All language subtitles for Abbott.Elementary.S02E20.WEBRip.x264-ION10 eng

- Hey.
- Hey.

Ugh! Disgusting.
Alright.

Wow, we're just not biting
our tongues anymore?

- This is vintage.
- Okay, no.

There's a green bubble
on the group chat.

I have an iPhone,
but I left the group chat

after Mr. Johnson started
that soup thread.

Uh, it's me, okay?

I-I got a new phone.
A droid.

Wait, there's a group chat?

Look, it's not easy
being green, okay?

Android discrimination is one
of the last acceptable forms

of hate in this country.

There was a pothole
on 50th Street.

I tried
to warn you about it.

Yeah, well, I hit it

because I couldn't read
your stupid text.

I just don't have time
for this.

Go back
to the blue bubble!

Life is hard enough
as it is.

Now I got two classes
worth of grades to finish

and a tire to replace.

You know what?

I would like to see
your phone survive that.

- Let me in the group chat.
- No.

I tried, but they say
you "ha ha" every text...

That's not fair,
and that's not true.

Breaking news, y'all.

You let another camera crew
onto school property?

- Seriously?
- We're from Channel Six.

- Rolling.
- Action news.

The Chief Education Officer

for the Philadelphia
Board of Education is here,

Elizabeth Washington,
with a special announcement.

Every year,
the Philadelphia school district

shines a light on an educator
that represents

what it means to be
an exceptional educator.

And this year,
the award goes to...

Gregory Eddie.

Oh! Oh!

Oh!

This Gregory Eddie?
Me?

Yeah, you,
- with your fine, silly ass.
- Ah!

Could we get some B-roll
ahead of the interview

- with our Mr. Eddie?
- Of course.

We have everything you need

for a motivational
yet emotional package.

Sad kids, mad kids,
happy kids, new kids.

Ignore that kid.

I didn't like that.

Oh!

Congratulations, Gregory.

Thanks, I guess.

This is weird, right?

How can I be
Educator of the Year

if I haven't even been
a full-time teacher

for the whole year?

Well, typically, the award
has been about optics.

And by awarding you, it might
encourage other young Black men

to become
elementary school teachers.

Besides,
it makes them look good.

It's not merit-based at all,

but who wants to live
in a meritocracy?

I don't get it.

I'm also very uncomfortable
with the extra attention.

I'm uncomfortable
in general, but...

Alright.
You guys are killing it, truly.

So, what is the capital
of Alaska?

Tasia.
Juneau.

That's right-- Juneau,

which is also
a very funny movie.

Alright, let's
move on to the Aloha state.

Ohh, I hate geography.

Deshaun, please.

Shut up!

Ooh!

That's Deshaun.

Deshaun's been having
difficulties all year,

but lately,
it's been getting worse.

I tried talking to him,
incentivizing him with rewards,

but nothing's really worked. Yet.

So, I'm gonna be using
my not-so-secret secret weapon,

a parent meeting.

Come on.
Enjoy your recess.

And please don't eat any dirt.

I just added new fertilizer.

Oh, I'm just going
to the bathroom.

You don't need to follow me.

Good. Yeah.

Barbara, this came for you.

I have to go to court?

Oh, wait. This is
a cease-and-desist for me.

Coleman Camping Supplies
seems to think

that they're the only Colemans
that can sell camping supplies.

I got lanterns, too.

You didn't complete

your continuing education requirements.

Every five years,
every schoolteacher

must take
continuing education classes,

as mandated
by the school district,

which means that
after all these years,

I must prove to them
that I can still teach.

It is preposterous.

I'm sure
I completed them all.

Well, the school district
says otherwise,

'cause you're
one course short.

You'll have to complete it,

or you will lose
your teaching license

and you'll be out
on the streets.

Why can't you be
more like Gregory?

Have more educator-of-the-year
energy.

Hey, Ava? Sorry.

I have something pressing.

Can I get your permission
to move up

a parent-teacher meeting
from next week to today?

I'm having--
Sounds lovely.

I have an announcement
to make.

Go bananas.

Okay.

Alright.

Now, remember to keep sounding
out those vocab words,

and you did really good
on that last quiz, okay?

And cut!
That was beautiful.

Actually, Brayden,
I'll give the notes.

So, can we just try
another one

where you give him
a high five?

I didn't do that
for the cameras.

Oh, I know that's clear.

But this one's gonna be delightful.

Delightful.

You can sit down, man.

Um, do you guys think
you have enough?

Like, are we done here?

You're not what I would call
a natural, but yeah.

So, I think we are done
filming, guys.

Great. Awesome.
You can head out.

Right this way.

So-- Oh, my bad.
You're the doc crew.

