Alternative Math | Short Film

A well meaning math teacher finds herself trumped by a post-fact America.

[@Barreloffish]

“Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.” ― George Carlin

[@farisakmal2722]

Q(t)π cutie pie I see what u did there

[@edz8659]

Evidence: this comment and this comment section

[@TheDiscusserOriginal]

@@edz8659 Correction: Your reply, and the group of people who are willing to protest over facts being told to them.

[@pepehimovic3135]

Online Americans in a nutshell.

[@sebastianrolan-sayanez664]

@@pepehimovic3135 yes

[@ZacharyCHildenbrandt]

She undersold herself so hard: $2000 + $2000 = $20,002,000

[@ayayuwulanddr2763]

Haha lol

[@Netherscorn]

Dude hahaha. Amazing

[@ranggaalr]

WRONG

[@fayalhafeez6272]

This is gold.

[@flutters.mp4]

no its called uno reverse

[@AtomicPunk23]

I love the ending: if you can't convince people to accept reality, use their insanity as a teaching tool.

[@romanmazur3793]

You misunderstood the ending. In the end, she gave up and adopted "alternative math" to have more money. This is what most of the scientific world has been doing for years which will support any nonsense for money.

[@Pro_Gamer672]

fr

[@drenz1523]

​@@romanmazur3793maybe it was meant to be ambiguous, for the viewer to imagine what happened!

[@ZBREAD.]

​@@romanmazur3793she didn't adopt and accept math. It's just using their logic against them, I ALWAYS use that in an argument people get wrong.

[@Royan1900]

​@@romanmazur3793and what may that be? What "alternative fact/science" has the scientific community adopted?

[@hopperchopperstudio3685]

To me, this is not a comedy film, it is a horror film because it is coming more and more true each SECOND.

[@bhavanarishi8080]

This shortfilm is so brutally honest about two things 1. Present education system 2. The media.

[@nydiushka]

?????????

[@allinworldwillfadeawaysome4245]

this is like, whats happening to this world. they say they are women while their biological is men. thats not gonna change lol. but they making a big deal out of it

[@A2forty]

citation needed.

[@strawberryredz1997]

@@A2forty citation of what?

[@HalTheBot]

​@@strawberryredz1997citation of deez nuts

[@TheChefDWC]

What's really sad is that this video wasn't far off from reality. I've had students curse me out. The parents claimed that their child was exercising his right to free speech. I've seen students commit acts of vandalism only to be told that I must be mistaken because their child would never do anything like that. I was once physically assaulted by a student. The parents claimed that I must have provoked their child. In all of these cases, I received no support from my building administration.

[@legolas2411]

Hang on David chin...good times are round the corner ✨✨

[@shashankke250]

What 🙄 Seriously What is wrong, with USA(assuming).

[@Anonymous-df8it]

@@shashankke250 Repooplicans and Democraps. Move to a saner country

[@taraking6472]

@@Anonymous-df8it very accurate, but leaving the country can be costly. I have considered it many times having lived in Canada previously. 🫤

[@macp5527]

@@shashankke250 Unfortunately it is happening in the Western "Modern" World quite widely.

[@Bananabeacon]

New nightmare unlocked: No one around you uses consistent frameworks of logic anymore!

[@freevideoservice]

That is reality in some fields 😢

[@mauricio2456]

No, 2000 + 2000 is not 22000. Is 20.002.000. That's twenty million two thousand dollars. Pay her what she's owed.

[@ZoeCastro-7733]

Hear! Hear!

[@ericfermin8347]

2017: comedy 2021: Reality

[@yonathanswily4974]

LMAO

[@kevinpcrispin]

yea

[@scamianbas]

2031 : idiocracy

[@hydrathedaydreamer]

That's how life is sadly.

[@Bunnyboy-uk8xd]

I don’t get why math is so hard for you Americans

[@Ext3rmin4tor]

Her radical ideas still prevented her to see that the principal actually owed her 20002000$.

[@kevinpcrispin]

Lmao

[@jameseverett4976]

I wouldn't matter. They would just say they don't interpret, or see it that way. They will always frame everything in a way where they win and she loses. Once you start this game, and you can make things mean what you want, then communication breaks down, and there's no more agreement on what anything means, so you have chaos. Everything becomes "democratic" in the worst possible way. You start voting on what words mean, but you can vote again tomorrow after you made a promise today, so you don't have to keep it. Nothing means anything anymore, and it begins to boil down to brute strength: whoever has the most physical clout wins every debate.

