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Every kid needs a hero - everybody knows that.

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They teach us about courage...
about ideals...

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About life.

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Sometimes heroes are easy to spot.

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But sometimes...they turn up in unlikely places.

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And square both sides of the equation,

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and complete your solution...and then prove it...

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by substituting both roots...in the original equation.

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Mr. Collins and I had be through a lot - a lot of math, anyway.

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The square root of "X" minus two...
"X" minus two times "X" minus two...
"X" equals "X" squared plus "X"...

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We kinda started out on the wrong foot.

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But the more I got to know him, 
the more I, well...I liked the guy.

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And that is how we solve equations
involving a single radical.

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He wasn't exactly what you'd call "cool".

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Questions?

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Mr. McCormick.

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Is there any of this stuff we should know for the test?

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All of it.

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All of it?

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I wouldn't teach it if I didn't think you should know it.

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But he was fair.

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I suggest in particular that you study
the equation on the board...

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that is likely to be on your quiz.

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You had to respect the guy - at least I did.

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And I like to think that respect was mutual.

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Mr. Arnold.

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Do you find something amusing?

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Uh, no. Nothing.

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For tomorrow...

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Review unit 14 "Roots and Radicals".

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What a doofus.

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Maybe to some, but to me...

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The man was kind of a hero.

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He made me want to do my best.

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Not that my best was anything to brag about. But...

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This is a bear.

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Why'd I ever let Mr. Collins talk me into advanced math?

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Come on, Paul - you're doing fine.

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At least I didn't have to suffer the anxieties...

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Of a major-league math jock.

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I don't know...

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So what's wrong with a "B"?

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A "B" is like kissing you sister.

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So who am I kissing?

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Uh, look...I-I didn't mean it like -

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No, it's alright, Paul. I'm fine about it, really.

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I'm gonna go...check out some books.

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Fact was, I was kinda proud of my paltry "C".

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I'd worked hard for it. And heck...

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We can't all be "Joe Algebra".

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Besides, who knew?

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With a little more effort, and a teacher like Collins...

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Right. Collins?

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The guy lives on the planet Pythagoras.

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He couldn't find his nose with both hands and a slide- rule.

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Wait a minute - what was this?

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I don't know...sounds risky.

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You kiddin'? It's easy. Nothin' to it.

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Look at this...

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It's our math book, so what?

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You sure about that?

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- Whoa! It's the teacher's edition.
- Where'd you get it?

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Hey, I got it, OK?

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Collins' quizzes are straight out of the book.

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And this book...has all the answers.

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It was weird.

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I'd never figured McCormick for a...cheater.

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I don't know...

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Hey...You were the ones complaining about your grades.

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If you want to start pullin' "B"'s...
Instead of "D"'s...

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Well...how would we do it?

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OK, um...First we need a code.

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So whenever we talk about it we'll say,um...

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"how about those Mets?"

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- "How about those Mets?" 
- at's great! / - Cool.

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So, um...back to the grind, huh?

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- Yeah, let's go.
- Yeah. Seeya, Eddie.

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I couldn't believe it! Were these guys crazy?

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Cheating in Collins' class? 
That didn't seem right.

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Morality...is a luxury in combat, men.

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And "fair"...is for fairy tales.

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The laws of survival...

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Cunning...

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Wits...kill...

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Or be killed.

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Gentlemen...

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I give you...dodge-ball.

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Bingo - direct hit.

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Of course, in junior high school,you're never too far from the outer edge of civilization.

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Hey, Arnold!

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McCormick.

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You didn't happen to overhear ourconversation today in the library, did you?

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Why? Worried about something?

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Nah, I know you'd never rat on us.

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Jungle tactics, men.
Show no mercy.

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I was just gonna say, uh...
if you want in...

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Was he joking?

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No...not interested.

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Have it your way!

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Come on, let's see a little offense.

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Very nice, McCormick.

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You're never going to get away with it, you know that?

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Why is that?

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'Cause you know Collins - he'll figure it out.

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And he'll eat you for breakfast!

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Wow, what was I thinking?

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It was a dumb idea.
You're right, Kevin.

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Come on, focus - concentration...commitment!

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- All I'm saying is that Collins..
- Come on, Arnold.

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Don't be a dunce. Collins isn't God.

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He's a middle-aged algebra teacher in a bad suit.

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Oh, yeah? Well, this guy was in for a surprise.

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Alright - it's your funeral.

