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- Hey.
- Hey.
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- Ugh! Disgusting.
- Janine: Alright.
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Wow, we're just not biting
our tongues anymore?
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- This is vintage.
- Okay, no.
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There's a green bubble
on the group chat.
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I have an iPhone,
but I left the group chat
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after Mr. Johnson started
that soup thread.
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Uh, it's me, okay?
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I-I got a new phone.
A droid.
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Wait, there's a group chat?
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Look, it's not easy
being green, okay?
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Android discrimination is one
of the last acceptable forms
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of hate in this country.
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There was a pothole
on 50th Street.
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I tried
to warn you about it.
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Yeah, well, I hit it
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because I couldn't read
your stupid text.
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I just don't have time
for this.
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Go back
to the blue bubble!
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Life is hard enough
as it is.
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Now I got two classes
worth of grades to finish
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and a tire to replace.
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You know what?
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I would like to see
your phone survive that.
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- Let me in the group chat.
- No.
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I tried, but they say
you "ha ha" every text...
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That's not fair,
and that's not true.
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Breaking news, y'all.
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You let another camera crew
onto school property?
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- Seriously?
- We're from Channel Six.
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- Rolling.
- Action news.
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The Chief Education Officer
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for the Philadelphia
Board of Education is here,
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Elizabeth Washington,
with a special announcement.[ Chuckles ]
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Every year,
the Philadelphia school district
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shines a light on an educator
that represents
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what it means to be
an exceptional educator.
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And this year,
the award goes to...
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Gregory Eddie.
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Oh! Oh!
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Oh!
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This Gregory Eddie?
Me?
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Yeah, you,
- with your fine, silly ass.
- Ah!
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[ Maker's "Hold'em" playing ]
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♪
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Could we get some B-roll
ahead of the interview
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- with our Mr. Eddie?
- Of course.
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We have everything you need
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for a motivational
yet emotional package.
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Sad kids, mad kids,
happy kids, new kids.
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Ignore that kid.
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I didn't like that.
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Oh!
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Congratulations, Gregory.
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Thanks, I guess.
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This is weird, right?
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How can I be
Educator of the Year
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if I haven't even been
a full-time teacher
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for the whole year?
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Well, typically, the award
has been about optics.
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And by awarding you, it might
encourage other young Black men
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to become
elementary school teachers.
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Besides,
it makes them look good.
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It's not merit-based at all,
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but who wants to live
in a meritocracy?
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[ Laughs ]
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Gregory: I don't get it.
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I'm also very uncomfortable
with the extra attention.
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I'm uncomfortable
in general, but...
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Alright.
You guys are killing it, truly.
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So, what is the capital
of Alaska?
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Tasia.
Juneau.
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That's right-- Juneau,
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which is also
a very funny movie.
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[ Chuckles ] Alright, let's
move on to the Aloha state.
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[ Students gasp ]
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Ohh, I hate geography.
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Deshaun, please.
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Shut up!
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Students: Ooh!
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Janine: That's Deshaun.
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Deshaun's been having
difficulties all year,
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but lately,
it's been getting worse.
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I tried talking to him,
incentivizing him with rewards,
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but nothing's really worked. Yet.
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So, I'm gonna be using
my not-so-secret secret weapon,
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a parent meeting.
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[ Sighs ]
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Come on.
Enjoy your recess.
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And please don't eat any dirt.
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I just added new fertilizer.
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[ Sighs ]
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Oh, I'm just going
to the bathroom.
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You don't need to follow me.
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Good. Yeah.
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Barbara, this came for you.
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I have to go to court?
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Oh, wait. This is
a cease-and-desist for me.
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Coleman Camping Supplies
seems to think
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that they're the only Colemans
that can sell camping supplies.
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I got lanterns, too.
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You didn't complete
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your continuing education requirements.
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Every five years,
every schoolteacher
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must take
continuing education classes,
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as mandated
by the school district,
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which means that
after all these years,
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I must prove to them
that I can still teach.
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It is preposterous.
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I'm sure
I completed them all.
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Well, the school district
says otherwise,
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'cause you're
one course short.
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You'll have to complete it,
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or you will lose
your teaching license
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and you'll be out
on the streets.
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Why can't you be
more like Gregory?
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Have more educator-of-the-year
energy.
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Hey, Ava? Sorry.
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I have something pressing.
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Can I get your permission
to move up
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a parent-teacher meeting
from next week to today?
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I'm having--
Sounds lovely.
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I have an announcement
to make.
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Go bananas.
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Okay.
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Alright.
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Now, remember to keep sounding
out those vocab words,
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and you did really good
on that last quiz, okay?
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And cut!
That was beautiful.
