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Clips from Abbott Elementary - Gifted Program (S01E01)

Thank you very much.

"Thank you very much."

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A capicola sammich.

"A capicola sammich."

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- My favorite. - GERALD: Mm-hmm.

"- My favorite. - GERALD: Mm-hmm."

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And nacho chips -- because they're my chips.

"And nacho chips -- because they're my chips."

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MELISSA: (laughs) Now, that's a man.

"MELISSA: (laughs) Now, that's a man."

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I'm not gonna settle for less than that.

"I'm not gonna settle for less than that."

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That's the bar right there.

"That's the bar right there."

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See that, baby? I'm the bar.

"See that, baby? I'm the bar."

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Well, let me tell you something about Gerald.

"Well, let me tell you something about Gerald."

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This is not the man I first met.

"This is not the man I first met."

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Such a player and a flirt.

"Such a player and a flirt."

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Trusting this one was a risk.

"Trusting this one was a risk."

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But it is a risk I'm glad I took.

"But it is a risk I'm glad I took."

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Girlfriend, sometimes you just got to take a leap of faith.

"Girlfriend, sometimes you just got to take a leap of faith."

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Barbara, thank you.

"Barbara, thank you."

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I know you're trying to help, but I'm -- I'm not you.

"I know you're trying to help, but I'm -- I'm not you."

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I'm a divorced, none-your- business-year-old woman.

"I'm a divorced, none-your- business-year-old woman."

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I -- Maybe this is it for me.

"I -- Maybe this is it for me."

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Am I interrupting?

"Am I interrupting?"

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What do you think of Gary, the vending-machine guy?

"What do you think of Gary, the vending-machine guy?"

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Oh. Oh, my God. I love that he stocks Gushers.

"Oh. Oh, my God. I love that he stocks Gushers."

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Aren't you like 25?

"Aren't you like 25?"

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And three-quarters, yes. (laughs)

"And three-quarters, yes. (laughs)"

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So, when I first got the ball moving on the gifted program,

"So, when I first got the ball moving on the gifted program,"

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- I said, "Janine --" - Okay.

"- I said, "Janine --" - Okay."

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Skip this part. What do you want?

"Skip this part. What do you want?"

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Some chicken eggs that will hatch for my class.

"Some chicken eggs that will hatch for my class."

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I want to teach them about their reproductive systems.

"I want to teach them about their reproductive systems."

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Gimme a week.

"Gimme a week."

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(indistinct conversations)

"(indistinct conversations)"

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Okay, so, when the cloud fills with water droplets,

"Okay, so, when the cloud fills with water droplets,"

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- then what does it do? - (cracking)

"- then what does it do? - (cracking)"

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Ms. Teagues, one of the eggs is breaking.

"Ms. Teagues, one of the eggs is breaking."

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Oh, my God! Oh, my God! The eggs are hatching!

"Oh, my God! Oh, my God! The eggs are hatching!"

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Okay, everybody. Come on. Come on.

"Okay, everybody. Come on. Come on."

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Gather 'round. Everyone gather 'round.

"Gather 'round. Everyone gather 'round."

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It's happening! (laughs)

"It's happening! (laughs)"

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Watch closely, everyone.

"Watch closely, everyone."

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The miracle of life is happening.

"The miracle of life is happening."

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See? Isn't this cool?

"See? Isn't this cool?"

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We can do fun stuff right here in our class.

"We can do fun stuff right here in our class."

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Ew! It's wet.

"Ew! It's wet."

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Yes. That would be the amniotic fluid.

"Yes. That would be the amniotic fluid."

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It creates a pillow around the fetus.

"It creates a pillow around the fetus."

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It protects it.

"It protects it."

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Ew! And it's scaly.

"Ew! And it's scaly."

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Yes, it's scal-- It's scaly?

"Yes, it's scal-- It's scaly?"

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- (gasps) - BOY: It's a snake!

"- (gasps) - BOY: It's a snake!"

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(all screaming)

"(all screaming)"

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(gasping)

"(gasping)"

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Back up!

"Back up!"

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Right on. Seize the day, cap-i-tan.

"Right on. Seize the day, cap-i-tan."

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Aah!

"Aah!"

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Fly free, little birdie.

"Fly free, little birdie."

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(splat)

"(splat)"

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(sighs) Thank you so much.

"(sighs) Thank you so much."

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It's my job.

"It's my job."

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By the way, this is actually an endangered species.

"By the way, this is actually an endangered species."

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Can I ask where you got these?

