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-Ms. Joyce?
-Yeah. Hi.
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Good to see you.
Have a seat here.
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Thank you.
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Okay.
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We got Jamal's test scores
back this week.
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-Test scores?
-Assessment tests.
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The state education department
requires all kids to take them.
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He didn't tell you?
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Mrs. Wallace,
Jamal maintains a C average.
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Which means he does just enough
to get by without standing out.
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Now, what makes Jamal's case
unusual are his test results.
:09:38
Oh, my God.
:09:41
l see him reading all
these books all the time.
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Books l never read.
Some l never even heard of.
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And he's always writing
in his notebooks.
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Ever since his father left.
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But that's what l see.
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All he ever talks about is basketball.
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Basketball is where
he gets his acceptance.