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Actually, Brayden,
I'll give the notes.
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So, can we just try
another one
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where you give him
a high five?
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I didn't do that
for the cameras.
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Oh, I know that's clear.
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[ Laughs ]
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But this one's gonna be delightful.
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Delightful.
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You can sit down, man.
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Um, do you guys think
you have enough?
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Like, are we done here?
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[ Sighs deeply ]
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You're not what I would call
a natural, but yeah.
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So, I think we are done
filming, guys.
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Great. Awesome.
You can head out.
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Right this way.
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So-- Oh, my bad.
You're the doc crew.
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You're the one with the bird
tattoo, not the snake.
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You can stay.
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But y'all can dip
like guacamole.
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Come on, now. There it is.
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Okay.
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The door is right down
this hallway.
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I'm gonna...
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Okay. And we'll see you
at the ceremony.
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Ceremony? What?
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Well, there's a ceremony,
of course.
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There's food, drinks,
spoken-word poem,
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children's choir...
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- From Abbott?
- Oh, God, I hope not.
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Oh, bonus--
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we have one
of your fellow teachers
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who's gonna present
the award to you herself.
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Mm.
Who are you talking about?
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Ms. Schemmenti
to deliver, uh,
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a speech about your outsized accomplishments,
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which I'm sure--Um, could we get
another teacher to do it?
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Like,
literally anybody else?
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Or maybe I could even
present it to myself.
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[ Intercom beeps ]
Ava: Attention, Abbott!
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After school in the gym... Oh. Shh!
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...we'll be having the
Educator of the Year ceremony
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for the slim, the sensual,
the strange Gregory Eddie.
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He'll receive said award
from everyone's favorite
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neighborhood Italian,
Melissa Schemmenti.
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Gaba gootz!
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Ladies free before 3:00 p.m.
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Sponsored by Bone Town.
Oww, oww!
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- What the hell's going on?
- Melissa, I'm sorry.
I had no idea.
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Okay, why me?
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So, we like to have
a diverse, kaleidoscopic POV
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to bridge the gap between
culture and education.
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What this white lady
is saying
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is they want
a white lady to do it
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because y'all been
acting up this year.
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Yes! Thank you so much.
That's right.
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Trust me, you don't want to get
on the district's bad side.
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- Ms. Schemmenti!
- Ms. Schemmenti!
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[ Rhythmic knocking ]
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Hey,
Mr. Educator of the Yeeeear!
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[ Chuckles ]
Don't do that.
[ Chuckles ]
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Uh, how's it going
with Deshaun today?
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Oh, it's...
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it's going.
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Yeah, let's just say I'm happy
I'm talking to his mom today.
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So, you ready to get
the keys to the city yet?
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I hate to break up
this little love-fest,
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but I don't have much time.
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- What love?
- There's no love here.
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Gregory, intro!
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Bye.
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So, apparently,
I'm supposed to say
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some nice things
about you,
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so why don't you just tell me
some of the things
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you think you accomplished
over the year,
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and I'll whip it up
into an intro?
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Okay, have a seat.
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Alright. Uh, okay.
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I feel like we've made progress
on identifying shapes,
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although a lot of them got
hexagons and polygons confused.
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And then one of them thought a
polygon was the Pentagon, and--
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Okay,
just give me something,
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anything you thought
you were good at-- go.
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I-I don't--
I don't really know.
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I feel like I'm below average
at teaching language arts,
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which, like,
what does that say about me?
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How about I say
you are punctual?
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And all the kids love you.
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To be completely honest,
I don't know that they do.
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But some of them like me.
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[ Breathes sharply ]
How about this?
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I'm just gonna do, like,
a regift speech.
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I'll just repurpose
some of the compliments
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I've gotten
over the years.
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Okay?[ School bell rings ]
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[ Indistinct conversations
in distance ]
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Jacob, I'm going to
ask you something,
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and I only want
a "yes" or a "no" response.
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Can you help me--
Oh, my God!
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Lord, build me a fence.
Yes. What is it?
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Calm down.
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I need help signing into
a continuing education class.
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Okay, well, let's take
a look-see.
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Looks like a lot
of goofy acronyms so far.
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Mm. A complete waste
of time.
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NAP-- Nodding and Praising.
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I only praise the Lord.
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MUD-- Meeting Under Duress.
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Mm, I came up
out of the mud.
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FART--
Facilitating A Reading Tyke.
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Seems like they wanted
to do that.
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And look, most of the seats
are taken.
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Uh, okay, got one.
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[ Key clacks ]
Boom! IGAL-- Intergenerational
Active Listening.
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What'd you say?
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IGAL for My Gal.
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Put it in your cal, pal.
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[ Keys clacking ]
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Oh! Yurrr!
