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50 dollars for it?

It was 70, so?

Well doesn't it

mean something?

What we wear every day?

Maybe not a lot.

But we think about it.

It's a part of us,

part of our culture.

Part of our history.

Come on.

Since the early

age of knights

we've often had

romantic notions

of how wonderful

these men were.

Riding in on

white horses,

rescuing damsels

in distress.

But who were they?

Well, most knights were

sons of aristocrats.

Noble upper-class families.

Anyone ever heard

of chivalry?

Um, like when you open

the door for a girl?

How would he know?

It's not like any

girl's gonna get that

close to him anyways.

Yeah, that's what

it's become today.

It's been watered down.

Yes, Wei.

Chil-vary.

The rules and customs of

medieval k-nighthood.

Yes. It was a code of

conduct for the knights.

Honesty, obedience to God,

loyalty to king and country.

Humility and charity.

What a drag.

Knights were protectors

of the weak.

They were warriors.

Not just for battle sake.

But to protect.

Wouldn't you want to

become a knight today?

Not really.

Why not?

What's the point of

being a great knight

if that's all you do?

A knight stood on the battle

field and in society

as an example of what

a man should be.

Protectors of the weak

and defenseless,

and warriors against monsters

who threatened this land.

Lame!

You know, that's what all the

wannabe knights said.

They were too busy being

monsters instead of protectors.

Maybe...

If a knight broke this broke

this code of conduct

it was considered treason.

No wonder they're not

around anymore

Actually, they are.

But they're knights in titles

rather than armor.

But even though the

armor is gone,

a knight's ideals should always

remain in fashion.

History is always in the making.

And what will your history be?

Way to stay under the

radar Ashley.

Thank-you for participating

today Ashley.

No problem.

You know, I've put

together a list of

upcoming projects

for the year.

The biggest one

is called the

'History in Your

Life' project.

Okay.

It's a video presentation

about some event in history

and how it has

affected your life.

Wait, my life?

Mm hmm. The details about

it are right here.

Okay. Thanks.

I tracked down this virus

from my aunt's computer.

It's meant to intrude and

collect information

and send it back

to the sender.

Yeah, I found out where the

source is coming from.

Check that out.

That's pretty cool.

Oh, watch it.

Nick! Be careful

with my laptop.

Yeah it would have

fried it right?

Would you cut it out?

Oh, look Max, it's your

knight in shining armor.

I'm sorry, in what world

is this actually cool?

Didn't you push enough kids around

on the playground ten years ago?

Yeah, well,

later losers.

Hey.

Hi.

Have you met a girl

named Angie yet?

Uh, no I don't

think so.

Somebody dropped

out of the play.

I was thinking about using

her as a replacement.

Yeah? What role?

Olivia. We're doing

Twelfth Night.

You'd be such a

great Olivia.

It's not even the

starring role.

Mom, I don't have time in my

class schedule for drama, okay?

This is incomplete.

Well I don't get it.

Well maybe if you spent less

time goofing off with your friends

and more time actually paying

attention you'd understand.

Now I want you to take it

home and try again. Go on.

Hey that's mine.

Hey!

Here's where you're

getting it wrong.

That should be 'y'.

You're making the same

mistake on every problem.

Mr. Carlisle.

Mrs. Tanner,

what a surprise.

I heard something about

weapons in your class

and a stabbed mannequin.

What? Oh that?

It was a plastic sword. Is that

what you're talking about?

Are there more than that?

Oh there's an army.

And what's with the armor?

It's part of my lesson.

I can appreciate a little

devotion to your subject

but some common sense

would be good.

Swords real or fake, they can

send the wrong message.

And a suit of

armor is heavy.

Well I'm the one

wearing it.

It can be used as a

weapon itself.

Well so can a textbook.

But at some point you're going to have

to have a little faith in humanity.

I'm only responding to the concerns

of our students and their parents.

Well tell them to beware of

all those dangerous textbooks.

They have sharp edges.

Yeah, I will.

Hi.

Hi.

Need a break?

So Mrs. Tanner's not a fan, huh?

I can't blame her. I know my

methods are out there.

You do?

Sorry, I mean you just seem

so caught up sometimes.

I've always been fascinated

by history.

I mean, we read these

emotionless passages

out of these textbooks about

some battle or some event.

But if you really

think about it,

you have to be there to

understand the context.

You know? People's lives were

affected from the outcome.

You're really passionate

about this, huh?

Yeah, well, my passion drives

my administration insane.

I don't follow the book from

front to back, you know.

I'd rather focus on

the topic.

The message.

Message?

Yeah, the real message that

history can teach us.

History is not just

about dates and facts.

The real lesson in history is

what we can learn in hindsight.

That way kids can take it

and personalize it

and figure out how they feel

about it today.

Wow. I can certainly understand why

Ashley enjoys your class so much.

Ashley?

Yeah, she's my daughter.

She just doesn't like

people to know.

You're last name is Johnson.

Yup. Well, she changed her name back

to her father's a little while ago.

Oh.

Math?

Science.

Any good?

Yeah, well if you consider chemical

equations to be good then sure.

Want to watch a movie?

Can I pick?

Yeah, well, you promised me

skiing, so... On slopes!

Well you never specified that,

and besides...

Julie!

Hi.

Sorry... Hi.

I really wanted to ask

you if I, um...

if you could maybe, um...

give me your dress?

No, no, the costume

from the other day.

Oh, yeah sure.

Great, thank-you. Oh, can

I borrow you too?

Excuse me?

Okay, I need a volunteer.

Look at this one.

Carrie!

Carrie, can you stand

over here please?

Okay, Carrie. Now imagine you

see this really handsome guy.

That shouldn't be too hard.

How would you go

about meeting him?

Easy, go up and talk to him.

What if you weren't allowed?

Let me show you how it's done.

Max, can you come up

here please?

All right. Max, come on over

here and stand here.

According to society's rules,

a woman could

not even talk to a man

unless she was

formally introduced.

So, my lady Carrie may I

introduce you to

Maximillian of the

house of Bentley.

Max, bow to Carrie.

Good. Carrie, curtsy.

What?

Good, very good.

Ok, have a seat.

Now, that was just

meeting a person.

Now can you imagine

courtship, dating?

Nice curtsy.

Back in the early days, the only way that

a man could meet a woman was at a dance.

Dancing was the one place for true

interaction between a man and a woman.

And it would work something

like this...

A woman would receive

a dance card.

A man would then write his name

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