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for you to start school

because everybody

is going to be new.

But if you really

don't wanna go...

No. It's okay. I wanna go.

You do?

AUGGIE:
Mmm-hmm.

ISABEL:

What changed your mind?

Well they have a really good

science elective.

And I need

a better science teacher.

NATE:
Oh! (CHUCKLES)

Oh, wow. There's that.

NATE:
Whoa! Whoa!

Are you gonna take that, Mom?

NATE:
I'm not gonna let him

talk to my wife like that.

AUGGIE:
Please!

NATE:
Get him! Come on, Via.

Get in there.

(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)

I'll meet you right here

after school.

Okay? Right here.

(WHISPERS) I love you.

AUGGIE:
Love you, too.

I'll see you later.

Can you hear me?

We're gonna have

a little man-to-man.

Now, I gotta stop here,

because past this point

is a No Dad Zone

and you don't wanna walk up

with your parents

because it's not cool.

AUGGIE:
But you're cool.

I know I am, but technically

most dads aren't, so...

And neither are these helmets.

Two rules. First, only raise

your hand once a class,

no matter how many answers

you know.

Except for science.

Crush that one.

Second, you're gonna feel like

you're all alone, Auggie.

But you're not.

Check.

Should we lose this? Come on,

costumes are for Halloween.

Prepare for blastoff.

(KIDS CHATTERING)

I love you.

Love you, too.

Have fun.

AUGGIE:
Bye.

WOMAN:
(ON RADIO)

Have an excellent mission

and Godspeed.

MAN:
We are ready

to proceed at this time.

WOMAN:
10. 9. 8. 7.

Dear God, please,

make them be nice to him.

WOMAN:
4. 3. 2. 1.

(ROCKET BLASTING OFF)

AUGGIE:
My mom always said...

"If you don't like

where you are...

"just picture

where you wanna be."

ALL:
(CHANTING)

Auggie! Auggie! Auggie!

Auggie! Auggie! Auggie!

Auggie! Auggie!

(CHANTING CONTINUES)

(LOCKER SLAMS SHUT)

AUGGIE:
I can't wait

till Halloween.

(ALL CHATTERING)

All right, let's settle down.

Everybody settle down.

Uh... Saved.

MR. BROWNE:
Everybody find

your seats? Yes?

Finding our seats. Great.

(BELL RINGS)

All right, now some of us

are lucky enough

to know each other. Yeah?

And, and others are new.

Hi there.

Okay, my name is Mr. Browne

and you're late.

Yeah. I'm so sorry.

I was just helping set up

chairs for the assembly.

Can anybody tell me

what this word means?

Anybody? No?

Precepts are rules

for really important things.

Like mottos.

Like mottos.

Or like famous quotes.

Or like, um, lines

from a fortune cookie. Right?

Precepts can help motivate us.

They can help guide us when

we have to make decisions

about really important things.

Okay?

"So why are you talkin' to me

about precepts

"this early in the morning,

Mr. Browne?"

Because precepts can also

tell us a lot about ourselves.

Who is it that I aspire to be?

That is the question

that we should be

asking ourselves all the time.

What kind of person am I?

So this is what

we're gonna do.

Um, everyone's gonna come up

with two things

that they think everybody else

should know about them.

Number one, I used to work on

Wall Street. For a long time.

And two, I left Wall Street

to pursue my dream and teach.

Boom, who's next?

Yes.

And I think it's cool how

you're pursuing your dream.

Thank you very much, Julian.

Let's hear your two things.

One, I just got

Battleground Mystic on my Wii

and it's totally awesome.

And number 2, we got

a ping pong table this summer.

Amazing.

Any questions for Julian?

Is Battleground Mystic

multiplayer or single player?

Let's not

those kinda questions.

(ALL LAUGH)

Okay, uh...

(SIGHS)

Hi.

My name's August Pullman.

Auggie.

And, um...

I have a sister named Via

and a dog named Daisy.

I love Star Wars.

And I just said three things.

Yeah. Sorry.

That sounds like a bonus

to me. Three things.

Thank you very much, Auggie,

that was perfect. Who's next?

Oh! I actually have

a question for Auggie.

What's the deal with the braid

in the back of your hair?

Is it like a Padawan thing?

What's a Padawan thing?

Oh. It's from Star Wars.

Padawan is a Jedi apprentice.

Who's your favorite character,

Auggie?

Boba Fett.

What about Darth Sidious?

Do you like him?

Okay, can we talk about

Star Wars at recess? Yes?

All right. Who wants to read

this month's precept?

ALL:
Me! Me! Me!

Me! Me! Me!

What about you?

What's your name?

Summer.

Want to give it a shot?

"When given the choice between

being right or being kind,

"choose kind."

(BELL RINGS)

JULIAN:
Hey, can I sit there?

Sure!

You eat like

the Sarlacc monster,

my young Padawan.

(CHUCKLING)

Newton's first law of motion.

An object in motion

will stay in motion unless...

It's okay, I didn't expect you

to know that on the first day.

Acted on by another force.

Very good.

Here's how it works.

A moving object

will only change

its speed or direction

if something else

causes it to do that.

Hey Darth Hideous,

did you hear?

Padawan braids were lame

15 years ago.

Supposedly. With a "D."

Dude!

More like

they were always lame.

JULIAN:
See you tomorrow.

MILES:
Later, Barf Hideous!

Hey.

Hey, Mom.

Auggie, you're supposed

to knock.

I'm serious this time.

Wait, did someone

make fun of it?

I, for one, had a great day.

Just trying

to lighten the mood.

Right, Daisy?

Right. Good girl.

Well I went to, um,

Kinko's today

to see if they could

get my thesis off this.

You're gonna finish

your dissertation?

VIA:
What is that?

It's a floppy disk.

A what?

Come on! You, it, a floppy...

These kids today.

It's basically an iPhone.

You know,

it doesn't play music

or, you can't call, but...

They couldn't get the file.

That's okay.

You'll find a place.

Well I think it's great, Mom.

Maybe. Thank you.

So Auggie...

AUGGIE:
Yeah?

Hi.

How was your first day

of school?

Earth to Auggie.

We asked you a question.

Come on, how was your day?

Good.

Good how?

Good like it was good?

Or good like it was bad and

you just don't wanna tell us?

It was good, okay?

I just don't know

what you want me to say?

It was good!

Okay, okay, hey!

If you're mad at Mom

about going to school,

it was my idea, too.

Why can't I just say "good"

like anybody else?

Battin' a thousand today.

Are they gonna ask

about my day?

That is not the way

we leave the table.

Hey, come on. Talk to me.

Sit down.

Take that off, please.

(VOICE BREAKING) I'm sorry.

It's okay.

It'll be okay.

Why do I have to be so ugly?

You are not ugly, Auggie.

You just have to say that

because you're my mom.

Oh, because I'm your mom,

it doesn't count?

Because I'm your mom,

it counts the most

because I know you the most.

You are not ugly and anyone

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