[@thatrandomharpguy7564]

@@jameseverett4976 it was a joke

[@MusteyOne]

That, she knew, would be too obvious xD

[@entelexia3]

Good one

[@LightBringer81]

I'm pretty sure she needs to get $20002000, if 2+2 is 22, than 2000+2000 is 20002000...

[@rachelsnee8926]

True, but I imagine the film is made to speak to the potential 'math deniers' and therefore the writers probably assumed they couldn't handle math that 'complicated' (what it is, grade 1?)

[@Hauntec]

Depends if you're adding strings or integers

[@qwke]

what

[@harirud1851]

Lol I love this comment

[@mohammadamin8689]

I am a math teacher in "high school" and I have observed this behavior from parents before, it couldn't be more accurate 😂

[@JoaoSoares-rs6ec]

It is unbelievable

[@nikart8984]

Then just tell them to leave the school if they are that dumb

[@CubeShip]

why'd you put "high school" in quotation marks?

[@emmacherry2093]

LGBT

[@travisjohnson6676]

the scariest part is this: 20 years ago this would have been laughed at as farcical comedy, today it is a cautionary tale

[@lamewurk6265]

Travis Johnson I doubt this actually happened.

[@unevilGenius]

20 years ago, evolution and creationsism were taught as views with equal rights in many american shools, weren't they?

[@heididurresi2768]

I get what you're saying but dystopian stories with really similar messages have existed for a lot longer than 20 years. Humanity just never seems to learn

[@bobbyde_pressed4023]

@@lamewurk6265 It is. It's called PC culture, Anti vaxxer's and flat earth theorists. We're well on our way . Parent's these days care more that their child has "support" and "loving environments" than to tell them that they did something wrong.

[@Gr3ypsTFT]

@@bobbyde_pressed4023 Sorry to tell you this but a loving caring environment can also tell a child that they are wrong. A truly educational environment would help a child understand they are wrong while still being caring. Making a child right without making them feel happy hurts the child just as much as an environment which is too Caring.

[@mattsworld2926]

2017: Satire 2023: A satire ahead of his time.

[@ManuMitra]

Best part was she remained very calm, very polite and very nice to everyone, whole the time, even she was slapped and fired. 🙂

[@locksley2010]

When you watch the short film One Minute Time Machine and KZbin decides to reccomend every short film on the planet.

[@cluBMallu]

Same here

[@manojmukundan1793]

Yya true

[@premsagarl6224]

Same 😅😂

[@anakpinguin3942]

Oh yeah. Me too

[@anakpinguin3942]

Totally no regret

[@jackcold2541]

Had she said 20,002,000, She won't need another job.

[@kafka1asagiri]

you are soo rigth

[@brigadierlawson7959]

I was wondering why she was so kind to the school

[@leonardwaga]

ikr, she lost a LOT of money

[@hsnztn2802]

Didn't get it

[@brigadierlawson7959]

@@hsnztn2802 if 2+2 = 22 Then 2000+another 2000 would be 20002000

[@JohnDoe-qd3nv]

Alternative math in action (from a programmer): If 2 + 2 = 22 (string concatenation), then 2000 + 2000 = 20002000

[@user-ws9dg4np7h]

5 years ago this was a joke now it's a reality of that nation

[@Scints]

In today’s America, opinions are bigger than facts.

[@yuggothfungi]

This is not a fact, this is an abstraction, which is more or less accepted worldwide. But indeed, there are different ways to understand "2+2", and "22" is one of them. Not in school maths, obviously.

[@inzynierbieda756]

@@yuggothfungi I hope this "abstraction" can protect us if barbarians driven by reality will attack us at some stage.

[@thewizzard3150]

in america opinions are like assholes and america has a lot of them.

[@priyeah9240]

@@yuggothfungi this is an opinion lmfao

[@peacefuljeffrey]

With liberals, it is.

