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- Hello.
- Hello.
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Check you out.
That's the energy of a woman
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who just found out
she's pregnant or not pregnant.
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No, I'm relieved.
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When you're over 50,
relief looks like joy.
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I put that spare bedroom up for rent.
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Think I already found a tenant.
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I just wish you didn't have to do this.
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Ah, you do what you got to do.
I could use the extra money
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since I'm paying full price
at the vending machine again.
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Plus, I made that terrible
financial decision
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all those years ago.
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- Getting divorced?
- Betting on the Sixers?
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- I became a teacher.
- Ahh.
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Girl, at least try a passive-income
side hustle before a roommate.
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I got a chat bot writing eulogies
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for nine people as we speak.
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I just don't feel good about you
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giving out your address
to strangers online.
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It's not safe.
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What if they kill you?
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I'm gonna be fine. Okay?
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I used a fake name and a phony address,
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and my listing just said
"cozy guest suite with a view,"
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which is Craigslist speak
for "it's cramped."
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And I e-mailed with this
very nice nerd named Lester
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with great credit
and even better grammar.
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I got a good feeling about this.
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Guys, guys, I think my search
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for a new place to live is over.
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After some not so ideal meetups
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where I learned to stop
using my real name
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or list "great hugger"
in the About Me section...
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- I told you.
- I have found
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the perfect cozy
guest suite with a view.
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Lester?
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Mildred?
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- Synced and corrected by synk -
- www.addic7ed.com -
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You and Jacob living together is...
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I know it's God's will,
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but he's gotten awfully creative.
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Okay. You wanted me to pick
the hairless cat breeder
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who doesn't believe in deodorant?
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Wait, is it the woman that's hairless
or the cats are hairless?
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- Hey.
- Hey.
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Maybe you could just keep looking.
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Everywhere else is either
twice my budget
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or a 3-hour commute.
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I mean, three hours isn't forever.
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Hear ye, hear ye.
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Um, so I've gathered you
all here today to tell you
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about a very special pilot program
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I think you're gonna be excited about.
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I already did a pilot program
in the '70s,
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but I can't tell you where I flew
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or what was on the plane.
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Okay, well, this is a pilot program
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to bring librarians into schools,
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and we're starting with Abbott.
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I got the idea to bring
in local grad students
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in library sciences.
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They get to check off
their experience requirements,
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and we get a real librarian.
Everybody wins.
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Especially me, which this isn't about.
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Abbott's the perfect school
for this trial,
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with its many distinguished teachers
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and its zero librarians.
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Yes.
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So I'd like to introduce you all
to the very cool
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Ms. Rosalyn Inez, your new librarian.
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Thank you, thank you. This has...
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This has been a dream of mine for years.
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It's actually why I went back to school.
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Just excited to put
this program to work.
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Another grown woman of substance.
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Mm-hmm.
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And the kids are gonna love that hat.
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You could hide an Easter ham
under that hat.
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I'm just looking forward
to getting to know
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each and every one of you.
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We'll be using the feedback
that we get from you all
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to determine if the district
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should implement the program
all over the city.
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Which they will. So yay!
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Alright, so before Ms. Inez digs in,
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does anyone have any questions?
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Yeah. Did you know that Jacob
is moving in with Melissa?
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That's crazy. Right?
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Oh, sorry. That's two questions. My bad.
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Oh, you need help?
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Uh, no. Thank you.
This is... This is the last of them.
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I know.
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So that looks heavy, huh?
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Brutally.
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Listen, I made puttanesca,
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but I only know how to cook for 12,
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so if you want some,
I'll make you a plate.
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But let me know
in the next five minutes,
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because my show's coming on.
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Oh, um..."Real Housewives of New Jersey"
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is also on in five,
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and I-I simply must watch it live.
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Okay, that's my show.
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- No.
- Yes.
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- Stop.
- I will not.
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It's... It's a masterpiece.
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I have got to know who called
the feds on Teresa.
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The hubris alone.
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And what's up with Marge?
