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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to into the night. I'm Narri your guide on

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<v Speaker 1>today's excursion down a twisted path. Be careful not to

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<v Speaker 1>get lost. Be it dark or light, It's easy to

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<v Speaker 1>lose your way. Are you ready, then let's begin life lessons.

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<v Speaker 1>Kendall Lewis stepped into his classroom at the Montgomery Academy

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<v Speaker 1>for the first time on a sweltering July day at

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<v Speaker 1>ten o'clock in the morning. The combination of heat and

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<v Speaker 1>humidity already proved stifling. Located on the third floor of

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<v Speaker 1>the old brick building, he could almost smell the history

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<v Speaker 1>in the place. Dust particles illuminated in the shafts of

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<v Speaker 1>light streaming through the windows, and the room carried the

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<v Speaker 1>weight of years. How many students and teachers have been

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<v Speaker 1>this room and what books were discussed. Kendall thought back

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<v Speaker 1>to his own high school days and the excitement he

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<v Speaker 1>felt delving into the classics under the tutelage of instructors

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<v Speaker 1>he at the time thought ancient. He chuckled, hy but

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<v Speaker 1>some of them were younger than I am. Now. Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>how perspective is everything? I like that. He went to

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<v Speaker 1>his board and wrote those words in flowing cursive perspective

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<v Speaker 1>is Everything would be the theme for his year as

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<v Speaker 1>he guided students through the works of literary greats. For

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<v Speaker 1>a time, he wondered if he should leave education. Society

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<v Speaker 1>seemed to have turned against teachers and education in general.

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<v Speaker 1>We've become the enemy in the minds of so many.

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<v Speaker 1>Even my own family has made ugly comments about public schools. Ironically,

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<v Speaker 1>he was convinced to remain in teaching because of this

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity arising at a private high school. Maybe, just maybe

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<v Speaker 1>the parents will support learning. Kendall felt optimistic during his

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<v Speaker 1>interview had Master Fitzimmons assured him. We take pride in

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<v Speaker 1>the support we receive from our parents. We demand high

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<v Speaker 1>performance from our students. There is no room for failure

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<v Speaker 1>in our school, but the rewards for academic success are exceptional.

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<v Speaker 1>What happens to students who don't succeed? Fitzsimmons didn't hesitate

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<v Speaker 1>with his answer. Those who do not meet our standards

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<v Speaker 1>are removed and no longer attend our school. The parents

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<v Speaker 1>accept the terms of our standards. I assume if they

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<v Speaker 1>pay their tuition, they expect their children to make the

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<v Speaker 1>most of their educations. Precisely, the benefits of graduating from

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<v Speaker 1>Montgomery are life long. Our students are alumni of Yale,

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<v Speaker 1>Harvard and all of the Ivy League schools. Our graduates

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<v Speaker 1>make up the bulk of the Fortune five hundred leaders.

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<v Speaker 1>If parents want this sort of future for their son,

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<v Speaker 1>they will agree to our strict requirements. You said, sons,

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<v Speaker 1>Are there any girls who attend Montgomery? Fitzsimmons wrapped his

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<v Speaker 1>pen on his desk. We have a long history of

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<v Speaker 1>being a boy's only institution. Is this a problem for you,

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<v Speaker 1>mister Lewis, Absolutely not. I was simply curious. Very well,

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<v Speaker 1>I will take you on a short tour of our grounds.

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<v Speaker 1>We should make our hiring decision in the next week,

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<v Speaker 1>but I am impressed with the recommendations we received from

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<v Speaker 1>your references. Kendall wasn't confident that the job would be his,

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<v Speaker 1>but he knew he'd find the right school for him

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<v Speaker 1>if teaching remained in his future. Three days later, though,

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<v Speaker 1>head Master Fitzsimmons called him with a job offer. Kendall

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<v Speaker 1>packed his house, put most of his belongings in storage,

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<v Speaker 1>and hired a property management company to rent out his home.

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<v Speaker 1>Within two weeks, he drove a moving van to an

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<v Speaker 1>apartment he rented a few blocks from Montgomery. Now he

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<v Speaker 1>stood in his classroom, taking in the atmosphere of the space.