[@rubngah]

This is how experts feel about certain ways things are portrayed through media, just dumbed down for us

[@kensurrency2564]

You mean, like the way the CDC just made up numbers of swine flu cases in 2009? www.cbsnews.com/news/swine-flu-cases-overestimated/

[@Da_Big_G]

You are comparing apples with oranges in many cases. If you are talking about maths, yes, there are some immutable laws. However, if you are talking about all these so-called "experts" predicting economic meltdown in the event of a vote for Brexit back in 2016 who were making these wild predictions based on possible business and psychological responses to the different legislative environment as if they were immutable laws, well come on, surely you must understand why we are mistrusting the "expert class"? If one is an "expert", one should be careful to clarify the limits of what one is able to accurately predict with substantially more accuracy than a layman, even with expertise in the subject. If you can't predict outcomes any more accurately than a layman, don't go round saying, "I'm an expert, dontchya know?!" to back up predictions that are just wild speculation.

[@williamszy2827]

Yeah I completed agree, only problem is what defines an expert, some people on the internet think they have full on diplomas

[@horacio373]

Media has made us believe we are more stupid than we really are, demand for deeper and meaningful content is evident through the rise of podcasts and streaming services

[@paradoxzee6834]

I'm not an expert but this is how I see anti vaxxers

[@tamake4492]

Only 5 years later. I wish I could say this video hasn't aged well....

[@chandelier6811]

@@GR-zh4olprojection

[@nolzy4964]

“If you took all the kids in this classroom and divided them by zero, that is exactly the amount of respect you are giving them.” (INFINITE RESPECT).

[@cashewletta4999]

Isn’t any number divided by 0 undefined not infinite?

[@lilacseal]

@@cashewletta4999undefined can be considered equal to infinity

[@loliterroritst]

@@lilacseal how? Shouldn't dividing by zero be undefined? Even limit b->0 a/b is undefined

[@DK-tv6rk]

@@loliterroritst Riemann sphere

[@abrahamzsombornagy4338]

if infinite then minus infinite as well: 1/1 = 1, 1/0.1 = 10, 1/0.0001 = 1000 and this goes to infinite but, 1/-1 = -1, 1/-0.1 = -10, 1/-0.0001 = -1000, so this goes minus infinite, and x/0 cannot be both infinite and minus infinite, thats why it is undifined

[@newspanner9497]

Well actually by this logic 2000+2000=20002000. She could've been rich!

[@user-yj9wp6dl7h]

NoSpawnnGG Yes😂😂

[@worldpeace1822]

Crap didn’t see yours... lol but Yeha I thought the same

[@nothanks5570]

‘That logic’ there is no logic.

[@Cuskocuint]

@@nothanks5570 It's not because it's wrong that is no longer logical. Otherwise, all ppl would think the same.

[@mayurborgude]

I never had Sympathy for Maths Teacher, but today i felt that................

[@bouipozz]

"In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell

[@homersimpson2027]

THAT ENDING IS SO SATISFYING

[@ethicalhacker2675]

lollll

[@levaverbukh6507]

Sadly, it is not

[@thefoolthatdied]

Can't disagree to that

[@sushikgch1486]

@@levaverbukh6507 it iss

[@johnblazer5639]

@@levaverbukh6507 how so

[@jebsmith323]

This happened to me. Standing in a 7th grade classroom cutting out construction paper letters for a bulletin board, I told student a student that I was ready to call his parents because he constantly interrupted me. I had scissors in my hand when I said this. The next morning, the principal came to my room and asked if I threatened a student with scissors. My shock was immense. I couldn't even remember cutting out the letters because I was so shocked. That afternoon the student's father and mother were ushered into my room by the assistant principal who sat there for a full 2 hours while the man threatened my job, called me vulgar names, I can't even remember. Over and over he screamed at me. I was visibly pregnant. Today, I would stand up, tell the principal to stop it, and if it didn't, I'd quit. It was horrible. I sobbed for hours. My husband made me go back to school the next day telling me if I didn't, he would win. I stayed for the insurance. After my child was born and maternity leave was up, I called them up and quit. Never went back into a classroom. And just so you know, on my evaluation for that year, the assistant principal said I was exemplary and hoped that I would never stop teaching.

[@MorganLeFay1]

Thank you for telling your story.

[@calebghormley2322]

I'm sorry that happened to you. That's terrible. We need to treat each other, and especially our teachers, with more respect.

[@schong4753]

Sorry you had such a horrible experience. I was lucky to have far more positive experiences than negative ones in my teaching career, but still happy that I retired early. It's a shame that a situation with one student can discourage a competent teacher from continuing; so many other students lose out when this happens.

[@romanmazur3793]

In China teachers are very respected. Go to China and teach English.

