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Sync by mczolly
www.addic7ed.com
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Tonight, on School Pride...
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Our mission to restore pride
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and achievement
to America's schools
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takes us to an elementary school
on the brink of collapse.
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We only have one ball
to play with.
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That is not the ball.
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This is the worst thing
I've ever seen.
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The children's future
has been put in the hands
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of a group of young
and passionate heroes...
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The teachers from
teach for America.
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They're improving test scores,
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but they can't stop the building
from crumbling around them.
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There are days where I'd just
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get in my car and just cry.
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Who do you think is to blame?
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In just seven days,
these young teachers,
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students and volunteers
will try to save lanier
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with the help of one of
the city's patron saints.
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- Look at this!
- Aah!
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Can this community
fix lanier elementary
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or will the projects prove
too hard to handle?
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Where's the furniture?
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I think Jacob may have bit off
more than he can chew.
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Four individuals from
different walks of life
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have come together to help
communities
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renovate their schools.
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Are you ready?
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Susie castillo,
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designer
and former miss U.S.A.
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It's a proven fact
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that when children have
a better learning environment,
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like what we're giving them,
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test scores skyrocket
and they get better grades.
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Jacob soboroff,
political journalist
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determined to find out why so
many of our schools
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are on the brink of collapse.
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I think that education
in America is broken.
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No teacher or no student
should feel
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like their school is a prison.
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Kym whitley,
comedian and former teacher.
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If you can give a child
a great beginning,
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they could become anything.
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And me, Tom stroup,
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team leader and SWAT commander.
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We're basically
community organizers.
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It's about going to a community
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and helping the community
help themselves.
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This week, we're going to
lanier elementary school
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in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Welcome to lanier
elementary school.
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I'm Mr. levin.
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And I'm Frank,
in fifth grade.
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And lanier
is a really awesome place,
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but we need some major help.
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It's been so many years
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since anybody's touched
the school at all
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and tried to make it
look better
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that it's falling apart.
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This is our gym.
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The roof right there
is coming in,
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like it's gonna fall out.
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As you can see, we have
an old-time air conditioner,
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and we never get air in here.
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Like, it be hot, hot, hot.
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As you can see, it's dingy.
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You look up here, it's just
really, really depressing.
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There's no technology
to speak of.
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All the students in here
deserve better than this.
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Just old desks. A lot of
these desks don't work.
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Like, the kids sit at them.
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There have been times
I've seen the desk
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just completely fall over.
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We have one jungle gym
where everybody
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has to struggle
to fit on there.
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They just try to make
the best of it.
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And as you can see,
we've got raggedy goals.
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Like, some of them look
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like they're going to
fall down any day.
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And the swings are okay.
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It's just...
They need to fix it.
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Every day, we tell them,
you are scholars.
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You are the future.
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What we're doing here
is really important,
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but it's tough
to really instill that
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and have them
believe in themselves
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when the building, you know,
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looks like it was made in 1940.
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But at the same time,
you will not find
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a group of teachers
who are more passionate.
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- What's our new word?
- Go!
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How do we spell our new word?
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- G-o, go!
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And that can take you
a long way,
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but in order for it
to really come together,
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the next step is, can we
make this place look
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the way that we feel about it?
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I think that we have
a lot of potential
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for this to be
a great facility,
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and I just want them
to feel like
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this is a happy place,
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where they are so happy
to come and be,
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and they're proud
of their school.
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I love lanier.
It's a good school.
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They got good people in it.
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But I just feel like
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it's just messed up a little.
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There you have it.
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Couldn't have
said it better myself.
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Please, please, please.
We really need your help.
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From the bottom of our hearts,
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can you please
renovate our school?
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[School bell rings]
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[Upbeat music]
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[Siren]
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We're gonna go into
an elementary school today,
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and it's very unique.
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This school has failed
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five years in a row,
academically.
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Last year, they brought in
a group of teachers.
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They come from
teach for America,
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and they teach
all around the country.
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They go into
some of the roughest
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and toughest schools
in America.
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But the problem is,
in these schools,
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the facilities are not as good
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as the teachers
that are in them.
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So we're driving to
lanier elementary school.
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It is pouring down rain.
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We're thinking, what now?
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[Sirens]
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We gotta move this whole thing
inside when we get there.
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It's raining way too hard out
to be outside.
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We've got to
bring the clock in.
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We've got to bring
everything inside today.
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So we have to make
a phone call.
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Onstar ready.
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Call Stewart.
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Calling.
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[Line ringing]
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Hello.
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Hey, Stewart, it's Tom.
How's it going?
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I think there's
a big storm coming,
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so we may have to
take it inside.
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Okay, well,
we're right behind you.
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All right, buddy.
We'll see you there.
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Good deal.
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So the first number
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that we're gonna bring down
is the...
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- Zero.
- Zero.
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So I put a zero right here.
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This school is in bad shape.
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These kids live
with this every day.
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We've got to fix this.
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Attention, students.
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Please report to the cafetorium
for a special assembly.
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All right,
let's push in our chairs.
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[Cheering]
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Lanier elementary,
come on in!
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Come on, guys!
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[Cheering]
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Hi! What's your name?
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[Cheering]
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We have a very special
announcement.
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We are the school pride team.
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Where is Mr. levin
and Frank?
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We got your tape,
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and we are here
to renovate your school
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because of you.
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[Cheering]
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Nice job.
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[Cheering]
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Hey, students, do you like
the way your school looks now?
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No!
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I want to know who is gonna
help us make it over?
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[Cheering]
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We brought the paint,
and we brought the nails,
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but we need some lions.
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Are there any lions here
to help us out?
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Yes!
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All, chanting:
Lion pride!
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Okay, you guys
may have noticed
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this clock over here behind us.
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There's a seven on that clock.
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That is how many days we have
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to finish renovating
your school.
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Are you ready
to start the clock?
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Yes!
Start the clock!
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All: 10, 9, 8,
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7, 6, 5,
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4, 3, 2, 1.
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[Cheering]
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Back to your classrooms
to start packing!
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[Overlapping chatter]
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It doesn't seem real
right now.
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I'm so happy for everybody
at this school
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who really deserves it.
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It's gonna be unbelievable.
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This is the most
amazing feeling.
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I keep saying I'm, like,
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overflowing,
I'm just so excited.
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[Overlapping chatter]
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These kids are gonna know
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that this message
that we send them
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that they can achieve isn't
just coming from us anymore.
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It's coming from outside,
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and it's coming from everybody
who believes in them.
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I think the new school
is gonna be great.
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I'm ready for it.
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Thank you, sir.
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- Slow.
- Aah!
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Slow.
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You got it?
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Some speedy work.
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Here you go, tatia.
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All right, hand them over to me
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and I'll put them in.
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Hey!
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- I'm here to help.
- Here. Okay.
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We've got all kinds
of jobs for you.
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Oh, you do?
[laughs]
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I'm susie.
Hi, susie.
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I'm Mr. levin.
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You know, we just
do the announcement,
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and I run into a room
and I meet Mr. levin.
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And right off the bat,
he's just such an amazing,
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compassionate human being,
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really loves the kids
that he teaches,
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and, you know,
just needs some help.
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Are all the teachers
at this school
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from teach for America,
or just... ?
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No, we do have a lot of
teach for America teachers here.
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And, uh, it's exciting to teach
with other people like that.
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Right.
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Teach for America
is an organization
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that recruits
recent college graduates
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to commit to teach
for two years
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in underprivileged schools
all across the country.
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The goal is simple,
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and it's to eliminate
educational injustice.
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So you're lacking
the tools that you need
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to properly teach.
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Exactly, exactly.
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And that's definitely
a frustrating thing.
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You know, we tell them
every day,
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we have high expectations,
but when the school
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looks the way that it does,
you know, kids are smart.
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Right, absolutely, they are.
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So I think that just having
a nicer looking school
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is gonna make the kids
so much more excited to be here
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and so much more excited
to learn.
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And that's really, you know,
all that we're asking for.
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And so that's why
I'm really excited
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to have you all here,
because we feel like
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maybe we can't get
to that next step as a school
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until we can fix this place.
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It's exciting to me to see
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that the kids that
I care so much about
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are gonna get
a beautiful classroom
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that is going to inspire them.
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So who's
your favorite teacher?
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00:09:11,508 --> 00:09:13,643
- Mr. levin.
- Mr. levin.
263
00:09:13,711 --> 00:09:15,178
And why is he your favorite?
264
00:09:15,245 --> 00:09:16,279
If I'm going through
something
265
00:09:16,347 --> 00:09:18,081
or I need somebody to talk to,
266
00:09:18,148 --> 00:09:20,850
like, I can go to Mr. levin
and talk to him.
267
00:09:20,918 --> 00:09:22,185
He's like one of my mentors.
268
00:09:22,252 --> 00:09:24,854
A teacher like Mr. levin,
he gives me attention,
269
00:09:24,922 --> 00:09:27,757
and I didn't even much have that
at my last school.
270
00:09:27,825 --> 00:09:28,958
Just tell me, like,
what are the things
271
00:09:29,026 --> 00:09:30,727
that you'd like
changed at the school?
272
00:09:30,794 --> 00:09:33,296
Like, I would like more
equipment to learn with.
273
00:09:33,364 --> 00:09:34,597
What about this playground?
274
00:09:34,665 --> 00:09:35,732
What do you think about this?
275
00:09:35,799 --> 00:09:37,467
It's not really nice because
276
00:09:37,534 --> 00:09:39,302
we have the broken
basketball goals
277
00:09:39,370 --> 00:09:41,270
and the balls are flat.
278
00:09:41,338 --> 00:09:43,106
And we only have one ball
to play with.
279
00:09:43,173 --> 00:09:45,341
That is not the ball.
280
00:09:45,409 --> 00:09:47,543
This is the one ball
that we play with.
281
00:09:47,611 --> 00:09:49,645
How did you play with it?
You can't bounce it.
282
00:09:49,713 --> 00:09:52,081
Like, we used to play,
like, with no dribbling.
