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? What would you do
if I sang out of tune? ?
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? Would you stand up
and walk out on me? ?
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? Lend me your ears,
and I'll sing you a song ?
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? I will try not to sing
out of key, yeah ?
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? Oh, baby, I get by ?
? By with a little help from my friends ?
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? All I need is my buddies ?
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? High with a little help
from my friends ?
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? I'm sayin' I'm gonna get higher ? -?
Try with a little help from my friends ?
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? Whoa-oa-oa-oa ?
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? Oh, oh, oh, oh ?
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? Somebody who knows
quite sure ?
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? Baby ?
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? By with a little help
from my friends ?
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? Said I'm gonna make it
with my friends ?
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? Try with a little help
from my friends ?
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? Oh, I'm gonna
keep on trying ?
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? High with a little help
from my friends ?
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? I'm gonna keep on trying now,
baby ?
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? Ooh, ooh, ooh ?
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Every kid needs a hero.
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Everybody knows that.
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They teach us about courage...
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About ideals...
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About life.
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Sometimesheroes are easy to spot.
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But sometimes... They turn upin unlikely places.
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Square both sides
of the equation,
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And complete your solution,
and then prove it
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By substituting both roots
in the original equation.
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Mr. Collins and I had beenthrough a lot together...
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A lot of math, anyway.
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The square root of x minus 2
is x minus 2 times x minus 2.
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X equals x squared...
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We'd kind of started outon the wrong foot,
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But the more I got to know him,the more I...
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Well... I liked the guy.
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And that is
how we solve equations
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Involving a single radical.
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He wasn't exactlywhat you'd call "cool"...
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Questions?
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Mr. McCormick.
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Is there any of this stuff
we should know for the test?
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All of it.
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All of it?
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I wouldn't teach it if I didn't
think you should know it.
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But he was fair.
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I suggest, in particular,
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That you study
the equation on the board.
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That is likely
to be on your quiz.
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You had to respect the guy.
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At least I did.
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And I'd like to thinkthat respect was mutual.
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Mr. Arnold.
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Do you find something amusing?
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Uh... No. Nothing.
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[ School bell rings ]
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For tomorrow...
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Review unit 14...
"roots and radicals."
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What a doofus!
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[ laughter ]
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Maybe to some,
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But to me,the man was kind of a hero.
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He made me want to do my best.
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Not that my best wasanything to brag about, but...
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[ sighs ]
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This is a bear.
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Why'd I ever let Mr. Collins
talk me into advanced math?
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Oh, come on, Paul.
You're doing fine.
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At least I didn't have tosuffer the anxieties
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Of a major-league math jock.
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[ sighs ] I don't know.
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Look what I got on my last quiz.
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A "b."
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So, what's wrong with a "b"?
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A "b" is like
kissing your sister.
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So, who am I kissing?
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Uh... Look,
I-i didn't mean it like...
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No, it's all right, Paul.
I'm fine about it, really.
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I'm gonna go
check out some books.
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Fact was, I was kind of proudof my paltry "c."
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I'd worked hard for it,
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And, heck, we can't all
be "Joe algebra."
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Besides, who knew?
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With a little more effortand a teacher like Collins...
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Right. Collins?
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The guy lives
on the planet Pythagoras.
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He couldn't find his nose with
both hands and a slide rule.
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[ laughter ]
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Wait a minute. What was this?
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I don't know. Sounds risky.
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You kidding? It's easy.
Nothing to it.
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Look at this.
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It's our math book. So what?
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You sure about that?
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Whoa!
It's the teacher's edition.
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Where'd you get it?
Hey, I got it, okay?
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Collins' quizzes are
straight out of the book.
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And this book...
Has all the answers.
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It was weird.
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I'd never figured McCormickfor a... Cheater.
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I don't know.
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Hey, you were the ones
complaining about your grades.
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If you want to start pulling b's
instead of d's...
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Well, how would we do it?
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Okay, um, first we need a code.
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So, whenever we talk about it,
we'll say, um...
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"how 'bout those Mets?"
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- Hey, that's great.
- Cool.
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So, uh...
Back to the grind, huh?
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- Yeah, let's go.