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There he is,
Educator of the Year!
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Ashley.
What are you doing here?
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I thought you were
at another school now.
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I was.
[ Chuckles ]
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And then another one
after that,
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and then another one
after that.
255
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And then they gave me
Teacher's Aide of the Year!
256
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Look at us.
257
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Two young guns,
killing awards season.
258
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Pew pew!
[ Blows ]
259
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[ Indistinct conversations
in distance ]
260
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♪ La la la la la la la ♪
261
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This feels like a bit much.
262
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Students:
♪ La la la la la la la ♪
263
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That was
my first school ID.
264
00:09:04,021 --> 00:09:06,502
I forgot to smile.
265
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Students:
♪ La la la la la la la ♪
266
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Your award put the spotlight
on Abbott,
267
00:09:09,636 --> 00:09:11,942
so we have to make the most
of it before the news moves on
268
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to a cannibal celebrity or some
new Frisbee dog champion.
269
00:09:15,642 --> 00:09:18,601
Now, get onstage and tell me
if these lasers blind you.
270
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Melissa:
Hey, Pink Floyd,
271
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since you gave me nothing
to work with for your intro...♪ La la la la la la la ♪
272
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...I thought maybe I'd
just go with the quickest
dinner grace I know,
273
00:09:25,390 --> 00:09:27,523
but I thank you
instead of Jesus.
274
00:09:27,523 --> 00:09:29,569
Uh, Melissa.
What's up?
275
00:09:29,569 --> 00:09:31,353
How do you feel
about all this?
276
00:09:31,353 --> 00:09:33,790
Yeah, you know,
it's all bit showy and goofy,
277
00:09:33,790 --> 00:09:36,445
but I do like that giant
gift certificate to Bone Town.♪ La la la la la la la ♪
278
00:09:36,445 --> 00:09:37,620
I like that sort of thing.
279
00:09:37,620 --> 00:09:39,187
You know, food.
280
00:09:39,187 --> 00:09:41,406
Andrew:
The wind beneath our...
281
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Students: Wings!
282
00:09:43,147 --> 00:09:45,715
Gregory Eddie,
a Black man with a plan.
283
00:09:45,715 --> 00:09:47,674
Ain't that fly?♪ La la la la la la la ♪
284
00:09:47,674 --> 00:09:51,112
Some may go low,
but he won't go get...
285
00:09:51,112 --> 00:09:52,635
High!
286
00:09:52,635 --> 00:09:56,987
er learning with a hue
and sense of humor.
287
00:09:56,987 --> 00:09:58,336
Take him down?
288
00:09:58,336 --> 00:09:59,903
Nah, son.♪ La la la la la la la ♪
289
00:09:59,903 --> 00:10:02,210
His name ain't Nas,
but he's...
290
00:10:02,210 --> 00:10:04,473
God's son!
291
00:10:04,473 --> 00:10:10,435
♪ Did you ever knowwww that
you're my herrrrrooooooooooo? ♪
292
00:10:11,219 --> 00:10:13,395
[ Sighs ]
293
00:10:16,616 --> 00:10:17,921
Oh, hi.
294
00:10:17,921 --> 00:10:19,401
Ms. O'Neill,
please come in.
295
00:10:19,401 --> 00:10:21,359
Cassandra.
Alright.
296
00:10:21,359 --> 00:10:22,970
Nice to meet you,
Ms. Cassandra.
297
00:10:22,970 --> 00:10:24,711
Just Cassandra works fine.
298
00:10:24,711 --> 00:10:25,929
Alright.
Please have a seat.
299
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[ Door closes ]
300
00:10:30,281 --> 00:10:33,023
First of all, thank you
so much for coming in.
301
00:10:33,023 --> 00:10:35,286
I know it's difficult to do
in the middle of a work day.
302
00:10:35,286 --> 00:10:37,027
Oh, it's fine.
I just had someone pick up
303
00:10:37,027 --> 00:10:39,247
the rest of my shift
on short notice, but I'm here.
304
00:10:39,247 --> 00:10:41,989
I respect that,
- so I'll get right into it.
- Mm-hmm.
305
00:10:41,989 --> 00:10:46,602
So, you know, I've been
dealing with some issues
306
00:10:46,602 --> 00:10:49,344
with your son Deshaun
since the beginning of the year,
307
00:10:49,344 --> 00:10:51,302
minor issues,
and I've been managing them,
308
00:10:51,302 --> 00:10:53,304
but as the year has gone on,
309
00:10:53,304 --> 00:10:54,871
it's just gotten
progressively worse.
310
00:10:54,871 --> 00:10:56,438
Worse? How?
