
FutureStates
Teacher in a Box
Season 5 Episode 6 | 14m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
Replaced by an avatar, a jaded teacher protects a girl who invented a lucrative product.
The School for Innovation was founded by a corporation determined to rebound the economy by teaching design thinking to teenagers, then putting the most promising prototypes into production. When an abused girl designs a product that stands to make millions for them, a jaded teacher — who’d been replaced by a digital avatar — is compelled to protect the girl. A film by Tanuj Sachdev Chopra.
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FutureStates
Teacher in a Box
Season 5 Episode 6 | 14m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
The School for Innovation was founded by a corporation determined to rebound the economy by teaching design thinking to teenagers, then putting the most promising prototypes into production. When an abused girl designs a product that stands to make millions for them, a jaded teacher — who’d been replaced by a digital avatar — is compelled to protect the girl. A film by Tanuj Sachdev Chopra.
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[TICKING] [TICKING STOPS] [MOUSE CLICK] [CLICK CLICK] [BEEP] [BELL RINGING] HER CAPACITY FOR DESIGN IS OFF THE CHART.
SHE DEMONSTRATES RESISTANCE TO THE CURRICULUM.
SO WHAT?
THAT'’’S NORMAL.
I THINK SHE DEMONSTRATES MORE RESISTANCE THAN NORMAL.
IS THAT WHAT YOU THINK?
IT IS.
WHAT'’’S THE STORY?
SHE'’’S A FOSTER KID, NO MOTHER, 10 SCHOOLS, 10 HOMES.
SHE JUST LANDED A NEW ONE.
I NEED YOU TO WORK WITH THIS ONE.
WELL...
I'’’M OFF THE CLOCK.
SEE YOU TWO TROLLS TOMORROW.
HEY.
WHY ARE YOU BLOWING OFF MY CLASS?
MS. ROSSI, RIGHT?
BINGO.
IT'’’S PRETTY OBVIOUS YOU DON'’’T CARE ABOUT WHAT YOU DO.
THAT'’’S A HORRIBLE THING TO SAY.
WHAT'’’S MY NAME?
HERE'’’S TO ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN HENDRICKS HIGH AND LEARNING MACHINE TECHNOLOGIES.
I'’’LL SECOND THAT.
HA HA HA!
MS. MALLOY, YOUR EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE PROVES WE CAN DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION TO EVERY CHILD IN THIS COUNTRY.
NO, NO.
NO, NO.
YOUR BRILLIANT MACHINES HAVE TRANSFORMED THE PROJECT OF TEACHING.
I REALLY CAN'’’T TAKE ALL THE CREDIT, BUT MAYBE I WILL.
[LAUGHTER] MS. ROSSI.
MRS. TANDON.
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN.
WE REALLY THINK YOU'’’RE DOING A MARVELOUS JOB.
MY BETTER HALF DESERVES THE PRAISE.
BUT THE OS IS BASED ON YOU.
MAYBE TAKE THE WIN.
HMM.
MS. MALLOY TOLD ME THERE IS A VERY TALENTED STUDENT IN YOUR CLASS.
TALENT IS COMMON.
NOT IN THE MACHINE, IT'’’S NOT.
WHAT'’’S SHE BUILDING?
I DON'’’T KNOW.
KEEPING SECRETS, MS. ROSSI?
MAY I ASK YOU A QUESTION, MRS. TANDON?
OF COURSE.
WHY IS IT THAT YOU OWN THE COPYRIGHT TO EVERYTHING OUR KIDS DESIGN?
ARE YOU SUGGESTING WE EXPLOIT YOUR STUDENTS?
IT'’’S NOT A VALUE JUDGMENT.
WELL, I THINK IT'’’S A WIN-WIN FOR EVERYONE.
SCHOOLS GET TECHNOLOGY.
TALENTED KIDS ARE DISCOVERED, AND WE BRING THE BEST DESIGNS TO THE PUBLIC.
AND BANK THE PROFITS.
THAT'’’S HOW BUSINESS WORKS.
I BETTER GET GOING.
MY HUSBAND HAS PROBABLY DESTROYED THE HOUSE BY NOW.
[LAUGHTER] IS HE A DOG?
NO.
HE'’’S NOT.
YOU HAVE A GOOD EVENING.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME TO WALL BUILDING 101.
YOUR PROJECT THIS QUARTER IS TO DESIGN A FUNCTIONAL OBJECT FOR REAL-WORLD CONSUMPTION.
STAGE ONE--COLLECT REFERENCES.
[WHIRRING] IT'’’S TIME TO GET STARTED.
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO RESEARCH?
SCANNING FOR LEARNING DISORDERS.
YOU'’’RE IRRITATED.
I'’’M HERE TO ASSIST YOU.
SHUT YOUR FACE.
[BEEPING] Rossi: WHAT'’’S GOING ON?
NOTHING.
