
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-Why-Why can't you do it?
-Yeah.
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Why couldn't you do it?
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The man is... He's precious. Look at him.
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I don't care. Take care of him.
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You know that means something different
where I come from.
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I'm not asking you
to put a hit out on Dom, Melissa.
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But hypothetically, how much
does a hit woman make after taxes?
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I know you're kidding, but I'm not.
You don't have the stomach for it.
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I just don't know
how they live with themselves.
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Hey, Melissa, are you privy to this?
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I am privy to a lot of things.
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What thing are you
talking about specifically?
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The district's off-the-record mandate
to change the grades
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of the students who are failing
so that they pass.
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Oh, yeah. Well-aware.
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I tried to hold a kid back
a few years ago,
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but the district passed him anyway.
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-Melissa.
-Barb.
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-Jacob.
-Melissa, you are an educator.
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But you have a responsibility to...
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Okay, no, wait, you guys have
never had to fail a kid, right?
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You both know I do my job.
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I do it well,
but sometimes it's not the teacher.
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It's the kid just needs
a little more time.
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But you passed him.
236
00:10:13,780 --> 00:10:15,402
I didn't want to.
237
00:10:15,406 --> 00:10:17,071
The district made the decision.
238
00:10:17,075 --> 00:10:19,073
-Okay, but you didn't fight back?
-Oh, yeah.
239
00:10:19,077 --> 00:10:22,993
No, I'm sorry, I forgot about all that
extra time I got on my hands. Golly.
240
00:10:22,997 --> 00:10:25,830
Now if you wanna lecture someone,
go down and lecture the district.
241
00:10:25,834 --> 00:10:27,790
They're the ones calling the shots.
242
00:10:27,794 --> 00:10:29,834
-Are you ready?
-Oh, perfect timing. Good.
243
00:10:29,838 --> 00:10:31,836
Hey, wait,
when did you two start hanging out?
244
00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:35,176
Around the same time that the two of you
got up on that high horse.
245
00:10:35,677 --> 00:10:36,924
Boom.
246
00:10:36,928 --> 00:10:39,510
-What we dropping mics for?
-Come on. Let's go.
247
00:10:39,514 --> 00:10:42,138
-Rude.
-You know what?
248
00:10:42,142 --> 00:10:45,520
Maybe this is a fight
we need to pick with the district.
249
00:10:46,396 --> 00:10:47,893
Ow! Why?
250
00:10:47,897 --> 00:10:49,562
Because I'm about ready to say something
251
00:10:49,566 --> 00:10:51,647
you've said I've said many times
in your dreams.
252
00:10:51,651 --> 00:10:53,274
Ah! Brainstorm at your house?
253
00:10:53,278 --> 00:10:54,988
Brainstorm at my house.
254
00:10:58,700 --> 00:10:59,697
I figured it out.
255
00:10:59,701 --> 00:11:01,866
I ran into Black Thought
at urgent care yesterday,
256
00:11:01,870 --> 00:11:04,410
so I put a bet on Rewards Arena for $500
257
00:11:04,414 --> 00:11:06,749
plus 600 odds that he'd miss Fallon today.
258
00:11:08,543 --> 00:11:09,832
Ugh!
259
00:11:09,836 --> 00:11:13,005
He just posted from rehearsals.
I knew his ass was faking it.
260
00:11:14,924 --> 00:11:17,381
I thought I ate some bad blueberries,
but I'm in the clear.
261
00:11:17,385 --> 00:11:19,300
What's up, J.T.?
262
00:11:19,304 --> 00:11:21,343
Hey, Courtney. Excited to hang.
263
00:11:21,347 --> 00:11:22,845
Also wanted to let you know
264
00:11:22,849 --> 00:11:26,728
we're gonna have a very special guest
joining us today, Ms. Alomar.
265
00:11:27,478 --> 00:11:28,767
Yeah.
266
00:11:28,771 --> 00:11:33,230
And-And, Courtney, you can tell
Ms. Alomar absolutely anything.