283
00:09:52,149 --> 00:09:54,317
No dribbling,
but you play basketball?
284
00:09:54,385 --> 00:09:56,986
Okay, could you show me
how you would do that?
285
00:09:57,054 --> 00:09:58,287
Like, we would just go, like,
286
00:09:58,355 --> 00:10:01,391
act like we bouncing it,
and we just shoot.
287
00:10:01,458 --> 00:10:04,794
See, it's hard to shoot.
288
00:10:04,862 --> 00:10:07,597
There's 300 kids
and one ball.
289
00:10:07,664 --> 00:10:09,966
One ball with no air.
290
00:10:10,034 --> 00:10:13,736
This is the worst thing
I've ever seen.
291
00:10:13,804 --> 00:10:16,005
So, what do you want to be?
292
00:10:16,073 --> 00:10:17,974
A professional
football player
293
00:10:18,042 --> 00:10:19,308
or entrepreneur.
294
00:10:19,376 --> 00:10:21,544
Or entrepreneur.
And you could be both.
295
00:10:21,612 --> 00:10:22,845
Now, what grade are you in?
296
00:10:22,913 --> 00:10:25,415
I'm in fifth.
This is my last year.
297
00:10:25,482 --> 00:10:27,517
You do all of this work
for this school,
298
00:10:27,584 --> 00:10:29,519
and then you're gonna leave?
299
00:10:29,585 --> 00:10:30,552
Like, I want to make it.
300
00:10:30,620 --> 00:10:31,920
I want to make the change
301
00:10:31,988 --> 00:10:35,991
for the next generation
that comes to this school.
302
00:10:36,059 --> 00:10:37,993
Wish I had a little Frank.
303
00:10:38,061 --> 00:10:40,695
After seeing the basketball
court and the outside grounds,
304
00:10:40,763 --> 00:10:43,031
I am inspired to change that.
305
00:10:43,099 --> 00:10:44,266
Okay, we're gonna
make a change for you.
306
00:10:44,333 --> 00:10:45,233
- Thank you.
- You deserve it, sweetie.
307
00:10:45,301 --> 00:10:47,135
Thank you.
308
00:10:50,206 --> 00:10:52,774
We're here
at lanier elementary
309
00:10:52,842 --> 00:10:55,210
in Louisiana, and it's gonna
be hot and it's gonna be wet.
310
00:10:55,278 --> 00:10:56,578
Old school.
311
00:10:56,646 --> 00:10:57,746
We're gonna make
some big changes
312
00:10:57,814 --> 00:10:59,147
that have been overdue
for a long time.
313
00:10:59,215 --> 00:11:00,415
- Mm-hmm.
314
00:11:00,483 --> 00:11:02,050
So let's get to it.
Susie.
315
00:11:02,118 --> 00:11:04,319
Tell you what I want to take
over is the teachers' rooms.
316
00:11:04,387 --> 00:11:05,754
All the classrooms.
317
00:11:05,822 --> 00:11:07,089
I would love to be
in charge of that,
318
00:11:07,156 --> 00:11:08,623
because these teachers
are young.
319
00:11:08,691 --> 00:11:10,125
They're full of energy.
320
00:11:10,193 --> 00:11:12,527
I mean, they bring
so much passion to their work,
321
00:11:12,595 --> 00:11:15,263
so I really want to
give them what they need.
322
00:11:15,331 --> 00:11:16,932
I would like to take
the outside.
323
00:11:16,999 --> 00:11:18,366
Okay.
324
00:11:18,434 --> 00:11:19,634
The playground area
and the front of the school.
325
00:11:19,702 --> 00:11:21,269
Because I'd like to tie
everything in together.
326
00:11:21,337 --> 00:11:22,671
So I want to take
the outside playground.
327
00:11:22,738 --> 00:11:23,738
I want to take it all.
Absolutely.
328
00:11:23,806 --> 00:11:25,440
Nice, nice.
Jacob?
329
00:11:25,508 --> 00:11:27,075
I'm gonna be getting the
technology into this school.
330
00:11:27,143 --> 00:11:29,144
You can't have a school
with smart, young teachers
331
00:11:29,212 --> 00:11:32,114
without the technology
to have the kids be up-to-date.
332
00:11:32,181 --> 00:11:33,548
And you're also gonna
try to find out
333
00:11:33,616 --> 00:11:34,716
the politics behind
all of this.
334
00:11:34,784 --> 00:11:36,251
To prevent it
from happening again,
335
00:11:36,319 --> 00:11:37,853
I need to find out why things
are the way they are here.
336
00:11:37,920 --> 00:11:40,155
Perfect. I want to work
on the cafetorium.
337
00:11:40,223 --> 00:11:42,023
I want to make it into
what it's supposed to be...
338
00:11:42,091 --> 00:11:45,594
Two separate places
for two separate functions.
339
00:11:45,661 --> 00:11:47,395
All right.
We've got a lot to do.
340
00:11:47,463 --> 00:11:48,597
All right.
341
00:11:48,664 --> 00:11:52,000
Rock and roll,
school pride team.
342
00:11:52,068 --> 00:11:54,935
- Miss howell.
- Hello.
343
00:11:55,003 --> 00:11:56,937
- What's up? Jacob.
- Hi, Jacob. Maggie.
344
00:11:57,005 --> 00:11:58,339
- Nice to see you.
- Nice to see you.
345
00:11:58,406 --> 00:11:59,607
What's going on?
346
00:11:59,674 --> 00:12:01,442
Um, we're just covering
these poles.
347
00:12:01,510 --> 00:12:02,543
All right.
348
00:12:02,611 --> 00:12:03,711
So that they can
come and paint.
349
00:12:03,778 --> 00:12:05,479
- You got more tape?
- I do. Here.
350
00:12:05,547 --> 00:12:07,615
Let me help.
Thank you.
351
00:12:07,682 --> 00:12:09,116
So you're a teach for America
teacher, huh?
352
00:12:09,184 --> 00:12:10,184
Yeah.
353
00:12:10,252 --> 00:12:11,285
What's different now
354
00:12:11,353 --> 00:12:12,486
than from, you know, before,
355
00:12:12,554 --> 00:12:13,754
before teach for America
was in here?
356
00:12:13,822 --> 00:12:15,589
The kids say
it's a lot different
357
00:12:15,657 --> 00:12:17,091
and the school's run
a lot differently.
358
00:12:17,159 --> 00:12:19,960
These kids, a grave injustice
has been served to them
359
00:12:20,028 --> 00:12:21,695
for many years, you know?
360
00:12:21,763 --> 00:12:23,197
And they're
two grade levels behind.
361
00:12:23,265 --> 00:12:24,765
The kids here are
two grade levels behind?
362
00:12:24,833 --> 00:12:26,200
Yeah, on average.
363
00:12:26,268 --> 00:12:27,701
That doesn't change in a year.
364
00:12:27,769 --> 00:12:30,704
You know, we made a year and
a half growth in most classes,
365
00:12:30,772 --> 00:12:33,040
but we still have
a long way to go.
366
00:12:33,108 --> 00:12:35,075
What about technology?
367
00:12:35,143 --> 00:12:36,310
In a time where, like,
they go home
368
00:12:36,378 --> 00:12:37,645
and they play video games,
369
00:12:37,712 --> 00:12:39,413
we don't have computers
that are working
370
00:12:39,481 --> 00:12:41,882
and, you know, the technology
to keep them engaged.
371
00:12:41,950 --> 00:12:43,184
They don't have computers
here at school?
372
00:12:43,251 --> 00:12:45,753
They don't even have,
like, chalkboards.
373
00:12:45,820 --> 00:12:48,122
It's hard to get these kids
what they need,
374
00:12:48,190 --> 00:12:51,192
and you kind of have to be
tough about it,
375
00:12:51,259 --> 00:12:53,060
and that wears on you.
376
00:12:53,128 --> 00:12:54,662
There are days,
at the beginning of the year,
377
00:12:54,729 --> 00:12:56,263
I'd just get in my car
and just cry.
378
00:12:56,331 --> 00:12:57,631
You know, you're just furious.
379
00:12:57,699 --> 00:12:59,833
This has got to be
a challenge for them,
380
00:12:59,901 --> 00:13:01,769
and they are taking on a task
that...
381
00:13:01,836 --> 00:13:05,339
That I don't know if experienced
teachers would want to take on.
382
00:13:05,407 --> 00:13:06,440
How do you do it every day?
383
00:13:06,508 --> 00:13:07,741
You get to go out to recess
384
00:13:07,809 --> 00:13:08,943
and play with
these kids, and...
385
00:13:09,010 --> 00:13:11,212
And they just run
off the bus to see you
386
00:13:11,279 --> 00:13:12,947
because they love school.
387
00:13:13,014 --> 00:13:14,014
That's why you keep doing it,
388
00:13:14,082 --> 00:13:15,382
because they're so happy here.
389
00:13:15,450 --> 00:13:17,550
What drives you is those kids.
390
00:13:17,618 --> 00:13:19,719
You want so badly
391
00:13:19,787 --> 00:13:21,454
to give them everything
in the world,
392
00:13:21,522 --> 00:13:24,090
and it literally
hurts your heart
393
00:13:24,158 --> 00:13:27,093
that you can't make
their whole world,
394
00:13:27,161 --> 00:13:28,962
their whole existence
wonderful.
395
00:13:29,029 --> 00:13:30,029
Who do you think is to blame?
396
00:13:30,097 --> 00:13:31,431
- It's... you can't really
397
00:13:31,498 --> 00:13:32,765
point a finger at one person.
398
00:13:32,833 --> 00:13:35,802
It takes time to make
a situation this bad,
399
00:13:35,869 --> 00:13:38,638
and it takes a lot of players
and a lot of neglect.
400
00:13:38,706 --> 00:13:39,739
If I want to go to the top,
401
00:13:39,807 --> 00:13:40,907
if I want to talk to somebody,
402
00:13:40,975 --> 00:13:41,975
who could I talk to
403
00:13:42,042 --> 00:13:43,243
to get
the ball rolling on stuff?