You're the one with the bird
tattoo, not the snake.

You can stay.

But y'all can dip
like guacamole.

Come on, now. There it is.

Okay.

The door is right down
this hallway.

I'm gonna...

Okay. And we'll see you
at the ceremony.

Ceremony? What?

Well, there's a ceremony,
of course.

There's food, drinks,
spoken-word poem,

children's choir...

- From Abbott?
- Oh, God, I hope not.

Oh, bonus--

we have one
of your fellow teachers

who's gonna present
the award to you herself.

Mm.
Who are you talking about?

Ms. Schemmenti
to deliver, uh,

a speech about your outsized accomplishments,

which I'm sure--Um, could we get
another teacher to do it?

Like,
literally anybody else?

Or maybe I could even
present it to myself.

Attention, Abbott!

After school in the gym... Oh. Shh!

...we'll be having the
Educator of the Year ceremony

for the slim, the sensual,
the strange Gregory Eddie.

He'll receive said award
from everyone's favorite

neighborhood Italian,
Melissa Schemmenti.

Gaba gootz!

Ladies free before 3:00 p.m.

Sponsored by Bone Town.
Oww, oww!

- What the hell's going on?
- Melissa, I'm sorry.
I had no idea.

Okay, why me?

So, we like to have
a diverse, kaleidoscopic POV

to bridge the gap between
culture and education.

What this white lady
is saying

is they want
a white lady to do it

because y'all been
acting up this year.

Yes! Thank you so much.
That's right.

Trust me, you don't want to get
on the district's bad side.

- Ms. Schemmenti!
- Ms. Schemmenti!

Hey,
Mr. Educator of the Yeeeear!

Don't do that.

Uh, how's it going
with Deshaun today?

Oh, it's...

it's going.

Yeah, let's just say I'm happy
I'm talking to his mom today.

So, you ready to get
the keys to the city yet?

I hate to break up
this little love-fest,

but I don't have much time.

- What love?
- There's no love here.

Gregory, intro!

Bye.

So, apparently,
I'm supposed to say

some nice things
about you,

so why don't you just tell me
some of the things

you think you accomplished
over the year,

and I'll whip it up
into an intro?

Okay, have a seat.

Alright. Uh, okay.

I feel like we've made progress
on identifying shapes,

although a lot of them got
hexagons and polygons confused.

And then one of them thought a
polygon was the Pentagon, and--

Okay,
just give me something,

anything you thought
you were good at-- go.

I-I don't--
I don't really know.

I feel like I'm below average
at teaching language arts,

which, like,
what does that say about me?

How about I say
you are punctual?

And all the kids love you.

To be completely honest,
I don't know that they do.

But some of them like me.

How about this?

I'm just gonna do, like,
a regift speech.

I'll just repurpose
some of the compliments

I've gotten
over the years.

Okay?

Jacob, I'm going to
ask you something,

and I only want
a "yes" or a "no" response.

Can you help me--
Oh, my God!

Lord, build me a fence.
Yes. What is it?

Calm down.

I need help signing into
a continuing education class.

Okay, well, let's take
a look-see.

Looks like a lot
of goofy acronyms so far.

Mm. A complete waste
of time.

NAP-- Nodding and Praising.

I only praise the Lord.

MUD-- Meeting Under Duress.

Mm, I came up
out of the mud.

FART--
Facilitating A Reading Tyke.

Seems like they wanted
to do that.

And look, most of the seats
are taken.

Uh, okay, got one.

Boom! IGAL-- Intergenerational
Active Listening.

What'd you say?

IGAL for My Gal.

Put it in your cal, pal.

Oh! Yurrr!

There he is,
Educator of the Year!

Ashley.
What are you doing here?

I thought you were
at another school now.

I was.

And then another one
after that,

and then another one
after that.

And then they gave me
Teacher's Aide of the Year!

Look at us.

Two young guns,
killing awards season.

Pew pew!

♪ La la la la la la la ♪

This feels like a bit much.

♪ La la la la la la la ♪

That was
my first school ID.

I forgot to smile.

♪ La la la la la la la ♪

Your award put the spotlight
on Abbott,

so we have to make the most
of it before the news moves on

to a cannibal celebrity or some
new Frisbee dog champion.

Now, get onstage and tell me
if these lasers blind you.

Hey, Pink Floyd,

since you gave me nothing
to work with for your intro...♪ La la la la la la la ♪

...I thought maybe I'd
just go with the quickest
dinner grace I know,

but I thank you
instead of Jesus.

Uh, Melissa.
What's up?

How do you feel
about all this?

Yeah, you know,
it's all bit showy and goofy,

but I do like that giant
gift certificate to Bone Town.♪ La la la la la la la ♪

I like that sort of thing.

