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S1:E9
1961
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"The '60s, man. Influential singers like Bob Dylan and Joan Baez..." Matthews excitedly lectured, "Playing guitars and singing like prophets. The times, they were a changin'."
"The class, they are a sleepin'." Farkle mocked, gesturing towards AJ- who was sound asleep at his desk.
In the boy's defense, he didn't get any sleep last night. A stomach bug is running through the elementary school apparently, so of course Viola, Sophie, and Cady are all sick. Not only did he have to tend to his little sisters, he also had to make sure that Eli and Frankie were taken care of and kept out of the other girl's bedroom. Needless to say, it was a rough night.
"It's not your fault dad," Riley spoke up, upon seeing his offended face, "It's just the stuff you're saying."
"I'm talking about the '60s, man." His excitement fell flat.
"Nobody cares about when you were our age."
"Riley, it was over fifty years ago!" the teacher nearly glared, "How old do you guys think I am?"
"There's no right answer to this, sir." Lucas quietly said.
Maya lazily grinned, "You should teach us future class, you know, give us something we could use."
"Listen dad, you're doing a wonderful job up there and we're happy that you're all jazzed up...."
"But history has nothing to do with us."
Matthews looked at his class with a blank face, "I'm gonna snap this chalk now."
"Uh oh," the Texan sighed, turning in his seat to try and shake AJ awake.
The blue-eyed boy immediately sat up, "What's going on?"
"What did you guys do yesterday?" the teacher questioned.
"Well, let's see," AJ yawned, "I do believe I won the Nobel Peace Prize yesterday, after hitting the lottery of course."
Matthews cocked an unapproving eyebrow, "And do you know what yesterday was?"
"AJ's good luck day?" Riley innocently smiled.
"It's history." the smile on the girl's face promptly dropped, "Every decision you make every day, every time you decide to turn left instead of right, you make history and affect someone else's. And if you refuse to learn that, I guarantee you, you guys will not become the best person you can be. Because history is all about missed opportunities. 'History has nothing to do with us', wasn't it, Miss Hart?"
"Can't remember, it was like five minutes ago."
"Fine," he shook his head, "I am not going to teach you guys about the '60s."