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<v Speaker 1>Attached to the room was a book room filled with

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<v Speaker 1>classroom sets of novels and literature books. Most were classics Hawthorne, Hemingway, Plato, Kafka,

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<v Speaker 1>and Dostoevsky, varied and rich in content. Kendall liked what

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<v Speaker 1>he had to work with. On the other side of

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<v Speaker 1>the room was his office. I haven't had an office before.

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<v Speaker 1>I love this leather chair and the feeling of professionalism

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<v Speaker 1>and stature that comes with an office. Maybe I should

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<v Speaker 1>have switched to private education long ago. The window to

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<v Speaker 1>his office overlooked the courtyard, and its location on the

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<v Speaker 1>third floor gave him a vantage point to view the

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<v Speaker 1>totality of the manicured campus. Sweat dripped down the back

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<v Speaker 1>of his shirt, and he hoped by the time the

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<v Speaker 1>school year began that the air conditioning would reach the

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<v Speaker 1>upper floor of the building. Kendall came to his classroom

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<v Speaker 1>several times in the next month. He wanted to make

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<v Speaker 1>it his room by feeling at home there before the

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<v Speaker 1>student started the school year. He'd made a habit of

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<v Speaker 1>doing that any time he'd switched jobs, or even simply

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<v Speaker 1>switched classrooms at the same job. If I'm going to

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<v Speaker 1>spend most of my waking hours here for the next year,

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<v Speaker 1>I want to feel comfortable in my surroundings. He created

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<v Speaker 1>his lessons, mapped out the sequence for teaching them, and

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<v Speaker 1>prepared his classroom in every way possible. An old hand

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<v Speaker 1>at teaching, he knew it required a lot of work

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<v Speaker 1>to make the school year appear easy for a teacher. Finally,

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<v Speaker 1>the first day of school arrived. He taught literature and

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<v Speaker 1>composition one and two, and he enjoyed the challenge of

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<v Speaker 1>teaching freshmen, especially a little nervous, but mainly excited, He

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<v Speaker 1>greeted his student each hour as they entered his room.

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<v Speaker 1>He made an effort to match each name and face,

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<v Speaker 1>and by the end of the second day he knew

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<v Speaker 1>each student by name on site. It's important that they

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<v Speaker 1>know I recognize them as individuals right away. The freshmen

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<v Speaker 1>were nervous, which he understood. They entered anew to them

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<v Speaker 1>high school with no knowledge of how their year would go.

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<v Speaker 1>Would they succeed in their classes, would they make friends?

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<v Speaker 1>Would they like their classes? These kids had the added

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<v Speaker 1>pressure of knowing their parents paid a lot of money

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<v Speaker 1>for them to be here, and the expectations placed on

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<v Speaker 1>them are high. Had Master Fitzsimmons reiterated the importance of

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<v Speaker 1>a rigorous curriculum pushed these young men to their limits.

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<v Speaker 1>Looking out at the faces of his students, Kendall saw

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<v Speaker 1>a high level of anxiety in most of them, which

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<v Speaker 1>surprised him. When I interviewed here, I assumed my students

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<v Speaker 1>would feel privileged and entitled. Few of these boys exude arrogance.

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<v Speaker 1>Why they seem more afraid than anything else. Their parents

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<v Speaker 1>must demand a lot from them. They are terrified to fail.

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<v Speaker 1>Proof of their fear and anxiety happened quickly on the

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<v Speaker 1>fourth day of school as they received the rough draft

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<v Speaker 1>copies of their essays back. Three boys asked to be

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<v Speaker 1>excused and quickly ran from the room, covering their mouths

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<v Speaker 1>with their hands. Was I detailed in my comments and edits? Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>But I've never seen a student become physically ill from

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<v Speaker 1>getting a paper back heavily marked. When the boys returned

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<v Speaker 1>to class, Kendall addressed their fears class, there is no

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<v Speaker 1>reason to be upset by the papers I hand it

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<v Speaker 1>back to you. I won't enter a grade for this

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<v Speaker 1>essay until you submit the final draft. A few boys

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<v Speaker 1>tried to hide the fact that they wiped tears from

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<v Speaker 1>their eyes. This is part of the learning process. It's

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<v Speaker 1>part of the process of becoming a better writer. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't expect you to be experts. This is your first

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<v Speaker 1>week of the school year. One boy in the back

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<v Speaker 1>of the room shook his head while Kendall spoke, Renner,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't look like you believe me. I assure you

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<v Speaker 1>these corrections are to help you learn, not to punish you.