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Always changing up her story.
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Because she is sneaky.
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As hell.
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Before you know it,
you're in a relationship
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with someone
who is just like your parents.
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Gary was a dead-ringer for my dad.
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And Zach was basically my mom.
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Are you freaking kidding me?
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I love sour cream and onion.
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It's so salty and playful.
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Like Marge Sr.
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Okay, you already relabeled
the social sciences?
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I thought you would use
the abridged DDC,
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but this classification
is just so thorough.
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- Janine, have you seen this yet?
- Yes, yes.
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I actually have
my very first library card.
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Wo...
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I got the librarian
from my local branch to sign it.
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Oh, wow.
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You are very passionate about libraries.
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I just love how organized everything is.
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Last week, it took me two hours
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to find a book on time management.
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Well, things are gonna be
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much easier for you to find now.
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- Excuse me for a second.
- Mm-hmm.
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Oh, hey, I could just
check those out for you.
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Oh, no need,
I'm just grabbing some books
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for my children's reading hour,
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and I'm on my way.
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Well, let me make it easy for you.
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It is why I'm here.
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You come to me, I check out the books,
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you return the books, I put...
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I'm familiar with
how libraries work. Thank you.
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Of course. Mm.
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Ooh.
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Looks like this one's
already been reserved,
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but I can put your name in
to get it next.
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Okay, sure. I'll just take those.
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And you're sure
that "Penny Goes to Potty"
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has been reserved?
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Because, I mean,
each time I come in here
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and take it out seamlessly,
my students love it.
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Ooh, and, uh, this one is
a reference book.
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That stays in the library.
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Aw, Barbara has wanted this for so long.
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Look how happy she is.
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- And don't forget these.
- Oh.
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We're really trying to stick
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to a checkout limit of three books.
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Fine.
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Our new librarian is very organized.
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Yeah. I don't like it. I'll handle it.
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You think you're the queen
of the school?
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Uh...
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"Slaughterhouse-Five"?
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I started reading this last month,
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but it disappeared before I could
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get to the part about slaughterhouses.
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Well, I checked the previous system,
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which was just a sign-out sheet
on a napkin,
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and asked the student to bring it back,
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which they did.
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You're like a bounty hunter for books.
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What is that boy wearing?
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Ooh, I got a good one.
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Hey, Jacob, where'd you get
that shirt from?
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Yeah, it looks good on him,
right? See? Told ya.
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Can you believe I was nervous
to wear it to school today
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until Melissa pumped me up at breakfast?
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Hey, Mr. Johnson,
where'd you get those shoes?
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Crappos?
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Now is the time for us to explore
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and find something
that piques our imaginations.
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Oh, and don't forget
there's a 3-book limit.
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- Uh, hey, Mrs. Howard.
- Hello.
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Uh, did you get the e-mail with the link
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to schedule a time to use the library?
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Oh, I've been doing this a long time.
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Um, the seventh-grade class
has scheduled time
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to work on a research project,
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and having multiple classes in here
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is just distracting, I'm afraid.
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I'm sorry.
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Are you asking my students,
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my scholars of words and letters,
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to leave the library?
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I would be happy to help you
schedule a time for your class
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to have full use of the library,
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and please feel no shame
in letting me know
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if you need my help
using the Google Doc.
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Oh, I know what a Google doctor is.
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Uh...
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So the librarian program
is going well, right?
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It's great.
Ms. Inez has been setting aside books
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that align with my class's curriculum.
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I mean, I've never seen the kids
so excited about reading.
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I knew this was a good idea.
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It's like a librarian for the library.
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- Duh. You know?
- Exactly.
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Oh, hey, Barbara,
how great is the library now?
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A captain for the ship.
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Oh, it's just great, Janine,
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as you can see by these
tiny little disappointed faces
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that were not allowed to check
books out of the library.
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Um... Oh, my God, I'm... I'm so sorry.
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Uh, why weren't they allowed
to check out books?
