1 00:00:01,335 --> 00:00:02,294 Okay, let's move on to "ard." 2 00:00:02,294 --> 00:00:03,420 All: Ard. 3 00:00:03,420 --> 00:00:05,047 Right, which means "alright." 4 00:00:05,047 --> 00:00:07,758 So, the kids here use a lot of Philadelphia slang, 5 00:00:07,758 --> 00:00:09,927 or as we call it, "Philly slang." 6 00:00:09,927 --> 00:00:13,096 So I like to incorporate it as sight words, 7 00:00:13,096 --> 00:00:14,932 which are words that kids recognize 8 00:00:14,932 --> 00:00:16,517 without sounding them out. 9 00:00:16,517 --> 00:00:19,144 For instance, "boul" means "boy," 10 00:00:19,144 --> 00:00:20,771 so I'd say like, 11 00:00:20,771 --> 00:00:22,814 "Ooh, I have a crush on boul." [ Laughs ] 12 00:00:22,814 --> 00:00:25,734 Or, "Boul Meets World" is my favorite show. 13 00:00:25,734 --> 00:00:26,818 Janine: "Cheesesteak." 14 00:00:26,818 --> 00:00:28,612 Children: Cheesesteak. 15 00:00:28,612 --> 00:00:30,197 And let's go to "boul." 16 00:00:30,197 --> 00:00:31,281 Boul. 17 00:00:31,281 --> 00:00:32,699 Right. Sometimes it's spelled B‐U‐L, 18 00:00:32,699 --> 00:00:33,742 which is interesting. 19 00:00:33,742 --> 00:00:35,077 What is going on in this classroom? 20 00:00:35,077 --> 00:00:36,286 Hey, Mrs. Howard. 21 00:00:36,286 --> 00:00:38,705 I'm just teaching the kids some sight words. 22 00:00:38,705 --> 00:00:40,290 [ Chuckles ] 23 00:00:40,290 --> 00:00:45,003 It's a helpful teaching tool, because these kids use these ‐‐ 24 00:00:45,003 --> 00:00:47,673 Children: Jawns. ...jawns all the time. 25 00:00:47,673 --> 00:00:49,633 You're abandoning the phonics principle 26 00:00:49,633 --> 00:00:51,677 that these children need. 27 00:00:51,677 --> 00:00:54,429 This is a classroom, not a hoagie stand. 28 00:00:54,429 --> 00:00:55,973 Oh, boom. Hoagie. 29 00:00:55,973 --> 00:00:57,849 Hoagie. 30 00:00:57,849 --> 00:01:01,186 We had it on the board, so... 31 00:01:01,186 --> 00:01:02,646 Hm. 32 00:01:04,231 --> 00:01:05,357 Okay, kids. 33 00:01:05,357 --> 00:01:08,485 Let us move on to "oldhead," one word. 34 00:01:08,485 --> 00:01:10,195 Children: Oldhead. 35 00:01:10,195 --> 00:01:12,072 Young bouls are so disrespectful. 36 00:01:12,072 --> 00:01:12,906 Mm. 37 00:01:12,906 --> 00:01:15,909 [ Maker's "Hold'em" playing ] 38 00:01:15,909 --> 00:01:25,168 ♪♪ 39 00:01:25,794 --> 00:01:27,421 Melissa: They said that ‐‐ Oh, they do. Look. 40 00:01:27,421 --> 00:01:30,757 Excuse me. Excuse me. What it do, Abbott teaching crew? 41 00:01:30,757 --> 00:01:32,301 Damn, the last time I was up this early 42 00:01:32,301 --> 00:01:34,011 was to cuss out the mailman. 43 00:01:34,011 --> 00:01:35,470 I don't need all them bills coming. 44 00:01:35,470 --> 00:01:37,639 Uh, I thought breakfast was being provided. 45 00:01:37,639 --> 00:01:39,474 Don't act like you don't see these little boxes of cereal 46 00:01:39,474 --> 00:01:40,934 right here. 47 00:01:40,934 --> 00:01:42,644 So, listen up. 48 00:01:42,644 --> 00:01:45,397 Your favorite HBIC, AKA me, 49 00:01:45,397 --> 00:01:47,816 has acquired some new learning technology 50 00:01:47,816 --> 00:01:49,568 that will help our little ones with their reading. 51 00:01:49,568 --> 00:01:50,902 Well, the school district mandated it. 52 00:01:50,902 --> 00:01:51,945 It's a city‐wide push. 53 00:01:51,945 --> 00:01:53,030 [ Cereal rattling ] 54 00:01:53,030 --> 00:01:54,239 What are you doing here? 55 00:01:54,239 --> 00:01:55,657 This isn't for 6th through 8th grade teachers. 56 00:01:55,657 --> 00:01:57,242 I'm just here for the camaraderie, 57 00:01:57,242 --> 00:01:59,369 and this tasty breakfast. 58 00:01:59,369 --> 00:02:01,997 You guys, I have been reading up on this, 59 00:02:01,997 --> 00:02:04,416 and our students are gonna get a huge boost 60 00:02:04,416 --> 00:02:05,417 from this software. 61 00:02:05,417 --> 00:02:06,585 I mean, our kids are gonna be reading 62 00:02:06,585 --> 00:02:07,753 at the speed of light. 63 00:02:07,753 --> 00:02:10,005 Well, I, for one, prefer the tried and true methods 64 00:02:10,005 --> 00:02:12,549 over whatever the latest doohickey is. 65 00:02:12,549 --> 00:02:14,301 I mean, I have yet to see the program 66 00:02:14,301 --> 00:02:18,096 that can do what I do by, you know, teaching. 67 00:02:18,096 --> 00:02:22,142 Well, old‐school teaching is great, 68 00:02:22,142 --> 00:02:24,936 but the latest doohickey can be a helpful addition. 69 00:02:24,936 --> 00:02:26,688 Yeah, tech has its place. 70 00:02:26,688 --> 00:02:29,024 Like when you haven't been with a man for a few years. 71 00:02:30,859 --> 00:02:33,487 Um, are subs gonna have to do this? 72 00:02:33,487 --> 00:02:35,447 I thought I'd mainly be showing Pixar movies. 73 00:02:35,447 --> 00:02:38,450 You guys, all I'm saying is, we should keep an open mind. 74 00:02:38,450 --> 00:02:40,702 There was a great website called AtoZOneTwoThree 75 00:02:40,702 --> 00:02:42,913 that taught me how to read when I was a kid. 76 00:02:42,913 --> 00:02:44,581 My parents certainly weren't around to do it. 77 00:02:44,581 --> 00:02:47,626 [ Laughs ] I had to potty‐train myself. 