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<v Speaker 1>The boy hesitated, then responded, Sir, you said you don't

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<v Speaker 1>expect us to be experts. But what but our parents

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<v Speaker 1>and head Master Fitzsimmons do expect that. Kendall looked around

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<v Speaker 1>the room. I know you fear failure, but in this room,

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<v Speaker 1>I want you to feel comfortable with seeing the areas

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<v Speaker 1>you need to grow in and then working to improve

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<v Speaker 1>with all due respects, Sir, that's not the way the

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<v Speaker 1>academy expects it to be. A tall, blonde boy in

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<v Speaker 1>the third row squirmed after speaking without being called upon. Jeremy,

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<v Speaker 1>I promise in this class you can focus on learning

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<v Speaker 1>and not on being perfect. We are all human and

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<v Speaker 1>the only way we grow is by facing our shortcomings.

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<v Speaker 1>The boys didn't look convinced, but no one else spoke.

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<v Speaker 1>Now that we have that clarified, I want you to

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<v Speaker 1>go through your papers and make the corrections. Pay attention

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<v Speaker 1>to my comments and see why I made the corrections

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<v Speaker 1>I did. If you're uncertain, ask Once you've made the corrections,

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<v Speaker 1>we will do a peer review session and you will

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<v Speaker 1>have the opportunity to create the final draft. After that,

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<v Speaker 1>the boys set immediately to work on their papers. These

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<v Speaker 1>poor kids are so afraid of failure. They can't be freethinkers,

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<v Speaker 1>they can't be creative. The first step I have to

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<v Speaker 1>take is to get them past their fear. From that

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<v Speaker 1>moment on, Kendall saw himself not only as their teacher,

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<v Speaker 1>but as their mentor, cheerleader, and safe space to express

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<v Speaker 1>their ideas, both on paper and in class. He took

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<v Speaker 1>each boy under his wing, and he helped them gain

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<v Speaker 1>confidence in their other classes as well. We all fail

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<v Speaker 1>ourselves up afterward and improve. At first, the students hesitated,

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<v Speaker 1>but as the classroom atmosphere developed into one of acceptance

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<v Speaker 1>and exploration of ideas, the students let down their guard.

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<v Speaker 1>Some students, such as Renner Williams, Kyle Berkshaw, and George

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<v Speaker 1>Patterson gravitated to Kendall Lewis's classroom as their safe haven.

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<v Speaker 1>Would it be okay with you, mister Lewis if we

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<v Speaker 1>had lunch in your room so we could study? Of course,

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<v Speaker 1>Soon a consistent group of six to eight boys gathered

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<v Speaker 1>at midday to prepare for upcoming exams. The boys became

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<v Speaker 1>fast friends, and while Kendall never intruded in their sessions,

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<v Speaker 1>he enjoyed knowing the boys felt comfortable in his room.

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<v Speaker 1>While they start studied, Kendall sat at his desk, eating

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<v Speaker 1>his lunch and grading papers. During the week of midterm exams,

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<v Speaker 1>the study group grew increasingly anxious about the chemistry test.

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<v Speaker 1>Jeremy Chrisman tried his best to tutor the other boys.

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<v Speaker 1>At the end of lunch two days before the exam,

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<v Speaker 1>Jeremy remained in Kendall's classroom after the other boys left.

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<v Speaker 1>Mister Lewis, can I speak with you? Definitely? What's going on?