311
00:10:56,438 --> 00:10:58,179
Well, it started off with,
like, small things,
312
00:10:58,179 --> 00:11:00,921
like him calling out the answers
without raising his hand.
313
00:11:00,921 --> 00:11:02,705
But, you know,
now it's started to escalate
314
00:11:02,705 --> 00:11:04,751
to him throwing books and...
315
00:11:04,751 --> 00:11:06,404
The right answers
or the wrong answers?
316
00:11:06,404 --> 00:11:07,797
Well, right or wrong,
317
00:11:07,797 --> 00:11:10,147
it's just disruptive
to the other students.
318
00:11:10,147 --> 00:11:12,323
Mm-hmm, I see.
319
00:11:12,323 --> 00:11:15,326
And look, I know we both want
what's best for Deshaun.
320
00:11:15,326 --> 00:11:16,937
So what do you want from me?
321
00:11:16,937 --> 00:11:17,938
[ Chuckles ]
Well, I thought--
322
00:11:17,938 --> 00:11:19,504
Thought what, exactly?
323
00:11:19,504 --> 00:11:21,768
This wasn't my first option,
by the way.
324
00:11:21,768 --> 00:11:23,334
As I've said, his behavior
325
00:11:23,334 --> 00:11:25,641
has been getting
progressively worse,
326
00:11:25,641 --> 00:11:27,338
and I've been trying
to make sure
327
00:11:27,338 --> 00:11:29,471
he's having a successful
time at school.
328
00:11:29,471 --> 00:11:31,212
And nobody's stopping you
from doing that.
329
00:11:31,212 --> 00:11:33,127
He's kind of stopping me, actually.
330
00:11:33,127 --> 00:11:35,172
He's 7.
You can't control a 7-year-old?
331
00:11:36,870 --> 00:11:39,873
Cassandra, it's not
about control.
332
00:11:39,873 --> 00:11:41,135
You know,
we're setting him up
333
00:11:41,135 --> 00:11:42,745
to be the best student
he can be,
334
00:11:42,745 --> 00:11:44,007
and you know,
we're a team in this.
335
00:11:44,007 --> 00:11:45,530
We're not a team.
336
00:11:45,530 --> 00:11:46,836
And I don't see how he could
be the best student
337
00:11:46,836 --> 00:11:48,664
that he could be
with a teacher like you.
338
00:11:50,013 --> 00:11:52,059
Um, excuse me?[ Cellphone vibrates ]
339
00:11:52,059 --> 00:11:53,756
[ Sighs ]
And now my boss is calling.
340
00:11:53,756 --> 00:11:56,106
I took time out of my day,
away from my job,
341
00:11:56,106 --> 00:11:57,847
to come down here to hear
you complain about my son,
342
00:11:57,847 --> 00:11:59,762
and you're not even
doing your job.
343
00:11:59,762 --> 00:12:02,678
I'm doing the best I can
with your son.
344
00:12:02,678 --> 00:12:04,201
If this is the best
that you can do,
345
00:12:04,201 --> 00:12:06,856
you are the worst teacher
that I've ever seen.
346
00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:09,685
You know, and you're right.
347
00:12:09,685 --> 00:12:11,339
Call me Ms. O'Neill.
348
00:12:11,339 --> 00:12:12,819
Down here
wasting my damn time.
349
00:12:12,819 --> 00:12:14,559
[ Door opens, closes ]
350
00:12:18,868 --> 00:12:20,174
[ Breathing sharply ]
351
00:12:20,174 --> 00:12:22,742
[ Quietly crying ]
352
00:12:26,267 --> 00:12:28,356
Janine?
Ah.
353
00:12:28,356 --> 00:12:29,618
What's wrong?
354
00:12:29,618 --> 00:12:35,102
[ Sniffles ]
Um, Deshaun's mom, uh...
355
00:12:35,102 --> 00:12:39,715
she called me a bad teacher,
and it was just--
356
00:12:39,715 --> 00:12:41,064
[ Claps hands ]
357
00:12:41,064 --> 00:12:42,109
I don't even know why
I'm crying right now.
358
00:12:42,109 --> 00:12:43,719
Look, look.
359
00:12:43,719 --> 00:12:45,634
She doesn't know what
she's talking about, okay?
360
00:12:45,634 --> 00:12:47,288
You're a good teacher, Janine.
361
00:12:48,985 --> 00:12:50,682
[ Crying, sniffling ]
362
00:12:50,682 --> 00:12:52,206
Janine?
363
00:12:52,206 --> 00:12:53,511
Who am I going to have
364
00:12:53,511 --> 00:12:57,864
an intergenerational
conversation with?
365
00:12:57,864 --> 00:12:59,082
Oh.
