Candy Jar Page #3

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for the state tournament tomorrow.

It's your senior year.

One dance will not kill you.

It might.

It's Homecoming. You're going.

- You're meeting up at a friend's house?

- Yes, I have friends, Mom.

Then you'll all go together?

Mom, you won, okay?

I'm going to Homecoming.

You don't have to know every detail.

- Pick one. I'll return the rest.

- No, those are not my style.

And what is your style?

What's wrong with this?

You're not going to homecoming

dressed like an accountant.

I thought you said

I was pulling off Diane Keaton.

Did I?

Sweetie, you're a teenager.

Would it kill you to dress

like Taylor Swift for one night?

Here. Try this on. If it fits, it's yours.

Please?

Sweet Jesus.

You don't think it's too revealing?

You gotta give 'em a little taste.

Mom!

You look beautiful.

You look elegant.

Is that better?

It's expensive and the money should be

going to my college fund...

Going to this.

I would take seven side jobs if I had to.

You've been the cheapest teenage daughter

a mother could have.

No jewelry.

No makeup. No pregnancies.

No jail time that I know of.

Honestly, I can't believe you're my kid.

I want this for you.

I want this for me.

You know, this is one of those

mother-daughter special moments,

don't you?

What, my inability to breathe?

Well, I think the goal is to get out

of the dress as quickly as possible.

I'm kidding.

A bird without a swing

Oh!

- Watch where you're...

- Sorry.

Uh... Theater Two?

Huh.

Shoot.

Um...

I'm just glad I'm not the only one

who still gets dressed up

to go to the movies.

I don't want to talk about it.

Um...

Do you want a ride?

I can walk.

Lona, it's...

It's cold outside.

That's a keen observation.

Well, we got the regional qualifier

tomorrow, so...

Is it tomorrow?

God, I better start preparing. Hmm.

You'll take me straight home?

Let me get a number four

with a large fry and a vanilla shake.

Do you want something?

You were supposed

to take me straight home.

I don't even understand why we're here.

- She'll have a chocolate shake.

- I'm not drinking that.

I saw a documentary

about places like this

called Fast and Furious:

On Your Intestines.

Sure, it goes down easy.

But you'll be curled over...

They said it was supposed to rain tonight.

It might.

Why are you even eating here? Hmm?

Is your personal chef on holiday?

He's vacationing in Belize.

I don't have a chef.

Well, you should,

because this crap will kill you.

I don't know how anyone could make

the conscious decision to eat here.

I'm not drinking it.

Right? Yeah?

This time, dip a fry inside.

That's disgusting.

Everything's better with fries.

I mean, sweet and salty perfection.

Here.

Try it.

No, thank you.

It's just a jacket.

Thanks for the shake.

Don't be late tomorrow.

Hi, Bennett. It's your mother.

I know you're inside,

but I know today is also the day

for the qualifiers,

so I wanted to wish you luck

because I know you are going to qualify

and be at that state tournament.

I also wanted to let you know

that in anticipation of that excitement,

I reserved us two rooms at that hotel,

the one with the waterfall.

I can't wait.

Anyway, have a great day, honey.

Oh! And before I forget,

I laid on your bed that outfit

that I think is just so damn charming.

I'm so excited. I love you!

So do you like arguing the con side

or the pro side?

It's called "aff" for affirmative

and "neg" for negative.

That's what I meant, aff or neg.

- It doesn't matter.

- No, I know, but...

That's why we have

the same debate topic all year long,

so that we get to know

both sides intimately.

But which one are you hoping

that you get to argue?

That sort of thinking

is a loser's mentality.

Totally. It was a test. Oh, sh*t!

I left my phone in the car.

- I'll meet you inside.

- Okay.

- Oh! Hi, Amy.

- Julia.

Baby, I'll see you inside.

Bennett tells me

Lona's applied to Harvard.

That's right.

That is incredible.

You gotta dream big, you know.

You can't listen to what the critics say.

If you want to do something, you do it.

- Bennett's applying to Yale?

- Yeah.

I mean, obviously,

I would've been happy if he went anywhere

but he just fell in love with it, so...

Like mother, like son.

Right.

Oh, did you want to get something

from your car?

Oh!

I was going to grab something

but then we started talking, so...

You can get it

and then we can go in together.

No, it's no big deal.

I'm sorry? It's no big deal

and you don't need anything,

or it's no big deal

and you don't want me to wait?

I would have to look for it

and you would just be standing there

and I didn't want it to be awkward, so...

I'll see you inside, Amy.

What was that back there?

Everyone found out their first assignment.

Who they're debating, what time and where.

- Even you two?

- Yep.

- Why didn't you look at your phones?

- It's a sign of weakness.

So you guys think you're gonna win again?

At a regional qualifier,

there's no winner.

The top four contestants will move on

to the state tournament.

The costs of a college education

are outweighed by the benefits.

A college education is a strong, positive

predictor of economic mobility...

Consider why the costs of a college

education are way...

People don't learn anything

substantial in college...

In 1970, almost 60 percent

of high school graduates...

The fact that such a high number

of students need to be re-taught skills

learned in high school

prior to commencing collegiate study

demonstrates people are ending up

in college who should not be there.

Is anyone not ready?

I affirm the costs of a college

education are outweighed by the benefits.

It's always important

to scout potential opponents.

But you don't have any more debates today.

We're scouting opponents

for the state tournament.

This is his opening statement

- which is why he's being so...

- Cute?

Well, I was gonna say vague, but sure.

We do that here

and that is why you must vote aff.

Is anybody not ready?

Whether or not college is worth

the price of admissions

is not the debate

we should be having today.

Let me tell you a story.

Both of my parents have to work two jobs

to provide for my family.

And they don't have the luxury of funding

the test prep courses,

essay coaches and tutors

that many of my peers have access to

in order to get a leg up...

- Why is she talking so slow?

- Shh!

Pay attention.

...the admissions process is desirable.

Better yet, appropriate,

or even necessary,

given the significant social

and financial pressures that it places

on individual students and their families,

especially those

from low-income households

- like the one I grew up in.

- Is debating like this even allowed?

The rules state you're supposed to offer

evidence to argue aff or neg.

But the evidence you use

is, well, debatable.

I don't get it.

Okay, if I was going to argue

water is wet,

my evidence would be scientific data

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