Mike: Listen, I wanted to talk to you about letting Brick skip gym. I appreciate you trying to accommodate him, but that's the worst thing you can do.
Mr. Wilkerson: Look, I hear your concerns, and I agree with you. I want Brick to go to gym as well.
Mike: Oh. Great. Then you tell him to go to gym, and I'll see you at parents night.
Mr. Wilkerson: Hold up, hold up, Mike. It's not that easy.
Mike: Yeah, I think it is.
Mr. Wilkerson: Oh, uh, sorry. I... I have the answer ball, so just let me finish my thought. I want Brick to go to gym, but I want Brick to want to go to gym. You know, it's a question of motivation. You know, specifically, the sociocultural theory of scaffolding. We provide children with the building blocks to come to decisions on their own through positive reinforcement. Now it's your turn, Mike. [throws ball to Mike]
Mike: Okay. Instead of all that, you could say, "I'm the teacher. You're the kid. Go to gym."