Ms. Schwartz: There you are. Ava, can I talk to you? Uh, I need an aide. I'm outnumbered in there. The kids are crazy. One of them told me to mind my six this morning. I don't know what that means, and I need help.
Ava: Calm down. They're just kids. And, besides, aides cost money, and we don't have that.
Ms. Schwartz: Right, but I just...
Ava: Do you want to split your salary with somebody else?
Ms. Schwartz: No.
Ava: No, no. I didn't think so.
Janine: Well, if we can't get aides, maybe we can get new rugs?
Ava: All I'm hearing is, "New, new, new, need, need, need." And, yet, Barb, one of our best and most senior teachers here, she never complains. What is your secret, Barb?
Barbara: Knowing there's not much you can do, Ava.
Ava: So understanding. Be like Ms. Howard, people. [chuckles]