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<v Speaker 1>I'm worried about Renner. He's so stressed about this test.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't feel like anything, I explained to him. Sticks

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<v Speaker 1>he's afraid he's gonna fail. As I've told you boys before,

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<v Speaker 1>we all fail. You don't understand, mister Lewis, we can't fail.

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<v Speaker 1>I know achievement is important to your parents and the school.

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<v Speaker 1>But with hard work, even if Renner fails this exam,

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<v Speaker 1>he can bring his grade back up. Jeremy wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>say something, but stopped. What is it I can't say,

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<v Speaker 1>mister Lewis, none of us can. Please believe me, though

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<v Speaker 1>this is Montgomery Academy, we can't fail. Our parents signed

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<v Speaker 1>contracts knowing the requirements and consequences of our failure. I

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<v Speaker 1>know the pressure on you is tremendous, but your parents

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<v Speaker 1>and the academy only put such high expectations on you

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<v Speaker 1>because they care and want you to have a good future.

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<v Speaker 1>Crestfallen by his failure to impress upon the man he admired,

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<v Speaker 1>Jeremy simply said thank you for listening, sir, as he

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<v Speaker 1>walked toward the door. Jeremy, yes, sir. The boy stopped

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<v Speaker 1>in the doorway and faced Kendall. You're a good friend

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<v Speaker 1>to worry about Renner, no matter what it will be okay.

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<v Speaker 1>Jeremy paused a moment, then walked into the hallway without

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<v Speaker 1>saying another word. Chemistry class took place the hour before

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<v Speaker 1>Literature and Composition one and two days later. Several of

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<v Speaker 1>the boys came to Kendall's class as emotional wrecks. Some

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<v Speaker 1>openly cried, all cast occasional glances at Renner Williams, who

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<v Speaker 1>sat nearly catatonic. A harsh rapping at the door broke

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<v Speaker 1>the silence in the room, causing the boys to jerk

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<v Speaker 1>in their seats. Kendall Lewis walked to his classroom door

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<v Speaker 1>and opened it. Head Master Fitzsimmons and two burly campus

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<v Speaker 1>security officers barged into the classroom. Horrified students watched as

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<v Speaker 1>the men grabbed Renner Williams by the arms and dragged

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<v Speaker 1>him from his desk. Finally shaken from his mental detachment,

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<v Speaker 1>Renner came out of his trance and begged for mercy.

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<v Speaker 2>What is this.

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<v Speaker 1>About, Kendall demanded, Please help me, mister Lewis, I failed

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<v Speaker 1>my chemistry example. Oh God, help me. There is no

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<v Speaker 1>reason for you to rough up a boy over a test,

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<v Speaker 1>Kendall said, as he tried to intervene, Fitzsimmons pushed him away.

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<v Speaker 1>You'd be served well, mister Lewis, to remember your place.

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<v Speaker 1>These boys, including mister Williams, knew the consequences of failure.

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<v Speaker 1>Now step aside, please, mister Lewis, they're going to kill me.

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<v Speaker 1>Calm down, Renner, this will be sorted out. Jeremy spoke up. No,

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<v Speaker 1>mister Lewis. Renner is right. His parents signed the contract.

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<v Speaker 1>The penalty for failure is death. That is not possible,

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<v Speaker 1>Fitzsimmons sneered to him. We have a long history of

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<v Speaker 1>excellence that must be upheld. Failure is never allowed at

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<v Speaker 1>Montgomery Academy. The parents know the conditions when they send

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<v Speaker 1>their sons here. We promise them great success in the world.

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<v Speaker 1>But they cannot fail. He motioned toward the door. Officers

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<v Speaker 1>take him away. The terrified screams of Renner Williams echoed

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<v Speaker 1>down the hallway and the stairs as they dragged him

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<v Speaker 1>away to pay his price. Thank you for joining me

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<v Speaker 1>for this episode of the Into the Night Anthology podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Written by Caroline Giamanco, narrated by Nari Quak, Theme music

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<v Speaker 1>by Nico Rodriguez, all other original music, sound design and

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<v Speaker 1>editing by Omenhawk Studios. You can find our links in

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<v Speaker 1>see you next time, and remember, whether in the shadows

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