Fame - Balancing Talent with Academic Responsibility
Mrs. Sherwood:
This is no Mickey Mouse school. You're not getting off easy. Because you're talented, you'll work twice as hard. Now, I don't care how well you dance or how many colored tutus you have. If you don't give your academic subjects equal time, you're out.
Leroy:
Bullshit!
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Fame - Miscommunication About Homework and Understanding
Leroy:
I told you I done it and I forgot it.
Mrs. Sherwood:
My hearing is fine. It's your homework that's missing. And these couple of pages I have are unintelligible.
Leroy:
It's a secret language, all right? It ain't meant for whiteys to understand!
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Fame - Language and Authority in the Classroom
Mrs. Sherwood:
Speak English.
Leroy:
I speak like I likes.
Mrs. Sherwood:
This is my home room. You'll speak as I like. I teach English. Now, if that's a foreign language, you're going to learn it.
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