If you're looking for a place to hide, this isn't it, because at a traditional high school...
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Vonda Viland:
If you're looking for a place to hide, this isn't it, because at a traditional high school you can come in and you can sit in the back of the room and slouch down and let the other people answer the questions, and the bell rings, and you get up and leave, right? At our school, the teachers are gonna watch over your shoulders a lot. They're going to be "What are you doing? Why you doing that? Do you need help with that?" At our school, we want you to DEMAND - to DEMAND - that we help you. There is no shame in asking for help
If you're looking for a place to hide, this isn't it, because at a traditional high school you can come in and you can sit in the back of the room and slouch down and let the other people answer the questions, and the bell rings, and you get up and leave, right? At our school, the teachers are gonna watch over your shoulders a lot. They're going to be "What are you doing? Why you doing that? Do you need help with that?" At our school, we want you to DEMAND - to DEMAND - that we help you. There is no shame in asking for help
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Thank you
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With the students you guys all give of your heart and soul
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And it's the hardest job in the district
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What kind of toll does working here have on you guys
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You have to face reality every single day
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You have to face the same realities
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in a way every single day
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Because they're not going anywhere
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Their issues aren't going anywhere
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You get involved
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You get personally involved
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You're going to have to take care of it
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And that's emo that's emotionally draining
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I lose sleep
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Movie Summary
A group of teachers at a Mojave Desert high school take an unconventional approach to improve the lives of their struggling students.