78 00:02:47,626 --> 00:02:49,294 Overshare. 79 00:02:49,294 --> 00:02:52,756 Well, I do not need some young Zuckerburn ‐‐ Zuckerberg. 80 00:02:52,756 --> 00:02:55,467 Pimple‐faced kid fresh from the Smart Bar ‐‐ 81 00:02:55,467 --> 00:02:57,511 Genius Bar. ...telling me how to teach! 82 00:02:57,511 --> 00:02:59,388 Good morning. 83 00:02:59,388 --> 00:03:00,639 You're the tech teacher? 84 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:01,932 Sure am. 85 00:03:01,932 --> 00:03:04,267 Can't keep us old folks down, right? 86 00:03:04,267 --> 00:03:06,269 Alright, what I'm providing you with today 87 00:03:06,269 --> 00:03:08,188 will revolutionize your classrooms. 88 00:03:08,188 --> 00:03:10,315 It not only helps in teaching students how to read, 89 00:03:10,315 --> 00:03:12,609 it delivers up‐to‐the‐minute data on their progress 90 00:03:12,609 --> 00:03:15,028 that will be analyzed at the end of each day. 91 00:03:15,028 --> 00:03:17,030 And the better the results, the more funding we get, 92 00:03:17,030 --> 00:03:18,490 so this is good, y'all. Mm‐hmm. 93 00:03:18,490 --> 00:03:20,325 Each of you will get one of these. 94 00:03:20,325 --> 00:03:21,368 New tablets! [ Chuckles ] 95 00:03:21,368 --> 00:03:22,661 [ Whispering ] Yeah! 96 00:03:23,578 --> 00:03:27,165 Okay, who do you got to bang to get into the analytics annex? 97 00:03:27,165 --> 00:03:29,709 It's really very easy. 98 00:03:29,709 --> 00:03:30,877 Just use the highlight tool 99 00:03:30,877 --> 00:03:32,921 to pinpoint the pronunciation mistakes, 100 00:03:32,921 --> 00:03:35,674 create a word cloud, output a ranks list, 101 00:03:35,674 --> 00:03:38,468 see the percentage of your students that missed that word, 102 00:03:38,468 --> 00:03:40,679 and that'll determine whether it becomes a "TAI," 103 00:03:40,679 --> 00:03:42,556 or "Targeted Area for Improvement." 104 00:03:42,556 --> 00:03:44,057 Easy‐peasy, keep it breezy! Oh. 105 00:03:44,057 --> 00:03:46,643 [ Tablet beeping ] 106 00:03:46,643 --> 00:03:47,978 Hey. How's it going, Barb? 107 00:03:47,978 --> 00:03:50,689 Oh. Easy‐peasy. Mm‐hmm. 108 00:03:50,689 --> 00:03:52,232 [ Beeping ] 109 00:03:52,232 --> 00:03:54,526 Yeah, sure. 110 00:03:54,526 --> 00:03:57,362 I am so excited that Barbara is so confused, 111 00:03:57,362 --> 00:04:00,031 because it means I get to help her with something. 112 00:04:00,031 --> 00:04:01,700 I need her help every day, 113 00:04:01,700 --> 00:04:03,285 so if I can return the favor just once, 114 00:04:03,285 --> 00:04:04,703 it means I'm no longer a newbie ‐‐ 115 00:04:04,703 --> 00:04:06,037 I'm her peer. [ Laughs ] 116 00:04:07,205 --> 00:04:10,709 Gregory. Broseph. Brotato. 117 00:04:10,709 --> 00:04:13,336 Yeah, I'm still, uh ‐‐ still finding that. 118 00:04:13,336 --> 00:04:15,922 What's up, man? I'm just looking for some creamer. 119 00:04:15,922 --> 00:04:18,049 Listen, you're the new guy here. I've been here a month. 120 00:04:18,049 --> 00:04:20,218 I am the second‐year vet. I figured I would, you know, 121 00:04:20,218 --> 00:04:22,345 show you a few things around here. 122 00:04:22,345 --> 00:04:23,930 No, I'm just, uh, looking for ‐‐ 123 00:04:23,930 --> 00:04:26,224 So, we've got Ms. Cooper over there. 124 00:04:26,224 --> 00:04:27,517 I've been here a year and a half. 125 00:04:27,517 --> 00:04:29,227 She's been pregnant the whole time. 126 00:04:29,227 --> 00:04:30,437 I don't ask questions. 127 00:04:30,437 --> 00:04:32,063 I'll even take powdered creamer. 128 00:04:32,063 --> 00:04:33,482 That's Mrs. Robertson. 129 00:04:33,482 --> 00:04:35,650 Watch out, she will talk your ear off. 130 00:04:35,650 --> 00:04:38,278 And, uh, oh, you know Melissa, of course. 131 00:04:38,278 --> 00:04:41,656 She's, uh ‐‐ you know, the Southern Philly type. 132 00:04:41,656 --> 00:04:43,742 'Scuse me? 133 00:04:43,742 --> 00:04:45,410 You talking about me? 134 00:04:45,410 --> 00:04:46,703 Yeah, uh ‐‐ I was ‐‐ 135 00:04:46,703 --> 00:04:48,955 I was saying you are a, uh ‐‐ 136 00:04:48,955 --> 00:04:50,540 a ‐‐ a Southern Philly Type. 137 00:04:50,540 --> 00:04:52,375 South Philly. Right. Right. 138 00:04:52,375 --> 00:04:53,960 That's what I said. Right. 139 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:55,837 Honestly, it's like ‐‐ it's like the best part 140 00:04:55,837 --> 00:04:57,547 of our beautiful city. 141 00:04:57,547 --> 00:05:00,717 I love how you guys will just, like, park anywhere. 142 00:05:00,717 --> 00:05:02,010 Yeah, okay. 143 00:05:02,010 --> 00:05:03,428 You know, I'm actually teaching a lesson right now 144 00:05:03,428 --> 00:05:04,513 about the unions in the city 145 00:05:04,513 --> 00:05:06,890 and how many of them started in South Philly. 