Gregory is hesitant when kids start hanging out in his classroom at lunch, looking to him for advice as the “cool teacher.” Barbara is shocked to find Tariq is dating the mother of one of her students. Janine and Jacob try to hire an ASL interpreter.
Jacob: Wait, wait, hold on. Are you saying that in their free time, these kids are voluntarily choosing to come into your classroom?" Gregory: You're beginning to understand the gravity of the situation now. Jacob: Oh my God! Don't you see? Gregory: See what? Jacob: Gregory...you're the cool teacher!
You don't get to choose the parents or stepparents of the children that you teach. But they say it takes a village. And sometimes there's a Tariq in your village.