267
00:11:33,234 --> 00:11:35,111
Hey, Courtney, what's been going on?
268
00:11:38,281 --> 00:11:39,445
Well, I fell in with the gang.
269
00:11:39,449 --> 00:11:42,035
-Oh, my God.
-Yeah, the Tank Gang.
270
00:11:42,535 --> 00:11:46,368
It was me, Gill, Gurgle, Bloat,
some others.
271
00:11:46,372 --> 00:11:48,996
It was cool until Darla showed up.
272
00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:50,456
No one survives Darla.
273
00:11:50,460 --> 00:11:52,082
Oh, Courtney.
274
00:11:52,086 --> 00:11:54,501
Since I'm the smallest,
I was the only one who could escape.
275
00:11:54,505 --> 00:11:56,629
But of course,
I have a weak fin, if you will, and...
276
00:11:56,633 --> 00:11:59,089
Listen, it's okay
if you don't wanna open up, Courtney,
277
00:11:59,093 --> 00:12:02,092
but I'd like you to know I am here
when you're ready to, okay?
278
00:12:02,096 --> 00:12:03,344
Don't hold your gills.
279
00:12:03,348 --> 00:12:05,304
See? Wh... What is going on?
280
00:12:05,308 --> 00:12:08,390
It is so weird
how all the members of her gang
281
00:12:08,394 --> 00:12:10,563
have the exact same
name as the fish from...
282
00:12:11,439 --> 00:12:13,354
-That was Finding Nemo.
-It was Finding Nemo, Janine.
283
00:12:13,358 --> 00:12:14,688
-That was Finding Nemo.
-Yeah, mm-hmm.
284
00:12:14,692 --> 00:12:19,568
Ugh. No tenure, only a year into teaching
and a paper trail of warnings.
285
00:12:19,572 --> 00:12:21,699
It is not looking good for our boy.
286
00:12:22,951 --> 00:12:23,989
-Gregory.
-Mmm?
287
00:12:23,993 --> 00:12:25,324
Am I talking to myself here?
288
00:12:25,328 --> 00:12:30,412
"Twenty-five unique ways to propose."
Well, Gregory, I'm taken.
289
00:12:30,416 --> 00:12:32,706
-It's for Janine.
-Yeah, duh.
290
00:12:32,710 --> 00:12:33,958
Congrats, by the way.
291
00:12:33,962 --> 00:12:36,293
Why are you outsourcing proposal ideas?
292
00:12:36,297 --> 00:12:38,128
You know, I wanna do something special,
293
00:12:38,132 --> 00:12:41,090
but everything I come up with
just isn't it.
294
00:12:41,094 --> 00:12:43,175
Okay, so where did you two meet?
295
00:12:43,179 --> 00:12:44,551
Here.
296
00:12:44,555 --> 00:12:46,804
-In the reverse-y toilet, actually.
-Mmm.
297
00:12:46,808 --> 00:12:49,598
Little secret,
I was proposed to in this school.
298
00:12:49,602 --> 00:12:52,309
-Sucked.
-I know. It's not really a secret.
299
00:12:52,313 --> 00:12:54,270
A lot of people were there.
Jalen Hurts was here.
300
00:12:54,274 --> 00:12:57,314
Well, okay, so you know what not to do.
301
00:12:57,318 --> 00:12:58,778
Uh-oh, study party.
302
00:12:59,279 --> 00:13:00,943
You trying to get into college, Greg?
303
00:13:00,947 --> 00:13:05,239
Little tip, it's where your diploma
is from, not where you started.
304
00:13:05,243 --> 00:13:06,532
You know what, he's right.
305
00:13:06,536 --> 00:13:09,660
Two years of community college,
then you transfer. That's what you do.
306
00:13:09,664 --> 00:13:11,620
Oh, my God, that's what we do.
307
00:13:11,624 --> 00:13:13,376
We get Dom transferred.
308
00:13:14,085 --> 00:13:17,584
Yes, I can call around to a bunch of
schools and see if they have any openings.