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We'll see.

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Yeah - we'd see.

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At least he couldn't say I hadn't warned him.

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Now it was up to him if he wanted to get -

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You're out, Arnold!

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Have your pencils ready...

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Books off the desk.

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You have twenty minutes to complete this quiz.

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Alright. Dodge-ball was one thing...

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Mr. Collins was quite another.

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I almost felt sorry for these guys...

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Did they actually believe they could pull this off?

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Begin.

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Well, that didn't take long.

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Here it came.

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Target sighted.

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Lock on radar, and...

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I believe we have contact...

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Huh?

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A "D"?!

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You got a "D"?

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I don't understand.

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I mean, I got a 72. 
Last week I got a 72 and it was a "C".

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Let me see this.

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Hmmm...

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He must be grading on the curve.

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"The curve". You heard stories about it,but you never thought it'd happen to you.

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It's kind of a parabolic way of grading.

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Imagine...

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The grade distibution of your class - it's like a bell -

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Paul, I know what a curve is.

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At least I knew enough about it to smell a rat.

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So what you're saying is...

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if there were some students who
were getting "C"'s and "D"'s last week,

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and this week were getting "A"'s and "B"'s...

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That's it! That could affect your grade!

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Great...

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But I wouldn't worry about it.

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I'm sure it's just temporary.

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What makes you think that?

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Well, the entire grade average
doesn't change over night

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that much is obvious.

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Uh-huh. Obvious to Paul, maybe.

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But what about Mr. Collins?

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It was time for Mr. 
Tough-But-Fair to put a stop to this.

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Oh, come on.

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It was so obvious!

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Right out in the open.

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Could Mr. Collins be so...blind?

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It was time to have a little talk.

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Mr. Collins?

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Yes?

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It's about the quizzes, sir.

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What about them?

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Well...do they always have to come from the book?

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That is what I told the class...
at the beginning of the term.

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Yeah, well...isn't that a little bit predictable?

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There. Now he was catchin' on.

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I knew I could count on him.

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Kevin?

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Are you having a problem?

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Uh, no!

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It's just this...curve, sir.

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Well, don't you think it's a little unfair?

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No, I don't think so.

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Well...it just seems to me that...

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this system might not be right...

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for...this class, anyway.

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There! I'd practically drawn him a map.

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What was he gonna to say to that?

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Thank you for your feedback, Mr. Arnold.

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But I would suggest that you notconcern yourself with the rest of the class.

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Huh?

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Every problem...

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contains its own solution, Mr. Arnold.

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What was this guy saying?

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It was like talking to a fortune cookie-
while my grade was sinking like a -

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Is there anything else?

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No.

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And that's when I realized 
I'd been wrong about the man.

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This was no hero...

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This was just a middle-aged guy in a bad suit,teaching junior high algebra.

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It wasn't fair.

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Those jokers were getting a free ride...

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While the conductor was asleep at the switch.

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Hey, McCormick!

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Yeah?

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It was time to put things right.

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I was gonna take control of the situation.

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What?!

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It was now or never.

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How about those Mets?

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The funny thing is I thought it'd be hard, but...

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McCormick was right.

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It was easy.

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At first.

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A "B"!

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Kevin this is wonderful
I'm so proud of you!

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Pretty soon though...

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See?

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When you apply yourself,
you get what you deserve.

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Things started to get more complicated.

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You got a "B-plus"?

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Kevin...you math stud, you.

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Then again...

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Hey - maybe I should study with you!

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What can I say?

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What could I say?

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"A minus."

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Kevin, I'm so proud of you!

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It was all a little confusing.

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I hear Mr. Collins is really hard.

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Well, yeah...but it...

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You're so smart.

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I mean...where was it all gonna lead?

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Maybe you could help me with some of my math.

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An "A"...

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OK - maybe I'd gone too far.

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But I couldn't help myself.

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After all, it was pretty clear no
one was minding the store here.

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If Collins didn't care...Why should I?

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Mr. Arnold.

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May I speak to you for a moment?

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And then suddenly...I cared.

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OK - the important thing here is not to wimper.

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Just put your head on the chopping block...

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And pray for a clean stroke.

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I've just been looking at your grades.

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Yessir...

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You shot up...from a 72, two weeks ago,to an 85, to an 87, to a 92, and today, a 96.

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Now, wouldn't you say that was pretty remarkable?

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Well...

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I guess so...

