1. Oh, Nina,Copy !req
2. excellent sentence structure.Copy !req
3. Let me see. "My favorite movie
is Toy Story,Copy !req
4. and my favorite character
is Woody."Copy !req
5. Good. Mine too.Copy !req
6. Well, more of a Buzz girl.
I love his ambition.Copy !req
7. Right, guys?
Yeah.Copy !req
8. Okay, let's see.
Uh, Brittany.Copy !req
9. "My favorite movieCopy !req
10. - is American Gangster."
- Yep.Copy !req
11. "And my favorite character
is Frank Lucas."Copy !req
12. Okay.
That is a great sentence.Copy !req
13. And I will be having
a third talk with your momCopy !req
14. about what you're watching
at home.Copy !req
15. Ow! Ms. Teagues,
Andrew hit me!Copy !req
16. Andrew, apologize.Copy !req
17. 1... 2... 3... 4.Copy !req
18. I'm Janine Teagues.Copy !req
19. I've been teaching second gradeCopy !req
20. here at Abbott Elementary
for a year now.Copy !req
21. 8... 9...Copy !req
22. And as a product of
the Philadelphia school system,Copy !req
23. I'm proud to say I survived
and now teach here today.Copy !req
24. All right, guys, so,
there have been three presidentsCopy !req
25. since this one, okay?
It's an old book,Copy !req
26. so here's where I taped in
the others.Copy !req
27. I'd say the main problem
in this school district is,Copy !req
28. yeah, no money.Copy !req
29. Uh, the city says
there isn't any,Copy !req
30. but they're doing a
multimillion-dollar renovationCopy !req
31. to the Eagles' stadium
down the street from here.Copy !req
32. But we just make do.Copy !req
33. I mean, the staff here
is incredible.Copy !req
34. They're all amazing teachers.Copy !req
35. I really look up to them all.Copy !req
36. Please, sit down!Copy !req
37. Why?Copy !req
38. Well, I look up to
the older ones.Copy !req
39. We younger teachers are still
getting the hang of it...Copy !req
40. if we don't end up leaving.Copy !req
41. Look, I know
this school is rough,Copy !req
42. but I became a teacherCopy !req
43. to make sure
students come out alive.Copy !req
44. And after learning a lot
in my first year,Copy !req
45. I finally feel on top of things.Copy !req
46. Jamal,
what are you doing?Copy !req
47. I had to go,
and the toilets don't work.Copy !req
48. And the rug was Plan B?Copy !req
49. Janine, why are you putting
that rug away?Copy !req
50. Erica, I told you
to call me Ms. Teagues.Copy !req
51. I'm an adult, though we are
almost the same height.Copy !req
52. And there's a little bit
too much pee on it.Copy !req
53. Mm!Copy !req
54. Yeah, but where do we sit
for story time?Copy !req
55. I will
figure something out, okay?Copy !req
56. Losing the rug is a big deal.Copy !req
57. For primary classes,Copy !req
58. rugs are like a calming space
for the kids.Copy !req
59. It's like a Xanax.Copy !req
60. Like a huge Xanax
for kids to sit on.Copy !req
61. Janine.
Turn that down, please!Copy !req
62. I'm trying to teach my
kindergartners the letter "C,"Copy !req
63. and they are distracted
by this song.Copy !req
64. It's like "Back That Azz Up"
for kids.Copy !req
65. Hey, guys, um,
could you sit down, please?Copy !req
66. Guys,
I'm gonna count to 3.Copy !req
67. 1... 2...Copy !req
68. And I am not counting.
Sit down!Copy !req
69. I'm Barbara Howard,
woman of God.Copy !req
70. I do my work, I go home.Copy !req
71. I get my nails done every week.Copy !req
72. And... I love teaching.Copy !req
73. That is incredible,
Ms. Howard.Copy !req
74. I can't wait to get
on that level.Copy !req
75. Where is your class,
by the way?Copy !req
76. Out in the hallway
in a single file.Copy !req
77. - Really?
- Mm-hmm.Copy !req
78. Good morning, Ms. Teagues!Copy !req
79. You know, Ms. Howard,
you remind me so muchCopy !req
80. of my favorite teacher from
the third grade, Ms. Elliot.Copy !req
81. She was well-dressed,
good with kids,Copy !req
82. a wizard with a glue gun —Copy !req
83. Thank you, Janine.
That is very kind of you.Copy !req
84. Yeah, I-I wanted to be
just like her, actually.Copy !req
85. I was, like,
obsessed with her.Copy !req
86. She wrote
in my report card note,Copy !req
87. "Needs friends her own age.