309
00:13:17,588 --> 00:13:20,296
Yeah, okay, I'll check the union website
and see what's out there.
310
00:13:20,300 --> 00:13:21,839
And I'ma take out this trash.
311
00:13:21,843 --> 00:13:23,219
Everybody, break.
312
00:13:23,803 --> 00:13:26,760
I love being on a team... yeah.
313
00:13:26,764 --> 00:13:28,429
Mm-hmm.
314
00:13:28,433 --> 00:13:31,265
-...erupted in the streets of...
-I just...
315
00:13:31,269 --> 00:13:34,101
I keep coming back to
wanting to start with the perfect acronym
316
00:13:34,105 --> 00:13:36,020
and then sort of
working backwards from there.
317
00:13:36,024 --> 00:13:39,318
No, Jacob, let's focus on the facts.
318
00:13:41,195 --> 00:13:44,028
-This is district-wide.
-Teachers are unhappy about it.
319
00:13:44,032 --> 00:13:45,867
And they don't have a choice.
320
00:13:48,411 --> 00:13:50,242
But what if we gave them one?
321
00:13:50,246 --> 00:13:55,831
What if we told the higher-ups that
we want to use Abbott as a test school?
322
00:13:55,835 --> 00:13:57,791
Yes, and then we can show the district
323
00:13:57,795 --> 00:13:59,918
that fair, honest grading
would help the kids.
324
00:13:59,922 --> 00:14:02,129
And their mandate
does more harm than good.
325
00:14:02,133 --> 00:14:04,798
Wrong! What is "You're an idiot"?
326
00:14:04,802 --> 00:14:06,050
Oh.
327
00:14:06,054 --> 00:14:08,677
Not you. I'm just saying
what Ken Jennings can't.
328
00:14:08,681 --> 00:14:11,305
Oh. Okay. Well, good idea.
329
00:14:11,309 --> 00:14:12,681
-And this is a good idea.
-Yes.
330
00:14:12,685 --> 00:14:15,267
And I'm gonna set the meeting,
and we should do this more often.
331
00:14:15,271 --> 00:14:16,852
-Wrong.
-Tell 'em.
332
00:14:16,856 --> 00:14:18,103
No, that one was for you.
333
00:14:18,107 --> 00:14:20,397
-What?
-Just kidding.
334
00:14:20,401 --> 00:14:23,567
Well, good one.
335
00:14:23,571 --> 00:14:27,905
Oh, my God, I have to go, um,
because Melissa, uh, locks me out.
336
00:14:27,909 --> 00:14:29,364
Good night, Barb.
337
00:14:29,368 --> 00:14:30,741
Good night, Jacob. Thank you.
338
00:14:30,745 --> 00:14:32,746
-Good night, Gerald.
-Good night.
339
00:14:35,041 --> 00:14:37,456
-What is it, sweetheart?
-I'm scared to say it.
340
00:14:37,460 --> 00:14:39,170
Come on, go ahead.
341
00:14:39,921 --> 00:14:42,799
I thought we talked about winding down
towards retirement this year.
342
00:14:43,508 --> 00:14:44,505
And we are.
343
00:14:44,509 --> 00:14:48,467
This doesn't look like winding down to me.
344
00:14:48,471 --> 00:14:51,345
Plus, the music club and night classes.
345
00:14:51,349 --> 00:14:53,388
Well, I...
346
00:14:53,392 --> 00:14:55,057
I guess I see your point.
347
00:14:55,061 --> 00:14:57,980
-Just give it some thought, is all.
-Yeah.
348
00:15:06,072 --> 00:15:10,239
Hey, Dommy, baby,
we got great news for you.
349
00:15:10,243 --> 00:15:11,698
We saved your job.
350
00:15:11,702 --> 00:15:13,329
Wait, what?
351
00:15:14,038 --> 00:15:18,122
-Oh. Yeah, you were gonna get fired, but...
-But not anymore.
352
00:15:18,126 --> 00:15:21,416
After making quite a few phone calls
and using several favors,
353
00:15:21,420 --> 00:15:24,211
we got you transferred to another school.
