That is incredible, Ms. Howard. I can't wait to get on that level. Where is your class, by the way?
Out in the hallway in a single file.
Really?
Mm‐hmm.
KKindergartners
Good morning, Ms. Teagues!
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Mm‐hmm. Mm‐hmm.
I left that, uh, bill‐organizer thing on the fridge.
Mm‐hmm. Yeah. I'll get to it.
Okay. Yeah, but, no, I was just thinking, like, you'd get to it kind of soon because my name's on the lease and we were already late on rent once.
Huh. What thing?
You know, that thing, where you look at something and you're like, "That's good."
Well, I'm adding a filter that's gonna rain glitter, so...
That's not gonna compete with singing parrots. It just needs a little showmanship.
Well, I'm not a showman.
WWill
"Failure is a feeling long before it becomes an actual result."
Mm. I know that's right.
WWill
Can I have a break?
No, keep reading. It's just getting good.
Mnh-mnh-mnh. Absolutely not. Let's go.
Come on, Barbara. You owe me an Audible membership.
[final lines]
Hey, girl.
Hey, Ava. You know I can't just leave my classroom unattended like this, right?
It's five minutes. It's not like something could go wrong in five minutes.
A lot can go wrong, actually.
If you say so. Anyway, one of Melissa's students will be transferring into your class.
Really? Why?
Girl, I don't know. Things happen all day. Maybe she wants to be closer to the bathroom. Maybe she like you more. Maybe she got some kind of Meek Mill-Drake feud going on with one of her classmates. I don't know.
Maybe she likes me better.
My youngest, Gina... She participated in a young-engineers program. It did wonders for her.
Mm.
Looks good on a college application, too.
Mm-hmm. Hey, Gregory, what do you think?
Oh, I think I've been here for like five minutes, so I don't really have a say.
That is Ava. She's funny.
SSahar
Well, I'm so excited to be here. I cannot wait to collaborate.
Okay, let me go show you around. Come on.
Pulling off overalls? That's not easy.
You know, a lot of people are slow to warm to Tariq, but you guys get along so well. Maybe you should come out and get pizza with us this weekend.
Oh, I can't. I'm busy on Saturday.
I didn't even say a date yet. W... Oh, I see what's happening. You don't want to be the third wheel.
No.
No, don't worry. I actually know a great guy I want to set you up with.
Uh, thanks, but I don't know how my boyfriend would feel about that.
Your what?
My boyfriend.
You have a boyfriend? What's his name?
Uh, Zach.
Zach? And how long have you two been dating?
Like a year, plus another year.
Jacob, how did I not know any of this? You've never mentioned him. Well, actually, I guess I just answered my own question.
I thought you knew. I mean, I could've swore I told you. My friends say I won't shut up about him.
Your friends? I thought we were friends.
We are. Yeah, we're friends. We're just, you know...
"You know" what?
W-Work friends. We don't talk about real deep stuff.
You told me when you got a tapeworm in Zimbabwe.
Um, um, yeah, I was... I was trying to be helpful, in case you ever go to Africa. Look, work friends are still friends. They're just, like, friends in one place.
Well, I thought we were friends in all places.
Hey!
Oh. I-I got... I got a conflict.
You don't know what it is yet. My class is putting on a step show next Friday. We made so much progress.
Oh, we hear you in there, stomping the yard.
Yeah, you sound like a regular Major Payne.
Yes, well, we are building something.
I love a good step show. It's so good for the kids.
Right?
Who gave you permission to put this on my wall? Is this Comic Sans?
Oh! Dig on me.
TTaylor
Yes. Because, ultimately, she just wants me to be someone like you.
So... now is probably not a good time to talk about the parent-teacher con...
No.
Okay. Right.
We're going about this all wrong. You know you don't build a dam in the middle of a river, you build it before the water comes.
That is so wise.
[simultaneously] What the hell are you talking about?
So this Zack, he lives with you?
Yeah he just moved in last month.
And that's going...well?
Yep! He's so great!
So he knew you and was like..."More?"
Mmm...
ZZack
[walking in and hugging Jacob] Hey there's my guy!
BLACK!?
ZZack
It's actually pronounced "Zack." You must be Ava.
[Everyone gives Ava a look]
You were all thinking it. I see you, don't look at me like that!
We always look at you like this.
SWEET BABY JESUS AND THE GROWN ONE TOO!!! MY DESKS HAVE BEEN DESKED!!!
Even in a world where Ava could put together a competent presentation...
Mm-hmm.
...it still does not change the fact that the Superintendent can't stand her and, by extension, us.
The nerve on that guy.
Yeah, well, maybe this will be the year where the school board finally awards me that Advancement Grant that I have been applying to for 10 years.
They will if we make them. Just like a little... gentle arm-twisting.
A little arm twist never hurt.
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