A bit clingy."Copy !req
88. - She was a hoot.
- Yes.Copy !req
89. Anyway, hey,
did you get my e-mailCopy !req
90. about the two of us hanging
together after school or...Copy !req
91. No.
It must have gone to spam.Copy !req
92. It's so crazy how my e-mailsCopy !req
93. do that with you
and nobody else.Copy !req
94. Uh...
Class, turn around.Copy !req
95. Bye, Mom — I'm sorry.
Ms. Howard.Copy !req
96. Bye, Ms. Howard.Copy !req
97. Janine, Janine,
you're not gonna believe this.Copy !req
98. Rachel freakin' Maddow
just retweeted me.Copy !req
99. - Wow!
- So I basically work for MSNBC.Copy !req
100. I'm Jacob Hill.Copy !req
101. Uh, I like to say
I teach history,Copy !req
102. but I live in the present.Copy !req
103. Jacob and I came in together
last yearCopy !req
104. with 20 other teachers.Copy !req
105. We're two of the three left.Copy !req
106. So trauma bonding, I guess?Copy !req
107. Hey, do you want
cheese steaksCopy !req
108. from the corner store
for lunch today?Copy !req
109. Uh, not —
not from there.Copy !req
110. The guy behind the counter,
he calls me "white boy."Copy !req
111. Well, it's like
a term of endearment,Copy !req
112. and, like, if you don't like it,
just ask him to stop.Copy !req
113. No way.Copy !req
114. There's an entire chapter in
White Fragility on that, okay?Copy !req
115. Robin DiAngelo, she says,Copy !req
116. "When you start policing
people who have —"Copy !req
117. Hey, Melissa, can you please
tell "Ta-Nehisi Quotes" hereCopy !req
118. that "white boy" is
a term of endearmentCopy !req
119. from the corner-store
people?Copy !req
120. For Zach Ertz, yeah.
For him, it's an insult.Copy !req
121. Hmm?Copy !req
122. Uh... Melissa.Copy !req
123. Schemmenti.
Second-grade teacher.Copy !req
124. What's half of 100?Copy !req
125. 50!Copy !req
126. Also, $100,
known as a C-note.Copy !req
127. You Sicilian?Copy !req
128. Italian?Copy !req
129. You from South?Copy !req
130. Okay, you guys
working with the cops?Copy !req
131. 'Cause you gotta tell me.Copy !req
132. Whew!
Guys, I need a new rug.Copy !req
133. Mine is officially done.Copy !req
134. Mmm! Me too.Copy !req
135. I shook mine out,
and all of the asthma kidsCopy !req
136. had to go to the nurse's office.Copy !req
137. Yeah, mine's busted.Copy !req
138. And you can't
class up a rugCopy !req
139. like you can a couch
with a nice coat of plastic.Copy !req
140. Hey-yo! What it do, baby-boos?
What y'all think aboutCopy !req
141. this little film crew
I brought in here?Copy !req
142. Distracting,
makes our jobs harder.Copy !req
143. But exciting.
We about to be on TV.Copy !req
144. Because they are covering
underfunded, poorly managedCopy !req
145. public schools in America.Copy !req
146. No press
is bad press, Barb.Copy !req
147. Look at Mel Gibson.
Still thriving.Copy !req
148. Daddy's Home 2?
Hilarious!Copy !req
149. Ava's our principal.Copy !req
150. She has a...
unique take on her job.Copy !req
151. She's bad at her job.Copy !req
152. What's unique is that
she's bad at her job.Copy !req
153. There you are.
Ava, can I talk to you?Copy !req
154. Uh, I need an aide.Copy !req
155. I'm outnumbered in there.
The kids are crazy.Copy !req
156. One of them told me
to mind my six this morning.Copy !req
157. I don't know what that means,
and I need help.Copy !req
158. Calm down.
They're just kids.Copy !req
159. And, besides, aides cost money,
and we don't have that.Copy !req
160. - Right, but I just —
- Do you want to splitCopy !req
161. - your salary with somebody else?