354
00:15:24,215 --> 00:15:25,675
Damn it.
355
00:15:27,009 --> 00:15:28,674
Is that a happy "damn it" or...
356
00:15:28,678 --> 00:15:32,010
Like, "Damn it, thank you."
357
00:15:32,014 --> 00:15:33,762
No. No, no, no.
358
00:15:33,766 --> 00:15:36,310
It's a "damn it"
as in I was hoping to get fired.
359
00:15:39,188 --> 00:15:41,353
What the hell are you talking about,
you're hoping to get fired?
360
00:15:41,357 --> 00:15:44,064
Well, I started doing
real estate part-time,
361
00:15:44,068 --> 00:15:46,316
and it turns out
I'm actually pretty good at it.
362
00:15:46,320 --> 00:15:48,406
They tell me this face closes deals.
363
00:15:49,323 --> 00:15:51,905
-I'm trying to go full-time.
-Are you serious?
364
00:15:51,909 --> 00:15:56,618
I mean, listen, I'd buy a house from you,
but why don't you just quit this job?
365
00:15:56,622 --> 00:16:00,543
I-I was trying to use the severance
package to cover the transition period.
366
00:16:02,670 --> 00:16:03,754
You know what?
367
00:16:04,672 --> 00:16:05,711
You're not fired.
368
00:16:05,715 --> 00:16:08,589
Nope, in fact, you are promoted.
369
00:16:08,593 --> 00:16:10,382
-Really?
-Nope, not promoted.
370
00:16:10,386 --> 00:16:12,513
Not promoted. Take that.
371
00:16:13,181 --> 00:16:17,977
I'll see you tomorrow at your job.
Should have left him at the mall.
372
00:16:18,686 --> 00:16:20,646
Kids wanna know
if you got those uniforms yet.
373
00:16:21,314 --> 00:16:24,605
I know. They asked me a million times
during yesterday's practice.
374
00:16:24,609 --> 00:16:26,315
I think it's over.
375
00:16:26,319 --> 00:16:29,943
I've tried everything,
but Janine's bank alerted her to fraud.
376
00:16:29,947 --> 00:16:31,320
Then what are you gonna do?
377
00:16:31,324 --> 00:16:35,161
I'll just lie and say
it's what's on the inside that counts.
378
00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:39,703
Hey.
379
00:16:39,707 --> 00:16:43,373
Courtney, what was with that bogus story?
What, do you not like the counselor?
380
00:16:43,377 --> 00:16:44,499
I don't like strangers.
381
00:16:44,503 --> 00:16:46,668
I was just talking with you
about this stuff.
382
00:16:46,672 --> 00:16:48,545
Oh. Well, are you okay?
383
00:16:48,549 --> 00:16:50,297
Why don't you ask Ms. Alomar if I'm okay?
384
00:16:50,301 --> 00:16:53,012
Okay, yeah, I will.
I'll ask her right now, actually.
385
00:16:54,513 --> 00:16:55,640
That was a burn.
386
00:16:56,224 --> 00:16:57,934
That was a burn.
387
00:17:00,019 --> 00:17:02,184
So, you're telling me
you wanna fail your students?
388
00:17:02,188 --> 00:17:05,729
We're telling you we want to
grade them fairly and honestly.
389
00:17:05,733 --> 00:17:07,439
-And not just teach to the test.
-Yes.
390
00:17:07,443 --> 00:17:09,942
Hey, listen, it's a wonderful thought.
391
00:17:09,946 --> 00:17:11,193
And a nice presentation.
392
00:17:11,197 --> 00:17:13,987
-It could have used an acronym.
-Yes, thank you.
393
00:17:13,991 --> 00:17:15,322
I said that. I said that.
394
00:17:15,326 --> 00:17:17,574
But at the end of the day,
this is about state funding.
395
00:17:17,578 --> 00:17:20,994
When students don't pass,
we don't get the funds.
396
00:17:20,998 --> 00:17:24,665
Well, what good are funds if they're
not used to really help the children?