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Because the library is booked out
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like some new hip restaurant
with a hostess
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that has no respect for the patrons
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that came before
they started charging $25
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to set your drink on fire.
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Now, I think it's obvious
that there needs to be
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some changes to this library program.
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Oh, I would hate to leave bad feedback.
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Hey, Barbara. I just wanted to check in
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because you seemed a little upset.
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Perturbed.
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Well, if there's anything
I can do to improve
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the librarian program,
I would love to know.
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It is adding a level of difficulty that,
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if anything, is stifling
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my students' interest in books.
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Okay. Um...
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Alright. That is feedback
I can work with.
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Your word holds a ton of weight with me.
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Thank you, Janine.
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No. Thank you. You know,
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I'm gonna make this work
for the woman who molded me.
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I was a lump of clay
on one of those, um...
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the things that the clay...
that the clay spins on...
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- the clay-spinning...
- The pottery wheel.
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A pottery wheel. See? Still molding.
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I'm going to get back
to work and figure out
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how to make it better for the littles.
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Howdy, cowboy.
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Oh! That is so satisfying.
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Oh, my gosh,
there's just something about
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building a tiny scene.
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I want to live in this Parisian café.
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Hey, you want me to pack up
the rest of the ziti
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for you to take for lunch tomorrow?
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Uh, I think I should
pick up lunch tomorrow.
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Jacob, if you don't
like my ziti, just say so,
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and I will heave myself out that window.
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No, no, it's just that...
Did you see what happened today
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with Mr. Johnson when he cried?
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I think our friendship
is throwing off the dynamics.
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Today I ate out of a Tupperware
that had your name on it.
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And Mr. Johnson thought
I was stealing your food,
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so he decided it was a free-for-all
and ate Barbara's lunch.
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And then Barbara was so cranky
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that she drank the last cup of coffee
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without making a new pot,
and Gregory was then so tired
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that he left the hose on in the garden.
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And then that's why the kids tracked
all the mud into my classroom.
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And I went to find Mr. Johnson.
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But he was still crying,
so I had to clean it up myself.
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See? It's... It's... It's chaos.
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I think we should just
pretend like nothing
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- has changed between us.
- Oh, yeah.
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We gotta keep our friendship a secret
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because I cannot be mopping every day.
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Yeah, exactly.
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It's a sacrifice for the greater good.
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It also protects what we have.
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And now what we have...
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book nook number two.
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Or could be my panty liners,
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but, hey, let's find out together.
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And it is...
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la Notre-Dame de Paris.
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Merci, Amazon Prime.
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"The wolf hadn't eaten all day."
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Barbara's feedback is a gift.
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I mean, without it,
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I wouldn't have known
to update the program.
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Her wisdom gave me the idea
to cater part of the program
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specifically to getting
pre-readers excited about books.
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"So I'll huff and I'll puff.
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And I'll bl-l-l-l-ow your house down."
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What do you think?
It's pretty cool, huh?
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I think she's getting them
a little bit too excited.
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Nap time is in an hour.
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The kindergarten day
is a delicate balance
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that can be easily upset.
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"He couldn't puff anymore."
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Now it's your turn.
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And I'll huff and I'll puff
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and I'll blow your house down!
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Oh, no, it's too much! It's too much!
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I'll say.
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Mrs. Howard, I blew down the house.
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Mrs. Howard, how come
you don't read this good?
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I can do voices.
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I am very adept at many amusing sounds.
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Watch.
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I am a pig.
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I am a wolf.
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And I am a librarian who thinks
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that I can just change
everything around here.
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Shh.
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Ah, I think, uh...
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I think I'll sit over here.
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Well, in that case, I will sit
over here away from there.
316
00:12:20,627 --> 00:12:23,615
Yeah. Guess that's just
how it is between her and I.
317
00:12:24,357 --> 00:12:26,341
Hey, anybody seen the pencil grips?
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Hello?
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Cool. Cool, cool.
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I don't know what's going on
with these two, but I don't like it.
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"Roommates be like..." heart emojis.
