Synopsis

Whitley accepted a position substituting for a difficult remedial class at a neglected junior high school. The students were utterly disruptive on their first day, only to become remarkably well-behaved the following morning. Whitley soon realized they had all deliberately failed their assessments. On the verge of abandoning the assignment, she instead issued them a challenge: to demonstrate their capabilities. Following a suggestion from the principal, she drew upon her own experiences to suppl