JOHN: I'll make you a deal. You stay here. We'll start the whole course over. I'm going to say it was not you, it was I who was not paying attention. We'll start the whole course over. Your grade is an "A." Your final grade is an "A."
CAROL: (Pause) They're proud of you. JOHN: Well, there are those who would say it's a form of aggression. CAROL: What is? JOHN: A surprise.
JOHN: You said you came in the class because you wanted to learn about education. I don't know that I can teach you about education. But I know that I can tell you what I think about education, and then you decide. And you don't have to fight with me. I'm not the subject. I don't want to fix you. I would like to tell you what I think, because that is my job, conventional as it is, and flawed as I may be.
JOHN: I have asked you here against, against my CAROL: I was most surprised you asked me. JOHN: against my better judgment, against CAROL: I was most surprised JOHN: against the yes. I'm sure.
You have an agenda, we have an agenda. I am not interested in your feelings or your motivation, but your actions.