366
00:13:01,868 --> 00:13:03,913
- What happened?
- A parent yelled at her.
367
00:13:03,913 --> 00:13:06,263
I'm trying to help, but I think
- I'm making it worse.
- It's okay.
368
00:13:06,263 --> 00:13:08,396
[ Intercom beeps ]
Ava: Paging Educator of
the Year, Mr. Eddie.
369
00:13:08,396 --> 00:13:10,572
Your essence is needed
at the award presentation,
370
00:13:10,572 --> 00:13:12,530
so bring that punim
to the gym!
371
00:13:12,530 --> 00:13:14,576
Gregory, you go on ahead.
I can handle this.
372
00:13:14,576 --> 00:13:16,317
Knock if you need me.
I'll be in my classroom.
373
00:13:16,317 --> 00:13:17,666
Okay.
Go on.
374
00:13:17,666 --> 00:13:19,711
Thank you.
Mm-hmm.
375
00:13:22,802 --> 00:13:25,935
Uh, so [breathes deeply]
she comes in,
376
00:13:25,935 --> 00:13:29,243
and I told her
about her son's acting out.
377
00:13:29,243 --> 00:13:31,593
You know, I'm trying to have
a conversation--
378
00:13:31,593 --> 00:13:34,509
cool, calm,
- where we figure out what to do.
- Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
379
00:13:34,509 --> 00:13:36,206
I offered solutions.
380
00:13:36,206 --> 00:13:37,555
I was patient.
381
00:13:37,555 --> 00:13:39,819
I told her we're a team.
382
00:13:39,819 --> 00:13:41,472
And...
383
00:13:43,823 --> 00:13:45,433
[ Voice breaks ]
...she just destroyed me.
384
00:13:47,609 --> 00:13:50,917
She called me the worst
teacher she's ever seen.
385
00:13:50,917 --> 00:13:52,875
Janine, do you believe
you're the worst teacher?
386
00:13:52,875 --> 00:13:54,877
I don't know.
387
00:13:54,877 --> 00:13:57,575
I've done everything I can
for Deshaun,
388
00:13:57,575 --> 00:14:00,230
and it's not enough,
so maybe.
389
00:14:00,230 --> 00:14:02,885
So, what you're gonna do
is pick yourself up,
390
00:14:02,885 --> 00:14:04,234
dust yourself off,
391
00:14:04,234 --> 00:14:07,020
come back here tomorrow,
and do your job.
392
00:14:07,020 --> 00:14:08,978
But I didn't
solve the problem.
393
00:14:08,978 --> 00:14:10,501
I am failing him.
394
00:14:11,851 --> 00:14:13,853
I have been called
a bad teacher more times
395
00:14:13,853 --> 00:14:16,203
than I can ever remember.[ Sniffles ]
396
00:14:16,203 --> 00:14:18,205
People have thrown dirt
on my name.
397
00:14:18,205 --> 00:14:20,468
Others have given flowers.[ Sighs ]
398
00:14:20,468 --> 00:14:22,687
But it's all a garden to me.
399
00:14:22,687 --> 00:14:25,865
Barbara, I've never
seen you fail a child.
400
00:14:25,865 --> 00:14:27,605
- You always find a solution.
- Oh, please.
401
00:14:27,605 --> 00:14:29,390
I do not always have
the answer.
402
00:14:29,390 --> 00:14:31,348
In fact, there are
some issues and problems
403
00:14:31,348 --> 00:14:34,221
that are just too difficult
for anyone,
404
00:14:34,221 --> 00:14:37,572
even me, to solve
in one school year.
405
00:14:37,572 --> 00:14:41,097
But if you come back here
tomorrow ready to do your job,
406
00:14:41,097 --> 00:14:44,709
having not given up on yourself
or that student,
407
00:14:44,709 --> 00:14:48,235
well, that is not failure.
408
00:14:48,235 --> 00:14:50,890
Sometimes, that's
what success looks like.
409
00:14:55,024 --> 00:14:57,766
So, how long do you think
that conversation was?
410
00:14:57,766 --> 00:15:00,682
You know, let's just round it up
to 15 minutes.
411
00:15:00,682 --> 00:15:04,164
Now, I am going to need you
to initial and sign
412
00:15:04,164 --> 00:15:05,905
my IGAL worksheet.
413
00:15:05,905 --> 00:15:08,429
- Oh, okay.
- Yeah. See? There you go.
414
00:15:08,429 --> 00:15:11,214
[ Sniffles ]
Oh, and if you see any more
weeping millennials
415
00:15:11,214 --> 00:15:14,217
roaming the hallway,
please, send them my way.
416
00:15:14,217 --> 00:15:16,176
Okay.
Um, thank you so much.