- Yeah. See ya, Eddie.
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Shh!
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I couldn't believe it.Were these guys crazy?
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Cheating in Collins' class?
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That didn't seem right.
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Morality is a luxury
in combat, men.
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And "fair"...ls for fairy tales.
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The laws of survival...
cunning... Wits...
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Kill... Or be killed.
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Gentlemen...
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I give you... Dodgeball.
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[ Indistinct shouting ]
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Bingo! Direct hit!
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Of course,in junior high school,
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You're never too far fromthe outer edge of civilization.
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- Hey, Arnold!
- McCormick.
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You didn't happen to overhear
our conversation
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In the library today, did you?
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Why? Worried about something?
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Nah. I know
you'd never rat on us.
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Jungle tactics, men.
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Show no mercy.
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Ugh!
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I was just gonna say,
uh, if you want in...
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Was he joking?
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No not interested.
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Have it your way.
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Come on.
Let's see a little offense.
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Very nice, McCormick.
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You're never gonna get away
with it. You know that.
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Why is that?
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'Cause you know Collins...
he'll figure it out.
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And then he'll eat you
for breakfast.
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[ Sarcastically ] well,
what was I thinking?
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It was a dumb idea.
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You're right, Kevin.
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Come on! Focus!
Concentration, commitment!
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All I'm saying
is that Collins...
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Come on, Arnold.
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Don't be a dunce.
Collins isn't god.
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He's a middle-aged
algebra teacher in a bad suit.
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Oh, yeah?
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Well, this guywas in for a surprise.
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All right, it's your funeral.
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We'll see.
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Yeah, we'd see.
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At least he couldn't sayI hadn't warned him.
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Now it was up to himif he wanted to get...
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Ugh!
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You're out, Arnold!
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[ Whistle blows ]
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[ School bell rings ]
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Have your pencils ready.
Books off the desk.
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You have 20 minutes
to complete this quiz.
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All right,dodgeball was one thing.
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Mr. Collins was quite another.
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I almost felt sorryfor these guys.
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Did they actually believethey could pull this off?
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Begin.
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Well, that didn't take long.
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Here it came.
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Target sighted.
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Lock on radar, and...
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I believe we have contact.
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Huh?
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I couldn't believe it.Collins had missed it.
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Right under his nose,and he missed it.
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Mr. Arnold.
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Is something distracting you?
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Uh... No, sir.
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Then I would suggest you
concentrate on your own work.
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Yes, sir.
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Okay, sure,if that's the way he wanted it.
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Let McCormick cheat.Wasn't my problem, anyway.
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Nope, I'd just go aboutgetting my usual c's, here.
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A "d"?!
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You got a "d"?
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I don't understand.
I mean, I got a 72.
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Last week, I got a 72,
and it was a "c."
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Let me see this.
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Hmm. He must be grading
on the curve.
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The curve...you heard stories about it,
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But you never thoughtit'd happen to you.
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It's kind of a parabolic way
of grading.
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Imagine the grade distribution
of your class
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Is like a bell...
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Paul, I know what a curve is.
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At least, I knewenough about it to smell a rat.
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[ laughs ] yeah. Look at that.
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So, what you're saying is,
if there were some students
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That were getting
c's and d's last week
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And this week
are getting a's and b's...
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That's it!
That could affect your grade!
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What'd you get?
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Great.
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But I wouldn't worry about it.
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I mean, I'm sure
it's just temporary.
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What makes you think that?
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Well, an entire grade average
doesn't change overnight.
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That much is obvious.
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Uh-huh. Obvious to Paul, maybe.
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But what about to Mr. Collins?
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It was timefor Mr. "tough but fair"
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To put a stop to this.
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Oh, come on.
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It was so obvious!
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Right out in the open.
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Could Mr. Collinsreally be so... Blind?
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[ school bell rings ]
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It was timeto have a little talk.
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Mr. Collins?
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Yes?
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It's about the quizzes, sir.
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What about them?
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Well, do they always
have to come from the book?
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That is what I told the class
at the beginning of the term.
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Yeah, well...
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Isn't that
a little bit predictable?
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There. Now he was catching on.
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I knew I could count on him.
