Barbara: You want to know my secret? Do everything you can for your kids. We'll help. Hey, I suggest we put our money together and buy Janine the rug. What y'all think?
Melissa: Absolutely.
Jacob: Yes.
Janine: Guys, you can't. You don't have it. I know because I have the same salary as you and I overdrafted on a doughnut hole this morning.
Barbara: Well, what are you gonna do? Steal a rug?
Janine: Not me, but I know a guy who knows a guy?
Melissa: Way ahead of you. I'm gonna have to bake a ziti. [on the phone] Hey, Tony, you big strunz, listen, you still working that stadium build?

Janine: Hey, thank you so much. What's your name?
Man: I got no name.
Melissa: He doesn't got a name.
Janine: Okay.

[aside to camera:]
Janine: I provided for my students today. That's huge. It's all any of us want to do.
[Janine sits and reads to her class:]
Janine: "And gave him a piece of tough ash. But no sooner had the man fitted it into his ax-head than he quickly began to use it..."
[Barbara walks into Janine's class room and places a bottle of Odor & Stain Remover on her desk]
[aside to camera:]
Janine: I was called, I answered, and now I know, even with no help from the higher-ups and no money from the city, I can get this job done.
[Janine trying to unblock a toilet:]
Man: [on video] Alright, Step 3, you flush the toilet to empty the tank. Now you're all set to go. Now, remember, you got to redo Step 1 before trying to flush. [waters sprays at Janine]
[aside to camera:]
Janine: But money would still be nice, though.

Boy: Ow! Ms. Teagues, Andrew hit me! Andrew, apologize. [Andrew turns away] 1... 2... 3... 4.
[aside to camera:]
Janine: I'm Janine Teagues. I've been teaching second grade here at Abbott Elementary for a year now.
[back:]
Janine: 8... 9...
[aside to camera:]
Janine: And as a product of the Philadelphia school system, I'm proud to say I survived and now teach here today.
[back:]
Janine: Alright, guys, so, there have been three presidents since this one, okay? It's an old book, so here's where I taped in the others.

[aside to camera:]
Janine: I'd say the main problem in this school district is, yeah, no money. Uh, the city says there isn't any, but they're doing a multimillion-dollar renovation to the Eagles' stadium down the street from here. But we just make do. I mean, the staff here is incredible. They're all amazing teachers. I really look up to them all.
[cut to children shouting in another classroom:]
Ms. Schwartz: Please, sit down! [a computer monitor is knocked over] Why?!
[present:]
Janine: Well, I look up to the older ones. We younger teachers are still getting the hang of it... if we don't end up leaving.
[Jacob puts out a fire in the garbage can in his class room. Ms. Schwartz gives the school the finger as she walks out with a cardboard box of her belongings]
Janine: Look, I know this school is rough, but I became a teacher to make sure students come out alive. And after learning a lot in my first year, I finally feel on top of things. [liquid trickling] Jamal, what are you doing?
Jamal: I had to go, and the toilets don't work.
Janine: And the rug was Plan B?!

Janine: Whew! Guys, I need a new rug. Mine is officially done.
Jacob: Mmm! Me too. I shook mine out, and all of the asthma kids had to go to the nurse's office.
Melissa: Yeah, mine's busted. And you can't class up a rug like you can a couch with a nice coat of plastic.

Ms. Schwartz: [sniffles] But I'm not Ms. Howard.
Janine: Oh! Tina, look, just try some counting exercises. Somewhere between 1 and 40, the kids calm down.

[aside to camera:]
Janine: The new-teacher track record here isn't great, but, ultimately, we are passionate and capable of doing this job.
Girl: Janine, Ms. Schwartz just kicked Rajon, and everyone's in the hallway going crazy.
Janine: Wait. What?
[camera follows:]
Barbara: Alright, alright. Calm down. Calm down.
Janine: What happened?
Ms. Schwartz: He hit me first!
Boy: Liar!
Ms. Schwartz: I'm a liar?! I'm the liar?!
Melissa: Okay, aspetta. Calm it down.
Barbara: I wonder if she tried counting. [chuckles]

Janine: Hey, you two. Wait up. I'm going out to lunch, too.
Melissa: Oh, yeah? Where you going for lunch, pip-squeak? Bird feeder?

Barbara: I thought you'd be working on your next miracle from Saint Ava.
Janine: Ha ha. No. I don't think I'll need anything from Ava ever again. [chuckles]
Barbara: What does that mean?
Janine: Well, I e-mailed the superintendent and told him everything that Ava has done today. No way she doesn't get fired.
Melissa: Oh, for the love of God.
Janine: What?
Barbara: The superintendent never sees our e-mails. He has them bounced back to the person in charge of where they came from.
Janine: Wait. I'm sorry. Person in charge? That means the e-mails go back to...
Ava: [intercom beeps] [over intercom] [looks at Janine] Teachers, it's come to my attention that some of you... one of you... think it's okay to go over my head. So during lunch break... this lunch break... we'll be having a trust workshop so that we can learn how to become a work family. It's gonna be fun!