You know, food.

The wind beneath our...

Wings!

Gregory Eddie,
a Black man with a plan.

Ain't that fly?♪ La la la la la la la ♪

Some may go low,
but he won't go get...

High!

er learning with a hue
and sense of humor.

Take him down?

Nah, son.♪ La la la la la la la ♪

His name ain't Nas,
but he's...

God's son!

♪ Did you ever knowwww that
you're my herrrrrooooooooooo? ♪

Oh, hi.

Ms. O'Neill,
please come in.

Cassandra.
Alright.

Nice to meet you,
Ms. Cassandra.

Just Cassandra works fine.

Alright.
Please have a seat.

First of all, thank you
so much for coming in.

I know it's difficult to do
in the middle of a work day.

Oh, it's fine.
I just had someone pick up

the rest of my shift
on short notice, but I'm here.

I respect that,
- so I'll get right into it.
- Mm-hmm.

So, you know, I've been
dealing with some issues

with your son Deshaun
since the beginning of the year,

minor issues,
and I've been managing them,

but as the year has gone on,

it's just gotten
progressively worse.

Worse? How?

Well, it started off with,
like, small things,

like him calling out the answers
without raising his hand.

But, you know,
now it's started to escalate

to him throwing books and...

The right answers
or the wrong answers?

Well, right or wrong,

it's just disruptive
to the other students.

Mm-hmm, I see.

And look, I know we both want
what's best for Deshaun.

So what do you want from me?

Well, I thought--

Thought what, exactly?

This wasn't my first option,
by the way.

As I've said, his behavior

has been getting
progressively worse,

and I've been trying
to make sure

he's having a successful
time at school.

And nobody's stopping you
from doing that.

He's kind of stopping me, actually.

He's 7.
You can't control a 7-year-old?

Cassandra, it's not
about control.

You know,
we're setting him up

to be the best student
he can be,

and you know,
we're a team in this.

We're not a team.

And I don't see how he could
be the best student

that he could be
with a teacher like you.

Um, excuse me?

And now my boss is calling.

I took time out of my day,
away from my job,

to come down here to hear
you complain about my son,

and you're not even
doing your job.

I'm doing the best I can
with your son.

If this is the best
that you can do,

you are the worst teacher
that I've ever seen.

You know, and you're right.

Call me Ms. O'Neill.

Down here
wasting my damn time.

Janine?
Ah.

What's wrong?

Um, Deshaun's mom, uh...

she called me a bad teacher,
and it was just--

I don't even know why
I'm crying right now.

Look, look.

She doesn't know what
she's talking about, okay?

You're a good teacher, Janine.

Janine?

Who am I going to have

an intergenerational
conversation with?

Oh.

- What happened?
- A parent yelled at her.

I'm trying to help, but I think
- I'm making it worse.
- It's okay.

Paging Educator of
the Year, Mr. Eddie.

Your essence is needed
at the award presentation,

so bring that punim
to the gym!

Gregory, you go on ahead.
I can handle this.

Knock if you need me.
I'll be in my classroom.

Okay.
Go on.

Thank you.
Mm-hmm.

Uh, so
she comes in,

and I told her
about her son's acting out.

You know, I'm trying to have
a conversation--

cool, calm,
- where we figure out what to do.
- Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.

I offered solutions.

I was patient.

I told her we're a team.

And...

...she just destroyed me.

She called me the worst
teacher she's ever seen.

Janine, do you believe
you're the worst teacher?

I don't know.

I've done everything I can
for Deshaun,

and it's not enough,
so maybe.

So, what you're gonna do
is pick yourself up,

dust yourself off,

come back here tomorrow,
and do your job.

But I didn't
solve the problem.

I am failing him.

I have been called
a bad teacher more times

than I can ever remember.

People have thrown dirt
on my name.

Others have given flowers.

But it's all a garden to me.

Barbara, I've never
seen you fail a child.

- You always find a solution.
- Oh, please.

I do not always have
the answer.

In fact, there are
some issues and problems

that are just too difficult
for anyone,

even me, to solve
in one school year.

But if you come back here
tomorrow ready to do your job,

having not given up on yourself
or that student,

well, that is not failure.

Sometimes, that's
what success looks like.

So, how long do you think
that conversation was?

You know, let's just round it up
to 15 minutes.

Now, I am going to need you
to initial and sign

my IGAL worksheet.

- Oh, okay.
- Yeah. See? There you go.

Oh, and if you see any more
weeping millennials

roaming the hallway,
please, send them my way.

Okay.
Um, thank you so much.

Thank you, baby.

Hey!

What are you doing in here,
Mr. Educator of the Year?

The ceremony's
out this way.