146 00:05:06,890 --> 00:05:07,933 Oh, no way. 147 00:05:07,933 --> 00:05:09,726 I know some guys that were part of that. 148 00:05:10,644 --> 00:05:12,938 I'm glad you're teaching that to the kids. 149 00:05:14,147 --> 00:05:15,565 Good job. 150 00:05:17,442 --> 00:05:18,527 [ Door closes ] 151 00:05:18,527 --> 00:05:20,487 Just like I said... 152 00:05:20,487 --> 00:05:24,115 she is a shady lady. Mm. 153 00:05:24,115 --> 00:05:25,867 That's why you and me, we got to stick together, man. 154 00:05:25,867 --> 00:05:27,786 You know? Like coffee and creamer. 155 00:05:30,580 --> 00:05:32,082 Alright, in. 156 00:05:32,082 --> 00:05:33,250 [ Tablet chimes ] 157 00:05:33,250 --> 00:05:36,086 Ugh. Teach the children to read with this? 158 00:05:36,086 --> 00:05:38,088 I can hardly read this. 159 00:05:39,422 --> 00:05:40,423 [ Camera shutter clicks ] 160 00:05:40,423 --> 00:05:43,885 Now, who took that picture of me? 161 00:05:43,885 --> 00:05:45,303 [ Sing‐song ] Barbara. 162 00:05:45,303 --> 00:05:47,514 Oh, sorry. 163 00:05:47,514 --> 00:05:49,766 Hey, how's it going with the new program? 164 00:05:49,766 --> 00:05:52,227 Oh, it's, uh, a little hard to understand, 165 00:05:52,227 --> 00:05:54,479 but I'm getting the hang of it. 166 00:05:54,479 --> 00:05:55,856 Okay, yeah. 167 00:05:55,856 --> 00:05:58,483 Just wanted to check in in case this was tricky for you. 168 00:05:58,483 --> 00:05:59,818 You know, I grew up with this stuff 169 00:05:59,818 --> 00:06:00,986 and it gets me sometimes. Okay. 170 00:06:00,986 --> 00:06:03,446 I somehow lost my crypto wallet. [ Chuckles ] 171 00:06:03,446 --> 00:06:05,323 But you come from a different generation, 172 00:06:05,323 --> 00:06:07,492 and so it would be totally understandable 173 00:06:07,492 --> 00:06:09,119 if you were having trouble with it. 174 00:06:09,119 --> 00:06:10,412 Are you kidding me? 175 00:06:10,412 --> 00:06:12,664 I'm Miss Tech, you know. I love tech. 176 00:06:12,664 --> 00:06:15,500 Shop at the App Store. Got a Hotmail. 177 00:06:15,500 --> 00:06:17,711 I once even rode in a Tesla. 178 00:06:17,711 --> 00:06:19,880 I'm already ahead on the first couple of lessons. 179 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:21,047 Wow. Yeah. 180 00:06:21,047 --> 00:06:22,299 Well, that's great. Can I see? 181 00:06:22,299 --> 00:06:24,092 No. Oh. 182 00:06:24,092 --> 00:06:26,177 Janine, you're disturbing my students. 183 00:06:28,054 --> 00:06:29,222 I'm ‐‐ I'm whispering. 184 00:06:29,222 --> 00:06:30,807 It's just your... 185 00:06:30,807 --> 00:06:32,183 overall presence, 186 00:06:32,183 --> 00:06:35,020 so if you wouldn't mind just excusing yourself? 187 00:06:35,020 --> 00:06:39,691 I'm a little behind on my Hotmail correspondences. 188 00:06:39,691 --> 00:06:40,525 Okay. 189 00:06:40,525 --> 00:06:41,693 Barbara says she's doing well, 190 00:06:41,693 --> 00:06:44,362 but this program is really hard. 191 00:06:44,362 --> 00:06:46,698 She just has a ton of pride, 192 00:06:46,698 --> 00:06:50,785 so I'm gonna wait for her to come and ask me for help. 193 00:06:50,785 --> 00:06:52,704 Oh, I can't wait. 194 00:06:52,704 --> 00:06:55,874 And that is how union and non‐union workers 195 00:06:55,874 --> 00:06:57,876 came together and worked as one 196 00:06:57,876 --> 00:07:03,506 to help solve the labor crisis in South Philly, okay? 197 00:07:03,506 --> 00:07:05,925 Alright, we are going to have to 198 00:07:05,925 --> 00:07:09,512 grab a noun from the Noun Pool ‐‐ 199 00:07:09,512 --> 00:07:11,848 I don't get this. 200 00:07:11,848 --> 00:07:13,642 Sweetheart, neither do I. 201 00:07:13,642 --> 00:07:15,518 Barbara: Okay, so here's what I'm going to do. 202 00:07:15,518 --> 00:07:17,854 I'm going to continue teaching my students how to read 203 00:07:17,854 --> 00:07:20,774 like I have been for 30 years. 204 00:07:20,774 --> 00:07:24,444 I'll input whatever information I need to into that program, 205 00:07:24,444 --> 00:07:26,571 and then I'll just keep doing what I have been doing, 206 00:07:26,571 --> 00:07:30,575 and everybody else will just have to back off. 207 00:07:32,786 --> 00:07:34,287 Hey, Hill. 208 00:07:34,287 --> 00:07:35,955 That lesson, that was garbage. 209 00:07:35,955 --> 00:07:37,374 That's not what happened. Okay, well, 210 00:07:37,374 --> 00:07:38,792 I've read several books on the subject. 211 00:07:38,792 --> 00:07:40,502 I think I know the history of the lesson. 212 00:07:40,502 --> 00:07:42,045 Well, me and my family lived it, 213 00:07:42,045 --> 00:07:43,213 so I think we know the history. 214 00:07:43,213 --> 00:07:44,673 I've also listened to several podcasts. 