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00:12:42,524 --> 00:12:43,891
You texting Jacob?
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00:12:43,916 --> 00:12:46,611
What? No. Mind your own business.
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It's not what you think.
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You're sharing memes.
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00:12:50,949 --> 00:12:52,659
I share memes with a lot of people.
327
00:12:52,659 --> 00:12:54,883
Yeah, that's common practice
between co-workers.
328
00:12:54,908 --> 00:12:58,331
Two people texting each other
LOLs in the same room.
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- You two are friends.
- Please don't tell anyone.
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We're not ready for people to know.
331
00:13:02,877 --> 00:13:06,244
Alright, but this is
a dangerous game you're playing.
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Alright, students, it's story time.
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Can we go to the library?
334
00:13:15,683 --> 00:13:17,951
No, sweetheart,
it's not our scheduled time.
335
00:13:17,976 --> 00:13:19,727
Aww.
336
00:13:19,727 --> 00:13:22,021
We like when Ms. Inez does the voices.
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Oh.
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00:13:24,983 --> 00:13:27,193
Isn't this amazing? Look at this.
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Not only has it increased
use of the library,
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I mean, it's made everything
way more targeted.
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00:13:32,198 --> 00:13:33,789
And look.
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Mr. Johnson donated
his old baseball cards
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00:13:36,218 --> 00:13:37,787
so the kids could use them as bookmarks.
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00:13:37,812 --> 00:13:39,581
Wait, is this Mr. Johnson?
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00:13:39,581 --> 00:13:41,624
Did he play in the Negro Leagues?
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Watch your mouth.
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186 pages of pure fire.
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I was flipping so fast, I had to buy one
of those little finger condoms
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off the cashier at the corner store.
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00:13:52,260 --> 00:13:55,972
Oh, Mrs. Howard and class... again.
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Hi, kids.
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Uh, Mrs. Howard, I don't
have you all on the schedule,
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but I have a feeling it's because
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you didn't fill out
the online reservation form.
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00:14:06,608 --> 00:14:08,776
I most certainly did not.
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00:14:08,776 --> 00:14:11,613
Yet here we are in the library
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00:14:11,613 --> 00:14:14,073
without a major disaster.
358
00:14:14,073 --> 00:14:17,243
It's almost as if
it didn't matter at all.
359
00:14:17,243 --> 00:14:19,436
You know what? I can handle it.
360
00:14:19,461 --> 00:14:21,414
Yeah, yeah. I'll talk to her. Yeah.
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♪ Mrs. Howard ♪
362
00:14:23,868 --> 00:14:26,467
Um, can I ask why you didn't
fill out the form?
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00:14:26,492 --> 00:14:29,964
Janine, this is a slow waltz to nowhere.
364
00:14:29,964 --> 00:14:31,662
There are a million
different improvements
365
00:14:31,687 --> 00:14:33,490
that this school could use.
366
00:14:33,515 --> 00:14:36,554
Why not focus on one of those
that could really help?
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00:14:36,554 --> 00:14:39,057
Because, sweetheart, this ain't it.
368
00:14:39,057 --> 00:14:40,892
Is everything okay?
369
00:14:40,892 --> 00:14:43,519
Everything is fine, Manny.
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00:14:43,544 --> 00:14:45,834
I appreciate what you all do.
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00:14:45,859 --> 00:14:48,399
This program is more of a distraction
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than an improvement.
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Come along, students, let's go.
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00:14:52,070 --> 00:14:53,237
Hmm.
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00:14:53,237 --> 00:14:55,782
Bye.
376
00:14:55,782 --> 00:14:57,617
You know what? She just needs time.
377
00:14:57,617 --> 00:15:00,639
Barbara will come around.
We should just move forward.
378
00:15:00,664 --> 00:15:02,955
Well, if that's how she feels,
there is no moving forward.
379
00:15:02,955 --> 00:15:04,499
- What?
- Janine, we have to care
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00:15:04,499 --> 00:15:06,042
about what teachers say.