- No.Copy !req
162. No, no.
I didn't think so.Copy !req
163. Well, if we can't get aides,
maybe we can get new rugs?Copy !req
164. All I'm hearing is, "New, new,
new, need, need, need."Copy !req
165. And, yet, Barb,Copy !req
166. one of our best
and most senior teachers here,Copy !req
167. she never complains.
What is your secret, Barb?Copy !req
168. Knowing there's not much
you can do, Ava.Copy !req
169. So understanding.Copy !req
170. Be like Ms. Howard, people.Copy !req
171. But I'm not Ms. Howard.Copy !req
172. Oh! Tina, look, just try
some counting exercises.Copy !req
173. Somewhere between 1 and 40,
the kids calm down.Copy !req
174. Uh...Copy !req
175. Oh.Copy !req
176. You know, a little supportCopy !req
177. might help
make things happen, ladies.Copy !req
178. My support was gonna do
about as muchCopy !req
179. as that five-year-old bra
you've got on right there.Copy !req
180. Hey, it's not impossible
to get things.Copy !req
181. Melissa asked for
those new toy cash registersCopy !req
182. for her classroom
and got them.Copy !req
183. Yeah, those aren't toys.Copy !req
184. I know a guy who worked
a Walmart demolition.Copy !req
185. I got a guy
for everything.Copy !req
186. I know a guy right now
working the stadium build.Copy !req
187. - Need rebar?
- No.Copy !req
188. Melissa is resourceful, capable.Copy !req
189. Well, I think the younger
teachers are capable.Copy !req
190. Really? Then why is itCopy !req
191. that Ms. Schwartz's hair
is falling out?Copy !req
192. Why does Jacob here
need a smoking breakCopy !req
193. every five minutes?Copy !req
194. I switched to
an herbal vape.Copy !req
195. And why can't any of you
stick it outCopy !req
196. longer than two years?Copy !req
197. More turnovers
than a bakery.Copy !req
198. Ouch.Copy !req
199. You know what? Hell, I think
we should still try for rugs.Copy !req
200. Yeah.Copy !req
201. You know, before I taught here,
I was in Zimbabwe.Copy !req
202. I was doing
Teachers Without Borders,Copy !req
203. - and what I learned —
- Jacob,Copy !req
204. what did I say about, like,
not talkingCopy !req
205. about your time
in Africa?Copy !req
206. - You — You told me to —
- I told you to stop.Copy !req
207. Yeah, it's weird.Copy !req
208. The new-teacher track record
here isn't great,Copy !req
209. but, ultimately,
we are passionateCopy !req
210. and capable of doing this job.Copy !req
211. Janine, Ms. Schwartz
just kicked Rajon,Copy !req
212. and everyone's in the hallway
going crazy.Copy !req
213. Wait. What?Copy !req
214. All right, all right.
Calm down.Copy !req
215. - Calm down.
- What happened?Copy !req
216. - He hit me first!
- Liar!Copy !req
217. I'm a liar?
I'm the liar?Copy !req
218. Okay, aspetta.
Calm it down.Copy !req
219. I wonder if she tried counting.Copy !req
220. All right, let's get you
to the nurse.Copy !req
221. You do not hit a kid.Copy !req
222. It's like the one thing
you don't do.Copy !req
223. - You could threaten them.
- You can yell at them.Copy !req
224. Threaten the parents.Copy !req
225. Mildly embarrass them.Copy !req
226. I threatened a grandfather once.Copy !req
227. You just don't kick a kid.Copy !req
228. There was the bet.
You didn't do —Copy !req
229. - Okay.
- Oh.Copy !req
230. So, not good.Copy !req
231. Ms. Schwartz was out of lineCopy !req
232. and clearly didn't know
how to handle her class.Copy !req
233. - You hired her.
- And fired her.Copy !req
234. They give me a lot of power
around here. It's crazy.Copy !req
235. In the meantime, Mr. Johnson
will be watching her class.Copy !req
236. Wait. Sorry.
Mr. Johnson, the janitor?Copy !req
237. That's who runs the world, kids.Copy !req
238. I think maybe we should alert
the school district to this.Copy !req
239. I mean, a child was harmed.Copy !req
240. Hey! H-Harmed?
I handled this.Copy !req
241. No need to let them know that
a child was harmed on my wa—Copy !req
242. on the school's watch,
to be clear.Copy !req
243. Ava, this is not handled.Copy !req
244. There is a 70-year-old custodian
who voted for KanyeCopy !req
245. teaching social studies
right now.Copy !req
246. We need help. Look, I know
we don't have any money —Copy !req
247. Okay! All right,
I'll make a smallCopy !req
248. emergency budget request
to the district,Copy !req
249. and you guys can get pencils
and hire aidesCopy !req
250. or whatever else you need.Copy !req
251. - So even rugs?