[@pam1001100]

Very sad. Remember , whatever people may say, you were a great teacher

[@IddoKeren-yo3tm]

First of all, this is such a great short film. It depicts so extremely and yet accurately modern society. And second of all, if the logic of addition was to put the two number next to each other 2,000 + 2,000 would equal 20,002,000 , so she should have asked for that.

[@Chaos88996]

LOL🤣

[@uscscjohnson]

under the 2 + 2 = 22 standard, 2000 + 2000 would be be twenty million two thousand. If we need to endure insanity we can't leave money on the table. I identify this comment as profound and hilarious.

[@bowsamurai2670]

If I saw this video three years ago, it would be regarded as a comedy, but today is a horror film to me

[@megasbaladoros]

Today it's a documentary.

[@narrspiel5795]

Same, I feel anxiety when I watch this, and yet I still watch this every week

[@benwetzel8449]

How. Explain

[@oskarfabian5200]

Nope The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster was published in 2006 so the push for teaching creationism (intelligent design) has been around for quite while.

[@user-dr5nt2is7f]

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.” ― Albert Einstein

[@KBdotHAQ]

Stop quoting that irrelevant dead man 😆

[@user-vu9yd9fn8g]

"I did not said that!" - Albert Einstein.

[@thewizzard3150]

Chinese guy says famous people said His quote so he can get more likes. That's pathetic.

