Adult Dean Quote #90
Quote from Adult Dean in Black Teacher
Mr. Brady: I understand you've been reading The Odyssey, so let's open up to Chapter 9 and talk about how Homer uses foreshadowing to advance the story.
Adult Dean: I couldn't believe it. We finally had our first Black teacher in the history of the school. It was a huge deal, which wasn't lost on my classmates either.
[fantasy: Cory and Keisa stand and raise their gloved fists to the sky as "Say It Loud, I'm Black & I'm Proud" plays]
Adult Dean: Okay, it probably wasn't that bad, but that's exactly how it felt.
The Wonder Years Quotes
‘Black Teacher’ Quotes
Quote from Adult Dean
[Mr. Brady is addressing the class while wearing a dashiki:]
Adult Dean: What in the Marcus Garvey...?
Mr. Brady: For the past few weeks, you've been studying The Odyssey, which is similar to the oral tradition of storytelling in many African cultures, like the Yoruba people of West Africa.
Adult Dean: He's going full Africa on Day 2?
Mr. Brady: Like the ancient Greeks, Africans passed down important history generation to generation through storytellers known as griots. These griots used different instruments, like these drums, to perform for and educate the village.
Adult Dean: Drums too? Oh, know your audience, man. This is a fiddle crowd.
[Mr. Brady starts drumming]
Brad: I'm a griot, too!
Adult Dean: I always wanted a Black teacher, but did he have to be so Black?
Quote from Kim
Mr. Brady: Well, I have to admit, I don't have a reputation for being the most subtle person.
Bill: You shouldn't have to be subtle when you're doing the right thing.
Kim: Hmm. That's right. Like Malcolm X.
Bill: Hey, if you're gonna start quoting that nonsense, you can take your leather glove and go to your room.
Kim: Okay. How about, "The time is always right to do what is right"? Is Dr. King more appropriate dinner conversation?
Quote from Adult Dean
Principal Cartwright: I'd like to introduce your new teacher. Please join me in welcoming Mr. Brady.
Adult Dean: He's Black?! I wanted to start singing the Negro National Anthem, but I didn't know the lyrics.
Girl: [to Dean] Do you know him?