417
00:15:16,176 --> 00:15:17,220
Thank you, baby.
418
00:15:23,313 --> 00:15:24,924
Hey!
419
00:15:24,924 --> 00:15:26,882
What are you doing in here,
Mr. Educator of the Year?
420
00:15:26,882 --> 00:15:29,058
The ceremony's
out this way.
421
00:15:29,058 --> 00:15:31,800
Look, I don't think I can go up
there and accept this award.
422
00:15:31,800 --> 00:15:33,019
What?
423
00:15:33,019 --> 00:15:34,716
They set up the whole gym
for you.
424
00:15:34,716 --> 00:15:36,718
I wrote you this great speech.
425
00:15:36,718 --> 00:15:39,199
Well, I landed on
a Jalen Hurts tribute post
426
00:15:39,199 --> 00:15:40,765
that I repurposed,
but still.
427
00:15:41,897 --> 00:15:44,291
Honestly, I feel ridiculous.
428
00:15:44,291 --> 00:15:46,075
Like, I don't deserve
this award.
429
00:15:46,075 --> 00:15:47,816
[ Scoffs ]
With everything that Barbara
does for the school,
430
00:15:47,816 --> 00:15:49,992
and you teaching two grades,
and-- and--
431
00:15:49,992 --> 00:15:52,386
and Janine getting yelled at
by a parent,
432
00:15:52,386 --> 00:15:54,257
I feel like I'm the last person
who should get this.
433
00:15:54,257 --> 00:15:56,868
Yeah, you're definitely not the
best teacher in Philadelphia.
434
00:15:56,868 --> 00:15:58,348
Or, you know, this school.
435
00:15:58,348 --> 00:16:00,089
Or your grade.
Or even this classroom.
436
00:16:00,089 --> 00:16:01,830
Is there a point?
Like, where are we going?
437
00:16:01,830 --> 00:16:05,225
Gregory, you don't deserve to be
Educator of the Year.
438
00:16:05,225 --> 00:16:06,878
Still waiting for that point.
439
00:16:06,878 --> 00:16:11,100
But I've seen you stick it out
and improve week after week.
440
00:16:11,100 --> 00:16:15,409
You work really hard
to get better, and you care.
441
00:16:15,409 --> 00:16:18,890
So maybe someday, you'll grow
into deserving this award.
442
00:16:18,890 --> 00:16:20,153
But you know what?
443
00:16:20,153 --> 00:16:21,676
They're not gonna give it
to you then.
444
00:16:21,676 --> 00:16:25,201
'Cause you can't choose
when people acknowledge you.
445
00:16:25,201 --> 00:16:26,855
This is your moment.
446
00:16:26,855 --> 00:16:30,902
So just, hey, think of it like
you accept the award early.
447
00:16:30,902 --> 00:16:33,209
Okay.
448
00:16:33,209 --> 00:16:35,733
Maybe I'm like
"Rookie of the Year."
449
00:16:35,733 --> 00:16:37,605
Yeah.
450
00:16:37,605 --> 00:16:39,737
Well, the thing is, you are
still an important member
451
00:16:39,737 --> 00:16:41,913
of this team,
so get in the game.
452
00:16:41,913 --> 00:16:43,219
[ Breathes sharply ]
453
00:16:44,394 --> 00:16:46,135
Yeah!
Let's go, Slugger!
454
00:16:46,135 --> 00:16:49,486
Finally, I'd like to send
a shout-out to all the schools
455
00:16:49,486 --> 00:16:51,445
I haven't had to soft quit
this year.
456
00:16:51,445 --> 00:16:53,142
[ Chuckles ] Not me being
so good at my job
457
00:16:53,142 --> 00:16:54,970
they always tell me I don't have
to come back.
458
00:16:54,970 --> 00:16:56,493
[ Chuckles ] Thank you.[ Feedback whines ]
459
00:16:56,493 --> 00:16:57,842
Wow...
460
00:16:57,842 --> 00:17:01,281
so beautiful to see
a LatinX aide
461
00:17:01,281 --> 00:17:03,761
share her why with us.
462
00:17:03,761 --> 00:17:06,634
Now, please welcome
to the stage
463
00:17:06,634 --> 00:17:10,290
Italian-American teacher
Melissa Schemmenti,
464
00:17:10,290 --> 00:17:12,857
who will introduce
our marquee award,
465
00:17:12,857 --> 00:17:14,511
Educator of the Year.
466
00:17:14,511 --> 00:17:17,688
Okay, even for me, this seems
incredibly performative.
467
00:17:17,688 --> 00:17:20,300
You got this, girl!
Do it for Italy!
468
00:17:20,300 --> 00:17:21,736
Got it, Ashley. Okay.