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I've been thinking about what to do about it.

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In a way...It was a relief.

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I guess on some level I just wanted
the whole thing to be over.

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I'd like to put you...
in my honors math class.

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Ex-excuse me?

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We'd have to juggle your schedule...

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But I think we could manage that.

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It's a very demanding class, but uh,

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based on your work in here -
I think you're ready for it.

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What do you think?

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Sounds like fun...

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Good.

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You can start tomorrow.

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Well, there you had it.

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We multiply both sides of the equation by...five "X", times "X" minus three.

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And the result is...

265
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I was a stranger in a strange land.

266
00:14:06,753 --> 00:14:10,970
Of course, when we solve quadratic
equations by completing the square...

267
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it is necessary to make one member of the equation...

268
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A perfect square trinomial.

269
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Both sides of the equation...

270
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Did you get what he just said?

271
00:14:18,921 --> 00:14:20,591
When you solve quadratic equations by completing the square...

272
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You have to make one member of the equation...A perfect square trinomial.

273
00:14:25,630 --> 00:14:27,178
Yeah.

274
00:14:27,178 --> 00:14:30,813
That's uh...that's what I though he said.

275
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That's four "X", plus four. Alright...

276
00:14:34,437 --> 00:14:36,696
Who can solve the equation?

277
00:14:36,696 --> 00:14:40,592
Ah, Isaac Newton? Enrico Fermi?

278
00:14:40,592 --> 00:14:42,662
Kevin Arnold.

279
00:14:42,662 --> 00:14:46,304
Uh...Uh...

280
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Put your hands down.

281
00:14:53,035 --> 00:14:55,739
Mr. Arnold?

282
00:14:56,567 --> 00:14:58,976
I was trapped.

283
00:15:01,349 --> 00:15:03,538
Could you repeat the question?

284
00:15:03,538 --> 00:15:08,002
Seventy-three..two-eighty-six..
twelve-twelve.

285
00:15:08,002 --> 00:15:09,897
What?!

286
00:15:09,897 --> 00:15:14,917
Thirteen, four-forty, eleven-fifty-seven.

287
00:15:15,038 --> 00:15:15,951
What's he talking about?

288
00:15:15,951 --> 00:15:18,028
Four, seven, six-fifteen, forty-two.

289
00:15:18,028 --> 00:15:18,968
What?!

290
00:15:18,968 --> 00:15:20,236
Five-sixty-eight, ninety-three.

291
00:15:20,236 --> 00:15:23,832
I don't know what you're saying!

292
00:15:23,832 --> 00:15:26,828
- What?!
- Sixty-nine, one-thousand, two-hundred...

293
00:15:26,828 --> 00:15:28,109
But I don't know this stuff!

294
00:15:28,109 --> 00:15:30,993
Forty-four ninety-six...twenty-seven ninety-two.

295
00:15:30,993 --> 00:15:32,017
What are you saying?

296
00:15:32,017 --> 00:15:34,206
Three-oh-five...one-seventy-two...

297
00:15:34,206 --> 00:15:35,535
The square root of fourteen minus...

298
00:15:35,535 --> 00:15:37,969
Three-thousand-six-hundred and twenty-two...

299
00:15:37,969 --> 00:15:39,158
Stop! No! Please!

300
00:15:39,158 --> 00:15:41,330
Eighty-nine, seventeen, sixty-seven twenty-four...

301
00:15:41,330 --> 00:15:43,752
Stop! No!!!!

302
00:15:45,474 --> 00:15:47,506
Submitted for your approval

303
00:15:47,506 --> 00:15:51,028
- a boy...suffering the tortures of algebra.

304
00:15:51,028 --> 00:15:53,040
He went looking for easy answers,

305
00:15:53,040 --> 00:15:55,239
but somehow it didn't add up.

306
00:15:55,239 --> 00:15:57,635
Let "X" equal an unknown quantity.

307
00:15:57,635 --> 00:16:00,118
Let "Y" go left unanswered.

308
00:16:00,118 --> 00:16:05,125
If six bald men...get on a train...
going a hundred miles per hour -

309
00:16:05,125 --> 00:16:08,075
how many stops before they reach -

310
00:16:08,075 --> 00:16:12,014
The Twilight Zone?

311
00:16:12,014 --> 00:16:15,039
Well, I'd learned one thing in advanced math class.

312
00:16:15,039 --> 00:16:17,282
I'd learned I was going to fail.