381
00:15:06,042 --> 00:15:08,711
Especially ones with
as much seniority as Barbara.
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00:15:08,711 --> 00:15:10,764
That was our mission statement
when we came to the district.
383
00:15:10,789 --> 00:15:12,475
We listened to teachers.
We don't ignore them.
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00:15:12,500 --> 00:15:13,883
That's what makes us different.
385
00:15:13,883 --> 00:15:15,927
Yes, I know, but this works.
386
00:15:15,927 --> 00:15:17,178
I mean, doesn't it? Look.
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00:15:17,178 --> 00:15:18,475
If Barbara says it doesn't work,
then that's gonna go
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00:15:18,500 --> 00:15:20,405
a long way with Superintendent Reynolds.
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00:15:20,430 --> 00:15:22,867
And he's always looking
for a reason to say no.
390
00:15:29,232 --> 00:15:32,110
You okay?
Look like Raven having a vision.
391
00:15:32,110 --> 00:15:33,820
I'm shutting down the program.
392
00:15:33,820 --> 00:15:36,155
It isn't working for everyone.
393
00:15:36,155 --> 00:15:37,615
Okay. Um...
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00:15:37,615 --> 00:15:38,991
who's everyone?
395
00:15:38,991 --> 00:15:40,243
Well, it hasn't been successful
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00:15:40,243 --> 00:15:42,453
with the early primary grades.
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00:15:42,453 --> 00:15:44,163
Me and Melissa's classes love it.
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00:15:44,163 --> 00:15:46,914
Barbara said it was a failure.
399
00:15:46,939 --> 00:15:49,852
That's because she can't just
do whatever she wants anymore.
400
00:15:49,877 --> 00:15:51,879
She's throwing a tantrum.
401
00:15:51,879 --> 00:15:54,590
Okay, but it's Barbara.
402
00:15:54,590 --> 00:15:56,884
Doesn't mean she's always right.
403
00:15:56,884 --> 00:15:58,594
Jacob did say all of his students
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00:15:58,594 --> 00:16:00,221
turned in their reports on time
405
00:16:00,221 --> 00:16:03,015
and scored in the 80th
to 90th percentile.
406
00:16:03,015 --> 00:16:05,977
That's because the program is good.
407
00:16:05,977 --> 00:16:09,063
Having a librarian in a library is good.
408
00:16:09,063 --> 00:16:11,482
Barbara is saying it's bad.
409
00:16:11,482 --> 00:16:13,317
- She is wrong.
- Huh.
410
00:16:13,317 --> 00:16:15,862
She's just taking advantage
of your relationship.
411
00:16:15,862 --> 00:16:17,280
She wouldn't do that.
412
00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:19,323
I don't think
she's doing it intentionally.
413
00:16:19,323 --> 00:16:21,659
But you may have to step outside
414
00:16:21,659 --> 00:16:23,578
of how Barbara
is making Janine feel here
415
00:16:23,578 --> 00:16:25,830
and just look at the big picture.
416
00:16:27,749 --> 00:16:31,169
- Big picture is it works...
- Mm-hmm.
417
00:16:31,169 --> 00:16:32,962
But it doesn't matter
because Barbara's feedback
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00:16:32,962 --> 00:16:34,172
is just gonna tank the thing.
419
00:16:34,197 --> 00:16:35,548
And I can't even confront her
420
00:16:35,548 --> 00:16:37,345
because she might not
talk to me ever again.
421
00:16:37,370 --> 00:16:39,914
Well, maybe that's a risk
you're just gonna have to take.
422
00:16:45,767 --> 00:16:47,852
Just books, good,
423
00:16:47,852 --> 00:16:48,978
librarians and librarians...
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00:16:48,978 --> 00:16:50,062
- I got it, I get...
- Okay, alright.
425
00:16:50,062 --> 00:16:52,190
What you're saying.
426
00:16:52,190 --> 00:16:54,108
- Isn't that terrible?
- Says to the first muffin,
427
00:16:54,108 --> 00:16:55,526
"Holy smokes, a talking muffin."