THAT'’’S A PROBLEM.
I DON'’’T WANT TO SEE THAT LIGHT GO OFF AGAIN.
DO YOU HEAR ME?
GET TO WORK.
[MOUSE CLICK] [CLICK] CHARMING.
THAT'’’S NOT HER INTENTION.
TELL ME ABOUT HER SESSION.
BEFORE SELECTING HER FINAL REFERENCE, RAYNE WAS RESEARCHING ICONIC STRUCTURES, CONCRETE SLAB FOUNDATIONS, STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY, AND PLATFORM FRAMING.
SO WHAT SET OFF THE TEACHER ASSIST?
SHE TOLD ME TO SHUT MY FACE.
I DON'’’T BLAME HER.
LESSON 6--PROTOTYPING.
IT'’’S TIME TO PUT YOUR IDEAS INTO FORM.
REVIEW YOUR REFERENCES AND VISUALIZE YOUR CONCEPT.
REMEMBER, YOUR FIRST IDEA IS JUST A STARTING POINT.
DESIGNERS ACHIEVE THROUGH REVISIONS.
[BEEPING] [SIGHS] GOOD MORNING.
MY BAD.
I'’’M GOOD.
I'’’M WORKING.
COWARD.
GET IN.
[TIRES SCREECH] YOU'’’RE ABOUT TO FAIL MY CLASS.
THAT'’’S REALLY SAD.
WITH DIAGNOSTICS SCORES LIKE YOURS, IT IS.
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR FACE?
FELL OFF MY BIKE.
YOU DON'’’T HAVE A BIKE.
YOU DON'’’T HAVE A CLUE.
I HAVE TO REPORT IT.
I DON'’’T CARE.
THAT'’’S THE WRONG ANSWER.
DIDN'’’T KNOW IT WAS A TEST.
YOUR WHOLE LIFE IS A TEST, CHICKADEE.
SEE THOSE HOUSES OVER THERE?
YEAH.
I USED TO OWN ONE.
WHAT HAPPENED?
MISSED ONE TOO MANY PAYMENTS AFTER MY HUSBAND AND I SPLIT, MADE A BAD GAMBLE.
THAT OLD CAR IS ALL I'’’VE GOT LEFT.
Rossi: BACK IN THE DAY, PEOPLE USED TO TELL ME I'’’D MAKE A GREAT TEACHER.
I WAS GOOD WITH KIDS...
BUT LIFE HAPPENS.
THINGS GET TAKEN FROM YOU.
IT'’’S NOT LONG BEFORE YOU LOSE YOUR TOUCH.
WHY ARE YOU TELLING ME THIS?
EVERYBODY THINKS YOU'’’RE A GENIUS.
YOU'’’RE ABOUT TO BLOW A BIG OPPORTUNITY.
I CAN TELL YOU THE SAME THING, BUT I THINK YOU ALREADY KNOW THAT.
WHAT YOU DON'’’T KNOW IS, YOU WON'’’T BE THE FIRST PERSON TO WASTE THEIR TALENT.
JOKERS ARE WILD.
THE WORLD HAS ENOUGH DISAPPOINTED PEOPLE.
YOU SHOULD TRY AND BE SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
[DING] [WHIRRING] Man: MRS. TANDON AND OUR TEAM REVIEWED THE DESIGNS.
THERE WERE SOME GREAT SUBMISSIONS, BUT ONE PROTOTYPE DAZZLED US ALL.
WE BELIEVE ONE OF YOUR STUDENTS HAS JUST BUILT THE AFFORDABLE HOUSE OF THE FUTURE.
THE STUDENT'’’S NAME IS RAYNE REKANAIGA.
THE LINES ARE UNIQUE, A TRIUMPH OF FORM AND FUNCTION, THE MARK OF A TRULY GIFTED ARCHITECTURAL GENIUS.
SHE HAS AN INTIMATE SENSE OF WHAT A HOME COULD BE.
OUR BOARD HAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED TO PUT IT INTO PRODUCTION IMMEDIATELY.
THAT'’’S FANTASTIC NEWS.
WE'’’RE VERY PROUD OF HER.
WE'’’VE ALSO CONVINCED THE BOARD TO REWARD THE DESIGNER WITH A HOME IN THE NEW DEVELOPMENT.
HOW'’’S THIS HEADLINE-- "KID WITHOUT HOME DESIGNS HOUSE OF THE FUTURE, MALLOY'’’S TECHNOLOGICAL INITIATIVE A SMASHING SUCCESS"?
SOUNDS PERFECT.
NICE JOB WITH THE KID.
TAKE YOUR FEET OFF MY DESK.
HI.
WHAT'’’S GOING ON?
NOTHING.
HOW WOULD YOU FEEL ABOUT MOVING IN WITH ME UNTIL YOUR HOUSE IS READY?
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
YEAH.
LET'’’S GO GET YOUR THINGS.
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