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Kevin...
Are you having a problem?
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Uh... No.
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It's just this... Curve, sir.
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Well, don't you think
it's a little unfair?
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No, I don't think so.
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Well...
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It just seems to me that...
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This system
might not be right...
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For... This class, anyway.
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There. I'd practicallydrawn him a map.
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What was he gonna say to that?
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Thank you for your feedback,
Mr. Arnold.
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But I would suggest
that you not concern yourself
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With the rest of the class.
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Huh?
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Every problem...
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Contains its own solution,
Mr. Arnold.
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What was this guy saying?
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It was liketalking to a fortune cookie,
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While my gradewas sinking like a...
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Is there anything else?
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No.
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And that's when I realizedI'd been wrong about the man.
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This was no hero.
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This was just a middle-aged guyin a bad suit
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Teaching junior-high algebra.
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[ blows nose ]
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[ Indistinct conversations ]
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It wasn't fair.
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Those jokerswere getting a free ride
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While the conductorwas asleep at the switch.
261
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Hey, McCormick!
262
00:12:35,088 --> 00:12:37,522
Yeah?
263
00:12:37,524 --> 00:12:40,591
It was timeto put things right.
264
00:12:40,593 --> 00:12:44,362
I was going to take controlof the situation.
265
00:12:44,364 --> 00:12:46,097
What?!
266
00:12:47,433 --> 00:12:49,834
It was now or never.
267
00:12:53,239 --> 00:12:55,239
How 'bout those Mets?
268
00:12:55,241 --> 00:12:56,407
[ Chuckles ]
269
00:12:56,409 --> 00:12:59,243
Yeah. All right.
270
00:13:14,894 --> 00:13:17,662
And so began my life of crime.
271
00:13:24,003 --> 00:13:26,370
The funny thing is,I thought it'd be hard, but...
272
00:13:28,241 --> 00:13:31,141
McCormick was right.
273
00:13:31,143 --> 00:13:33,010
It was easy.
274
00:13:34,780 --> 00:13:38,015
At first.
275
00:13:38,017 --> 00:13:39,783
A "b."
276
00:13:39,785 --> 00:13:43,020
Kevin, this is wonderful.
I'm so proud of you.
277
00:13:43,022 --> 00:13:45,922
Pretty soon, though...
278
00:13:45,924 --> 00:13:47,324
See?
279
00:13:47,326 --> 00:13:50,461
When you apply yourself,
you get what you deserve.
280
00:13:50,463 --> 00:13:53,497
Things started to getmore complicated.
281
00:13:53,499 --> 00:13:57,301
You got a b-plus?
Kevin, you math stud, you!
282
00:13:57,303 --> 00:13:58,936
Then again...
283
00:13:58,938 --> 00:14:01,538
Hey, maybe I should study
with you.
284
00:14:01,540 --> 00:14:03,740
What can I say?
285
00:14:03,742 --> 00:14:04,942
What could I say?
286
00:14:04,944 --> 00:14:06,543
Aminus.
287
00:14:06,545 --> 00:14:08,712
Kevin, I'm so proud of you.
288
00:14:08,714 --> 00:14:11,549
It was all a little confusing.
289
00:14:11,551 --> 00:14:13,918
I hear Mr. Collins
is really hard.
290
00:14:13,920 --> 00:14:15,619
Well, yeah, but it...
291
00:14:15,621 --> 00:14:17,021
You're so smart.
292
00:14:17,023 --> 00:14:20,157
I mean, where was it allgonna lead?
293
00:14:23,730 --> 00:14:25,962
Maybe you could help me
with some of my math.
294
00:14:27,767 --> 00:14:30,267
An "a."
295
00:14:32,004 --> 00:14:34,205
Okay, maybe I'd gone too far.
296
00:14:34,207 --> 00:14:36,039
But I couldn't help myself.
297
00:14:36,041 --> 00:14:37,675
After all, it was pretty clear
298
00:14:37,677 --> 00:14:40,310
Nobody wasminding the store here.
299
00:14:40,312 --> 00:14:43,881
If Collins didn't care,why should I?
300
00:14:43,883 --> 00:14:46,416
Mr. Arnold.