215 00:07:44,673 --> 00:07:46,049 Look, how about this? 216 00:07:46,049 --> 00:07:48,301 I know a guy who was actually a captain back in the day. 217 00:07:48,301 --> 00:07:50,053 How about I hook you up, he can come to the class 218 00:07:50,053 --> 00:07:52,347 and do like an eyewitness account for the kids? 219 00:07:53,723 --> 00:07:56,017 Unexpected, but I am so happy 220 00:07:56,017 --> 00:07:57,727 Melissa's bringing in a police captain. 221 00:07:57,727 --> 00:07:58,895 He's gonna be able to talk to the kids 222 00:07:58,895 --> 00:08:00,689 about how this is done peacefully. 223 00:08:00,689 --> 00:08:02,941 I'm just really happy Vinny, the strike captain, 224 00:08:02,941 --> 00:08:04,609 is out of jail so he can do this. 225 00:08:04,609 --> 00:08:06,820 It's also gonna count towards his community service. 226 00:08:06,820 --> 00:08:09,906 Just 100 more hours, and his record's cleared. 227 00:08:09,906 --> 00:08:10,699 [ School bell rings ] 228 00:08:10,699 --> 00:08:12,117 Barbara: Good morning. 229 00:08:12,117 --> 00:08:13,868 Come on down. 230 00:08:13,868 --> 00:08:15,203 You ready for a good day? 231 00:08:15,203 --> 00:08:16,496 That's what I'm talking about. 232 00:08:16,496 --> 00:08:18,748 Ava: Morning, Abbott Elementarians! 233 00:08:18,748 --> 00:08:21,626 It turns out one of our teachers is just too good! 234 00:08:21,626 --> 00:08:23,545 According to our new reading program, 235 00:08:23,545 --> 00:08:25,004 Mrs. Howard's kindergartners 236 00:08:25,004 --> 00:08:27,382 are reading at a 4th grade level! No. 237 00:08:27,382 --> 00:08:30,635 Mrs. Howard, you are, once again, that girl. 238 00:08:30,635 --> 00:08:32,095 Barbara? 239 00:08:32,095 --> 00:08:36,391 No. No. No. Okay. Thank you. 240 00:08:36,391 --> 00:08:37,600 No. Okay, that's enough. 241 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:40,019 When I say "Mrs.," you say "Howard." 242 00:08:40,019 --> 00:08:41,312 Mrs... All: Howard! 243 00:08:41,312 --> 00:08:42,939 Mrs... Howard! 244 00:08:42,939 --> 00:08:44,566 Mrs... Howard! 245 00:08:44,566 --> 00:08:45,692 Mrs... Howard! 246 00:08:48,737 --> 00:08:49,988 [ Tablet chimes ] 247 00:08:49,988 --> 00:08:51,656 Hey, Barbara. 248 00:08:51,656 --> 00:08:53,658 I just wanted to say that I'm sorry. 249 00:08:53,658 --> 00:08:55,452 You clearly knew what you were doing, 250 00:08:55,452 --> 00:08:57,370 and I arrogantly assumed ‐‐ 251 00:08:57,370 --> 00:08:59,164 or hoped, rather ‐‐ 252 00:08:59,164 --> 00:09:00,248 that you would need my help, 253 00:09:00,248 --> 00:09:02,250 but once again, I need yours. 254 00:09:02,250 --> 00:09:05,628 You are officially Yoda with better edges. 255 00:09:05,628 --> 00:09:07,714 Okay, which one of you Young Sheldons 256 00:09:07,714 --> 00:09:08,798 is gonna get me to Mars 257 00:09:08,798 --> 00:09:10,550 witcha little smart reading selves? 258 00:09:10,550 --> 00:09:12,761 There's actually no need for all of this. 259 00:09:12,761 --> 00:09:14,345 I'm just doing my job. 260 00:09:14,345 --> 00:09:15,388 But don't forget, it was your girl 261 00:09:15,388 --> 00:09:17,140 that brought in that dope program. 262 00:09:17,140 --> 00:09:19,059 Oh, my God. Look at me, not even taking credit 263 00:09:19,059 --> 00:09:21,311 for something I had so much to do with. [ Laughs ] 264 00:09:21,311 --> 00:09:24,939 Barbara, you know what? Since so many of us need help, 265 00:09:24,939 --> 00:09:26,733 what if you put on, like, a little presentation 266 00:09:26,733 --> 00:09:28,359 for the rest of us? 267 00:09:28,359 --> 00:09:29,694 You're thinking too small, Janine. 268 00:09:29,694 --> 00:09:31,362 We should have an assembly and have 269 00:09:31,362 --> 00:09:33,364 one of Barbara's students read to the whole school. 270 00:09:33,364 --> 00:09:35,241 Show these little illiterate fools how to literate. 271 00:09:35,241 --> 00:09:37,452 Yes! Not the second part. Yes! 272 00:09:37,452 --> 00:09:38,912 Okay. 273 00:09:38,912 --> 00:09:40,705 We can have Khalil read. 274 00:09:40,705 --> 00:09:41,915 No, not Khalil. 275 00:09:41,915 --> 00:09:43,708 Everybody knows that little dork can read. 276 00:09:43,708 --> 00:09:45,919 I was thinking him. Boy: Whoo‐hoo! 277 00:09:45,919 --> 00:09:48,379 [ Speaking indistinctly ] 278 00:09:48,379 --> 00:09:50,548 5 years old, reading at a 4th grade level? 279 00:09:50,548 --> 00:09:52,592 You performed a damn miracle on that boy. 280 00:09:54,552 --> 00:09:56,012 That was a pretty tough time for me ‐‐ Hey. 281 00:09:56,012 --> 00:09:57,222 He's here. He's on his way in. 282 00:09:57,222 --> 00:09:58,723 Oh. Oh. That's fantastic, Melissa. 