313
00:16:17,282 --> 00:16:18,670
Maybe not today.

314
00:16:18,670 --> 00:16:22,702
Maybe not tomorrow - but soon,
and for the rest of my life.

315
00:16:22,702 --> 00:16:24,211
Hey, McCormick - wait up!

316
00:16:24,211 --> 00:16:26,265
Hey, guys...

317
00:16:26,265 --> 00:16:28,716
Hey, McCormick!

318
00:16:28,716 --> 00:16:29,917
I got a problem.

319
00:16:29,917 --> 00:16:32,117
Hey, man - I got my own problems.

320
00:16:32,117 --> 00:16:33,281
What are you talkin' about?

321
00:16:33,281 --> 00:16:34,410
Didn't you hear?

322
00:16:34,410 --> 00:16:36,286
We all got "F's" on the unit test!

323
00:16:36,286 --> 00:16:39,824
And the unit test...Counts for fifty percent of our grade.

324
00:16:39,824 --> 00:16:42,534
It's Collins, man.
He's totally out-to-lunch.

325
00:16:42,534 --> 00:16:44,936
He's supposed to take the tests out of the book.

326
00:16:44,936 --> 00:16:46,213
Just like the quizzes.

327
00:16:46,213 --> 00:16:48,023
He doesn't know what he's doing!

328
00:16:48,023 --> 00:16:51,688
May be... But suddenly I was beginning to wonder.

329
00:16:51,688 --> 00:16:54,077
You're dead, Eddie!

330
00:16:54,077 --> 00:16:55,620
Come on, you guys...
Get out of my way.

331
00:16:55,620 --> 00:16:57,515
Hold it, McCormick - 
we're not done with you, yet.

332
00:16:57,515 --> 00:17:08,356
About a lot of things.

333
00:17:08,356 --> 00:17:11,043
I began to realize that with the curve,

334
00:17:11,043 --> 00:17:14,971
if I'd just stayed put, then my "C" 
could have been a "B".

335
00:17:14,971 --> 00:17:17,422
A real "B".

336
00:17:21,272 --> 00:17:24,204
One that I earned.

337
00:17:25,952 --> 00:17:27,544
The funny thing is,

338
00:17:27,544 --> 00:17:30,621
McCormick and the others had paid their price,

339
00:17:30,621 --> 00:17:33,196
while I was left alone.

340
00:17:34,239 --> 00:17:36,791
With nothing but my conscience...

341
00:17:37,138 --> 00:17:39,121
Staring me in the face.

342
00:17:46,576 --> 00:17:48,569
This wasn't going to be easy.

343
00:18:06,899 --> 00:18:09,120
Mr. Collins?

344
00:18:18,823 --> 00:18:20,881
Had enough?

345
00:18:26,442 --> 00:18:28,092
But...how?

346
00:18:28,092 --> 00:18:33,422
Every problem has its own solution, Mr. Arnold.

347
00:18:43,722 --> 00:18:48,351
Alright, now, please take your seats and settle down.

348
00:18:48,351 --> 00:18:52,683
So...It was back to long hours,
hard work, and respectable "C"'s.

349
00:18:52,683 --> 00:18:54,040
It felt good.

350
00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:56,763
You may...begin.

351
00:18:56,763 --> 00:18:59,559
As for why Collins had singled me out...

352
00:18:59,559 --> 00:19:01,671
I could only guess.

353
00:19:01,671 --> 00:19:04,522
But the man had said, every problem...

354
00:19:04,522 --> 00:19:07,292
Contains its own solution.

355
00:19:09,882 --> 00:19:11,985
Mr. Arnold.

356
00:19:13,698 --> 00:19:16,205
Do you have a question?

357
00:19:17,754 --> 00:19:19,230
Oh...No.

358
00:19:22,102 --> 00:19:23,552
No.

359
00:19:26,379 --> 00:19:29,570
So, I guess he'd wanted me to solve this one...

360
00:19:29,570 --> 00:19:31,683
On my own.

361
00:19:35,994 --> 00:19:41,554
"Many's the time I've been mistaken"

362
00:19:41,554 --> 00:19:47,031
"And many times confused"

363
00:19:47,031 --> 00:19:52,494
"Yes, and often felt forsaken"
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364
00:19:52,494 --> 00:19:58,180
And certainly misused"
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365
00:19:58,180 --> 00:20:03,184
"But I'm all right, I'm all right"
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