397
00:17:24,669 --> 00:17:27,751
-Hmm... Touché.
-So, can we do it?
398
00:17:27,755 --> 00:17:30,295
Fine. But if there are students failing,
399
00:17:30,299 --> 00:17:32,381
it's gonna look bad on your school,
not the district.
400
00:17:32,385 --> 00:17:36,385
And there will be consequences for you,
not the district.
401
00:17:36,389 --> 00:17:38,387
-May I?
-Please.
402
00:17:38,391 --> 00:17:39,555
That's good.
403
00:17:39,559 --> 00:17:41,852
Terrific. Oh, wow. Yeah.
404
00:17:42,853 --> 00:17:44,939
-Oh, yeah. Hmm.
-Yeah.
405
00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:48,647
Hey, guys.
406
00:17:48,651 --> 00:17:49,819
Dominic.
407
00:17:50,444 --> 00:17:51,900
You busy?
408
00:17:51,904 --> 00:17:53,986
I don't know. Are we?
409
00:17:53,990 --> 00:17:56,154
I just wanted to say how sorry I am.
410
00:17:56,158 --> 00:17:58,448
I had no idea
how much you guys were doing.
411
00:17:58,452 --> 00:18:01,493
Well, when that smile fades,
it's like the sun goes down.
412
00:18:01,497 --> 00:18:03,161
I feel terrible.
413
00:18:03,165 --> 00:18:05,710
And I'm about to go tell Ava
I quit right now.
414
00:18:08,337 --> 00:18:12,588
Aw, come on, get back here,
you beautiful doe-eyed bastard.
415
00:18:12,592 --> 00:18:14,590
You are fired!
416
00:18:14,594 --> 00:18:17,426
No, I can't accept that.
It's not right after all you've done.
417
00:18:17,430 --> 00:18:18,556
Hey, hey, hey!
418
00:18:19,140 --> 00:18:20,224
You listen to me.
419
00:18:20,891 --> 00:18:23,849
You get your crap,
and you get out of here.
420
00:18:23,853 --> 00:18:27,690
And you take your big, gorgeous
severance package with you.
421
00:18:28,441 --> 00:18:30,647
Really? I can't believe it.
422
00:18:30,651 --> 00:18:32,649
You two are the best. I owe you both.
423
00:18:32,653 --> 00:18:34,985
-Oh, no, you don't owe us a thing.
-Us? No, no, no, no.
424
00:18:34,989 --> 00:18:38,534
Except maybe a big hug.
Come on, bring it in, big guy.
425
00:18:40,953 --> 00:18:43,410
Hey, it took a lot of maturity
for you to come here.
426
00:18:43,414 --> 00:18:45,041
-I'm proud of you.
-Thanks.
427
00:18:45,541 --> 00:18:47,998
I just don't know
what to do now, you know?
428
00:18:48,002 --> 00:18:49,541
Like, I don't know how to help her.
429
00:18:49,545 --> 00:18:52,252
Her reaction's super common.
She'll come around eventually.
430
00:18:52,256 --> 00:18:53,962
And if she just wants to talk to you,
431
00:18:53,966 --> 00:18:55,922
I can help advise you
on how to best support her.
432
00:18:55,926 --> 00:18:57,132
I do this all the time.
433
00:18:57,136 --> 00:18:59,635
Well, that sounds good. Wow, okay.
434
00:18:59,639 --> 00:19:02,012
Maybe should've gone
with that plan the first time.
435
00:19:02,016 --> 00:19:04,060
-What's that?
-Nothing. Thank you.
436
00:19:05,311 --> 00:19:07,100
Wait, did we do all that work for nothing?
437
00:19:07,104 --> 00:19:09,895
You went above and beyond
for an employee today.
438
00:19:09,899 --> 00:19:11,313
That is not nothing.
439
00:19:11,317 --> 00:19:12,652
Yeah, I guess.
440
00:19:13,653 --> 00:19:14,654
I don't.
441
00:19:16,072 --> 00:19:17,361
You did good.
