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come up with an overly utopian idea.

Look that word up in a minute.

Like a perfect world?

So?

So what put this idea in your head?

Because....

Everything sucks.

He talked to you about this?

We've had our discussions.

But you don't have to worry...

... because I'll tell him we

can't talk no more.

No, don't do that.

Would you Like a cup of coffee?

Yes, ma'am.

Okay.

I called the president

to talk about pollution.

But my mom said now they'll

put us on some List...

...so she hung up.

For this assignment, I put up recycling

fliers at two supermarkets.

I' m going to put up a website

in Chinese.

It'll tell all the kids in China to jump

up and down at the same time.

The goal being to knock

the Earth off its axis.

-Yeah.

-Thank you. Sit down.

Well, your ideas are as surprising

as they are variegated.

Add that to your List of words

to Look up.

But I want to focus for a moment on one

project we heard today.

I've been teaching for many years and

it's the first new idea that also...

... requires an extreme act of faith in

the goodness of people.

Trevor has made an attempt to

interact with the world...

...and that was the assignment.

And if I were an effusive person given

to easy praise...

... I would call that...

...admirable.

The words from today:

utopian, enigma, quantum.

Add variegated.

I want you to go home--

-Hey, Mr. Simonet.

-Hello.

Were you just being nice?

About what?

About my idea.

Do you think it's good or were you

just being teachery?

Teachery?

Bullshitting.

Do I strike you as someone

falsely nice?

No.

You're not even really all that nice.

Well, it was a slip-up

and it will not happen again.

What?

What happened to your face?

Did you draw the short straw today,

Trevor?

It's not a very pertinent subject to

social studies, is it?

Go and tell them that's

what I said.

Tell who?

I'll see you tomorrow.

-You know where Jerry is?

-Over there in 1 5.

It's more product.

Who is it?

It's Trevor.

I' m Looking for Jerry.

Jerry's not here.

When will he be back?

He's not coming back.

Now get out of here.

Jerry?

Get out of here!

Please come out, Jerry.

I remember in 1 976 there were those

programs in the school system...

-...and now, all that's gone.

-I gotta go.

You ran out of class this morning.

I wanted to talk to you.

-Hello.

-Hello.

Come in.

Trevor's not feeling good.

I' m sorry.

What's the matter?

Just a tummy ache.

Do you want to come in?

Sure. Thank you.

-Sit down.

-Thank you.

-It's a very beautiful home.

-Thank you.

Have you lived in Vegas your

whole Life?

Yeah.

I told him if you wanted to talk to me

I would come to the school.

Mrs. McKinney, I didn't ask to see you.

Well, Trevor said you did.

Yeah and he gave me a note from you...

...which you didn't write.

He gave you a note from me?

Oh, God, that's horrible.

He's been so--

-No, I didn't mean you.

-No explanation required.

-Don't elaborate.

-It's not personal.

-I' m used to this.

-Would you stop?

Can we just rewind here a Little bit?

I obviously didn't realize

how much Trevor Likes you.

That's nothing that we can't discuss

on parent-teacher night.

Then why did you come?

Why didn't you just tell me to

come to the school?

Because you came to the school...

...to talk to me about your son...

...and I behaved Like a--

An a**hole?

Sorry.

Is that too trailer-trash a word?

How's " rat bastard " sit with you?

It's pretty good.

-" D*ckhead "?

-Oh, I Like that.

Look, I' m--

I made all this food.

It's just sitting here.

I really don't know who else to

talk to about him.

-This is good.

-Thanks.

I don't understand.

This is summer school?

Why do you think Trevor stopped

talking to you?

I don't know.

He seems mad.

Seventh grade is difficult,

but he seems happy at school.

Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe it's fine.

How much do you see him?

-As much as I can.

-How much is that?

I' m not doing a bunch of skanky guys

instead of spending time with my son.

I got two jobs.

Right. I meant that.

Couldn't have just been a question.

Mrs. McKinney, do you think there

might be something...

...outside of school that might be

bothering him?

I don't know.

I'm going to have to consult

my spirit guides here.

You tell me Trevor's withholding

from you...

...but won't tell me anything specific,

and you want me to divine why.

Divine why?

You always talk Like that?

Yes.

You go to some big fancy school?

Yes.

Think you could stop rubbing

my nose in it?

Is there a father?

He doesn't Live here anymore.

I don't know where he is.

I know what that's Like.

Arlene, I've called you five times.

-Bonnie.

-No, Listen.

You don't call your sponsor once in

a while, you don't have a sponsor.

This is Eugene Simonet.

You're not supposed to date for

a year.

-It isn't a date.

-No, I' m Trevor's teacher.

We' re having a conference.

We' re done.

Were done.

How could you do that to me?

Write a Letter to him, sign my name?

-Why'd you have to mess everything up?

-I didn't mess this up.

What were you doing?

Standing at the door Listening?

-What happened to your stomachache?

-Why? You always Lie.

This wasn't my fault.

This was embarrassing.

I did something good

and you don't know it.

Honey, Listen.

You can't just put two people together

and make them Like each other.

You only Like people you

can get drunk with.

You're waiting for him to come back.

-No, I'm not.

-Yes, you are!

No, I' m not!

-Your father's not getting his foot--

-That's what you always say.

-I mean it now.

-You always mean it.

What do you want me to say?

I say it, I mean it.

When he's around you don't care

what happens to me.

You don't even know I' m in the house.

-That's not true.

-It's true.

I Love you.

I Love you.

I' m doing the best I can.

Don't Love me.

I hate the way you Look.

Trevor, you need to stop.

I hate that you' re my mother.

Trev, I' m going to come in, okay?

You said that an hour ago.

Do you understand my kid is missing?

If I had a car I'd be out

Looking for him!

What time do you think he took off?

I don't know.

I'm sorry to do this to you.

Bonnie wasn't home.

The cops wouldn't come.

And my friends are all drunks.

-It's okay.

-And so am I.

I' m a drunk too.

I believe some people refer to

that as "in recovery. "

Where are you going?

Got enough?

Need a ticket somewhere? Come on,

I'll get you a ticket.

Come with me. I'll get you a ticket.

I'll get you a ticket,

you son of a b*tch!

Honey, are you okay?

For the rest of my Life, I can

never be as sorry...

...as I am for what I did to you.

I didn't drink.

I wanted to, but I didn't.

You got no reason to trust me...

...and I know you don't want to hear

any more promises...

...so I' m just gonna tell you

the truth.

I have a problem.

I have a really bad problem.

I've got to stop.

And if you can be with me on this...

...if you can think it's possible

that I can do it...

...then I think maybe I can.

If you just...

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