- Sure! Just e-mail a request.Copy !req
252. Okay, I can —
I can write an e-mail.Copy !req
253. Another day
in principal life.Copy !req
254. Yes! Hear that?Copy !req
255. - Ask and receive.
- Mm.Copy !req
256. - I'll get you two.
- Okay.Copy !req
257. Um... hello?Copy !req
258. I'm looking for
Ms. Coleman.Copy !req
259. Oh, yeah, she —Copy !req
260. Hello.Copy !req
261. Hi. I'm Gregory Eddie.
I'm the sub for the teacherCopy !req
262. who, uh...
punted a student.Copy !req
263. Oh! You're the sub.
Forgive me.Copy !req
264. I thought one of my colleagues
here hired a stripper for me.Copy !req
265. Okay.Copy !req
266. Nice to meet you,
young man.Copy !req
267. - Yeah, you too.
- Yeah, nice to meet you, Ryan.Copy !req
268. It's Gregory.Copy !req
269. Eh, let's see
how long you'll be here.Copy !req
270. Then I'll remember your name,
okay, Tim?Copy !req
271. Yes! My dude.Copy !req
272. Oh, yeah.Copy !req
273. Yeah. Keepin' it profesh.
I like that.Copy !req
274. I'm Jacob.Copy !req
275. It's nice to see
another male teacher in here.Copy !req
276. - Hmm!
- There's not a lot of us.Copy !req
277. Hey, now I got somebody
to talk sports with.Copy !req
278. You like women's tennis?Copy !req
279. Or, as I call it, you know,
regular tennis.Copy !req
280. I'm subbing here
because I need a jobCopy !req
281. until I can become principal.Copy !req
282. It's what I studied for.Copy !req
283. I actually interviewed here
and got it, but then —Copy !req
284. I don't know —
something happened.Copy !req
285. I go to the same church
as the Superintendent.Copy !req
286. Caught him cheating on his wife
with the deaconess.Copy !req
287. I needed a job.Copy !req
288. "Is your school sick?
Try prescription rugs." Classic.Copy !req
289. Ewwww!
- Oh, my God!Copy !req
290. - Bria, what happened?
- I threw up.Copy !req
291. Great communication skills, Bria.Copy !req
292. Okay, let's get you
cleaned up.Copy !req
293. I actually throw up
all the time, so it's okay.Copy !req
294. Argh!Copy !req
295. Random man!
Child pants!Copy !req
296. - Security!
- Oh, no! No, no, no, no, no!Copy !req
297. I'm — I'm Gregory, the, uh —
the sub for Ms. Schwartz.Copy !req
298. - Okay. Oh.
- Yeah.Copy !req
299. But that's still not
explaining the pants.Copy !req
300. - Security!
- Hold on. Hold on.Copy !req
301. - Wait, wait, wait.
- Okay, one of my kidsCopy !req
302. had to go to the bathroom,
so I brought him,Copy !req
303. but then he accidentally
went on himself.Copy !req
304. Oh! Okay.Copy !req
305. And I tried to
flush the toilet,Copy !req
306. and the water shot back up
in the air.Copy !req
307. - And then I'm —
- Oh, God.Copy !req
308. No one told you about
Reversy Toilet then?Copy !req
309. - Okay.
- No. Why is that even a thing?Copy !req
310. I know.
I'm sorry. Okay.Copy !req
311. Um, could you just
watch her for a second?Copy !req
312. Um... Hi.Copy !req
313. - How you doing?
- I threw up.Copy !req
314. All right.Copy !req
315. Okay. I'll be back for her,
and I have some spare clothesCopy !req
316. for him in my room.Copy !req
317. I will get him changedCopy !req
318. and then send him back to you,
all right?Copy !req
319. Oh, w-wait.
What was your name?Copy !req
320. Oh. Silly me.Copy !req
321. I'm Janine.
So, nice to meet you.Copy !req
322. - Oh, sorry, pee.