"Can I ask where you got these?"

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Um...it was a pop-up shop on 52nd Street.

"Um...it was a pop-up shop on 52nd Street."

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Not there anymore. Gone.

"Not there anymore. Gone."

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Can't track it. (chuckles)

"Can't track it. (chuckles)"

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Yeah. I heard about the snakes.

"Yeah. I heard about the snakes."

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So, what happened was I got a guy named Chicken for snake eggs

"So, what happened was I got a guy named Chicken for snake eggs"

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and a guy named Snake for chicken eggs.

"and a guy named Snake for chicken eggs."

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I called Chicken for snakes

"I called Chicken for snakes"

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when I should have called Snake for chickens.

"when I should have called Snake for chickens."

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Whoops.

"Whoops."

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Look, snakes are scary,

"Look, snakes are scary,"

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but I think there's a great lesson in this.

"but I think there's a great lesson in this."

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Even for me, a teacher of gifted students.

"Even for me, a teacher of gifted students."

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Don't you have a table to go stand on?

"Don't you have a table to go stand on?"

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Mm.

"Mm."

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Yes. Okay. Was this a bigger setback than I thought?

"Yes. Okay. Was this a bigger setback than I thought?"

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Sure.

"Sure."

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But was it a setup for something great?

"But was it a setup for something great?"

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Look, I can appreciate what you're trying to do here,

"Look, I can appreciate what you're trying to do here,"

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Janine, but it's not working.

"Janine, but it's not working."

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I think we should get rid of the gifted program.

"I think we should get rid of the gifted program."

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Gregory, I can't believe you're saying this.

"Gregory, I can't believe you're saying this."

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I thought you liked the gifted program,

"I thought you liked the gifted program,"

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like earlier, when you s--

"like earlier, when you s--"

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Well, I guess you never said you liked it.

"Well, I guess you never said you liked it."

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Well, look, you know, I tried to give the kids

"Well, look, you know, I tried to give the kids"

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not in the gifted program a little bit more attention,

"not in the gifted program a little bit more attention,"

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and it didn't work out this time.

"and it didn't work out this time."

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But I still feel that if we nurture our most gifted minds --

"But I still feel that if we nurture our most gifted minds --"

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Janine, when I was a kid,

"Janine, when I was a kid,"

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I didn't get into the gifted program.

"I didn't get into the gifted program."

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Like, not even close.

"Like, not even close."

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It made me feel like school was only for kids

"It made me feel like school was only for kids"

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who were good at taking tests, which I was not.

"who were good at taking tests, which I was not."

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So I checked out.

"So I checked out."

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I don't know what to say.

"I don't know what to say."

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The point is, when you give some kids chickens,

"The point is, when you give some kids chickens,"

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other kids are gonna get snakes.

"other kids are gonna get snakes."

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And if you get snakes for long enough,

"And if you get snakes for long enough,"

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that's what you think you deserve.

"that's what you think you deserve."

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And no one deserves snakes.

"And no one deserves snakes."

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I get it. So then what do we do?

"I get it. So then what do we do?"

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I'm just saying that there's more than one way to be gifted.

"I'm just saying that there's more than one way to be gifted."

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Have you ever heard of Howard Gardner's theory

"Have you ever heard of Howard Gardner's theory"

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of multiple intelligences?

"of multiple intelligences?"

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Okay. So, look. Like, this kid here, right?

"Okay. So, look. Like, this kid here, right?"

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He may not be good at math,

"He may not be good at math,"

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but he may have naturalistic intelligence,

"but he may have naturalistic intelligence,"

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which means he's good with nature.

"which means he's good with nature."

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- Okay. - And this girl,

"- Okay. - And this girl,"

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she may have musical intelligence.

"she may have musical intelligence."

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And this kid -- Okay. She's asleep.

"And this kid -- Okay. She's asleep."

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- Yeah. She's out. Mm-hmm. - Mm-hmm.

"- Yeah. She's out. Mm-hmm. - Mm-hmm."

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And look at that.

"And look at that."

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This kid has custodial intelligence.

"This kid has custodial intelligence."

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You said there was eight eggs, right?

"You said there was eight eggs, right?"

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- Yeah. - Well, we got six snakes.

"- Yeah. - Well, we got six snakes."

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That leaves two snakes.

"That leaves two snakes."

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Yes, Sydnee. That's correct.

"Yes, Sydnee. That's correct."

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Great job.

"Great job."

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Hi.

"Hi."

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Melissa, it's Thursday.

"Melissa, it's Thursday."

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