283 00:09:58,723 --> 00:10:00,308 Okay, let me, um, set him up for the ‐‐ 284 00:10:00,308 --> 00:10:01,351 Uh, students. [ Door closes ] 285 00:10:01,351 --> 00:10:03,353 We are about to hear from 286 00:10:03,353 --> 00:10:06,940 a heroic, upstanding citizen of this city, okay, 287 00:10:06,940 --> 00:10:08,566 who helped to peacefully end one of ‐‐ [ Door opens ] 288 00:10:08,566 --> 00:10:11,361 Kids, meet Vinny Romano. [ Door closes ] 289 00:10:11,361 --> 00:10:13,113 Call me The Tire Iron. 290 00:10:16,074 --> 00:10:18,743 Uh, hello, Mr. Iron. 291 00:10:18,743 --> 00:10:22,914 Um, is there anything else we could call you? 292 00:10:22,914 --> 00:10:23,998 Nope. 293 00:10:26,709 --> 00:10:28,545 Okay, come on now. Here we go. 294 00:10:28,545 --> 00:10:30,880 I don't think Will is ready to read just yet, 295 00:10:30,880 --> 00:10:33,049 but I have read from this book so many times, 296 00:10:33,049 --> 00:10:35,385 he practically has it memorized. 297 00:10:35,385 --> 00:10:37,637 I'm sure he'll have no problem. 298 00:10:37,637 --> 00:10:40,849 [Slowly] "Jack...and...Jill..." Yes. 299 00:10:40,849 --> 00:10:44,769 "...went up the..." The. 300 00:10:44,769 --> 00:10:50,316 Okay, Will, it's your name with an "H." 301 00:10:50,316 --> 00:10:51,985 Hilliam! 302 00:10:51,985 --> 00:10:53,528 No. 303 00:10:53,528 --> 00:10:56,072 Barbara, can I borrow some gold stars? 304 00:10:56,072 --> 00:10:57,407 I gave all mine out this morning. 305 00:10:57,407 --> 00:10:59,450 My kids are amazing. Uh, I'll even take red. 306 00:10:59,450 --> 00:11:00,535 Oh, sure. 307 00:11:00,535 --> 00:11:02,036 Thank you. 308 00:11:02,036 --> 00:11:05,498 Oh, well, if it isn't Abbott's brightest little reader. 309 00:11:05,498 --> 00:11:07,959 Are you excited to show the school your skills? 310 00:11:07,959 --> 00:11:09,127 Yeah? 311 00:11:13,214 --> 00:11:16,134 Here you go. Hmm. 312 00:11:16,134 --> 00:11:18,261 Is he okay? Oh, he's fine. [ Chuckles ] 313 00:11:18,261 --> 00:11:19,929 This child has just gained entry 314 00:11:19,929 --> 00:11:22,015 into the magical world of books, 315 00:11:22,015 --> 00:11:25,685 so please, Janine, allow him time to celebrate. 316 00:11:25,685 --> 00:11:28,062 Okay. Yeah. 317 00:11:28,062 --> 00:11:30,023 Good morning, kids. 318 00:11:31,983 --> 00:11:34,360 Good morning to you all, as well. 319 00:11:36,696 --> 00:11:38,114 Subbing here has been... 320 00:11:38,114 --> 00:11:39,282 fine. 321 00:11:39,282 --> 00:11:40,617 [ Stammers ] 322 00:11:40,617 --> 00:11:42,577 I haven't even gotten past teaching the kids my name, 323 00:11:42,577 --> 00:11:44,829 let alone that confusing reading program. 324 00:11:44,829 --> 00:11:47,123 I'm hoping once they learn those things, 325 00:11:47,123 --> 00:11:49,542 then we can just start watching movies. 326 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:52,837 Hey, Gregory. Hey. 327 00:11:52,837 --> 00:11:54,172 Hi. 328 00:11:54,172 --> 00:11:56,049 Um, how are you settling in? 329 00:11:56,049 --> 00:11:57,050 It's going well. Yeah? 330 00:11:57,050 --> 00:11:59,052 I'm figuring out where everything is, 331 00:11:59,052 --> 00:11:59,844 who everyone is. 332 00:11:59,844 --> 00:12:01,471 Yeah. Well, I'm Janine. 333 00:12:01,471 --> 00:12:03,723 That I know. [ Chuckles ] 334 00:12:05,350 --> 00:12:07,143 Hmm... 335 00:12:08,645 --> 00:12:10,438 Uh, my gosh. How are you doing 336 00:12:10,438 --> 00:12:11,981 with this new reading program? 337 00:12:11,981 --> 00:12:13,483 Oh. [ Scoffs ] I'm not gonna lie. 338 00:12:13,483 --> 00:12:14,692 It's got me even more confused 339 00:12:14,692 --> 00:12:16,027 than I already was teaching here. 340 00:12:16,027 --> 00:12:18,905 I cannot get past a single lesson without an error message. 341 00:12:18,905 --> 00:12:20,531 It's really annoying. 342 00:12:20,531 --> 00:12:22,533 Why don't we get together after school... Mm‐hmm. 343 00:12:22,533 --> 00:12:23,868 ...and we can figure it out? 344 00:12:23,868 --> 00:12:26,496 Um, I would love that. 345 00:12:26,496 --> 00:12:28,039 You kidding me? [ Chuckles ] 346 00:12:28,039 --> 00:12:29,207 Oh, my God, but, shoot. My boyfriend 347 00:12:29,207 --> 00:12:30,708 is picking me up after school today. 348 00:12:30,708 --> 00:12:31,751 Oh. 349 00:12:31,751 --> 00:12:33,294 You know what? You can come hang with us. 350 00:12:33,294 --> 00:12:35,046 I mean, we're just going to IKEA. 351 00:12:35,046 --> 00:12:37,465 You can help us pick out a bed. 352 00:12:37,465 --> 00:12:39,509 Oh, okay. Yeah, um... 353 00:12:39,509 --> 00:12:41,469 Oh, God. Um... 354 00:12:41,469 --> 00:12:43,638 I actually have somebody picking me up after school. Oh. 355 00:12:43,638 --> 00:12:44,681 She's a girl... Oh. 356 00:12:44,681 --> 00:12:45,682 She's a woman, I mean. 357 00:12:45,682 --> 00:12:47,392 Like, it's a car full of women and... 358 00:12:47,392 --> 00:12:49,227 What? 359 00:12:49,227 --> 00:12:51,354 Nothing. 360 00:12:51,354 --> 00:12:54,816 Oh. Okay, well, see you later. I'll see you around school. 361 00:12:54,816 --> 00:12:56,401 Yeah, yeah. Alright, you, too. 362 00:12:56,401 --> 00:12:57,402 Hey, enjoy the bed. 363 00:12:57,402 --> 00:12:59,445 Oh, we will. Ha! 364 00:12:59,445 --> 00:13:01,322 Uh, I was just kidding. But see you later! 365 00:13:01,322 --> 00:13:03,116 Uh‐huh. Bye. 366 00:13:04,284 --> 00:13:07,870 So hundreds of us come piling off this bus, right? 