404
00:13:43,310 --> 00:13:45,678
I'd say, you know,
superintendents
405
00:13:45,746 --> 00:13:47,180
and talking to people
in the government
406
00:13:47,248 --> 00:13:49,716
to say, "listen,
there needs to be change.
407
00:13:49,783 --> 00:13:52,452
There needs to be more
funding in these schools."
408
00:13:52,519 --> 00:13:53,620
There's a lot to be done
around here.
409
00:13:53,687 --> 00:13:54,520
Whatever you need,
let me know.
410
00:13:54,588 --> 00:13:55,622
Thank you for everything.
411
00:13:55,689 --> 00:13:56,823
Thank you. Yeah.
412
00:13:56,890 --> 00:13:58,758
I'm gonna figure out
who's in charge
413
00:13:58,826 --> 00:14:00,994
and I gotta go talk to them.
414
00:14:09,216 --> 00:14:11,615
Good morning.
Y'all come on in.
415
00:14:11,683 --> 00:14:14,148
Thanks for showing up.
We appreciate it.
416
00:14:14,216 --> 00:14:16,315
New York? You came
all the way from new York?
417
00:14:16,383 --> 00:14:17,682
No, from Maryland.
418
00:14:17,749 --> 00:14:19,215
- From mar... you guys
really came from Maryland?
419
00:14:19,282 --> 00:14:20,215
How many of y'all are there?
420
00:14:20,282 --> 00:14:21,814
There's about 14 of us.
421
00:14:21,882 --> 00:14:23,482
Welcome.
422
00:14:23,549 --> 00:14:26,015
The spirit of the volunteers
is just incredible.
423
00:14:26,082 --> 00:14:28,648
I mean, we have people
that are from all over,
424
00:14:28,715 --> 00:14:29,981
from all walks of life.
425
00:14:30,049 --> 00:14:32,248
Some are natives
of Baton Rouge.
426
00:14:32,316 --> 00:14:34,548
Others have driven 13 hours.
427
00:14:34,616 --> 00:14:36,981
Some have flown in
because they're alumni.
428
00:14:37,049 --> 00:14:39,315
- Hi.
- Hi. How are you?
429
00:14:39,383 --> 00:14:41,748
You must be Dana.
I'm Dana. Hi, susie.
430
00:14:41,815 --> 00:14:42,914
It's so nice to meet you.
431
00:14:42,982 --> 00:14:45,248
They're taking
vacation time to come
432
00:14:45,316 --> 00:14:47,615
and work their tails off
this entire week,
433
00:14:47,682 --> 00:14:49,781
and so that's how you know
that there's something special
434
00:14:49,849 --> 00:14:51,448
happening at lanier
elementary school.
435
00:14:51,516 --> 00:14:52,781
All right, let's go.
436
00:14:59,516 --> 00:15:02,215
It's day two of seven,
and after seeing
437
00:15:02,282 --> 00:15:04,848
the basketball court on the
outside grounds with Frank,
438
00:15:04,915 --> 00:15:06,914
I realized that
we have to demo things.
439
00:15:06,982 --> 00:15:08,248
We have to tear things down.
440
00:15:08,316 --> 00:15:09,482
So I needed some people
441
00:15:09,549 --> 00:15:12,647
that knew how to move
heavy equipment.
442
00:15:12,715 --> 00:15:14,048
Yo, what you guys doing?
443
00:15:14,116 --> 00:15:16,315
Gonna tear down
the old basketball goals.
444
00:15:16,383 --> 00:15:18,614
Yes!
Tear down those goals!
445
00:15:18,682 --> 00:15:20,482
I see this little machine,
446
00:15:20,548 --> 00:15:21,948
and they tell me
it's a bearcat.
447
00:15:22,016 --> 00:15:23,647
So you gonna climb in
that little machine?
448
00:15:23,715 --> 00:15:25,115
Why don't you climb
in here and try it
449
00:15:25,182 --> 00:15:26,181
and we'll watch you.
450
00:15:29,016 --> 00:15:30,081
Me?
451
00:15:30,149 --> 00:15:31,315
You got good
eye/hand coordination,
452
00:15:31,383 --> 00:15:32,482
you can do it.
453
00:15:32,548 --> 00:15:35,248
Oh, gosh,
it's making me nervous.
454
00:15:35,316 --> 00:15:36,614
Wait a minute, I'm scared!
455
00:15:36,682 --> 00:15:37,714
We got to go.
456
00:15:37,782 --> 00:15:38,948
Can you get in there with me?
457
00:15:39,016 --> 00:15:40,382
No, there's not enough
room for two.
458
00:15:40,449 --> 00:15:44,248
I get in and I pull
the little ride thing down.
459
00:15:44,316 --> 00:15:45,814
Everything is simple.
460
00:15:45,882 --> 00:15:47,448
All right, back on the left.
461
00:15:47,515 --> 00:15:49,981
Back.
Aah!
462
00:15:50,049 --> 00:15:51,081
You got it.
Now, down.
463
00:15:51,149 --> 00:15:52,382
Forward on the left.
Forward?
464
00:15:52,448 --> 00:15:55,914
Oh, my... whoa! Whoa!
Whoa! Whoa!
465
00:15:55,982 --> 00:15:57,081
Maybe I shouldn't be in that.
466
00:15:57,149 --> 00:15:58,647
[Thud]
467
00:15:58,715 --> 00:16:01,181
Aah! Oh, my God!
468
00:16:01,249 --> 00:16:02,415
I don't know why I got
in that machine.
469
00:16:02,482 --> 00:16:03,547
I thought it would be simple.
470
00:16:03,615 --> 00:16:05,581
- You ready to get out?
- Uh, yes, sir.
471
00:16:05,648 --> 00:16:08,614
Mm-mm. I'm gonna go
plant some flowers.
472
00:16:08,682 --> 00:16:10,748
- Hello!
- Hi!
473
00:16:10,815 --> 00:16:12,081
Hi, guys!
How are you?
474
00:16:12,149 --> 00:16:13,447
- We're excited!
- Are you ready for some paint?
475
00:16:13,515 --> 00:16:14,714
[Cheering]
476
00:16:14,782 --> 00:16:15,948
Who's doing
Mr. levin's room?
477
00:16:16,016 --> 00:16:17,281
- Um, I am, I am.
- You are. Okay.
478
00:16:17,349 --> 00:16:18,414
Here you go.
479
00:16:18,482 --> 00:16:20,181
All right,
let's grab some stuff.
480
00:16:22,648 --> 00:16:24,581
- How are y'all feeling?
- Oh! [laughs]
481
00:16:24,648 --> 00:16:26,848
- Are you having fun?
- I'm having a blast.
482
00:16:26,915 --> 00:16:29,115
Yeah, it's so fun, like, to meet
all the different people
483
00:16:29,182 --> 00:16:30,481
that are out here helping us
484
00:16:30,548 --> 00:16:32,914
and, I mean, it's so
overwhelming, you know?
485
00:16:32,982 --> 00:16:35,248
Like, "thank you" just seems
so insufficient.
486
00:16:35,316 --> 00:16:37,814
Yeah, it's nice, right?
487
00:16:37,882 --> 00:16:40,914
You came a long way
to come back here.
488
00:16:40,982 --> 00:16:42,347
- A long way.
- Why?
489
00:16:42,415 --> 00:16:46,148
What made you want to come back
to lanier to do this?
490
00:16:46,216 --> 00:16:49,048
I lived in this area
for about 20 years.
491
00:16:49,116 --> 00:16:51,481
I learned a lot here
in elementary school,
492
00:16:51,548 --> 00:16:53,347
so it was an important one
to me.
493
00:16:53,415 --> 00:16:56,048
When I heard that this was
happening here in Baton Rouge,
494
00:16:56,116 --> 00:16:58,781
it made traveling back
an important thing to do.
495
00:16:58,849 --> 00:17:00,948
It was really an important
part of my life,
496
00:17:01,016 --> 00:17:04,314
and it helped me to become
the person I am today.
497
00:17:04,382 --> 00:17:07,015
This isn't just any
ordinary week, is it?
498
00:17:07,082 --> 00:17:08,148
No, this is a great week.
499
00:17:08,216 --> 00:17:10,215
It's like a one
in a lifetime week.
500
00:17:10,281 --> 00:17:12,148
Once in a lifetime week.
501
00:17:12,216 --> 00:17:13,081
You might remember this
for a little while?
502
00:17:13,149 --> 00:17:14,148
I'm gonna remember this
503
00:17:14,216 --> 00:17:15,381
for the rest of my life.
504
00:17:15,448 --> 00:17:16,647
I think Frank has taught me
505
00:17:16,715 --> 00:17:18,481
more than I've taught him,
506
00:17:18,548 --> 00:17:20,115
and what he showed me is that
507
00:17:20,182 --> 00:17:21,881
if they're in elementary school
508
00:17:21,949 --> 00:17:24,048
and they're not loving it,
509
00:17:24,116 --> 00:17:26,148
then we have to change that,
510
00:17:26,215 --> 00:17:28,914
and he showed me
that that is possible.
511
00:17:28,982 --> 00:17:31,280
What about when the whole
community comes out here
512
00:17:31,348 --> 00:17:32,614
and you're standing there,
513
00:17:32,682 --> 00:17:33,914
looking at a brand new school?
514
00:17:33,982 --> 00:17:35,048
It's gonna be hard
515
00:17:35,116 --> 00:17:36,414
to wipe the Frank smile
off of my face.
516
00:17:36,482 --> 00:17:37,647
The Frank smile?
517
00:17:37,715 --> 00:17:39,148
I know that smile
pretty well by now.
518
00:17:39,215 --> 00:17:40,814
I'm looking forward
to seeing that.
519
00:17:40,882 --> 00:17:43,914
[Upbeat music]
520
00:17:43,982 --> 00:17:45,647
♪ ♪
521
00:17:45,715 --> 00:17:47,280
well, I bet you never thought
you'd be doing this
522
00:17:47,348 --> 00:17:49,015
when you got your degree
in teaching, did you?
523
00:17:49,082 --> 00:17:50,781
No.