Look, I don't think I can go up
there and accept this award.

What?

They set up the whole gym
for you.

I wrote you this great speech.

Well, I landed on
a Jalen Hurts tribute post

that I repurposed,
but still.

Honestly, I feel ridiculous.

Like, I don't deserve
this award.

With everything that Barbara
does for the school,

and you teaching two grades,
and-- and--

and Janine getting yelled at
by a parent,

I feel like I'm the last person
who should get this.

Yeah, you're definitely not the
best teacher in Philadelphia.

Or, you know, this school.

Or your grade.
Or even this classroom.

Is there a point?
Like, where are we going?

Gregory, you don't deserve to be
Educator of the Year.

Still waiting for that point.

But I've seen you stick it out
and improve week after week.

You work really hard
to get better, and you care.

So maybe someday, you'll grow
into deserving this award.

But you know what?

They're not gonna give it
to you then.

'Cause you can't choose
when people acknowledge you.

This is your moment.

So just, hey, think of it like
you accept the award early.

Okay.

Maybe I'm like
"Rookie of the Year."

Yeah.

Well, the thing is, you are
still an important member

of this team,
so get in the game.

Yeah!
Let's go, Slugger!

Finally, I'd like to send
a shout-out to all the schools

I haven't had to soft quit
this year.

Not me being
so good at my job

they always tell me I don't have
to come back.

Thank you.

Wow...

so beautiful to see
a LatinX aide

share her why with us.

Now, please welcome
to the stage

Italian-American teacher
Melissa Schemmenti,

who will introduce
our marquee award,

Educator of the Year.

Okay, even for me, this seems
incredibly performative.

You got this, girl!
Do it for Italy!

Got it, Ashley. Okay.

I'm here to present
Educator of the Year

for some God-forsaken reason.

This trophy gets handed out
every year

to some random jabroni,

and this year, it's going to...
an underdog.

When he came off the bench
last year,

we all wrote him off,

like some 53rd overall
draft pick in the second round.

Yes, we did.

But week after week,
this young man stepped up.

And this year,
he is Abbott's first string.

Hell, he's
Offensive Player of the Year.

Educator.
Educator of the Year!

We're happy to have him
on our team,

and with him,
we can go all the way

to the Super Bowl of learning!

Ladies and gentlemen,
your Educator of the Year,

Gregory Thompson Eddie!

Wow, t-thank you,
Melissa, um...

I'm actually a Ravens fan.

Go to hell.

Uh, this is surreal, um...

But realistically,
I can't accept this award.

Cameras down.

I'll accept
on his behalf.

I can't fully accept this award
because I'm still learning.

Cameras back up.

As teachers, we all are.

But every day
I can come in here and teach,

I'm being held up
by some of the most

incredibly deserving teachers
here at Abbott.

This profession isn't
about being the best,

it's about doing your best.

Being a constant
for your students

on the good days, the bad,
the terrible.

It's the showing up
that counts.

Uh, so I'd like
to dedicate this award

to all the teachers
here at Abbott

who show up every day
and give their best.

It's an honor to walk
through those doors

with you every morning.

Thank you.

Thank you.

And please, please give a hand
to this wonderful Black man.

Whoo!

How you doing?

Better now.

Today was tough.

Definitely don't feel like
Teacher of the Year.

You know, funny enough,
neither do I.

Ah.
Aide of the Year!

Mm.
Yeah.

I know that we've always had

a will-they-won't-they
thing going,

but I appreciate how
you've remained professional.

My heart is with Benito.

- Who's she talking about?
- Mnh.

Ah!

Oh, okay.
Oh, wow.

Delicious.

Qué rico,
qué rico, qué rico.

That award is ugly as hell.

- I mean, an apple?
- You think?

I'm pretty sure they got it
from Dollar Tree.

I bet it cost

tree dollars.

Shabba!

Oh, Gregory,
I am so proud of you.

Thank you, Janine.

I am proud of you.

My heart is full of love

even though my pockets
are full of lint.

Oh, Gregory,
our love is so pure.

Actually, I'm gonna go home.

We were killin' it!

- Mm.
- Alright, you're all logged in
for your first class.

Make friends
and learn lots.

Alright.

Let's see who's teaching this.

Okay.

Hello, everyone.

I'm your teacher, Dr. Johnson.

Welcome to Intergenerational
Active Listening,

also known as iGal.
Okurr?

The active listening class
that hits different, no cap.

I'll be your teacher,
but not your friend.

And I'm low-key deadass.

You don't like it,
then hop off, bro.

Feel free to chime in

if someone hasn't understood
the assignment.

Ya feel me, stupid?

Stupid?

Did I say that right?

Oh, Lord.

Deadass.

Dea--