442
00:19:17,365 --> 00:19:19,571
I still haven't figured out
how I'm gonna propose to Janine.
443
00:19:19,575 --> 00:19:21,198
Man, quit overthinking it.
444
00:19:21,202 --> 00:19:24,785
Getting down on one knee in a nice
restaurant is a classic for a reason.
445
00:19:24,789 --> 00:19:26,161
-Yeah, that's true.
-Yeah.
446
00:19:26,165 --> 00:19:30,165
And if you need any help with a
reservation south of Ellsworth, hit me up.
447
00:19:30,169 --> 00:19:31,833
Oh, you'd help a corporate penny-pincher?
448
00:19:31,837 --> 00:19:34,086
Hey, don't piss me off. I'm in a mood.
449
00:19:34,090 --> 00:19:37,176
I just helped fire
the brightest star in the sky.
450
00:19:41,931 --> 00:19:43,428
Oh, my God.
451
00:19:43,432 --> 00:19:45,597
These are fire.
Thank you, Principal Coleman.
452
00:19:45,601 --> 00:19:48,517
Whoa! You know I love credit,
but this wasn't me.
453
00:19:48,521 --> 00:19:49,643
Who sent these?
454
00:19:49,647 --> 00:19:51,564
Was it Oprah? I thought she blocked me.
455
00:19:57,321 --> 00:19:58,572
Thank you.
456
00:20:00,324 --> 00:20:01,863
Bonus check well spent.
457
00:20:01,867 --> 00:20:04,495
I always wanted to be
an anonymous benefactor.
458
00:20:05,329 --> 00:20:06,706
Was the sage too much?
459
00:20:09,333 --> 00:20:11,790
-Hello, Courtney.
-Hello, traitor.
460
00:20:11,794 --> 00:20:14,793
All right, look, I know you think that
I broke your trust,
461
00:20:14,797 --> 00:20:18,213
but I'm a teacher, and I'm an adult,
and if I hear something concerning,
462
00:20:18,217 --> 00:20:21,216
then it's my responsibility
to go to Ms. Alomar, okay?
463
00:20:21,220 --> 00:20:22,718
That's nonnegotiable.
464
00:20:22,722 --> 00:20:25,804
So I'm sorry for the way I went about it,
but what I'm not sorry for
465
00:20:25,808 --> 00:20:27,309
is looking out for you,
466
00:20:27,935 --> 00:20:30,688
and I need you to trust me
to know the difference.
467
00:20:32,523 --> 00:20:33,899
Okay?
468
00:20:35,901 --> 00:20:38,112
-Okay.
-Okay.
469
00:20:39,780 --> 00:20:42,028
Now, give me some fin.
470
00:20:42,032 --> 00:20:43,117
Yeah.
471
00:20:44,076 --> 00:20:46,996
Not the only one who likes that movie.
472
00:20:50,291 --> 00:20:52,581
Yeah, I mean,
I'm gonna miss the people here.
473
00:20:52,585 --> 00:20:54,628
Some really good people at this school.
474
00:20:55,129 --> 00:20:56,464
Kids are tough.
475
00:20:57,089 --> 00:21:00,130
{\an8}Teaching is just not for me,
and I feel like I can say this now,
476
00:21:00,134 --> 00:21:02,470
{\an8}but I'm not gonna miss teaching at all.
477
00:21:03,304 --> 00:21:05,890
{\an8}And that's how I know
I'm making the right decision.
478
00:21:06,515 --> 00:21:08,180
{\an8}Oh. Hey, Dom. Long time, no see.
479
00:21:08,184 --> 00:21:09,473
{\an8}Oh, my God, what happened?
480
00:21:09,477 --> 00:21:11,308
{\an8}I got fired, but...
481
00:21:11,312 --> 00:21:13,268
{\an8}-Not on my watch.
-Wait, no.
482
00:21:13,272 --> 00:21:14,728
{\an8}Ah! Put that box down, buddy!
483
00:21:14,732 --> 00:21:18,234
{\an8}The 51st district liaison
representative is on the case.