アメリカの子供教育事情が垣間見れるストーリーです。落ちこぼれかけている子供カールに対して親や学校などがどのように接していくのか。日本とはちょっと違うようです。
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Michelle and Jack, a married couple, are talking about a meeting that Michelle had with their son, Carl's, guidance counselor. Jack seems less than pleased with the result.
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Later that same evening Jack goes to talk to Carl about what he and Michelle had previously discussed.
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The next day at school, Carl is telling one of his friends, Nick, about the bad news he received last night.
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A few days before the meeting with Mr. Mackey, one of Jack's friends, a co-worker named Dave, notices that Jack is not his usual self and decides to ask him about it.
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Michelle is talking to her good friend Sarah. She raises some concerns about Jack and upcoming meeting with Mr. Mackey.
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This is the meeting between Michelle, Jack, and Mr. Mackey. Needless to say, the meeting does not go very smoothly.
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Jack has gone out of the school, and is waiting for Michelle in the car. After she leaves Mr.Mackey's office, she meets up with him and confronts him on the way back to their house.
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After Jack and Michelle get back to their house, Jack goes upstairs to Carl's room to break the news to him and to explain why he agreed to it.
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