Especially for you, sorry alright, did we move, I'm just saying you don't make friends easily is a plan for instance, that's not what I meant. Zhou here, yeah, oh yeah. Don't get upset if it takes the other kids a little while to warm up to you. Hi you're cool what's your name, good morning lo, full name with me I'll try to help her through this difficult period of adjustment, that's my girl, wait a minute, see your dad. Small psychological exam, despite any little clouds on the horizon as you sail the students, ease of lawn Dale high eso es girl overboard. Nobody told me about any tasks don't worry it's a psychological test you're automatically exempt oh sh no queen, what do you see here, it's a picture of two people talking, that's right, can you make a little story about what it is they're discussing I'm not even supposed to be taking this test, I'm exam, you won't be graded okay then let's see. They've been going out for a while and he is upset because other people keep asking her out, and she said she can't help it if she's attractive and popular, and besides nobody ever said they were going steady and if he does want to go steady, he's got to do a lot better than movie burger backseat movie burger backseat because there are plenty of guys with bigger back seats waiting to take her someplace nice very good queen now dora let's see if you can make up a story as vivid as your sisters it's diarrhea, I'm sorry daria, what do you see in the picture, dora.

HMM. a herd of beautiful wild ponies running free across the plains and there aren't any ponies it's two people

Last time I took one of these tests they told me they were clouds, they said they could be whatever I wanted, that's a different test deer in this test, there are people and you tell me what they're discussing, um I see. All right then it's a guy and a girl and they're discussing a herd of beautiful wild ponies running free across the plains. La la la.

We have a new student, joining us today please welcome daria morgen dorf. Diarrhea, please. Well as long as you have your hand raised. Last week we began a unit on westward expansion, perhaps you feel it's unfair to be asked the question on your first day class. Excuse me. Sorry. Can you concisely an emotionally some across the doctrine of manifest destiny. Manifest destiny was a slogan popular in the eighteen forties, it was used by people who claimed it was god's will for the US to expand all the way to the Pacific ocean, these people did not include many Mexicans very good daria almost suspiciously good. Alright class who can tell me which or manifest destiny was used to justify. Dan how about you Vietnam war that came a little later Kevin. A hundred years later a lot of good men died in a conflict Kevin I believe we owe it to them to at least get the surgery right, um. Operation working some promise me you'll come back and see me someday when you've got the heisman trophy and a chain of auto dealerships and I'm saving up for a second pair of pants. Will you promise me I Kevin sure can I come to, I mean if Kevin and I are still together we will be. A britney. Can you guess which word we fought against the Mexicans over manifest destiny. No, please. Please try britney. A Z ko, um. Either someone gives me the answer, or I give you all double homer gonna quit tomorrow. I want to volunteer with the answer now.

Zen, they asked me to join the pep squad, they said they didn't have to tryout or anything but I said look I'm new here, give me a chance to get used to the place first, so for now I'm vice President of fashion club, that's it sounds like a well thought-out decision honey, as long as you can join pep squad later if you want to it's your choice, never know how much we can handle till we try though what about you daria, how was your first day, well my history teacher hates me because I know the answers, but there are some interesting idiots in my class, that's great J I mean yeah your father is trying to tell you not to judge people until you know. you're in a brand new school in a brand new town you don't want it to be highland all over again not much chance of that happening unless there's uranium in the drinking water here too i'm talking about you making a friend

Exactly, it all boils down to trust show a little trust, mom dad, you're right, can I borrow either car no. God, I hope that's not a booster society again, hello yes, um yeah she's my daughter. I see, listen, is this going to require any parent teacher conferences or anything, and if so, is this the sort of thing my system can handle OK, great bye, you girls took a psychological test at school today, they said we wouldn't be graded darya, they want you to take a special class for a few weeks then they'll test you again you flunked the test, she didn't flunk anything it seems she has low self esteem what literally stick story Jake focus. We tell you over and over again that you're wonderful and you just don't get it, what's wrong with you, is she gonna have a breakdown or something because that could really mess me up with my new friends don't worry I don't have low self esteem, it's a mistake, oh say I have low esteem for everyone else.

Really wrong do they the sounds don't quite mesh and that in fact is often the case when it comes to teen and esteem the two just don't seem to go together. But we are here to begin realizing your actuality. When we do each every one of you will be able to stand proudly and proclaim I am now before we use me I have a question, I'm sorry question and answer times, later I want to know what realizing your actuality means it means look just let me get through this part, okay then they'll be a video. Now before we can unlock he doesn't know what I mean to say he's got the speech memorized, just enjoy the nice man, soothing voice, how am I supposed to follow him, if I don't know what he's talking about I can tell you in later I have taken this course six times. So, then after the roleplaying next class, the girls and the guys in separate rooms and a female counselor talks to us about body image, what do they talk to the boys about a classroom full of guys in a male teacher. Nocturnal emissions. I don't get a Jane you've got the entire course memorized, how come you can't pass the test to get out I could pass the test, but I like having my self esteem makes me feel special.