469
00:17:21,736 --> 00:17:23,564
I'm here to present
Educator of the Year
470
00:17:23,564 --> 00:17:25,522
for some God-forsaken reason.
471
00:17:25,522 --> 00:17:28,003
This trophy gets handed out
every year
472
00:17:28,003 --> 00:17:29,613
to some random jabroni,
473
00:17:29,613 --> 00:17:33,922
and this year, it's going to...
an underdog.
474
00:17:33,922 --> 00:17:36,055
When he came off the bench
last year,
475
00:17:36,055 --> 00:17:37,795
we all wrote him off,
476
00:17:37,795 --> 00:17:40,276
like some 53rd overall
draft pick in the second round.
477
00:17:40,276 --> 00:17:41,843
Yes, we did.
478
00:17:41,843 --> 00:17:43,801
But week after week,
this young man stepped up.
479
00:17:43,801 --> 00:17:46,282
And this year,
he is Abbott's first string.
480
00:17:46,282 --> 00:17:48,719
Hell, he's
Offensive Player of the Year.
481
00:17:48,719 --> 00:17:51,157
Educator.
Educator of the Year!
482
00:17:51,157 --> 00:17:52,854
We're happy to have him
on our team,
483
00:17:52,854 --> 00:17:54,551
and with him,
we can go all the way
484
00:17:54,551 --> 00:17:56,162
to the Super Bowl of learning![ Cheers and applause ]
485
00:17:56,162 --> 00:18:00,122
Ladies and gentlemen,
your Educator of the Year,
486
00:18:00,122 --> 00:18:03,169
Gregory Thompson Eddie![ Saxophone playing ]
487
00:18:03,169 --> 00:18:04,779
[ Cheers and applause ]
488
00:18:04,779 --> 00:18:10,176
♪
489
00:18:10,176 --> 00:18:12,134
[ Playing ends ]
490
00:18:12,134 --> 00:18:14,789
Wow, t-thank you,
Melissa, um...
491
00:18:14,789 --> 00:18:16,660
I'm actually a Ravens fan.
492
00:18:16,660 --> 00:18:19,098
[ Audience booing ]
493
00:18:20,577 --> 00:18:21,752
Go to hell.
494
00:18:21,752 --> 00:18:23,014
[ Door opens ]
495
00:18:24,886 --> 00:18:26,540
[ Door closes ]
496
00:18:26,540 --> 00:18:29,412
Uh, this is surreal, um...
497
00:18:29,412 --> 00:18:31,371
But realistically,
I can't accept this award.
498
00:18:31,371 --> 00:18:32,589
Cameras down.
499
00:18:32,589 --> 00:18:34,591
I'll accept
on his behalf.
500
00:18:34,591 --> 00:18:37,768
I can't fully accept this award
because I'm still learning.
501
00:18:37,768 --> 00:18:38,987
Cameras back up.
502
00:18:38,987 --> 00:18:40,510
As teachers, we all are.
503
00:18:40,510 --> 00:18:43,339
But every day
I can come in here and teach,
504
00:18:43,339 --> 00:18:46,299
I'm being held up
by some of the most
505
00:18:46,299 --> 00:18:49,432
incredibly deserving teachers
here at Abbott.
506
00:18:49,432 --> 00:18:50,955
[ Snapping fingers ]
507
00:18:50,955 --> 00:18:53,044
This profession isn't
about being the best,
508
00:18:53,044 --> 00:18:54,785
it's about doing your best.
509
00:18:56,396 --> 00:18:58,093
Being a constant
for your students
510
00:18:58,093 --> 00:19:00,748
on the good days, the bad,
the terrible.
511
00:19:00,748 --> 00:19:02,750
It's the showing up
that counts.
512
00:19:04,665 --> 00:19:07,755
Uh, so I'd like
to dedicate this award
513
00:19:07,755 --> 00:19:11,193
to all the teachers
here at Abbott
514
00:19:11,193 --> 00:19:14,631
who show up every day
and give their best.
515
00:19:14,631 --> 00:19:15,806
[ Chuckles lightly ]
516
00:19:17,852 --> 00:19:18,896
It's an honor to walk
through those doors
517
00:19:18,896 --> 00:19:20,507
with you every morning.
518
00:19:20,507 --> 00:19:21,508
Thank you.
519
00:19:21,508 --> 00:19:23,814
[ Cheers and applause ]
520
00:19:28,384 --> 00:19:30,081
Thank you.
521
00:19:30,081 --> 00:19:34,608
And please, please give a hand
to this wonderful Black man.
522
00:19:34,608 --> 00:19:35,783
[ Applause continues ]
523
00:19:35,783 --> 00:19:37,654
Woman: Whoo!