This is the easy stuff.
524
00:17:50,849 --> 00:17:52,081
What are you talking about,
Tom?
525
00:17:52,148 --> 00:17:53,247
We can't waste any time.
526
00:17:53,315 --> 00:17:54,280
That clock started ticking
527
00:17:54,348 --> 00:17:55,447
the moment we got there.
528
00:17:55,515 --> 00:17:57,214
So I'm in the cafetorium.
529
00:17:57,281 --> 00:17:58,647
The floor's gotta be replaced.
530
00:17:58,715 --> 00:17:59,914
There's no way around it.
531
00:17:59,982 --> 00:18:01,015
So we have to get
the tile inside.
532
00:18:01,082 --> 00:18:02,280
So we get this bucket brigade,
533
00:18:02,348 --> 00:18:04,114
and guess who's doing
the hardest job there?
534
00:18:04,181 --> 00:18:05,714
The principal,
Mr. Crowe.
535
00:18:05,782 --> 00:18:07,681
So what's your story?
You're here, you're principal.
536
00:18:07,749 --> 00:18:08,714
You've been here for a while.
537
00:18:08,782 --> 00:18:09,948
From new Orleans.
538
00:18:10,016 --> 00:18:11,214
I did some schools there
after Katrina.
539
00:18:11,281 --> 00:18:12,314
- Uh-huh.
540
00:18:12,382 --> 00:18:13,547
And then some friends of mine
541
00:18:13,615 --> 00:18:15,581
were doing some schools
up here in Baton Rouge
542
00:18:15,648 --> 00:18:17,214
and needed some help,
so here I am.
543
00:18:17,281 --> 00:18:19,080
- So you were basically
brought in to...
544
00:18:19,148 --> 00:18:20,214
To fix the school?
545
00:18:20,281 --> 00:18:21,447
- Fix the school.
- Academically?
546
00:18:21,515 --> 00:18:22,848
Sure.
547
00:18:22,915 --> 00:18:24,514
- And now we're here
to fix the school...
548
00:18:24,582 --> 00:18:26,047
- Fix the school physically.
- Physically.
549
00:18:26,115 --> 00:18:28,314
Do you think there's a
correlation between learning
550
00:18:28,382 --> 00:18:30,447
and the actual environment
that a child's in?
551
00:18:30,515 --> 00:18:31,647
Wouldn't you want to learn
552
00:18:31,715 --> 00:18:32,881
if you were in
a prettier building?
553
00:18:32,949 --> 00:18:34,015
We've come to that acceptance
554
00:18:34,081 --> 00:18:35,015
that this is okay.
555
00:18:35,081 --> 00:18:36,080
No, it's not.
556
00:18:36,148 --> 00:18:37,447
We shouldn't be used to this.
557
00:18:37,515 --> 00:18:39,180
They update prisons
more than they do schools.
558
00:18:39,248 --> 00:18:40,481
- Wow.
- Yeah.
559
00:18:40,548 --> 00:18:41,381
Well, speaking of that,
560
00:18:41,448 --> 00:18:42,547
when was the last time
561
00:18:42,615 --> 00:18:43,948
this school was updated
or renovated?
562
00:18:44,015 --> 00:18:47,047
That I know of?
1958.
563
00:18:47,115 --> 00:18:49,280
- 1958.
- When it was built.
564
00:18:49,348 --> 00:18:51,614
This school's not just messy.
It's unsafe.
565
00:18:51,682 --> 00:18:54,781
I'm talking in the auditorium,
in the classrooms,
566
00:18:54,849 --> 00:18:56,714
in the ceilings, in the pipes.
567
00:18:56,782 --> 00:18:58,414
This school does not
568
00:18:58,482 --> 00:19:00,381
live up to the standard of
education in this country,
569
00:19:00,448 --> 00:19:03,280
so we're gonna fix that.
570
00:19:08,482 --> 00:19:11,752
- Bye-bye, ugly carpet.
- Good-bye.
571
00:19:14,924 --> 00:19:17,193
Walking from classroom
to classroom,
572
00:19:17,261 --> 00:19:18,928
I'm noticing that the teachers
573
00:19:18,996 --> 00:19:20,431
all have the same thing
in common.
574
00:19:20,498 --> 00:19:23,501
Pretty much all of them are
from teach for America.
575
00:19:23,569 --> 00:19:25,069
You're super young,
so I'm assuming
576
00:19:25,137 --> 00:19:28,140
you are one of
the recently graduated
577
00:19:28,208 --> 00:19:29,375
teach for America teachers?
578
00:19:29,443 --> 00:19:31,111
Yes, I graduated last year,
579
00:19:31,179 --> 00:19:33,313
and I just finished
my first year teaching.
580
00:19:33,382 --> 00:19:34,916
- That is so cool.
- Thank you.
581
00:19:34,983 --> 00:19:36,217
I think so.
Yeah.
582
00:19:36,285 --> 00:19:38,353
I had kids
in the beginning of this year
583
00:19:38,421 --> 00:19:40,757
who did not know all of the
letters of their alphabet
584
00:19:40,825 --> 00:19:43,727
and now not only know
their alphabet
585
00:19:43,795 --> 00:19:47,799
but are reading
at a second grade level.
586
00:19:47,867 --> 00:19:49,067
I can imagine that, I mean,
587
00:19:49,135 --> 00:19:50,870
'cause the other teach
for America teachers
588
00:19:50,938 --> 00:19:53,105
that are here are away
from their families as well,
589
00:19:53,173 --> 00:19:54,908
you guys probably...
You become a family.
590
00:19:54,976 --> 00:19:56,811
Oh, my gosh.
We live together.
591
00:19:56,879 --> 00:19:59,047
We do everything
together, yeah.
592
00:19:59,114 --> 00:20:00,549
- Oh, how fun.
- Yeah.
593
00:20:00,617 --> 00:20:02,184
Oh, that's cool.
594
00:20:02,252 --> 00:20:03,820
I think it's incredible
what you do,
595
00:20:03,888 --> 00:20:05,889
and so thank you.
Oh, thank you.
596
00:20:15,769 --> 00:20:19,073
At lanier, we needed
specialized, skilled labor,
597
00:20:19,140 --> 00:20:21,276
so I brought on Stewart
from ab ceiling.
598
00:20:21,344 --> 00:20:22,177
- Hey, Tom.
- How's it going?
599
00:20:22,245 --> 00:20:23,246
It's looking good.
600
00:20:23,313 --> 00:20:24,347
Yeah,
it's getting there, huh?
601
00:20:24,414 --> 00:20:25,681
Stewart is our main builder
602
00:20:25,749 --> 00:20:26,750
for this work.
603
00:20:26,818 --> 00:20:28,485
He's really got his hands full.
604
00:20:28,553 --> 00:20:29,854
You know, the kids
are gonna come here
605
00:20:29,922 --> 00:20:32,290
a see a totally new school,
and they're gonna say,
606
00:20:32,358 --> 00:20:34,693
"you know what? There's somebody
out there that cares about us."
607
00:20:34,761 --> 00:20:36,328
You know? And they carry this
on to others.
608
00:20:36,397 --> 00:20:38,665
The spirit of volunteerism
is simple.
609
00:20:38,733 --> 00:20:40,368
It's part of giving back.
610
00:20:40,435 --> 00:20:42,069
If you don't do it,
it's not gonna get done.
611
00:20:42,137 --> 00:20:44,206
We can't always expect
other people to do it.
612
00:20:44,274 --> 00:20:46,141
Just make it happen.
Just volunteer.
613
00:20:46,209 --> 00:20:47,410
Thank you, Tom.
614
00:20:47,478 --> 00:20:48,478
Thanks for coming back
and giving back.
615
00:20:48,546 --> 00:20:49,178
- You bet.
- Thank you very much.
616
00:20:49,246 --> 00:20:51,048
We'll be seeing you.
617
00:20:57,424 --> 00:20:58,891
This is amazing.
618
00:20:58,959 --> 00:21:01,828
I never thought I'd see this
school better than it was.
619
00:21:01,896 --> 00:21:03,698
Like it's Christmas in July?
620
00:21:03,766 --> 00:21:05,667
- It's Christmas.
- It's Christmas in July.
621
00:21:05,734 --> 00:21:08,103
Randall!
622
00:21:08,171 --> 00:21:10,941
Yes, I'm in Baton Rouge
at lanier elementary school.
623
00:21:11,008 --> 00:21:13,744
I need you to come
and do me a huge favor.
624
00:21:13,812 --> 00:21:16,248
I got a chance to really
get to know Frank this week,
625
00:21:16,316 --> 00:21:17,749
and one thing he told me
626
00:21:17,817 --> 00:21:19,318
is that he wants to be a
professional football player.
627
00:21:19,385 --> 00:21:20,620
And one of his heroes
628
00:21:20,688 --> 00:21:22,957
is super bowl champion
Randall gay,
629
00:21:23,024 --> 00:21:24,925
cornerback for
the new Orleans saints.
630
00:21:24,993 --> 00:21:26,328
So you know what?
631
00:21:26,395 --> 00:21:28,697
I'm gonna give Frank
a surprise.
632
00:21:30,400 --> 00:21:32,168
I feel like the kids
are gonna be overwhelmed.
633
00:21:32,235 --> 00:21:34,605
- The kids? The staff.
- The teachers, yeah.
634
00:21:34,672 --> 00:21:36,507
Mr. levin,
please report to class.
635
00:21:36,575 --> 00:21:38,209
Your children are waiting
for instruction.
636
00:21:38,277 --> 00:21:39,310
Maybe a little bit
more paint?
637
00:21:39,379 --> 00:21:40,312
Yeah.
638
00:21:40,380 --> 00:21:41,547
What's this?
639
00:21:41,615 --> 00:21:43,516
- My gosh.
- Oh, my God.
640
00:21:43,584 --> 00:21:48,022
Look at this!
Look at this!
641
00:21:48,090 --> 00:21:49,591
- Oh, my God.
- What is this?
642
00:21:49,659 --> 00:21:51,326
Randall gay.
