Quote from Frankie in The Math Class
Frankie: I'll tell you what happened. Ms. Rinsky is what happened. She's just a bad teacher! Mike: Mm. Could be. Frankie: She intimidates people, Mike. I experienced it firsthand. You can't do math with those cold, dead eyes staring at you. Brick probably melted down just like I did. Mike: Probably. Frankie: Maybe she was a good teacher when she was younger, but now that she's older, she just doesn't care anymore. Mike: Yeah. I'm a lot younger than her, and I don't really care anymore. Frankie: She's jaded and burned-out, and the last thing she should be doing is teaching kids that young. But does the school system care that she is creating a hostile learning environment? No, because the school system is broken, Mike! It's broken.