524
00:19:39,482 --> 00:19:40,483
[ Indistinct conversations ]
525
00:19:40,483 --> 00:19:41,658
How you doing?
526
00:19:41,658 --> 00:19:42,833
Better now.
527
00:19:42,833 --> 00:19:44,922
Today was tough.
528
00:19:44,922 --> 00:19:46,881
Definitely don't feel like
Teacher of the Year.
529
00:19:46,881 --> 00:19:49,100
You know, funny enough,
neither do I.
530
00:19:49,100 --> 00:19:50,363
[ Both chuckle ]
531
00:19:50,363 --> 00:19:52,756
Ah.
Aide of the Year!
532
00:19:52,756 --> 00:19:53,931
Mm.
Yeah.
533
00:19:53,931 --> 00:19:55,150
I know that we've always had
534
00:19:55,150 --> 00:19:56,717
a will-they-won't-they
thing going,
535
00:19:56,717 --> 00:19:58,632
but I appreciate how
you've remained professional.
536
00:19:59,850 --> 00:20:01,112
My heart is with Benito.
537
00:20:02,113 --> 00:20:03,550
- Who's she talking about?
- Mnh.
538
00:20:04,159 --> 00:20:05,247
Ah!
539
00:20:05,247 --> 00:20:06,857
Oh, okay.
Oh, wow.
540
00:20:06,857 --> 00:20:08,163
Delicious.
541
00:20:08,163 --> 00:20:10,426
Qué rico,
qué rico, qué rico.
542
00:20:12,123 --> 00:20:13,560
That award is ugly as hell.
543
00:20:13,560 --> 00:20:15,257
- I mean, an apple?
- You think?
544
00:20:15,257 --> 00:20:16,476
I'm pretty sure they got it
from Dollar Tree.
545
00:20:16,476 --> 00:20:17,781
[ Chuckles ]
I bet it cost
546
00:20:17,781 --> 00:20:18,869
[Jamaican accent]
tree dollars.
547
00:20:18,869 --> 00:20:20,741
[ Both laugh ]
Shabba!
548
00:20:20,741 --> 00:20:23,483
[ As Janine ] Oh, Gregory,
I am so proud of you.
549
00:20:23,483 --> 00:20:24,788
[ As Gregory ]
Thank you, Janine.
550
00:20:24,788 --> 00:20:25,833
I am proud of you.
551
00:20:25,833 --> 00:20:27,226
My heart is full of love
552
00:20:27,226 --> 00:20:29,097
even though my pockets
are full of lint.
553
00:20:29,097 --> 00:20:32,405
Oh, Gregory,
our love is so pure.
554
00:20:32,405 --> 00:20:34,145
[ Normal voice ]
Actually, I'm gonna go home.
555
00:20:34,145 --> 00:20:35,408
We were killin' it!
556
00:20:38,062 --> 00:20:41,152
- Mm.
- Alright, you're all logged in
for your first class.
557
00:20:41,152 --> 00:20:42,241
[ Breathes deeply ]
558
00:20:42,241 --> 00:20:44,721
Make friends
and learn lots.
559
00:20:45,766 --> 00:20:47,289
Alright.
560
00:20:47,289 --> 00:20:48,986
Let's see who's teaching this.[ Keys clack ]
561
00:20:48,986 --> 00:20:49,987
Okay.
562
00:20:49,987 --> 00:20:51,206
Hello, everyone.
563
00:20:51,206 --> 00:20:53,121
I'm your teacher, Dr. Johnson.
564
00:20:53,121 --> 00:20:56,037
Welcome to Intergenerational
Active Listening,
565
00:20:56,037 --> 00:20:59,562
also known as iGal.
Okurr?
566
00:20:59,562 --> 00:21:02,304
The active listening class
that hits different, no cap.
567
00:21:02,304 --> 00:21:04,437
I'll be your teacher,
but not your friend.
568
00:21:04,437 --> 00:21:06,743
And I'm low-key deadass.
569
00:21:06,743 --> 00:21:08,832
You don't like it,
then hop off, bro.
570
00:21:09,659 --> 00:21:11,226
Feel free to chime in
571
00:21:11,226 --> 00:21:13,402
if someone hasn't understood
the assignment.
572
00:21:13,402 --> 00:21:14,577
Ya feel me, stupid?
573
00:21:14,577 --> 00:21:15,926
Stupid?
574
00:21:15,926 --> 00:21:17,276
Did I say that right?
575
00:21:19,713 --> 00:21:21,062
Oh, Lord.
576
00:21:21,062 --> 00:21:22,063
Deadass.
577
00:21:22,063 --> 00:21:24,326
Dea-- [ Grunts ]