It's Randall gay!
643
00:21:51,394 --> 00:21:54,063
I was like, oh, my God.
644
00:21:54,131 --> 00:21:55,665
Hi, I'm Frank.
What's going on?
645
00:21:55,733 --> 00:21:57,401
One of the champions
of the saints
646
00:21:57,469 --> 00:21:58,936
came to our school.
647
00:21:59,004 --> 00:22:00,605
He's gonna be a "d" lineman,
648
00:22:00,673 --> 00:22:02,307
so I think he thinks
he could take you down.
649
00:22:02,375 --> 00:22:03,576
I don't know.
650
00:22:03,644 --> 00:22:05,678
To see Randall gay
come to our school,
651
00:22:05,746 --> 00:22:07,648
it means even celebrities care.
652
00:22:07,715 --> 00:22:10,218
Even champions like
Randall gay even care
653
00:22:10,285 --> 00:22:12,053
to see our school
get renovated.
654
00:22:12,121 --> 00:22:14,790
All right, I need
some work to do.
655
00:22:17,728 --> 00:22:20,197
The state of Louisiana
656
00:22:20,265 --> 00:22:22,901
puts zero dollars annually
into school facilities,
657
00:22:22,969 --> 00:22:24,670
so I went to the state capital
658
00:22:24,737 --> 00:22:28,074
and I met the state
superintendent of education,
659
00:22:28,142 --> 00:22:29,810
Paul pastorek.
660
00:22:29,878 --> 00:22:31,578
Jacob soboroff
from school pride.
661
00:22:31,646 --> 00:22:32,947
- Great to see you, Jacob.
- Nice to see you.
662
00:22:33,015 --> 00:22:34,315
Thank you for having me in.
My pleasure.
663
00:22:34,383 --> 00:22:35,717
My pleasure.
I appreciate it.
664
00:22:35,786 --> 00:22:38,054
This is the man that
implements education policy
665
00:22:38,121 --> 00:22:39,589
on the state level
in Louisiana.
666
00:22:39,657 --> 00:22:41,258
I want to talk to you
about what's going on
667
00:22:41,325 --> 00:22:43,127
with education in Louisiana.
668
00:22:43,195 --> 00:22:45,363
What are the key factors
to improve schools
669
00:22:45,431 --> 00:22:47,266
here in Louisiana?
670
00:22:47,333 --> 00:22:50,770
The number one factor
is an effective teacher.
671
00:22:50,838 --> 00:22:55,276
It is also important
that we have an environment
672
00:22:55,343 --> 00:22:57,913
where kids can be successful.
673
00:22:57,980 --> 00:23:00,283
But the state puts zero
dollars into school facilities.
674
00:23:00,350 --> 00:23:01,584
Is that correct?
675
00:23:01,652 --> 00:23:04,988
- Well, it's... it's...
Uh, you know,
676
00:23:05,056 --> 00:23:08,326
the state is
a relatively poor state,
677
00:23:08,394 --> 00:23:10,763
and the way the funding
works is,
678
00:23:10,831 --> 00:23:14,267
the state picks up
for other costs,
679
00:23:14,335 --> 00:23:16,437
particularly for teacher pay.
680
00:23:16,505 --> 00:23:18,740
That's been the biggest area
that we've focused on.
681
00:23:18,807 --> 00:23:20,375
But even at a school
like lanier,
682
00:23:20,443 --> 00:23:22,479
you still have a facility
that is in terrible shape.
683
00:23:22,546 --> 00:23:24,013
Why is lanier
in such bad condition?
684
00:23:24,081 --> 00:23:26,650
We're dealing with a failing
school four years in a row.
685
00:23:26,718 --> 00:23:27,952
Why do you think that is?
686
00:23:28,019 --> 00:23:31,389
Facilities are what
the locals pick up,
687
00:23:31,457 --> 00:23:33,092
with local tax dollars.
688
00:23:33,160 --> 00:23:34,460
These are poor people.
689
00:23:34,528 --> 00:23:36,330
You're passing the buck
to the local communities,
690
00:23:36,397 --> 00:23:37,765
but they don't have any money.
691
00:23:37,832 --> 00:23:39,267
Well, the challenge is,
692
00:23:39,335 --> 00:23:41,903
if we decide to put money
into facilities,
693
00:23:41,971 --> 00:23:43,773
then we'll put less money
into teachers.
694
00:23:43,840 --> 00:23:46,243
If we were a wealthier state,
695
00:23:46,310 --> 00:23:48,780
we may be able to contribute
to both pots,
696
00:23:48,847 --> 00:23:51,549
but particularly right now,
we're not.
697
00:23:51,617 --> 00:23:54,019
The fact of the matter is,
in this state,
698
00:23:54,087 --> 00:23:55,955
if you're poor,
you get a poor education.
699
00:23:56,023 --> 00:23:57,457
Thank you, sir.
700
00:23:57,525 --> 00:24:00,427
Why is the state superintendent
accepting the status quo
701
00:24:00,495 --> 00:24:02,397
instead of saying
he wants to change the rules.
702
00:24:02,465 --> 00:24:04,800
There are questions that
I still don't have answers to.
703
00:24:04,867 --> 00:24:06,869
In this situation,
the only thing we can do
704
00:24:06,937 --> 00:24:09,773
is turn to the community.
705
00:24:16,196 --> 00:24:19,066
[ - How you guys doin'? ]
- doin' well. How are you?
706
00:24:19,133 --> 00:24:20,167
Is it hot enough for you?
707
00:24:20,234 --> 00:24:22,403
- [Laughs]
- Oh, my goodness.
708
00:24:22,471 --> 00:24:24,005
One thing about being
down in the south,
709
00:24:24,073 --> 00:24:26,642
you're gonna find
strong community.
710
00:24:26,710 --> 00:24:28,911
Everyone helps everyone.
711
00:24:28,978 --> 00:24:31,981
But economically,
it's a struggling community,
712
00:24:32,049 --> 00:24:36,153
so I wanted to do
something for these kids.
713
00:24:36,221 --> 00:24:38,423
91% of lanier students
714
00:24:38,491 --> 00:24:40,493
qualify for free
breakfast and lunch,
715
00:24:40,561 --> 00:24:42,195
but that's only on school days.
716
00:24:42,262 --> 00:24:43,997
On the weekends,
they may not be getting
717
00:24:44,065 --> 00:24:45,466
the well-balanced meals
they need.
718
00:24:45,533 --> 00:24:48,937
Okay, so how many of you
like breakfast?
719
00:24:49,004 --> 00:24:50,538
[Cheering]
720
00:24:50,606 --> 00:24:52,241
Now, you know why
breakfast is important?
721
00:24:52,309 --> 00:24:53,476
It is the most important
meal of the day.
722
00:24:53,543 --> 00:24:54,878
It gives you energy.
723
00:24:54,946 --> 00:24:56,279
That means you're gonna
do better in school,
724
00:24:56,347 --> 00:24:57,647
you're gonna get better grades,
725
00:24:57,715 --> 00:24:58,649
and you're gonna be nice
to your teachers
726
00:24:58,717 --> 00:24:59,650
and to your parents.
727
00:24:59,718 --> 00:25:02,121
So Walmart and their suppliers
728
00:25:02,188 --> 00:25:03,789
are gonna let us
fill up these baskets
729
00:25:03,857 --> 00:25:07,360
with all of the good
breakfast food we want.
730
00:25:07,428 --> 00:25:08,428
[Cheering]
731
00:25:08,496 --> 00:25:11,399
All right.
Get ready, set, go!
732
00:25:11,466 --> 00:25:14,369
[Cheering]
733
00:25:14,437 --> 00:25:16,839
Walmart spends $2 billion
734
00:25:16,907 --> 00:25:18,841
in fighting hunger
here in the U.S.,
735
00:25:18,909 --> 00:25:21,412
so they are sponsoring
the Walmart weekend
736
00:25:21,479 --> 00:25:24,349
breakfast backpack program
for one full year
737
00:25:24,417 --> 00:25:28,154
for every student
in the school.
738
00:25:28,221 --> 00:25:30,623
Good job. Come on,
we're running out of time!
739
00:25:30,690 --> 00:25:31,992
Ah, we did it!
740
00:25:32,059 --> 00:25:33,560
Come on, guys,
let's get back to work.
741
00:25:33,628 --> 00:25:34,594
We gotta go back to the school.
742
00:25:34,662 --> 00:25:41,904
[Cheering]
743
00:25:41,971 --> 00:25:44,474
The teachers
of lanier elementary,
744
00:25:44,542 --> 00:25:46,177
they have put in
so much hard work
745
00:25:46,244 --> 00:25:48,012
to change the mindset
of these students.
746
00:25:48,079 --> 00:25:49,714
- How are you?
- I'm good.
747
00:25:49,782 --> 00:25:51,216
What is it like
to see these teachers,
748
00:25:51,284 --> 00:25:52,751
once the pressure is off?
749
00:25:52,819 --> 00:25:54,654
What do they do
when they go home?
750
00:25:54,721 --> 00:25:56,656
So, when you guys
first got here,
751
00:25:56,723 --> 00:25:59,193
it obviously wasn't like this.
No.
752
00:25:59,260 --> 00:26:01,663
We met the first night that
we moved down to Baton Rouge.
753
00:26:01,730 --> 00:26:02,864
Signed a lease the next day.
754
00:26:02,932 --> 00:26:04,366
- With each other?
- Mm-hmm.
755
00:26:04,434 --> 00:26:06,402
We were so lucky to,
like, find each other
756
00:26:06,470 --> 00:26:08,238
to be able to lean on
and work with.
757
00:26:08,306 --> 00:26:11,274
And I don't know that I would
have made it to tomorrow
758
00:26:11,342 --> 00:26:13,878
if not for Joe or Brent
or kaelan.
759
00:26:13,946 --> 00:26:15,213
And I think we're really lucky.
760
00:26:15,281 --> 00:26:17,149
What is it gonna be like
once we leave?