- There's vomit.Copy !req
323. - Yeah.
- Um, make a wish.Copy !req
324. Okay, welcome to
our school.Copy !req
325. - Okay.
- Thanks.Copy !req
326. It's okay.
Everyone pees, you know?Copy !req
327. Yeah, that was disgusting,
but she seems nice.Copy !req
328. Is that me?Copy !req
329. 2 and 2 equals...
4!Copy !req
330. - Yes!
- Sorry.Copy !req
331. I wanted to get your expert,
classy eyeCopy !req
332. on my rug request e-mail
to Ava.Copy !req
333. Janine, we are not getting
new rugs.Copy !req
334. We are not getting anything.Copy !req
335. Barbara, have some faith.Copy !req
336. Ava literally said
she'll get us whatever we need.Copy !req
337. Janine, I have been working in
the Philadelphia School DistrictCopy !req
338. for 20 years,Copy !req
339. and Ava is just the latestCopy !req
340. in a long line of people
who do absolutely nothing.Copy !req
341. - Just do your job.
- But this is me doing my job.Copy !req
342. I think the job means trying to
make things better.Copy !req
343. And I think the job is working
with what you've gotCopy !req
344. so you don't get let down.Copy !req
345. Good morning, teachers.Copy !req
346. During passing, please come to
the front entranceCopy !req
347. for a special announcementCopy !req
348. about some much-needed
improvements to the schoolCopy !req
349. that I made happen.Copy !req
350. Yes!
Oh, did you hear that?Copy !req
351. Optimism wins again!Copy !req
352. "Oh, thank you, Janine."Copy !req
353. No problem,
Ms. Howard.Copy !req
354. "You're doing
your job so well,Copy !req
355. I see a little bit of me
in you."Copy !req
356. You do? 'Cause I always felt
we had a lot in common.Copy !req
357. "Oh, Janine,
You're so lovely ♪"Copy !req
358. I got a good feeling
about this.Copy !req
359. - Right? Me too.
- Good morning.Copy !req
360. - Good morning.
- Gregory.Copy !req
361. The district was so moved
by my pleaCopy !req
362. that they approved
the emergency budgetCopy !req
363. and sent us the money
right away.Copy !req
364. Okay, we could have
hired aides,Copy !req
365. we could have got rugs,
but then I thought,Copy !req
366. "No. We need something
more immediate."Copy !req
367. Oh, no, no.
The rugs are immediate.Copy !req
368. They're — they're like
instant Xanax for kids.Copy !req
369. I explained it all
in my e-mail.Copy !req
370. Girl, who told you
to send an e-mail?Copy !req
371. - You did.
- Anyway,Copy !req
372. I always feel better when I get
my hair done.Copy !req
373. Thus, I do better work,
like I'm doing now.Copy !req
374. You know, fix the outside,
inside takes care of itself.Copy !req
375. Y'all seeing this?Copy !req
376. A plastic sign?
Thank GodCopy !req
377. for the school district,
'cause they gave us $3,000,Copy !req
378. and I had to spend all of it.Copy !req
379. You spent all of the money
on this?Copy !req
380. Rush job.
Can you believe this quality?Copy !req
381. How's that optimism taste?Copy !req
382. This is ridiculous.
She has gone too far.Copy !req
383. Somebody needs to
do something. I —Copy !req
384. Yes, yes.
Somebody should do something.Copy !req
385. You know what?
I'm gonna do something.Copy !req
386. Okay. All right.
Whatever you do,Copy !req
387. - I will cosign it.
- Yes!Copy !req
388. That is how change works —
someone does something,Copy !req
389. and somebody cosigns it.Copy !req
390. Ava can't win here,Copy !req
391. because if she wins,
then Barbara's right.Copy !req
392. And if Barbara's right, then
what does that say about me?Copy !req
393. I mean, am I even a Sagittarius?Copy !req
394. Hey, you two.
Wait up.Copy !req
395. I'm going out to lunch, too.Copy !req
396. Oh, yeah? Where you going
for lunch, pip-squeak?Copy !req
397. Bird feeder?Copy !req
398. I thought you'd be working on
your next miracleCopy !req
399. from Saint Ava.Copy !req
400. Ha ha. No.Copy !req
401. I don't think I'll need anything
from Ava ever again.Copy !req
402. What does that mean?Copy !req
403. Well, I e-mailed
the superintendentCopy !req
404. and told him everything that Ava
has done today.Copy !req
405. No way she doesn't
get fired.Copy !req
406. - Oh, for the love of God.