301
00:14:47,587 --> 00:14:49,753
May I speak to you
for a Moment?
302
00:14:49,755 --> 00:14:53,858
And then, suddenly, I cared.
303
00:14:55,127 --> 00:14:57,261
Okay, the important thing hereis not to whimper.
304
00:14:57,263 --> 00:14:59,163
Just put your headon the chopping block
305
00:14:59,165 --> 00:15:01,698
And pray for a clean stroke.
306
00:15:01,700 --> 00:15:04,568
I've just been looking
at your grades.
307
00:15:04,570 --> 00:15:05,836
Yes, sir?
308
00:15:05,838 --> 00:15:08,538
You shot up from a 72
two weeks ago
309
00:15:08,540 --> 00:15:14,644
To an 85, to an 87, to a 92,
and today a 96.
310
00:15:14,646 --> 00:15:17,314
Now, wouldn't you say
that was pretty remarkable?
311
00:15:17,316 --> 00:15:20,083
Well...
312
00:15:21,554 --> 00:15:23,554
I guess so.
313
00:15:23,556 --> 00:15:27,257
I've been thinking
about what to do about it.
314
00:15:27,259 --> 00:15:29,426
In a way, it was a relief.
315
00:15:29,428 --> 00:15:30,728
I guess, on some level,
316
00:15:30,730 --> 00:15:33,263
I just wanted the whole thingto be over.
317
00:15:33,265 --> 00:15:36,667
I'd like to put you
in my honors math class.
318
00:15:38,204 --> 00:15:40,904
Excuse me?
319
00:15:40,906 --> 00:15:42,706
We'd have to juggle
your schedule,
320
00:15:42,708 --> 00:15:44,675
But I think
we could manage that.
321
00:15:44,677 --> 00:15:47,544
It's a very demanding class,
322
00:15:47,546 --> 00:15:49,479
But, uh,
based on your work in here,
323
00:15:49,481 --> 00:15:51,115
I think you're ready for it.
324
00:15:51,117 --> 00:15:53,483
What do you think?
325
00:15:54,921 --> 00:15:56,486
Sounds like fun.
326
00:15:56,488 --> 00:15:57,721
Good.
327
00:15:57,723 --> 00:16:01,392
You can start tomorrow.
328
00:16:01,394 --> 00:16:03,660
[ Chuckles nervously ]
329
00:16:03,662 --> 00:16:05,629
Well, there you had it.
330
00:16:07,666 --> 00:16:09,099
Then prove it...
331
00:16:09,101 --> 00:16:11,868
I was up the proverbial creekwithout a slide rule.
332
00:16:11,870 --> 00:16:15,438
In the original equation,
thus...
333
00:16:15,440 --> 00:16:17,741
This is gonna be great, huh?
334
00:16:17,743 --> 00:16:18,942
Yeah.
335
00:16:18,944 --> 00:16:21,278
Yeah, "great" was the word.
336
00:16:21,280 --> 00:16:23,580
In order to remove
the denominators,
337
00:16:23,582 --> 00:16:26,083
We multiply both sides
of the equation
338
00:16:26,085 --> 00:16:28,686
By 5x times x minus 3.
339
00:16:28,688 --> 00:16:30,620
And the result is...
340
00:16:30,622 --> 00:16:35,292
I was a strangerin a strange land.
341
00:16:35,294 --> 00:16:37,361
Of course, when we solve
quadratic equations
342
00:16:37,363 --> 00:16:39,196
By completing the square,
343
00:16:39,198 --> 00:16:42,466
It is necessary to make
one member of the equation
344
00:16:42,468 --> 00:16:44,435
A perfect square trinomial.
345
00:16:44,437 --> 00:16:45,836
Both sides of the equation...
346
00:16:45,838 --> 00:16:47,604
Did you get what he just said?
347
00:16:47,606 --> 00:16:49,740
When you solve quadratic equations
by completing the square,
348
00:16:49,742 --> 00:16:51,575
You have to make
one member of the equation
349
00:16:51,577 --> 00:16:53,344
A perfect square trinomial.
350
00:16:54,180 --> 00:16:55,579
Yeah.
