Speak2004

Mr. Freeman:
In here is a piece of paper and on that piece of paper is a word. You are gonna spend the rest of the year turning that object into art.

Ivy:
Uh, Mr Freeman? When I was little I was really scared of clowns and I don't wanna relapse and have to go back into therapy.

Mr. Freeman:
Oh yeah, well, fear is a great place to begin art.

[Melinda picks a piece of paper that says "tree" and tries to put it back]

Mr. Freeman:
Hey! Whoa. You just chose your destiny. You can't change that.

Melinda Sordino:
I learned how to draw a tree in like the 2nd grade.

Mr. Freeman:
Oh really? Um. Well, do you wanna show me? It's OK. I won't grade you.

[he hands her the chalk and she sulks up to the blackboard and very hesitantly draws a really pathetic tree]

Mr. Freeman:
That's a pretty good start. Yeah, let's see what it looks like at the end of the year.