428
00:16:58,112 --> 00:16:59,697
Oh, she was laughing at something else.
429
00:16:59,697 --> 00:17:01,365
She... She heard a really
funny joke earlier,
430
00:17:01,365 --> 00:17:03,120
and my joke wasn't even funny.
431
00:17:03,145 --> 00:17:04,739
It was... It was offensive. Shame on me.
432
00:17:04,764 --> 00:17:07,538
Oh, hell yeah. Coupon
for two-for-one at Rita's.
433
00:17:07,538 --> 00:17:08,915
We should go after school, Ja...
434
00:17:08,915 --> 00:17:11,808
Ohnson. Uh, what do you think?
435
00:17:11,833 --> 00:17:13,377
Oh, I'd love to.
436
00:17:13,402 --> 00:17:15,998
It's been a rough week.
I can use the pick-me-up.
437
00:17:19,133 --> 00:17:20,909
Okay. Hang on. You know what?
438
00:17:20,934 --> 00:17:23,011
I'm sick of pretending
to be somebody that I'm not.
439
00:17:23,036 --> 00:17:26,349
I meant to invite Jacob
because we're friends,
440
00:17:26,349 --> 00:17:30,520
so you can just deal with it.
Because I like this man.
441
00:17:30,520 --> 00:17:33,276
And I like this woman, I do. I like you.
442
00:17:33,301 --> 00:17:34,482
We like each other.
443
00:17:34,482 --> 00:17:36,651
Oh, man, I feel so free
444
00:17:36,651 --> 00:17:38,986
and so, like, relieved.
445
00:17:38,986 --> 00:17:40,196
Yeah. So after school today,
446
00:17:40,196 --> 00:17:42,323
I'm gonna go get
some passion fruit water ice
447
00:17:42,323 --> 00:17:44,659
with Jacob.
448
00:17:44,659 --> 00:17:47,745
Why do you get your hopes up
when it always ends in heartbreak?
449
00:17:47,745 --> 00:17:50,289
Alright, go ahead. Get it out.
450
00:17:50,289 --> 00:17:52,041
Get what out?
451
00:17:53,793 --> 00:17:57,255
Glad your roommate
situation is working out.
452
00:17:57,255 --> 00:18:00,967
The only white-on-white friendship
I'm invested in is Ben and Jerry's.
453
00:18:00,967 --> 00:18:02,426
Huh.
454
00:18:02,426 --> 00:18:05,096
I guess the Abbott ecosystem
is stronger than we thought.
455
00:18:06,597 --> 00:18:09,475
Your office hour isn't
scheduled until next week.
456
00:18:09,475 --> 00:18:12,478
Also, it's for current teachers.
457
00:18:12,478 --> 00:18:14,564
- Yeah, that's not why I'm here.
- Hmm.
458
00:18:14,564 --> 00:18:17,900
Um, you said the librarian
program isn't working.
459
00:18:17,900 --> 00:18:19,610
That's right.
460
00:18:19,610 --> 00:18:23,030
And to be clear, what exactly
isn't working about it?
461
00:18:23,030 --> 00:18:24,910
It favors the older students
462
00:18:24,935 --> 00:18:27,354
and is ineffective
with the primary classes.
463
00:18:30,788 --> 00:18:34,458
Janine, it upsets the rhythm
of my classroom.
464
00:18:34,458 --> 00:18:37,809
Sure, but it's working
because it's working
465
00:18:37,834 --> 00:18:39,255
for Gregory's class,
466
00:18:39,255 --> 00:18:41,301
and it's working
for Melissa's class, too.
467
00:18:41,326 --> 00:18:43,239
And your kids seem to love it,
468
00:18:43,264 --> 00:18:46,762
so it just isn't working for you.
469
00:18:46,762 --> 00:18:50,433
And I accept that, but...
470
00:18:50,433 --> 00:18:53,936
this program isn't about you.