351
00:16:55,581 --> 00:16:57,481
That's, uh...
352
00:16:57,483 --> 00:16:59,483
That's what I thought he said.
353
00:16:59,485 --> 00:17:01,752
4x plus 4.
354
00:17:01,754 --> 00:17:04,555
All right,
who can solve the equation?
355
00:17:04,557 --> 00:17:05,855
Ooh!
356
00:17:05,857 --> 00:17:07,391
Uh, Isaac newton?
357
00:17:07,393 --> 00:17:09,059
Enrico Fermi?
358
00:17:09,061 --> 00:17:10,894
Kevin Arnold?
359
00:17:10,896 --> 00:17:15,432
Uh...
360
00:17:17,703 --> 00:17:19,236
Uh...
361
00:17:19,238 --> 00:17:21,938
Put your hands down.
362
00:17:21,940 --> 00:17:24,074
Mr. Arnold?
363
00:17:25,945 --> 00:17:28,245
I was trapped!
364
00:17:30,816 --> 00:17:32,550
Could you repeat the question?
365
00:17:32,552 --> 00:17:37,688
73, 286, 12, 12.
366
00:17:37,690 --> 00:17:39,289
What?
367
00:17:39,291 --> 00:17:43,927
13, 440, 11, 57.
368
00:17:43,929 --> 00:17:46,129
What's he talking about?
369
00:17:46,131 --> 00:17:48,298
4, 7, 615, 42.
370
00:17:48,300 --> 00:17:50,234
- What?!
- 5, 68, 93.
371
00:17:50,236 --> 00:17:51,902
I don't know
what you're saying!
372
00:17:51,904 --> 00:17:53,437
[ All saying numbers ]
373
00:17:53,439 --> 00:17:54,638
What?!
374
00:17:54,640 --> 00:17:57,374
69, 1,000, 200...
375
00:17:57,376 --> 00:17:58,609
I don't know this stuff!
376
00:17:58,611 --> 00:18:00,977
44, 96, 27, 92.
377
00:18:00,979 --> 00:18:02,746
I don't know
what you're saying.
378
00:18:02,748 --> 00:18:04,882
230-5, 172.
379
00:18:04,884 --> 00:18:08,585
The square root of 14 billion,
3,000, 622,000...
380
00:18:08,587 --> 00:18:09,920
Stop! No! Please!
381
00:18:09,922 --> 00:18:12,256
89, 17, 67, 24.
382
00:18:12,258 --> 00:18:14,724
Stop! N-o-o-o!
383
00:18:16,261 --> 00:18:18,529
Submitted for your approval...
384
00:18:18,531 --> 00:18:21,999
A boy suffering
the tortures of algebra.
385
00:18:22,001 --> 00:18:24,368
He went looking
for easy answers,
386
00:18:24,370 --> 00:18:26,303
But somehow it didn't add up.
387
00:18:26,305 --> 00:18:29,072
Let "x" equal
an unknown quantity.
388
00:18:29,074 --> 00:18:31,108
Let "y" go left unanswered.
389
00:18:31,110 --> 00:18:36,447
If six bald men get on a train
going a hundred miles per hour,
390
00:18:36,449 --> 00:18:39,450
How many stops
before you reach...
391
00:18:39,452 --> 00:18:41,519
The twilight zone?
392
00:18:43,522 --> 00:18:46,657
Well, I'd learned
one thing in advanced math.
393
00:18:46,659 --> 00:18:49,025
I'd learnedI was going to fail.
394
00:18:49,027 --> 00:18:51,528
Maybe not today,maybe not tomorrow,
395
00:18:51,530 --> 00:18:54,397
But soon...and for the rest of my life.
396
00:18:54,399 --> 00:18:56,100
Hey, McCormick, wait up!
397
00:18:56,102 --> 00:18:57,801
Hey, guys...
398
00:18:57,803 --> 00:18:59,469
Hey, McCormick.
399
00:19:00,339 --> 00:19:01,839
I got a problem.
400
00:19:01,841 --> 00:19:04,141
Hey, man,
I got my own problems.
401
00:19:04,143 --> 00:19:05,376
What are you talking about?
402
00:19:05,378 --> 00:19:06,510
Didn't you hear?!