367 00:13:07,870 --> 00:13:09,330 And the punk firefighters, 368 00:13:09,330 --> 00:13:11,582 they didn't even show their pretty little faces, you know? 369 00:13:11,582 --> 00:13:14,877 And the pigs, they were mad 'cause we were throwing rocks. 370 00:13:14,877 --> 00:13:16,754 It's like, hey, just relax. 371 00:13:16,754 --> 00:13:18,047 They're just freakin' rocks, you know? 372 00:13:18,047 --> 00:13:19,340 [ Laughs ] 373 00:13:19,340 --> 00:13:22,051 So, anyway, we tell that, uh, lousy, stinkin'... 374 00:13:22,051 --> 00:13:23,303 Melissa: He's great, right? 375 00:13:23,303 --> 00:13:25,096 [ Whispering ] Why did you bring him here? 376 00:13:25,096 --> 00:13:26,889 Uh, didn't we agree to this? 377 00:13:26,889 --> 00:13:28,683 I thought you were bringing a police captain. [ Scoffs ] 378 00:13:28,683 --> 00:13:30,810 Someone to talk about how the union worked together in peace? 379 00:13:30,810 --> 00:13:32,687 That's not the real story. This is the truth. 380 00:13:32,687 --> 00:13:35,023 He's giving them an eyewitness account to history. 381 00:13:35,023 --> 00:13:37,150 Eyewitness? I think the term is "accomplice." 382 00:13:37,150 --> 00:13:39,444 This is the problem I have with people like you. 383 00:13:39,444 --> 00:13:41,237 You want to romanticize this city, 384 00:13:41,237 --> 00:13:42,780 but you won't acknowledge the truth. 385 00:13:42,780 --> 00:13:44,282 Like, you want to run up the Rocky steps, 386 00:13:44,282 --> 00:13:46,325 but you can't take a punch in the face. 387 00:13:46,325 --> 00:13:47,577 I can take a punch in the face. 388 00:13:47,577 --> 00:13:48,953 What ‐‐ What ‐‐ What are you saying? 389 00:13:48,953 --> 00:13:51,456 I'm some kind of, like, hipster poseur? 390 00:13:51,456 --> 00:13:54,584 Look, I care, okay? I am here, teaching, every day. 391 00:13:54,584 --> 00:13:56,627 No, I'm saying you can't teach the kids right 392 00:13:56,627 --> 00:13:58,755 if you don't respect where they're from. 393 00:13:58,755 --> 00:14:00,631 It's about respect. 394 00:14:00,631 --> 00:14:02,759 [ Footsteps ] 395 00:14:02,759 --> 00:14:04,302 Me and the rest of the class are going on strike 396 00:14:04,302 --> 00:14:06,345 until there are no more pop quizzes. 397 00:14:06,345 --> 00:14:09,182 [ Indistinct conversations ] 398 00:14:09,891 --> 00:14:11,517 Lights. [ Chuckles ] 399 00:14:11,517 --> 00:14:12,894 [ Indistinct conversations ] 400 00:14:12,894 --> 00:14:16,147 We are here to celebrate Barbara's genius kindergartners. 401 00:14:16,147 --> 00:14:18,733 This is a tremendous opportunity for this school. 402 00:14:18,733 --> 00:14:21,778 Before we begin, I would like to detail all the ways 403 00:14:21,778 --> 00:14:24,322 that I personally made this happen. Will: Jack and Jill went up a hill to fetch a pail of water. 404 00:14:24,322 --> 00:14:25,990 It all started when I was watching "Coach Carter" 405 00:14:25,990 --> 00:14:27,241 for the 17th time. Now... Jack fell down and broke his crown, 406 00:14:27,241 --> 00:14:30,119 and Jill came tumbling after. 407 00:14:30,119 --> 00:14:31,454 Perfect! 408 00:14:31,454 --> 00:14:33,873 Now, when we get up on stage, 409 00:14:33,873 --> 00:14:37,585 you're gonna do it just like that, okay? 410 00:14:37,585 --> 00:14:39,796 No. And no dancing. 411 00:14:39,796 --> 00:14:43,257 But that's what I do, Ms. Howard! 412 00:14:43,257 --> 00:14:44,467 Hey, Mrs. Howard. 413 00:14:44,467 --> 00:14:45,968 Hey, after the assembly, 414 00:14:45,968 --> 00:14:48,054 do you think you can come help me with the program? 415 00:14:48,054 --> 00:14:49,847 My kids are struggling, 416 00:14:49,847 --> 00:14:51,474 and I know I ask you for help all the time, 417 00:14:51,474 --> 00:14:52,558 but what can I say? 418 00:14:52,558 --> 00:14:53,851 You're the best. [ Chuckles ] 419 00:14:53,851 --> 00:14:55,144 Janine ‐‐ Sometimes I wonder 420 00:14:55,144 --> 00:14:56,562 if I put you on too high a pedestal, 421 00:14:56,562 --> 00:14:58,189 but then I think it's not high enough. 422 00:14:58,189 --> 00:15:00,483 I say, "Janine, she's just a person like you ‐‐" 423 00:15:00,483 --> 00:15:03,194 Ava: Anyway... You know what? I'm sorry, I'm rambling. 424 00:15:03,194 --> 00:15:04,362 You make ‐‐ 425 00:15:04,362 --> 00:15:05,822 [ Voice breaking ] I'm sorry. 426 00:15:05,822 --> 00:15:08,032 You make me want to be a better teacher. 427 00:15:10,535 --> 00:15:12,036 Okay. [ Chuckles lightly ] 428 00:15:12,036 --> 00:15:14,205 I'm starting to forget the words. 429 00:15:14,205 --> 00:15:15,623 Oh, gotta go! 430 00:15:15,623 --> 00:15:16,874 Ava: Like, look at this guy get a whole movie about him. 431 00:15:16,874 --> 00:15:19,127 I've done more for this school in one year 432 00:15:19,127 --> 00:15:20,795 than he did for the whole movie, so I ‐‐ 433 00:15:20,795 --> 00:15:23,506 Okay, thank you. Oh, I guess it's time to go. 434 00:15:23,506 --> 00:15:25,466 That kid's a reading fool. 435 00:15:25,466 --> 00:15:27,552 Good afternoon, Abbott. 