Teacher of the Year Page #3

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I wish I could, Novak.

Wait, so you guys are

here because Mitch Carter...

...won Teacher of the Year?

Wow, I, I didn't even know

a decision had been made.

I guess I was busy then. And that's...

...for the whole city?

Whole state.

Whole state. Okay, that's...

He's a good guy.

Really nice cat.

Can I speak frankly for a

second, because I'm sorry,

Okay, that's a dead language.

The kids already speak it...

...when they come to school.

I'm dealing with the future. It's robotics.

I mean, in my class

on Monday, it's Wednesday.

All right, let's assimilate.

All right, now you guys

have won the last four...

...city championships...

... and today we're going

to make it number five.

But more importantly,

when the robots take over,

and that day's coming

sooner than people think,

you guys are going to be ready.

And you're going to be waiting for them,

just like me. Okay?

Let's fuse.

Four years in a row we've lost the National.

Robot Championships,

otherwise referred to as

the Super-Robot Bowl.

Today's the cities,

city robots, we...

...always rule that.

And state robots,

we fly through.

We've had problems with

the national robots.

Not this year.

Not this year.

I guess, I mean,

I'm just a little disappointed...

...in your behavior.

I mean, aren't you?

And if I suspend you, you're just...

...going to feel like...

... you're getting an extra

week of spring break.

So instead, you're gonna have a week...

...of in-house suspension.

Are you...

Uh-uh-uh...

... Now, Mr. Carter believes

that soccer's been...

...a good outlet for you.

Yeah. Yes.

He also feels that, uh,

you should be allowed to...

...continue playing and I agree.

Thank you, Mr. Douche,

thank you.

But he has also promised me...

... he'd have you run sprints for...

...an extra 20 minutes...

... after practice every day next week.

Are you...

Uh-uh. Uh-uh.

Now take a pretzel.

Not in here.

Alex, crumbs.

Jeez.

There's not a lot of time during the day...

...to teach a young man or

woman a lesson like that.

So, hopefully I got through to him, made...

...a difference in his life.

That guy's a dick.

Seriously, like,

these are not lockers.

This is for mail,

and news, and bug spray...

I'm just...

...Oh, hey, Steven,

just got The Titan...

...hot off the presses.

Oh, nice.

Yeah.

Yeah, you guys are doing some great...

...work down there.

Yeah, you gotta check out

the piece we did on the...

...water fountain in the gym.

Yeah, we tested it for bacteria.

Covered in microorganisms.

That's fantastic. How long have you been...

...teaching here?

Uh, this is my first year.

My first full year.

Almost a full year.

Started as a sub...

...last year, yeah.

This is great.

I'm really making...

...the paper my thing.

I'm really proud of what

the students are doing.

Yeah. Super.

And I'd like to think...

That article about.

Kathy Bannen's puppy?

Yeah, yeah, that's gonna be great.

It'll teach a lot of kids responsibility...

... about taking care of puppies and stuff,

and that's, uh,

something the kids

need to learn about...

... before they go on to college.

Fantastic stuff.

Good job, Ian.

Thanks, um...

What's happening, kids?

Hey, man.

Looking at our conference

schedules. Who...

...do you have this year?

'Why is my kid an idiot?'

'Cause you're an idiot.'

In and out.

You're serious?

Am I the only one who does that?

That's genius.

That's just wrong,

not genius.

That's a good idea.

That's a brilliant idea, is what that is.

Yeah, Teacher of the Year, right there.

There you go.

Where's my vest? Oh.

Where's my vest?

I'm the vest guy.

It's fun to joke around in the lounge.

But I love this job.

I love the kids,

I love math.

Um, most days I cannot

wait to get to work.

The magic math hat

goes to Lamont.

Yay, yes, thank you,

thank you.

please, please.

Thank you, Lamont, thank you so much...

...for being so smart.

But I have to ask,

what is the mnemonic

device, sohcahtoa?

I'm fired up about teaching.

I do it with passion.

I don't apologize for it.

And I expect my students to match my...

...passion with their own.

I think they appreciate the effort.

At the very least they're entertained.

Emmie?

Cosine.

Cosine, cosine.

Are you rolling now?

- Yeah.

That is so cool.

I mean...

... It's like...

It's like we're...

...It's like Spinal Tap or something.

It's like we're just teaching and you...

...guys are filming.

It's a little creepy, but...

I take my teaching, and I

turn it up to 11. To 11.

I was never really good at accents, but...

Eleven... No?

You don't know Spinal Tap? Wow.

I say turn down the job.

- Are you nuts?

Teaching's his calling.

Take the money.

Teaching's obviously not about cash, it...

...elevates the spirit.

Oh, my God, do not listen

to him, Mitch, this is just.

Berkeley jibber-jabber.

Because I can be,

and I'm older...

...than you, all right?

Look, 10 years from now

you'll be making almost...

...the same as you do now.

And you'll be killing yourself for...

...not taking this job.

Why is this the only way for me to make...

...this kind of money?

I love teaching, you know,

apparently other people think.

I'm pretty good at it, too.

Why can't I make

100 grand doing this?

Because you can't.

Take the money.

If I'm coming on strong,

that's not my intention.

I just feel really confident

that advertising with us is...

...gonna help your business.

I'm the sales director at a local...

...mixed media company.

They let me work from

home three days a week,

which is really helpful.

If we are right for you, then we are...

...perfect for you.

You know, we just

want to meet your needs.

That's all. If you're not happy, if it's not...

...working for you,

then I'm not doing my job.

Yeah, I'm not interested

in just making this sale...

...and leaving you hanging.

No, I'm gonna use my

customized software...

...to monitor your account...

... and make sure that your ad

is generating sales.

Yeah. Oh, gosh,

it's unbelievable.

It tells us who's noticing

your ad, where they're...

...shopping, what they're buying.

I can do that.

Yes, I can do that.

I can do that, too,

that sounds very fair.

It is a lot to promise but

I hope that shows you how...

...much I want your business.

Okay.

All right, I'll send the contracts over first...

...thing in the morning.

Okay. Thank you.

Bye-bye.

Yay.

Mitch, I admire your

success in both the public...

...and private sectors.

And I think your career

highlights the best qualities...

...of independent schools.

Well, come on,

you can't really compare.

Harry Truman Charter...

...to Episcopal Academy.

Charter schools walk the line.

They're public schools that

take advantage of many...

...of private schools' benefits.

Private and charter are practically...

...the same thing.

That's a very difficult

argument to make, Miss Behr.

I couldn't agree with you more.

How would you make it?

Well, um, let's see.

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