761
00:26:17,217 --> 00:26:18,650
I'm gonna be really pumped
762
00:26:18,718 --> 00:26:20,553
for us to get back
to doing what we do
763
00:26:20,621 --> 00:26:23,390
and see if we can
do it better this year.
764
00:26:23,458 --> 00:26:25,493
I'm so impressed by the teach
for America teachers here.
765
00:26:25,560 --> 00:26:28,630
They have shouldered so much
responsibility at age 22.
766
00:26:28,698 --> 00:26:31,267
It's a bit late in the game,
but you know what?
767
00:26:31,335 --> 00:26:37,509
It's time to put a teachers'
lounge in lanier elementary.
768
00:26:37,576 --> 00:26:39,377
I want to give a place
for the teachers,
769
00:26:39,445 --> 00:26:41,146
where they can feel like
someone's taking care of them.
770
00:26:41,214 --> 00:26:43,449
Right now, they've got
a room filled with boxes
771
00:26:43,517 --> 00:26:45,485
and a coffee pot that one of
them brought from their house.
772
00:26:45,553 --> 00:26:47,454
They need a teachers' lounge
where they can relax,
773
00:26:47,522 --> 00:26:48,689
they can gather their thoughts,
774
00:26:48,757 --> 00:26:54,863
and I intend
to give it to them.
775
00:26:54,931 --> 00:26:57,033
The outside grounds
of the school,
776
00:26:57,101 --> 00:26:58,101
they're looking great.
777
00:26:58,168 --> 00:26:59,904
We're putting in plants.
778
00:26:59,971 --> 00:27:01,572
We are putting in flowers.
779
00:27:01,640 --> 00:27:03,775
And home depot has come in,
780
00:27:03,843 --> 00:27:05,677
and they're building
the benches.
781
00:27:05,745 --> 00:27:09,649
But of course, I have to oversee
anything that's outside.
782
00:27:09,716 --> 00:27:10,817
Okay, this is going forward.
783
00:27:10,885 --> 00:27:12,653
This will allow you
to tighten up that nut
784
00:27:12,720 --> 00:27:15,590
that I just put on
that... that side, so go ahead.
785
00:27:15,658 --> 00:27:16,658
This is the compact version,
786
00:27:16,725 --> 00:27:17,660
so it's a little bit lighter,
787
00:27:17,727 --> 00:27:18,928
a little easier to handle,
788
00:27:18,995 --> 00:27:20,629
and it'll get
in tighter spaces.
789
00:27:20,697 --> 00:27:23,567
I don't get along
with power tools,
790
00:27:23,634 --> 00:27:25,269
but I'm here to help.
I got this.
791
00:27:25,337 --> 00:27:28,840
Now, you watch how a woman
with a pink hat gets down.
792
00:27:28,908 --> 00:27:30,375
This is serious.
793
00:27:30,443 --> 00:27:33,880
Wait, I think I pushed
the little reverse button.
794
00:27:33,948 --> 00:27:35,615
[Whirring]
795
00:27:35,683 --> 00:27:37,551
Watch.
I'm not even gonna look.
796
00:27:37,619 --> 00:27:39,854
- Ooh.
- Look at that, look at that.
797
00:27:39,922 --> 00:27:41,723
Bam!
Outstanding!
798
00:27:41,791 --> 00:27:44,660
Zzz zzz zzz.
The benches are done.
799
00:27:44,728 --> 00:27:46,662
Okay, what's the weight limit
on this thing?
800
00:27:46,730 --> 00:27:48,565
- It'll fit both of us.
- It'll fit?
801
00:27:48,633 --> 00:27:52,570
Let's see.
802
00:27:52,638 --> 00:27:58,011
Ah!
That's kinda nice.
803
00:27:58,079 --> 00:28:07,389
- All right.
- Let's get painting.
804
00:28:07,457 --> 00:28:11,160
- Oh, thank you very much.
- Thank you so much.
805
00:28:11,228 --> 00:28:13,230
These kids
are working so hard,
806
00:28:13,298 --> 00:28:15,799
so I think to myself,
I'm giving them the day off.
807
00:28:15,867 --> 00:28:20,339
Attention, students. Please come
to the front of the school.
808
00:28:20,407 --> 00:28:22,308
We're gonna send you
on a special trip,
809
00:28:22,376 --> 00:28:24,511
and when you come back
tomorrow,
810
00:28:24,579 --> 00:28:26,113
you're gonna see
a brand-new school.
811
00:28:26,180 --> 00:28:29,651
[Cheering]
812
00:28:29,718 --> 00:28:30,953
We're in Louisiana.
813
00:28:31,021 --> 00:28:32,388
The Mississippi river
is right here.
814
00:28:32,455 --> 00:28:34,356
What better thing
to do for them...
815
00:28:34,424 --> 00:28:36,292
Send them
on a river boat cruise.
816
00:28:36,360 --> 00:28:39,363
[Squealing]
817
00:28:39,431 --> 00:28:41,766
When I got on the boat,
I was kind of nervous.
818
00:28:41,834 --> 00:28:43,168
It was my first boat ride.
819
00:28:43,236 --> 00:28:45,203
I never thought I was gonna
get on a boat like this,
820
00:28:45,271 --> 00:28:46,806
like, a boat this big.
821
00:28:46,874 --> 00:28:48,274
It's like a Titanic boat.
822
00:28:48,342 --> 00:28:51,545
[Toot]
823
00:28:51,613 --> 00:28:53,581
Now we're headed forward,
Frank.
824
00:28:53,649 --> 00:28:56,552
Can you see the wheel turning?
825
00:28:56,620 --> 00:28:58,654
We saw how the steam works.
826
00:28:58,722 --> 00:29:01,058
We saw how the motor worked.
827
00:29:01,125 --> 00:29:05,797
Like, the big old arms
that dos the work.
828
00:29:05,864 --> 00:29:07,265
It was a nice and joyful ride,
829
00:29:07,332 --> 00:29:09,668
and every person had smiles
830
00:29:09,736 --> 00:29:15,242
and joy and laughter.
831
00:29:15,310 --> 00:29:18,513
The saving grace at
lanier elementary school
832
00:29:18,581 --> 00:29:19,514
is the teachers,
833
00:29:19,582 --> 00:29:20,982
so this teachers' lounge
834
00:29:21,050 --> 00:29:22,452
is extremely important.
835
00:29:22,519 --> 00:29:24,287
Jacob!
Tom stroup.
836
00:29:24,354 --> 00:29:25,621
How's it going?
How you doin', man?
837
00:29:25,689 --> 00:29:27,658
Things are coming along
in the teachers' lounge.
838
00:29:27,726 --> 00:29:30,328
- Where's the furniture?
- It'll be here.
839
00:29:30,396 --> 00:29:33,065
- When?
- Soon, I hope.
840
00:29:33,133 --> 00:29:35,768
I walk into
the teachers' lounge,
841
00:29:35,836 --> 00:29:39,039
and there is a lot of
unfinished business in there.
842
00:29:39,107 --> 00:29:40,608
I'm starting to get
a little worried.
843
00:29:40,676 --> 00:29:41,609
I'll be honest with you,
it doesn't look
844
00:29:41,677 --> 00:29:42,810
like it's coming along to me.
845
00:29:42,878 --> 00:29:43,945
We've got 20 hours to go.
You know that?
846
00:29:44,012 --> 00:29:45,447
Yes, sir.
847
00:29:45,515 --> 00:29:46,548
The lighting's not on.
848
00:29:46,616 --> 00:29:47,717
These cabinets
aren't done, either.
849
00:29:47,785 --> 00:29:48,718
- The cabinets aren't done.
- I know.
850
00:29:48,786 --> 00:29:49,853
So we've got 20 hours, man.
851
00:29:49,920 --> 00:29:51,722
I cannot bring somebody
in here in 20 hours.
852
00:29:51,790 --> 00:29:53,491
This is supposed to be done
in 20 hours.
853
00:29:53,558 --> 00:29:54,525
We're gonna work
through the night.
854
00:29:54,593 --> 00:29:55,961
Okay.
Get it done, man.
855
00:29:56,028 --> 00:29:57,129
We gotta bring people in here.
856
00:29:57,196 --> 00:29:58,130
- We're trying.
- It's getting close.
857
00:29:58,197 --> 00:29:59,132
We're trying.
858
00:29:59,199 --> 00:30:00,466
It's not looking good at all.
859
00:30:00,534 --> 00:30:04,713
I think Jacob may have bit off
more than he can chew.
860
00:30:12,862 --> 00:30:16,022
Oh, goodness gracious.
861
00:30:16,089 --> 00:30:19,150
Getting this teachers' lounge
done is a huge task,
862
00:30:19,217 --> 00:30:21,945
but these teachers deserve it,
863
00:30:22,013 --> 00:30:23,742
so we are going to do
whatever it takes
864
00:30:23,809 --> 00:30:25,671
to get it done in time.
865
00:30:35,289 --> 00:30:37,085
It's the morning
of the reveal.
866
00:30:37,152 --> 00:30:38,848
We're down to the last minutes.
867
00:30:38,916 --> 00:30:40,811
Final touches.
Right.
868
00:30:40,879 --> 00:30:42,442
I'd be lying if I said
I wasn't worried
869
00:30:42,510 --> 00:30:43,672
about the teachers' lounge.
870
00:30:43,740 --> 00:30:45,170
This has to be finished.
871
00:30:45,238 --> 00:30:47,799
Oh, my gosh.
[applauds]
872
00:30:47,867 --> 00:30:49,395
It looks fantastic.
873
00:30:49,463 --> 00:30:50,594
I would not have believed this.
874
00:30:50,661 --> 00:30:52,623
The volunteers
came through big-time
875
00:30:52,691 --> 00:30:53,955
in the teachers' lounge.
876
00:30:54,022 --> 00:30:55,518
We're actually gonna
get that done.
877
00:30:55,586 --> 00:30:57,948
Thanks for you guys.
Beautiful, beautiful.
878
00:31:01,708 --> 00:31:03,537
Awesome week, everybody.
A little stressful.
879
00:31:03,605 --> 00:31:05,401
We pulled it off.
