1. It's showtime.
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2. Well, nearly.
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3. There's still about an hour
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4. until the new school year
begins.
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5. I've had first days of school
every year since I was 5,
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when it officially begins.
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10. By any measure,
in a short amount of time,
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11. students will be
in front of me,
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12. and I will resume
my societal responsibility
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13. of teaching
10- to 13-year-olds
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with their mouths.
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the major difference
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and a student
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you get to drink coffee.
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18. Which is good because I didn't
sleep very well last night.
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19. In the summer, I can cut back
because the sun gives me energy,
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21. I need the little caffeine
to get going.
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22. So I can drink it all day
and not crash mid-lesson,
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23. I make my coffee
incredibly weak.
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24. If an espresso is a highly
concentrated cup of coffee,
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26. I call it classroom blend.
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27. By the time I get back
to my classroom,
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a full pot of coffee
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as watered-down cola.
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main difference
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and students today
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intense and exciting experience
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teachers can see
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of yet another cycle
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35. that will repeat more quickly
and predictably
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36. until the permanent summer
of retirement.
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37. Perfect.
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38. I'm not complaining.
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39. Everything is fine
in a new pair of sneakers.
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40. Knock, knock.
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41. Oh.
Morning, Jon.
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42. Hey, Joe.
Mind if I come in?
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Bean Bitch.
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44. I just smelled the coffee,
and I was wondering
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46. Sure.
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47. Have a seat.
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48. You take it black?
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49. Yep.
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50. Well, how was
your summer?
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51. Crazy.
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52. What happened?
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53. Everything.
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54. I had a summer fling.
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55. Well, congrats.
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56. Thanks.
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57. She was beautiful.
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58. Her name was Tammy,
48 years old,
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59. a Navy vet who served
in Operation Desert Shield.
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60. We met in a wave pool
in the Wisconsin Dells
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two weeks of fajitas,
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62. piña coladas,
and sexo.
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63. But then she had to go back
to her oil job
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tar sands.
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65. Maybe you can meet up
sometime soon?
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66. Hopefully.
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67. Oh, sorry to hear about
your grandmother.
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68. Thanks, Jon.
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69. I was just thinking about
what she'd have to say
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70. at the start
of this new school year.
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I dreamt she told me.
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73. Sorry. I know it's talking
about dreams and stuff.
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74. Eh, whatever.
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75. But I walked
into my backyard,
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76. and she was right there,
standing next to my bean arch.
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77. What'd she say?
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78. She asked me if I was
eating all right
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79. and told me
to comb my hair,
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80. and then some nice things
she hoped for me and Sarah,
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82. Yeah, don't tell me.
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83. You shouldn't trust me.
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84. It's pretty funny.
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85. We're both dreaming
of older women.
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86. Yeah, they're the best.
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87. Agreed.
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88. Anyway, good luck today.
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89. Thanks for the coffee.
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90. You, too, Jon.
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91. I'm inside.
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92. Morning.
Listen, if anyone
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no matter who it is,
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94. do me a favor and never say,
"I'm inside."
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95. Yeah, I understand.
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96. What period
do you have lunch?
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97. Fifth.
You?
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98. Bummer.
Sixth.
Oh.
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99. You gonna eat
in your car?
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100. No.
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101. Are you gonna panic when
the students flood the hallways?
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102. No, I'll be fine.
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103. Sarah...
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104. you're my country girl.
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105. Sorry.
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106. Come on.
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107. Don't squish this beautiful
sandwich I made for you.
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108. Okay.
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109. Here we go.
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110. Oh, good morning,
Judy B.
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111. Morning, William H.
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112. Welcome back
from the Naval Academy.
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113. Morning.
Morning.
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114. Why are the lights out?
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115. Just turn them on.
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116. Morning.
Morning.
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117. Good morning, Mr. Pera.
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118. Oh. Uh, you must be
Gabriel Coskanin.
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119. Yes, I'm Gabriel.
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120. Oh, welcome to Marquette
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121. and to
Little Deer Middle School.
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122. If I may, I'd like to
say hello to everyone
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123. at the beginning of class
to introduce myself.
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125. Morning.
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126. Morning.
Morning.
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127. Morning.
Welcome back.
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128. Morning.
Morning.
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129. Morning.
Good morning.
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133. Morning.
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134. Um,
good morning.
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135. Morning.
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136. Um, welcome to
eighth-grade choir.
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137. As many of you know,
I'm Mr. Pera.
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138. Everyone have
a nice summer?
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139. Eh.
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141. Are you excited
to be back.
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143. Sorry.
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144. I feel all those
same things,
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145. but a few weeks ago
I came in
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146. to set up the classroom,
and without you,
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147. the school feels like
an incomplete place.
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148. We're supposed to be here,
you know.
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149. Um, I thought it would be
fun to start
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150. by doing this old one.
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151. Maybe you'll recognize it.
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152. Pass them back.
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153. Anyone needs one?
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154. Yes, I love this song!
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155. Oh, that's good.
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156. Oh, but before
we start to sing,
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with us,
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158. and he asked to say
a few words.
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159. So everyone welcome
Gabriel Coskanin.
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160. Hello.
I'm Gabriel.
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161. I'm from the Hitopo Scientific
Research Base in Antarctica
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162. where my parents studied
ecosystem resilience
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164. For 12 years,
I've endured harsh winters
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negative 49 degrees centigrade.
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166. I've never left the continent
until now.
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all the international scientists
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explain my unusual accent.
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169. Now I've fulfilled my dream
of moving to America,
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170. maybe I'll be
a famous movie star.
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171. What kinds of movies
do you want to be in?
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172. I'd love to be in some
Japanese-action films.
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173. All right.
Thank you, Gabriel.
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174. And, uh, let's sing.
Everybody up.
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175. If you don't know it,
that's okay.
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176. Just follow along
the best you can.
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177. A one, two, three.
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179. Nice, guys.♪ Up on the roof
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180. Yeah, there we—
very good.
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