403
00:19:06,512 --> 00:19:08,512
We all got f's
on the unit test,
404
00:19:08,514 --> 00:19:11,749
And the unit test
counts for 50% of the grade.
405
00:19:11,751 --> 00:19:14,818
It's Collins, man.
He's totally out to lunch.
406
00:19:14,820 --> 00:19:16,954
He's supposed to take the tests
out of the book,
407
00:19:16,956 --> 00:19:18,589
Just like the quizzes.
408
00:19:18,591 --> 00:19:20,024
He doesn't know what he's doing.
409
00:19:20,026 --> 00:19:21,491
Maybe.
410
00:19:21,493 --> 00:19:24,261
But suddenly,I was beginning to wonder...
411
00:19:24,263 --> 00:19:25,963
You're dead, Eddie!
412
00:19:25,965 --> 00:19:27,998
Come on, guys,
get out of my way.
413
00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:29,900
- Hold it, McCormick.
- We're not done with you yet.
414
00:19:29,902 --> 00:19:32,036
About a lot of things.
415
00:19:40,980 --> 00:19:43,613
I began to realizethat with the curve,
416
00:19:43,615 --> 00:19:45,182
If I'd just stayed put,
417
00:19:45,184 --> 00:19:47,851
Then my "c"could have been a "b"...
418
00:19:47,853 --> 00:19:49,519
A real "b"...
419
00:19:54,026 --> 00:19:56,427
One that I earned.
420
00:19:58,831 --> 00:20:00,564
The funny thing is,
421
00:20:00,566 --> 00:20:03,567
McCormick and the othershad paid their price,
422
00:20:03,569 --> 00:20:05,936
While I was left alone...
423
00:20:05,938 --> 00:20:07,604
[ clock ticking ]
424
00:20:07,606 --> 00:20:10,808
With nothingbut my conscience...
425
00:20:10,810 --> 00:20:13,177
Staring me in the face.
426
00:20:22,121 --> 00:20:24,421
This wasn't gonna be easy.
427
00:20:42,608 --> 00:20:44,007
Mr. Collins?
428
00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:56,653
Had enough?
429
00:21:02,594 --> 00:21:04,428
But... How...
430
00:21:04,430 --> 00:21:09,499
Every problem contains
its own solution, Mr. Arnold.
431
00:21:21,980 --> 00:21:25,115
All right, now, please take
your seats and settle down.
432
00:21:25,117 --> 00:21:27,851
So, it was backto long hours, hard work,
433
00:21:27,853 --> 00:21:29,519
And respectable c's.
434
00:21:29,521 --> 00:21:31,088
It felt good.
435
00:21:31,090 --> 00:21:33,791
You may begin.
436
00:21:33,793 --> 00:21:36,627
As for whyCollins had singled me out,
437
00:21:36,629 --> 00:21:38,896
I could only guess.
438
00:21:38,898 --> 00:21:40,831
But the man had said,
439
00:21:40,833 --> 00:21:44,267
"every problemcontains its own solution."
440
00:21:47,339 --> 00:21:49,038
Mr. Arnold.
441
00:21:50,776 --> 00:21:53,009
Do you have a question?
442
00:21:54,780 --> 00:21:56,746
Uh... No.
443
00:21:59,718 --> 00:22:01,618
No.
444
00:22:03,456 --> 00:22:07,458
So, I guess he'd wanted meto solve this one...
445
00:22:07,460 --> 00:22:09,426
On my own.
446
00:22:09,428 --> 00:22:11,562
[ Paul Simon's "American Tune"
plays ]
447
00:22:13,966 --> 00:22:19,870
? Many's the time
I've been mistaken ?
448
00:22:19,872 --> 00:22:25,275
? And many times confused ?
449
00:22:25,277 --> 00:22:30,981
? Yes, and I've often
felt forsaken ?
450
00:22:30,983 --> 00:22:36,353
? And certainly misused ?
451
00:22:36,355 --> 00:22:40,323
? Oh, but I'm all right ?
452
00:22:40,325 --> 00:22:43,226
? I'm all right ?
453
00:22:43,276 --> 00:22:47,826
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