Yeah.
880
00:31:05,469 --> 00:31:06,865
I have never seen
such a response.
881
00:31:06,933 --> 00:31:07,796
I mean, people from Canada.
882
00:31:07,864 --> 00:31:09,194
It was just amazing
883
00:31:09,261 --> 00:31:10,724
to see the outpouring
of volunteers.
884
00:31:10,792 --> 00:31:12,022
Guys, we've got
ten seconds left!
885
00:31:12,090 --> 00:31:14,318
All: 9, 8, 7,
886
00:31:14,386 --> 00:31:18,544
6, 5, 4, 3,
887
00:31:18,611 --> 00:31:20,773
2, 1.
888
00:31:20,841 --> 00:31:23,302
[Cheering]
889
00:31:23,370 --> 00:31:26,197
Lanier needed
a new heartbeat.
890
00:31:26,265 --> 00:31:29,225
It needed new life
breathed into it.
891
00:31:29,292 --> 00:31:30,589
This was perfect timing.
892
00:31:30,657 --> 00:31:31,754
This was something
that was meant to be.
893
00:31:36,213 --> 00:31:38,375
Oh, my gosh, we're getting
close, we're getting close.
894
00:31:38,443 --> 00:31:40,904
On the bus,
the kids were buzzing,
895
00:31:40,972 --> 00:31:42,868
'cause that's the way
they go to school every day.
896
00:31:42,934 --> 00:31:44,864
Obviously the same route,
but there's something
897
00:31:44,931 --> 00:31:46,095
a little bit different
this time.
898
00:31:46,162 --> 00:31:52,617
[Cheering]
899
00:31:52,684 --> 00:31:54,180
Here they come.
900
00:31:54,248 --> 00:31:57,641
[Cheering]
901
00:31:57,708 --> 00:31:59,072
Oh, my gosh.
902
00:31:59,139 --> 00:32:02,399
[Cheering]
903
00:32:02,467 --> 00:32:04,861
Welcome back!
Welcome back!
904
00:32:04,929 --> 00:32:06,325
Come on down!
905
00:32:06,393 --> 00:32:08,854
Welcome back!
906
00:32:08,922 --> 00:32:09,986
Seeing these kids
run off the buses,
907
00:32:10,053 --> 00:32:12,182
they are racing
to the ribbon cutting.
908
00:32:12,249 --> 00:32:14,179
It is lion pride
in full effect.
909
00:32:14,245 --> 00:32:16,175
[Cheering]
910
00:32:16,242 --> 00:32:19,103
Lanier elementary school,
welcome back!
911
00:32:19,171 --> 00:32:20,567
[Cheering]
912
00:32:20,635 --> 00:32:22,830
Yes!
913
00:32:22,897 --> 00:32:26,556
Seven days ago, we,
the community, came together,
914
00:32:26,624 --> 00:32:28,087
and we said, "we can renovate
915
00:32:28,155 --> 00:32:29,551
and make over this school,"
916
00:32:29,619 --> 00:32:31,381
and you did it!
917
00:32:31,449 --> 00:32:34,109
Yes! Yes!
918
00:32:34,177 --> 00:32:35,107
Yes!
919
00:32:35,175 --> 00:32:36,871
Mr. levin and Frank,
920
00:32:36,939 --> 00:32:39,001
this journey began
with you two,
921
00:32:39,068 --> 00:32:40,531
and I think you
should have the honors
922
00:32:40,599 --> 00:32:41,929
of cutting the ribbon.
923
00:32:41,996 --> 00:32:43,359
Yes!
924
00:32:43,427 --> 00:32:44,557
[Cheering]
925
00:32:44,625 --> 00:32:46,188
Cutting the ribbon, like,
926
00:32:46,255 --> 00:32:48,118
I felt like I was
part of the reason
927
00:32:48,185 --> 00:32:50,713
why the students had smiles
on their faces.
928
00:32:50,781 --> 00:32:53,376
You ready?
Hold that end tight.
929
00:32:53,442 --> 00:32:54,573
I never thought I was gonna
930
00:32:54,641 --> 00:32:55,804
make people smile
like this one day.
931
00:32:55,872 --> 00:32:59,298
All: 3, 2, 1!
932
00:32:59,366 --> 00:33:01,095
Cut it!
Get over here now!
933
00:33:01,162 --> 00:33:04,555
[Cheering]
934
00:33:08,416 --> 00:33:10,711
[Overlapping chatter]
935
00:33:10,778 --> 00:33:14,239
Oh, my God!
936
00:33:14,305 --> 00:33:17,033
- Oh, my God.
- Oh! Oh, my God!
937
00:33:17,101 --> 00:33:20,228
Look around, look around.
938
00:33:20,295 --> 00:33:22,324
The new auditorium is crazy.
939
00:33:22,391 --> 00:33:24,686
And we know that we've always
had lion pride,
940
00:33:24,753 --> 00:33:26,882
but to be able to
express it like that
941
00:33:26,950 --> 00:33:28,879
with a giant, painted logo
942
00:33:28,947 --> 00:33:31,208
in the middle of a floor,
like a college would have,
943
00:33:31,275 --> 00:33:33,271
is awesome.
944
00:33:33,338 --> 00:33:37,064
The cafeteria is redonculous.
945
00:33:37,132 --> 00:33:40,059
It's state of the art.
It's new, it's fresh.
946
00:33:40,127 --> 00:33:43,187
I mean, I think
the way it looks now,
947
00:33:43,254 --> 00:33:45,483
I know I'll remember it
forever.
948
00:33:45,550 --> 00:33:47,912
I know my teachers
will remember it forever.
949
00:33:47,979 --> 00:33:51,472
Definitely, our children
will remember this forever.
950
00:33:51,540 --> 00:33:53,834
We actually have
air conditioning!
951
00:33:53,902 --> 00:33:56,896
[Cheering]
952
00:33:56,963 --> 00:33:59,224
This is beyond
our expectations.
953
00:33:59,292 --> 00:34:01,121
Listen, this is your school,
954
00:34:01,189 --> 00:34:02,119
and we couldn't have done it
without you guys.
955
00:34:02,187 --> 00:34:04,116
This is unbelievable.
956
00:34:04,184 --> 00:34:07,144
Thank you very much.
It's beautiful.
957
00:34:07,211 --> 00:34:12,667
[Overlapping chatter]
958
00:34:14,831 --> 00:34:17,825
Oh, my gosh,
959
00:34:17,892 --> 00:34:20,021
look at the floor.
960
00:34:20,088 --> 00:34:22,417
Oh, my gosh.
961
00:34:22,485 --> 00:34:23,781
Look at the backpacks!
962
00:34:23,849 --> 00:34:25,478
[Cheering]
963
00:34:25,545 --> 00:34:28,473
This room is hardly
recognizable.
964
00:34:28,540 --> 00:34:30,901
I mean, everything was just
bright and beautiful.
965
00:34:30,969 --> 00:34:33,863
There were desks
that weren't, like,
966
00:34:33,931 --> 00:34:35,194
tilted and wobbling.
967
00:34:35,261 --> 00:34:38,722
And just being able
to see my kids
968
00:34:38,788 --> 00:34:42,448
using things that should be in
every single school,
969
00:34:42,515 --> 00:34:44,144
that's what was overwhelming,
970
00:34:44,212 --> 00:34:47,173
because it's not my room...
It's these kids.
971
00:34:47,240 --> 00:34:51,132
This week, I saw people
that care about our school
972
00:34:51,200 --> 00:34:52,663
in the same way that I care
about my class.
973
00:34:52,731 --> 00:34:54,693
And that was incredible.
974
00:34:54,760 --> 00:34:56,290
Ms. Dickinson,
come look at your desk!
975
00:34:56,357 --> 00:34:58,154
I'm coming, honey.
976
00:34:58,220 --> 00:34:59,983
[Overlapping chatter]
977
00:35:00,051 --> 00:35:07,138
[Cheering]
978
00:35:07,204 --> 00:35:09,034
Words rarely fail me,
979
00:35:09,101 --> 00:35:10,564
and words failed me completely.
980
00:35:10,632 --> 00:35:12,261
I just broke down.
981
00:35:12,329 --> 00:35:15,089
Oh, my gosh.
982
00:35:15,157 --> 00:35:17,319
Oh!
983
00:35:17,387 --> 00:35:19,249
I couldn't even talk.
984
00:35:19,317 --> 00:35:23,009
I mean, it was like,
it's the most amazing thing
985
00:35:23,076 --> 00:35:24,439
I've ever seen.
986
00:35:24,507 --> 00:35:28,100
You guys, it's touch screen.
Look.
987
00:35:28,167 --> 00:35:29,963
I mean, with these
microsoft computers,
988
00:35:30,031 --> 00:35:32,925
our kids are gonna be
able to do amazing things.
989
00:35:32,993 --> 00:35:34,456
Here we are
on bing. Com.
990
00:35:34,522 --> 00:35:38,481
We're gonna type in
"u. S. Presidents."
991
00:35:38,549 --> 00:35:41,177
Here are all of the presidents
of the United States.
992
00:35:41,244 --> 00:35:43,672
This is the coolest thing
I've ever seen.
993
00:35:43,740 --> 00:35:46,234
It's amazing because
I don't think you realize
994
00:35:46,302 --> 00:35:48,230
what you've done for these kids
995
00:35:48,298 --> 00:35:50,960
and what resources like that
are gonna do for these kids.
996
00:35:51,026 --> 00:35:53,188
Can you imagine what we can do
with this stuff?
997
00:35:53,256 --> 00:35:54,353
They're gonna soar.
998
00:35:54,421 --> 00:35:55,750
These kids are gonna soar
999
00:35:55,782 --> 00:35:57,516
with the resources
that they have now.
1000
00:35:57,584 --> 00:35:59,785
[Overlapping chatter]
1001
00:36:03,675 --> 00:36:04,433
[Overlapping chatter]
1002
00:36:04,625 --> 00:36:07,865
[Cheering]
1003
00:36:08,634 --> 00:36:13,025
- Oh, my gosh! Wow!