436 00:15:27,552 --> 00:15:28,886 My student, William, 437 00:15:28,886 --> 00:15:32,265 will be reading "Jack and Jill." 438 00:15:32,265 --> 00:15:34,517 Oh! [ Laughs ] Change of plans. 439 00:15:34,517 --> 00:15:36,519 My copy of Michelle Obama's book just came in, 440 00:15:36,519 --> 00:15:39,230 and since Will reads at a 4th grade level, 441 00:15:39,230 --> 00:15:40,273 that shouldn't be a problem. 442 00:15:40,273 --> 00:15:41,274 Oh, no. I really think 443 00:15:41,274 --> 00:15:42,692 that Will would prefer to read ‐‐ 444 00:15:42,692 --> 00:15:44,569 Don't nobody want to hear about pails and water and whatnot. 445 00:15:44,569 --> 00:15:46,571 We want to hear what "Michelle O" got to say. 446 00:15:46,571 --> 00:15:47,864 I hope there's a section in there 447 00:15:47,864 --> 00:15:50,074 about her meet cute with my man, Barry Hussein. 448 00:15:50,074 --> 00:15:52,034 Man: Alright. 449 00:15:52,034 --> 00:15:53,244 [ Crowd clearing throats ] 450 00:15:53,244 --> 00:15:54,954 [ Horns honking in distance ] 451 00:15:54,954 --> 00:15:59,584 [ Gulps ] Okay. Here goes. 452 00:16:01,210 --> 00:16:04,130 Okay, that's enough. [ Chuckles ] 453 00:16:04,130 --> 00:16:07,008 Everybody, um, my student, Will, 454 00:16:07,008 --> 00:16:11,554 is a wonderful student and dancer, 455 00:16:11,554 --> 00:16:14,849 but he cannot read this book just yet. 456 00:16:14,849 --> 00:16:18,144 The truth is, I was actually able to log into the program, 457 00:16:18,144 --> 00:16:20,938 but, um, I was just pushing buttons. 458 00:16:20,938 --> 00:16:22,690 I did not mean to say 459 00:16:22,690 --> 00:16:26,235 that they could read at a 4th grade level. 460 00:16:26,235 --> 00:16:29,989 I know how to teach these kids how to read. 461 00:16:29,989 --> 00:16:33,117 I just can't use that program. 462 00:16:34,619 --> 00:16:36,412 So I lied. 463 00:16:38,664 --> 00:16:41,125 I can't believe Barbara lied to me. 464 00:16:42,084 --> 00:16:44,253 Normally, I encourage cheating, but, girl, 465 00:16:44,253 --> 00:16:46,172 you gots to let me know. [ Laughs ] 466 00:16:46,172 --> 00:16:47,506 Barbara. Who would have thought? 467 00:16:50,009 --> 00:16:53,846 Hey, Barbara. Another great Abbott Elementary assembly. 468 00:16:56,015 --> 00:16:57,934 Um... 469 00:16:57,934 --> 00:16:59,936 Why wouldn't you let me help you? 470 00:16:59,936 --> 00:17:02,063 I was handling it the best way I could. 471 00:17:02,063 --> 00:17:04,398 By lying instead of letting me help you? 472 00:17:04,398 --> 00:17:06,234 That is not what this is about. 473 00:17:06,234 --> 00:17:08,319 Then what is it about? Because I don't get it. 474 00:17:08,319 --> 00:17:10,488 [ Sighs ] 475 00:17:11,322 --> 00:17:16,077 I am good at this job, and I know how to do it well, 476 00:17:16,077 --> 00:17:18,996 but admitting that I couldn't figure this program out, 477 00:17:18,996 --> 00:17:22,917 it was like I was saying, "I am getting too old." 478 00:17:22,917 --> 00:17:25,461 And you don't know what that feels like ‐‐ 479 00:17:25,461 --> 00:17:28,673 all these new people and this new tech. 480 00:17:28,673 --> 00:17:30,132 [ Sighs ] It just made me feel like 481 00:17:30,132 --> 00:17:31,968 I was being pushed out to sea. 482 00:17:34,178 --> 00:17:36,305 Okay, well, if you're being pushed out, 483 00:17:36,305 --> 00:17:40,309 then I'm being pushed out, too, because it's hard for me. 484 00:17:40,309 --> 00:17:42,853 It's hard for all of us, even the kids, 485 00:17:42,853 --> 00:17:44,981 and they come out of the womb selling NFTs. 486 00:17:44,981 --> 00:17:48,359 See? I don't even know what that is. 487 00:17:48,359 --> 00:17:50,570 So I guess I'm just an oldface. 488 00:17:50,570 --> 00:17:53,406 Oldhead. And that, too. 489 00:17:53,406 --> 00:17:55,449 I don't know what NFT means, either. 490 00:17:55,449 --> 00:17:56,993 Hm. 491 00:17:58,077 --> 00:17:59,370 [ Breathes deeply ] 492 00:17:59,370 --> 00:18:04,500 What if we figured out this stuff together? 493 00:18:06,502 --> 00:18:08,337 I'd like that. 494 00:18:10,172 --> 00:18:12,008 Okay. 495 00:18:14,176 --> 00:18:15,845 Are we having a moment right now? 496 00:18:16,929 --> 00:18:19,265 Are those jelly beans on your belt? 497 00:18:22,435 --> 00:18:24,770 I wanted to teach Barbara something so bad 498 00:18:24,770 --> 00:18:27,982 that I never considered what she might be going through. 499 00:18:29,025 --> 00:18:31,277 But we did have a little bonding moment back there. 500 00:18:31,277 --> 00:18:33,404 I ruined it, but it happened. 501 00:18:33,404 --> 00:18:34,697 You got that, right? 502 00:18:35,489 --> 00:18:36,616 [ Knock on door ] 503 00:18:36,616 --> 00:18:37,908 Hey. 504 00:18:37,908 --> 00:18:40,620 I brought you some lasagna as a peace offering. 