Hi honey, mom you feeling all right it's not even five yet I'm taking the rest of the day off to work with you on your self esteem, mom, I'm in the care of experts, any meddling by an amateur could be dangerous I don't pretend I'm going to cure you daria, but if a lack of mother daughter bonding is part of your problem, we're going to remedy that right now we're going out to do something you want to do. What do you think of this one it stands proudly and proclaims I am really. So why do you like to do after school, nothing sasha go to the movies like a theme park, a really fancy meal now and then maybe go to a concert if I know, somebody's got good seats. Allowing staff to hear that. He hasn't got a prayer, tell me about it that's my sister, oh bummer, so you've got any brothers or sisters I'm an only child, so what are we talking about when we talk about ourselves.

Anyone. Yes, we're talking about us excellent when we talk about ourselves, we're talking about us now guys, I've got a little challenge for you today, we talked about turning your daydreams into reality tonight I want each one of you to go home and do just that, what do you say. I'm. Yo what's a daydream that you'd like to see come true, well I guess I'd like my whole family to do something together excellent. Something that will really make them suffer, um, willa, it's healthy to have these feelings I think we'll talk more about this tomorrow, glad Smith.

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No eyes, she great, she's the greatest she says, but what does your self esteem teacher said he says I should think that the circumstances that brought me happiness as a child and replicate them. But I suppose coins here to stay, what's that supposed to mean you ought to know you're the only child, how do you like to have a sister with a thing commander and finish what you were saying well I thought why don't we go to Pizza forest for dinner like we did when we were kids that plays with this singer's boy do I Miss those songs. Zhu Zhu.

zhuAnd now back to six ad world is just standing here you are blind, deaf and barely able to walk yet you conducted simultaneous affairs with three members of the royal family, the question on all of America's mind is how did you do it, she doesn't get it, it's the royal family you'd have to be blind, good point, ufo conventions, what snared as the domain of so-called coops have become. Become big big business, drawing hundreds of thousands of people each year, people are sane and rational as you and I who come simply to satisfy a normal curiosity, hi hi marty party hello, tell me what brought you here on t, it was a cone shaped craft about fifteen feet long with an air feasible I'd estimate bomb twelve they kidnapped and stripped me examine me briefly returned my clothes and drop me here. I see, they packed my bags and I am you know all the answers to the questions on the release test right I've gotten in my notebook, why don't we just take the test tomorrow and get out of the class once and for all how would I spend my afternoons ufo conventions, now you're talking. And so for tomorrow I want you to make a list of ten ways the world would be a sadder place, if you weren't in it, Mr O'Neill is romeo, yes, um, you is that if we'd never been born, or if we did something unexpectedly never been born, so you all tomorrow. MHM. HI. Did you need clarification on something we covered today we feel really good about ourselves, we want to take the graduation test, wow, I'm glad your self image meters on the Arctic. But there's still three more weeks of class left this first week has been a real eye-opener, it must be the way you teach, oh thank you very much, you know you look familiar somehow so can we take the test well it's not the way we usually do it, but I guess so. Okay question, one self-esteem is important because it's a quality that will stand us in good stead for the rest of our lives, very good. Now the next time I start to feel bad about my stand before the mirror look myself in the eye and say you are special, no one else is like you, you two really have been paying attention. Okay, there's no such thing as the right wait for the right height, there's only what's right for me, because me is who I am I don't think we have to go any farther I am really pleased I think the whole school needs to hear about this and assembly and once again the bake sale was a tremendous success raised more than four hundred dollars which was subsequently stolen from the office, but I am confident we will get that money back in a related note, the school nurse will be visiting homes tomorrow to collect DNA samples now Mr O'Neill has some very exciting news about our after school self esteem class, this is really going to help me gradually easing this student life, usually when I have this dream I'm wearing pink catheter, thank you, you know self esteem is a little like your car's brake fluid. You may not even know you're low on it until one day you go to shift gears and nothing. Nothing happens, transmission fluid, what I said anyway, I'd like you to meet two students who have completed our self esteem course faster than anyone ever before, please join me in congratulations as I present these certificates of self esteem, too. Daria morgen dorf a and Jane Lane. I just want to say how proud I am today, knowing that I have self steam gives me even more self esteem. On the other hand, having all of you know that I had low self esteem makes me feel kind of bad like a big failure or something. I wanna go home, Xu wait. No one can battle a terrible problem like low self esteem on their own, it takes good coaches, both these losers, hey be down the road, does it yeah I said like who cares, how bad this is better than algebra, funny actuality winning the fight against low self esteem takes support from teachers from friends and most of all from family, these are still talking to one person, I'd like to thank more than any other is my very own sister quinn Morgan door for my sister quinn has forgotten more about self-esteem than I'll ever know, are you out there stand up and let me thank you is your sister, you bring you. In front of the whole school and makes a big deal about thanking me that's really sweet daria, good for you, honey until I die, I'll never talk to anyone but the best of my life that's for me, hello yo was she upset about exactly she felt I should have thanked you and mom as well, no we should thank you for being such a great kid graduating from self esteem, school three weeks early is quite an achievement, maybe we should all go out and celebrate, oh I 'd love to daria, but yeah take a rain check, though, um I don't know my self esteem feels like it's starting to slip. Let's go get our picture taken with the cardboard alien a sure honey whatever you want. When I leave here. We're in the ladies room maybe out in the parking lot, okay I'll be right back. Hi I'm ready. You're cool, hmm, mom, dad, you guys wait lala.