- What?Copy !req
407. The superintendent
never sees our e-mails.Copy !req
408. He has them bounced backCopy !req
409. to the person in charge
of where they came from.Copy !req
410. Wait. I'm sorry.Copy !req
411. Person in charge?Copy !req
412. That means the e-mails
go back to...Copy !req
413. Teachers,Copy !req
414. it's come to my attention that
some of you — one of you —Copy !req
415. think it's okay
to go over my head.Copy !req
416. So during lunch break —
this lunch break —Copy !req
417. we'll be having
a trust workshopCopy !req
418. so that we can learn
how to become a work family.Copy !req
419. It's gonna be fun!Copy !req
420. We are at a crossroads.
This is a crisis.Copy !req
421. No, a crisis is eating
the cafeteria pizza for lunch.Copy !req
422. Uh, why are we here,
exactly?Copy !req
423. Well, chocolate drop, I learnedCopy !req
424. that someone here
doesn't respect me.Copy !req
425. But it's not about me,
'cause if you don't respect me,Copy !req
426. how can you respect this school?Copy !req
427. You can't.
It's mathematically impossible.Copy !req
428. W-Whoa. Who doesn't
respect you, Ava —Copy !req
429. - I-I mean, the school?
- It's not important.Copy !req
430. We're gonna make this
a group matterCopy !req
431. as to not single
any one person out.Copy !req
432. Let's try an exercise
where we sayCopy !req
433. whatever we want
out loud to each other,Copy !req
434. no matter how critical.Copy !req
435. It'll be fun!
Let's start with Janine.Copy !req
436. Janine?Copy !req
437. Yes?Copy !req
438. You're pushy, squeaky,
and annoying.Copy !req
439. - Excuse me?
- That's just —Copy !req
440. No, it's not bad. No.Copy !req
441. We're sharing with the goal
of making us all better.Copy !req
442. Constructive.Copy !req
443. Hershey Kiss, why don't you try?
Start with Janine.Copy !req
444. - I really don't want to.
- You're right.Copy !req
445. It should be someone
who knows her better.Copy !req
446. Jacob, Barbara?Copy !req
447. - Well, her hair is —
- Absolutely not.Copy !req
448. Yeah, absolutely not.Copy !req
449. Ava, no one's doing this
to anyone.Copy !req
450. Hold on.
I came prepared for this.Copy !req
451. Sheena, come on in.Copy !req
452. Ava, that is my student.
She should be at lunch.Copy !req
453. I am kind of hungry.Copy !req
454. Sheena, remember
what we talked about?Copy !req
455. What was the thing
that you wish was differentCopy !req
456. about Ms. Teagues?Copy !req
457. She got some big feet.Copy !req
458. Okay. Everyone,
that's enough.Copy !req
459. I am the person
who disrespected Ava.Copy !req
460. I e-mailed the superintendent
to tell himCopy !req
461. that she spent
the school's money on a sign.Copy !req
462. I'm sorry, Ava.Copy !req
463. And I'm sorry
everyone missed lunch,Copy !req
464. especially you, Sheena.Copy !req
465. But I did it because I care
about the kids in this school,Copy !req
466. and that shouldn't be
a bad thing.Copy !req
467. I —Copy !req
468. Okay.
You know what?Copy !req
469. Actually, Sheena,
you should have this.Copy !req
470. - I'm so sorry.
- No, thank you.Copy !req
471. Okay.Copy !req
472. Not a compelling speaker.Copy !req
473. Charisma vacuum, am I right?Copy !req
474. You know what, Ava?
Janine is a lot of things —Copy !req
475. naive, a bit clingy,
too cheerful.Copy !req
476. Oh, this is good stuff.
Let me call her back in.Copy !req
477. But she is also right.Copy !req
478. You know, actually
wanting to help the childrenCopy !req
479. at this school
shouldn't be a bad thing.Copy !req
480. Mm!Copy !req
481. And where is everybody going?Copy !req
482. - To check on Janine.