471
00:18:53,936 --> 00:18:56,147
This is terrifying and will
haunt my dreams and nightmares
472
00:18:56,147 --> 00:19:00,151
for the next seven years,
but... you're wrong
473
00:19:00,151 --> 00:19:04,739
and I am moving forward
with the program,
474
00:19:04,739 --> 00:19:09,201
so leave whatever feedback
you need to leave.
475
00:19:09,201 --> 00:19:10,786
That I will do.
476
00:19:16,626 --> 00:19:19,337
I value Barbara's opinion
so much that I forgot
477
00:19:19,337 --> 00:19:22,423
that hers isn't
the only opinion that matters.
478
00:19:22,423 --> 00:19:25,843
Couldn't see the forest
for the trees, as they say,
479
00:19:25,843 --> 00:19:29,138
which I never fully understood
that expression,
480
00:19:29,138 --> 00:19:33,225
because if I'm in the forest,
then all I'm seeing are trees.
481
00:19:33,225 --> 00:19:35,353
All the reviews for
the program have been great.
482
00:19:35,353 --> 00:19:37,139
Uh-huh.
483
00:19:37,164 --> 00:19:40,375
But I see that you haven't
opened Barbara's review yet.
484
00:19:40,400 --> 00:19:42,235
Subject line,
485
00:19:42,401 --> 00:19:45,863
"Unvarnished thoughts
on a rather ambitious program."
486
00:19:45,863 --> 00:19:48,157
Oh, woof. Okay.
487
00:19:48,157 --> 00:19:49,575
You want me to just read it?
488
00:19:49,575 --> 00:19:51,369
You gotta get it out of the way.
489
00:19:51,369 --> 00:19:53,120
You know what?
490
00:19:53,120 --> 00:19:54,547
I'm gonna fight for this program
no matter what.
491
00:19:54,572 --> 00:19:55,957
So, sure.
492
00:19:55,957 --> 00:19:57,333
Just let me look away.
493
00:20:02,797 --> 00:20:06,217
Yeah, you're gonna have
to read this one yourself.
494
00:20:08,636 --> 00:20:10,137
Okay.
495
00:20:13,474 --> 00:20:15,267
"I wish I could say that this program
496
00:20:15,267 --> 00:20:18,062
has been a positive addition
to Abbott Elementary."
497
00:20:21,023 --> 00:20:24,610
"But that would be... insufficient
498
00:20:24,610 --> 00:20:26,279
because this program will,
499
00:20:26,279 --> 00:20:29,031
if supported with the care
it has been initiated with,
500
00:20:29,031 --> 00:20:32,160
have a positive impact
on countless students
501
00:20:32,185 --> 00:20:34,353
far beyond the walls of this school."
502
00:20:35,913 --> 00:20:37,456
Keep reading.
503
00:20:45,131 --> 00:20:47,858
"No one would accept
the hare's challenge.
504
00:20:47,883 --> 00:20:50,136
And then a lone voice rose up.
505
00:20:50,136 --> 00:20:53,848
'I'll race you!' said the tortoise."
506
00:20:54,932 --> 00:20:57,143
Mrs. Howard, would you join us, please?
507
00:20:57,143 --> 00:20:59,645
Yay!
508
00:20:59,645 --> 00:21:01,355
Is this necessary?
509
00:21:01,355 --> 00:21:03,816
Whoa, Ms. Inez with the olive branch.
510
00:21:03,816 --> 00:21:05,901
Yeah. Hopefully Barbara
don't hit her with it.
511
00:21:05,901 --> 00:21:09,822
"'You?' said the hare snickering.
512
00:21:09,822 --> 00:21:13,242
Heh, heh. Now, that's a fine joke.
513
00:21:13,242 --> 00:21:14,767
I will..."
514
00:21:14,792 --> 00:21:16,461
Why did she choose to make
all the characters Jamaican?
515
00:21:16,486 --> 00:21:18,158
Just let her cook, Gregory.
516
00:21:18,183 --> 00:21:21,434
"'...line! Shall we race?'"
517
00:21:23,549 --> 00:21:27,549
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