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Know what I just realized?Front of the Class · 2008 — 第 13 / 17 章 · 5'00" · B2
Amanda's Dad Pulls Her from Class, Explained：take it to heart
Brad has just started teaching, and one parent has already asked that her daughter be moved to another class. The reason sounds polite but stings: the girl needs, as Brad puts it, "a normal teacher." What's really being argued is whether his Tourette's disqualifies him — and whether he'll let the rejection define him.
あらすじ
Brad Cohen, a new teacher with Tourette's, is settling into his first classroom. He jokes with a date about ducks and tics, meets his students, and loses one of them when Amanda's father insists she needs "a normal teacher." A colleague tells him not to take it to heart, and he keeps teaching through the noise.
注目の表現
birds of a feathertake it to hearta normal teachergive me a chance
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このシーンの表現
take it to heart
take something personally
After Amanda is pulled from his class, a colleague tells Brad not to take the rejection personally.
Don't take his comments to heart; he criticizes everyone.
このシーンの他の表現
- birds of a feather
people of the same kind
- a normal teacher
a teacher without tics
- give me a chance
let me prove myself
- point it out
show it by pointing
このシーンのメモ一覧
112 行のセリフに 21 件のメモ
Link what I into one sound, close to wha-dye.
Know what I just realized?troubles you
So it really doesn't bother you, does it?judge A against B
Not when I compare them to the noises other guys make.reduced relative clause: The clause other guys make modifies noises with that left out.
Not when I compare them to the noises other guys make.fools — An insult; don't say it to someone's face.
loud talkers, and those, like, egocentric, humor-challenged idiots.make someone laugh all the time
Long as you keep me laughing.stressed by demands
You know how I get under pressure.Run get under together and soften the t.
You know how I get under pressure.be taught by someone
I want to be in your class, Mr. Cohen.remove someone from a place
No, he made them take me out.the proper thing for someone
I just have to do what's right for my daughter.worried about
He's concerned about Amanda's ability to concentrate.object clause: The that-clause is the object of thought, spelling out his assumption.
He just thought that you'd make it a little harder for her.oh man — A casual exclamation, best kept informal.
Ah, man, who do I choose?many people believe
That's great because a lot of people think it's Chicago.reason clause: The because-clause gives the reason and contains another clause, it's Chicago.
That's great because a lot of people think it's Chicago.be allowed to do something
You don't have permission to leave your seat, Thomas.notice everything around you
That's right: Mr. Cohen has eyes in the back of his head.Say gonna as one weak beat and glide past be.
All right, now, where's Maxine and her big, red truck gonna be on Tuesday?going to — Everyday speech; avoid it in formal writing.
All right, now, where's Maxine and her big, red truck gonna be on Tuesday?「Amanda's Dad Pulls Her from Class」を読み解く
What's really going on
The parent never says the word, but everyone in the room hears it: Brad is not a normal teacher. The complaint is framed as concern for Amanda — "He's concerned about Amanda's ability to concentrate" — so the rejection can sound reasonable instead of cruel. Brad knows exactly what is being said, and pushes back the only way he can: "Can't he just give me a chance?" The scene's answer comes from his colleague, who names the real difficulty of the job — "Parents are the hardest part of the job" — and from the classroom itself, where the same kids who might be pulled away are shouting to answer his questions. What's at stake is not one student but whether Brad can keep a career in front of a class.
Theme
IdentityA parent's request for a "normal teacher" turns Brad's Tourette's into a verdict on whether he belongs in front of a class at all.
CourageHe absorbs the rejection without lashing out and returns to the students, treating teaching as a job he has to do well.
このチャプターで学べること
- A joke about ducks quietly becomes an act of acceptance.
- The father's politeness is the sharpest line in the scene.
- Brad answers rejection by teaching harder, not by sulking.
- Small classroom rituals show exactly what kind of teacher he is.
発音のポイント
- what I — Link what I into one sound, close to wha-dye.
- get under — Run get under together and soften the t.
- gonna be — Say gonna as one weak beat and glide past be.
My dad always said I was going to marry someone who made me laugh.Brad's date says her father always predicted she would end up with someone funny; coming right after she says his noises don't bother her, it is her way of hinting he might be that person.
Parents are the hardest part of the job.A fellow teacher tells Brad that the students are fine — it's the parents who make teaching hard. It reframes his rejection as an ordinary hazard of the job.
Long as you keep me laughing.The date's condition for putting up with Brad's tics: as long as he stays funny. It is affectionate teasing rather than a complaint.
That's right: Mr. Cohen has eyes in the back of his head.A student jokes that Brad notices everything, even what happens behind his back — a compliment from the class about how well he runs the room.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Amanda's father want her out of Brad's class?
He is worried Amanda will not concentrate with a teacher who has tics, and asks for what he calls a normal teacher. Amanda clearly does not want to leave.
Is Brad being treated unfairly?
The film frames it that way: Amanda is pulled out before Brad has had a chance to prove himself, and even his colleague admits the parents are the hardest part of the job.
Why does the father say he's sympathetic?
It lets him sound reasonable while still getting what he wants. He admits Brad's situation is unfair in general, but insists his daughter comes first.
What does Brad do after losing Amanda?
He keeps teaching. The next classroom scene shows him running a lively geography lesson with students shouting out answers, a reminder that his class works.
Why is Brad joking about ducks?
On a date, he turns his tics into a joke — all ducks have Tourette's — and the woman answers that his noises do not bother her as long as he keeps her laughing.
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第 1 章elephant in the roomBrad Asks for a Chance
第 2 章drive someone nutsBrad's Tics Drive His Family Crazy
第 3 章at the end of one's ropeBrad's Childhood with Tourette's
第 4 章live withBrad Learns He Has Tourette's
第 5 章face something head-onBrad Refuses to Hide
第 6 章get in the wayBrad's Dad Offers Him a Job
第 7 章take something as a challengeBrad Stands Up in a Job Interview
第 8 章have the giftDiane Tells Brad He Has the Gift
第 9 章color outside the linesBrad Cohen's Best Interview
第 10 章go to bat for someoneBrad Gets Kicked Off the Golf Course
第 11 章talk the talk, walk the walkBrad Gets His First Teaching Job
第 12 章a whole alphabet of problemsMr. Cohen Teaches Second Grade
再生中 · 第 13 章take it to heartAmanda's Dad Pulls Her from Class
第 14 章make an exceptionBrad's Dad Threatens a Lawsuit
第 15 章give up on someoneBrad Won't Give Up on a Student
第 16 章fed upBrad Worries He'll Hurt Nancy
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