- To eat lunch...Copy !req
483. after I check on Janine.Copy !req
484. Janine, ignore Ava.Copy !req
485. Big feet are a sign of fertility.Copy !req
486. Every lunch period, Barbara.Copy !req
487. Every single one, Amir
comes and naps on the rug.Copy !req
488. Mm-hmm.
He was in my class.Copy !req
489. Mom's got a lot of kids.Copy !req
490. Dad's not around, and when
he is, the parents fight.Copy !req
491. Right. So he doesn't get
much sleep.Copy !req
492. I told him
to sleep at his desk,Copy !req
493. but he says
the rug is softer —Copy !req
494. softer than his bed
at home.Copy !req
495. You know what?
I don't careCopy !req
496. if you think I'm good at this
or not anymore.Copy !req
497. I care about whether or not
I can make a change.Copy !req
498. Janine, teachers
at a school like Abbott —Copy !req
499. we have to be able to
do it all.Copy !req
500. We are admin.
We are social workers.Copy !req
501. We are therapists.
We are second parents.Copy !req
502. Hell, sometimes,
we're even first.Copy !req
503. Mm-hmm.
- Why?Copy !req
504. Heh, it sure ain't
the money.Copy !req
505. Mm-hmm.Copy !req
506. I could make more
working the street — easy.Copy !req
507. Look, we do this
'cause we're supposed to.Copy !req
508. - It's a calling.
- Mm.Copy !req
509. You answered.Copy !req
510. I believe it was
Brother Cornel West —Copy !req
511. - Don't. Not right now.
- Don't!Copy !req
512. You want to know
my secret?Copy !req
513. Do everything you can
for your kids.Copy !req
514. We'll help.Copy !req
515. Hey, I suggest we put
our money togetherCopy !req
516. and buy Janine the rug.Copy !req
517. - What y'all think?
- Absolutely.Copy !req
518. - Yes.
- Guys, you can't.Copy !req
519. You don't have it.Copy !req
520. I know because
I have the same salary as youCopy !req
521. and I overdrafted on
a doughnut hole this morning.Copy !req
522. Well, what are you
gonna do?Copy !req
523. Steal a rug?Copy !req
524. Not me, but I know a guy
who knows a guy?Copy !req
525. Way ahead of you.Copy !req
526. I'm gonna have to
bake a ziti.Copy !req
527. Hey, Tony, you big strunz, listen,Copy !req
528. you still working
that stadium build?Copy !req
529. This day hasn't been easy,
but it's been good,Copy !req
530. because I finally get
what Barbara has been saying.Copy !req
531. - Oh, my God. He came.
- Go get it.Copy !req
532. - Hello! Hi.
- Yeah!Copy !req
533. You have to find a way.Copy !req
534. Get things done yourself.Copy !req
535. Hey, thank you so much.
What's your name?Copy !req
536. - I got no name.
- He doesn't got a name.Copy !req
537. Okay.Copy !req
538. Even if the way you do them is...Copy !req
539. outside of the system.Copy !req
540. You're on a mission.
It's cool to see.Copy !req
541. Thank you.Copy !req
542. It's just a day in the life
of being a teacher here.Copy !req
543. You get used to it.Copy !req
544. And that smell
in the walls?Copy !req
545. Oh, no, you're never
gonna get used to that.Copy !req
546. - Okay.
- So...Copy !req
547. But, um, you're subbing to
go full time, right? Like...Copy !req
548. - Um, we'll see.
- Mm.Copy !req
549. The job definitely
surprises me.Copy !req
550. Well, I hope you stay.Copy !req
551. For the kids.Copy !req
552. Yeah.Copy !req
553. Okay.Copy !req
554. I'll stick around
for a little while.Copy !req
555. You know, for the kids.Copy !req
556. I provided for
my students today.Copy !req
557. That's huge.
It's all any of us want to do.Copy !req
558. "And gave him
a piece of tough ash.Copy !req
559. But no sooner had the man
fitted it into his ax-headCopy !req
560. than he quickly began
to use it..."Copy !req
561. I was called, I answered,
and now I know,Copy !req
562. even with no help from
the higher-upsCopy !req
563. and no money from the city,Copy !req
564. I can get this job done.Copy !req
565. All right, Step 3,Copy !req
566. you flush the toilet
to empty the tank.Copy !req
567. Now you're all set to go.Copy !req
568. Now, remember,
you got to redo Step 1Copy !req
569. before trying to flush.Copy !req
570. But money
would still be nice, though.Copy !req
571. Captioned by VITAC —Copy !req