- Wow!
1004
00:36:13,060 --> 00:36:14,585
- What do you think?
- Oh, my gosh!
1005
00:36:14,653 --> 00:36:16,820
Unbelievable.
1006
00:36:16,888 --> 00:36:18,723
It is unbelievable.
Do you like it?
1007
00:36:18,791 --> 00:36:22,963
Oh, my gosh.
It is just great.
1008
00:36:23,031 --> 00:36:24,831
Wow!
1009
00:36:24,899 --> 00:36:27,335
It just feels good in there.
1010
00:36:27,403 --> 00:36:29,471
The paint is bright.
The lights are bright.
1011
00:36:29,539 --> 00:36:31,408
It's a warm, inviting place.
1012
00:36:31,475 --> 00:36:33,043
It's going to change
how the kids learn.
1013
00:36:33,110 --> 00:36:35,112
It's going to completely change
the way that I teach.
1014
00:36:35,180 --> 00:36:37,949
- Look at the computers!
- Aren't they cool?
1015
00:36:38,017 --> 00:36:41,087
It's so amazing.
It is so amazing.
1016
00:36:41,155 --> 00:36:43,290
[Overlapping chatter]
1017
00:36:43,358 --> 00:36:45,960
Are you excited?
Yeah?
1018
00:36:46,028 --> 00:36:49,533
[Overlapping chatter]
1019
00:36:49,600 --> 00:36:51,468
- Thank you very much.
- For you.
1020
00:36:51,536 --> 00:36:55,140
You guys deserve it.
You so deserve this.
1021
00:36:55,208 --> 00:36:56,709
You guys all do.
1022
00:36:56,776 --> 00:36:59,312
I got emotional
because, to me,
1023
00:36:59,380 --> 00:37:00,848
it all starts and ends
with the kids.
1024
00:37:00,916 --> 00:37:04,486
The kids that I care
so, so much about.
1025
00:37:04,554 --> 00:37:06,489
These kids who never got
the attention before,
1026
00:37:06,557 --> 00:37:08,359
that they deserve in school,
1027
00:37:08,426 --> 00:37:10,260
are now getting
above and beyond
1028
00:37:10,328 --> 00:37:13,164
what I think anybody else has.
1029
00:37:13,232 --> 00:37:15,634
It's humbling.
It's really humbling.
1030
00:37:15,702 --> 00:37:17,337
It broke my heart
when I got here
1031
00:37:17,405 --> 00:37:20,274
and I saw the condition
that your room was in.
1032
00:37:20,342 --> 00:37:22,611
When I walked in here,
it was... it's just...
1033
00:37:22,679 --> 00:37:24,848
You deserve all of this,
you guys really do.
1034
00:37:24,915 --> 00:37:29,320
You know, Mr. levin just has
so much love for his students,
1035
00:37:29,388 --> 00:37:33,860
and I felt proud to be able
to have the resources
1036
00:37:33,927 --> 00:37:37,564
to give such a fantastic teacher
exactly what he needed.
1037
00:37:37,632 --> 00:37:39,634
And you have computers
that work now.
1038
00:37:39,702 --> 00:37:41,103
Yay!
1039
00:37:41,171 --> 00:37:47,278
[Cheering]
1040
00:37:51,184 --> 00:37:53,853
The teachers take care of
these kids every single day.
1041
00:37:53,921 --> 00:37:55,423
They probably spend more time
here, at this school,
1042
00:37:55,490 --> 00:37:56,958
than they do
at their own homes.
1043
00:37:57,026 --> 00:37:58,126
We didn't have
one of these, did we?
1044
00:37:58,194 --> 00:37:59,461
No.
1045
00:37:59,529 --> 00:38:00,997
I wanted to give a place
for the teachers,
1046
00:38:01,064 --> 00:38:02,933
where they can feel like
someone's taking care of them.
1047
00:38:03,001 --> 00:38:05,136
All: Whoa!
1048
00:38:05,204 --> 00:38:06,538
- Oh, my...
1049
00:38:06,605 --> 00:38:08,674
[Overlapping chatter]
1050
00:38:08,742 --> 00:38:13,381
Guys, welcome to your
new teachers' lounge.
1051
00:38:13,449 --> 00:38:16,351
Oh, my God.
Wow, this is pretty nice.
1052
00:38:16,419 --> 00:38:18,855
This is awesome.
1053
00:38:18,923 --> 00:38:21,090
Walking into
the teachers' lounge today,
1054
00:38:21,159 --> 00:38:23,194
I didn't think I was still
on this campus.
1055
00:38:23,261 --> 00:38:26,164
It's beautiful,
and the teachers deserve it.
1056
00:38:26,232 --> 00:38:27,867
[Overlapping chatter]
1057
00:38:27,935 --> 00:38:29,937
There you go.
There you go.
1058
00:38:30,004 --> 00:38:33,641
There's an espresso machine.
What?
1059
00:38:33,709 --> 00:38:35,010
Jacob, this is extraordinary.
1060
00:38:35,078 --> 00:38:36,245
If you gotta spend
more time here
1061
00:38:36,313 --> 00:38:37,447
than at your own house,
at least
1062
00:38:37,515 --> 00:38:38,548
it'll be comfortable
like your house.
1063
00:38:38,616 --> 00:38:39,950
I'm never gonna leave here.
1064
00:38:40,018 --> 00:38:42,286
I'm just gonna... I'm just
gonna stay here all day.
1065
00:38:42,354 --> 00:38:44,556
Before, we didn't have
a place to go as a faculty,
1066
00:38:44,624 --> 00:38:45,859
and now we have a space
1067
00:38:45,926 --> 00:38:47,627
where we all are gonna
be congregating.
1068
00:38:47,695 --> 00:38:50,064
I mean, not only is it
just a fun place to be,
1069
00:38:50,131 --> 00:38:53,268
it's also gonna be functional.
1070
00:38:55,172 --> 00:38:58,242
[Cheering]
1071
00:38:58,309 --> 00:39:01,412
Come on out!
1072
00:39:01,480 --> 00:39:04,417
Welcome to your new school!
1073
00:39:04,485 --> 00:39:07,588
[Cheering]
1074
00:39:07,656 --> 00:39:09,725
The playground area is crazy.
1075
00:39:09,792 --> 00:39:11,527
Everything's clean,
everything's bright.
1076
00:39:11,594 --> 00:39:12,929
Everything's new.
1077
00:39:12,997 --> 00:39:14,264
I mean, the campus just looks
1078
00:39:14,331 --> 00:39:16,600
the way that we feel
about the place finally.
1079
00:39:16,668 --> 00:39:21,040
Oh, my God. You guys,
you have balls to play with.
1080
00:39:21,108 --> 00:39:22,975
What do you think, Frank?
What do you think?
1081
00:39:23,043 --> 00:39:24,111
It's great.
1082
00:39:24,178 --> 00:39:25,546
When I saw
the playground today,
1083
00:39:25,613 --> 00:39:28,550
I was like, "oh, my God.
Is this really happening?"
1084
00:39:28,618 --> 00:39:30,252
Like, am I dreaming?
1085
00:39:30,320 --> 00:39:32,956
Let's see what
you can do with that.
1086
00:39:33,024 --> 00:39:36,728
Bucket! Whoo!
Ha ha!
1087
00:39:36,796 --> 00:39:39,566
Good shot, man.
Good shot.
1088
00:39:39,633 --> 00:39:43,270
Like this.
1089
00:39:43,338 --> 00:39:44,806
Good job.
1090
00:39:44,874 --> 00:39:47,710
Although our education system is
broken in the United States,
1091
00:39:47,778 --> 00:39:49,545
we shouldn't give up hope.
1092
00:39:49,613 --> 00:39:51,048
Communities can come together.
1093
00:39:51,115 --> 00:39:52,649
Parents can come together.
1094
00:39:52,717 --> 00:39:55,721
Make your voices heard
and ask for help.
1095
00:39:57,557 --> 00:40:00,560
I hope what people learn from
seeing what's been done,
1096
00:40:00,628 --> 00:40:03,966
that they can have something
better if they work for it,
1097
00:40:04,033 --> 00:40:06,402
if they come together
and say, "wait a minute.
1098
00:40:06,470 --> 00:40:09,540
It starts here.
Let's build something better."
1099
00:40:09,608 --> 00:40:11,208
You did good
for the school, Frank.
1100
00:40:11,276 --> 00:40:14,045
It's nice to see
that little kids like me
1101
00:40:14,113 --> 00:40:17,684
can make a big difference
in the world.
1102
00:40:17,752 --> 00:40:23,826
It makes me feel great.
1103
00:40:23,893 --> 00:40:26,096
'Cause I wouldn't have made it
where I was at today
1104
00:40:26,163 --> 00:40:28,933
if I didn't have lanier.
1105
00:40:29,001 --> 00:40:30,234
[Sniffles]
1106
00:40:30,302 --> 00:40:31,336
You got it, you got it.
1107
00:40:31,404 --> 00:40:32,771
Our job at lanier is done,
1108
00:40:32,839 --> 00:40:34,707
but our job is not done
by a long shot.
1109
00:40:34,775 --> 00:40:38,045
There are schools like lanier
all across the country.
1110
00:40:38,113 --> 00:40:41,116
What we need to do
is to raise awareness
1111
00:40:41,183 --> 00:40:44,488
and that's exactly what
we're gonna continue to do.
1112
00:40:54,001 --> 00:40:56,203
Our attendance has gone up
almost 120 students,
1113
00:40:56,271 --> 00:40:57,505
which means more money.
1114
00:40:57,573 --> 00:40:59,007
It means more staff.
1115
00:40:59,075 --> 00:41:00,443
It means more people
in the right places
1116
00:41:00,511 --> 00:41:02,445
to help our kids get to
where they need to be.
1117
00:41:02,513 --> 00:41:04,248
I don't hope
but I plan on seeing
1118
00:41:04,315 --> 00:41:06,785
a lot higher test scores
at the end of the year.
1119
00:41:07,803 --> 00:41:24,505
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