505 00:18:40,620 --> 00:18:42,121 You know, I don't just eat Italian, 506 00:18:42,121 --> 00:18:43,706 or am I a stereotype to you? 507 00:18:43,706 --> 00:18:46,042 Oh, my God, no. Of course not. I'll ‐‐ I'll throw it out. 508 00:18:46,042 --> 00:18:48,044 Hey, hey. What am I, an idiot? Give it to me. 509 00:18:51,213 --> 00:18:53,674 Oh! Um. 510 00:18:53,674 --> 00:18:55,885 Melissa, I... 511 00:18:55,885 --> 00:18:59,722 I made some dumb assumptions about you, about South Philly. 512 00:18:59,722 --> 00:19:03,100 I was condescending. Basically, I was a jerk. 513 00:19:03,100 --> 00:19:05,728 I wish my ex‐husband could ever admit that much. 514 00:19:05,728 --> 00:19:07,855 Well, I'm really sorry. 515 00:19:07,855 --> 00:19:10,149 Listen, you're trying to sanitize this place 516 00:19:10,149 --> 00:19:11,484 and its history ‐‐ it doesn't need it. 517 00:19:11,484 --> 00:19:14,612 This is who we are, the good, the bad, and the ugly. 518 00:19:14,612 --> 00:19:16,864 Tire Iron, of course, representing the ugly. 519 00:19:16,864 --> 00:19:19,492 Well, I wouldn't say that... to his face. 520 00:19:19,492 --> 00:19:22,119 Hey, I know you mean well, hon. 521 00:19:22,119 --> 00:19:23,871 You want the best for your kids. 522 00:19:23,871 --> 00:19:26,666 Just next time, have a more open mind, that's all. 523 00:19:26,666 --> 00:19:29,085 I will. And ‐‐ And thank you. 524 00:19:29,085 --> 00:19:31,045 My students got a lot out of what Vinny had to say. 525 00:19:31,045 --> 00:19:33,005 Oh, good. They collectively bargained, 526 00:19:33,005 --> 00:19:34,382 and they all have pensions now. 527 00:19:34,382 --> 00:19:35,800 [ Chuckles ] 528 00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:37,510 Solid. [ Chuckles ] 529 00:19:37,510 --> 00:19:39,845 [ Indistinct conversations ] 530 00:19:39,845 --> 00:19:41,764 But... There you go! 531 00:19:41,764 --> 00:19:43,099 [ Laughs ] Yes! Yes! 532 00:19:43,099 --> 00:19:46,394 It can be daunting when a new technology is introduced 533 00:19:46,394 --> 00:19:48,604 and it's changing the way you do things, 534 00:19:48,604 --> 00:19:50,648 but this is the future. 535 00:19:50,648 --> 00:19:52,858 I got in. I've mastered it. 536 00:19:52,858 --> 00:19:54,318 Girrrrllls... 537 00:19:54,318 --> 00:19:55,861 And Young Idris. 538 00:19:55,861 --> 00:19:57,988 Turns out the software we've been using 539 00:19:57,988 --> 00:20:00,324 was invented by the Pennsylvania Penal System 540 00:20:00,324 --> 00:20:02,326 to collect data for prisons. 541 00:20:02,326 --> 00:20:03,369 Prisons? 542 00:20:03,369 --> 00:20:04,787 Something about the correlation 543 00:20:04,787 --> 00:20:06,163 between lower reading levels 544 00:20:06,163 --> 00:20:07,873 and the amount of prison beds they're supposed to build? 545 00:20:07,873 --> 00:20:08,874 Oh, my God. 546 00:20:08,874 --> 00:20:10,334 Apparently, it's illegal. [ Scoffs ] 547 00:20:10,334 --> 00:20:14,338 I am just as disgusted as you all are. 548 00:20:14,338 --> 00:20:16,716 Disgraceful. 549 00:20:16,716 --> 00:20:18,217 You're gonna sell those, aren't you? 550 00:20:18,217 --> 00:20:20,177 And what would you rather I do, Melissa? 551 00:20:21,011 --> 00:20:22,638 [ Scoffs ] 552 00:20:22,638 --> 00:20:25,516 That's a shame. I really liked that feature 553 00:20:25,516 --> 00:20:29,812 where I could teach a whole class on just one letter. 554 00:20:29,812 --> 00:20:31,355 You know what? 555 00:20:31,355 --> 00:20:34,775 I think I might know something we can use instead. 556 00:20:34,775 --> 00:20:36,277 It's pretty simple. And then... Very. 557 00:20:36,277 --> 00:20:37,862 ...the fun thing about this is... 558 00:20:37,862 --> 00:20:40,865 "At 54, I'm still in progress, 559 00:20:40,865 --> 00:20:43,826 and I hope I always will be." 560 00:20:44,577 --> 00:20:45,786 Did he just ‐‐ Oh, my God. 561 00:20:45,786 --> 00:20:47,413 You ‐‐ You just read! You just read! 562 00:20:47,413 --> 00:20:48,748 Both: He just read! 563 00:20:48,748 --> 00:20:49,749 You're a baby genius! 564 00:20:49,749 --> 00:20:50,791 Yes! 565 00:20:50,791 --> 00:20:51,584 Wow. 566 00:20:51,584 --> 00:20:53,210 Ooh, yes! 567 00:20:53,210 --> 00:20:54,920 Oh, my goodness! 568 00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:56,130 [ Laughs ] 569 00:20:56,130 --> 00:20:57,715 Yes, yes! 570 00:21:00,551 --> 00:21:02,011 "Failure is a feeling 571 00:21:02,011 --> 00:21:06,223 long before it becomes an actual result." 572 00:21:06,223 --> 00:21:07,683 Mm. I know that's right. 573 00:21:07,683 --> 00:21:08,976 Can I have a break? 574 00:21:08,976 --> 00:21:10,811 No, keep reading. It's just getting good. 575 00:21:12,188 --> 00:21:14,440 Mnh‐mnh‐mnh. 576 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:17,026 Absolutely not. Let's go. 577 00:21:17,026 --> 00:21:18,569 Come on, Barbara! Come on. 578 00:21:20,446 --> 00:21:22,907 You owe me an Audible membership!