[@xywing123]

``` As modern times promote hasty eating to a large extent, it is not surprising to learn that a great astronomer said: “Two things are infinite, as far as we know - the universe and human stupidity.” Today we know that this statement is not quite correct. Einstein has proved that the universe is limited. ``` This excerpt was taken from Ego, Hunger, and Aggression written by Gestalt psychologist Frederick S. Perls and Laura Perls and republished in 1947. Although acclaimed, Einstein isn't proven to have stated that quote.

[@GT_Void]

And yet he was a crossdresser and his colleagues thought him a buffoon. His theo of Relativity is nonsense.

[@Kumihox94]

Sadly this is somehow so realistic. Nowadays idiotic parents just defend their kids even when they are wrong, attacking and blaming teachers for everything and like that they just create generations of spoiled brats without rules, values and morals... And ofc it shows amazingly well how the general society and the media just catch any stupid chance to shout out unfounded and useless accusations that don't actually exist 😅 Amazing work! Loved the end 😂

[@whitedevil2]

this is the prequel to Idiocracy.

[@gabrielvelosa2597]

That's the American Ignorance to you.

[@Ferro2155]

As a teacher this is genuinely hard to watch, so many helicopter parents get defensive over their children and you become the bad guy for doing your job...

[@dwpharester8714]

...and administrations fail their teachers and their schools to protect their job and ironically, their standing in the community.

[@inzynierbieda756]

This is because knowledge is no longer valued among Western Society - only "diplomas". You teach kids not to make them wiser, but to make them "adjusted" and "matching" regulations and certifications.

[@smorrow]

A job that goes against human nature and shouldn't exist.

[@aethionr4478]

@@inzynierbieda756 Credentialism.

[@peacefuljeffrey]

“As a teacher, I find this hard to watch.” After all, the video is not a teacher.

[@sadalien9898]

I thought this was suppose to be a short film, not an american documentary

[@cecierivero7960]

Not only America, looks what's happening to biology right now

[@darnellpistachio2991]

@@cecierivero7960 you missed it.

[@user-cw5tw9iy5c]

😂

[@climatechangedoesntbargain9140]

It's also a documentary of twitter

[@ferret_kid7166]

😔✋

[@TheNoxar311]

missed opportunity to have her walk away with $20 M (and 2k)

[@CSMHD]

i thought at the end she sais 20002000 $

[@matthieubrilman9407]

Well observed. However, the teacher should have asked for $ 20,002,000 !

[@andtrrrot]

How is that figured?

[@matthieubrilman9407]

@@andtrrrot Because if you append 2000 to 2000, in the same way that you append 2 to 2 and get 22, then you get 20002000.

[@liloutabianca5998]

Well, yes but it might be too hard for the principal to understand though...

[@RatheeshPisharody]

@@matthieubrilman9407 While writing, yes. Not while speaking though. While speaking she is basically doing it like this "2 thousand" + "2 thousand" = "22 thousand", as in if these were apples, then "2 apples" plus "2 apples" would be "22 apples".

[@matthieubrilman9407]

@@RatheeshPisharody I know that, but if someone doesn't understand the decimal numeral system, there's no reason to assume that this person understands factorisation [i.e. a.k+b.k=(a+b).k].

[@jimkeen7674]

2000 + 2000 = $20,002,000. Make that money, teach.

[@aerialhandslap]

@Widow Rip no it's 69420

[@MichaelMiller-vv8xg]

Preach. That would have been a nice "little" paycheck to take home.

[@gardnerandersen835]

Even the teacher gets the alternative math wrong. If 2 + 2 = 22 by putting the numbers next to each other, than 2000 + 2000 = 20,002,000. She could have gotten a lot more money if she was any good at math!

[@wnh79]

This man knows maths.

[@Paul-ml4fk]

HAHAHAH

[@nanpotrer4709]

Lol she's not. Two (thousand) plus two (thousand) equals 22 (thousand)

[@gardnerandersen835]

@@nanpotrer4709 see? That's the problem with YOU PEOPLE. Always insisting that YOUR answer is the right answer. You are completely ignoring the fact that 20,002,000 makes me FEEL better. Sheesh. Your services here as commenter will no longer be required!

[@liljohnp132]

@@gardnerandersen835 Sarcasm can go a long ways in the face of adjustment. J.P.P.

[@igold2013]

This is invaluable. They've hit the nail on the head. When one of two numbers is of string type, "2" + 2 turns into "22" due to string concatenation, which is quite amusing 😆. On the other hand, this illustrates the significant impact media can have, potentially wreaking havoc on our lives. It shows that the validity or rationality of the content doesn't always matter

[@kosdas]

How did they know in 2017 the insanity that was coming? Mind blowing

[@september1683]

What universities have done is beyond forgiveness." - Jordan B. Peterson, June 26, 2018 on the Aspen Ideas Festival

[@droraltshuler1253]

Many knew. It's was as clear as 2+2=4. But the media made us mad - just Iike in the video

[@nathn1680]

Because it's been a while in that direction already 🤣

[@leavingitblank9363]

Because it started in 2016. No doubt that's when they started working on this.

[@kosdas]

@@leavingitblank9363 makes sense. thanks

[@Luthiart]

This film isn't a joke, dummies... It's a warning.

[@oxiclean282]

I agree... this seems like the future of america

[@therandompeeters7485]

It's a prediction that will spread into entire the WorldWide

[@SDHUJSDI5]

True, this is literally becoming George Orwell's "1984"

[@darnellpistachio2991]

@@oxiclean282 the future? Nope. Seems like yesterday.

[@darnellpistachio2991]

@@locobacano9462 are you blind? This was not about the right. This was about the left. It isnt the right that says women have penises, ignoring every piece of truth that stares them in the face.

[@Bangy]

When the recap (Mystery Recaps) is longer than the actual film.

[@mydailycrazylife6124]

Yo I came here through mystery recaps to watch the last scene...

[@keny1000]

i didnt even know there was a recap on this, thats why it blew up again??

[@alburritox4475]

@@mydailycrazylife6124 same

[@kingskylandantonio8450]

Exactly what I was saying

[@astrobacon7yearsago]

Lol

[@move4472]

I think the end especially is extremely interesting, bc it’s shows us that a) the system itself collapses because of its rules, but b) you can just then escape your situation when you play within the rules and accept them! And that second point is sad somehow.

[@Alblaka]

Honestly, this is a work of art. Not just the actual piece, but also the meta-level that it essentially parodies the reactions people have to the video and showcases confirmation bias in it's most brutal form. That is, assuming you actually intended that effect when you made this six years ago XD

[@Ideaman]

I honestly didn't know what kind of reaction it would get six years ago. I didn't even know if anyone would watch it. But it's been fun to see how the Comments Section mirrors exactly what the film is satirizing.

[@uwinvidanage2252]

2000+2000 should be 20,002,000 she missed a big opportunity

[@Anvesh2013]

yes.. yes. . I really wanted her saying that..

[@JamieHatfield]

So much this. It was jarring when she said 22,000 - I was expecting 20m. She could have turned to a blackboard and written it out to be clear. Disappointing finish.

[@cathyd.6915]

i was gonna comment this

[@sunshinekid6922]

The math teacher blew it. $2,000 plus $2,000 equals $20,002,000, not $22,000. She forgot to carry the zeros, as they count the most in the equasion.

[@DartLuke]

School is able to pay 22000, but 2000 2000. She is smart enough not to ask too much

[@atulkrishna3467]

So, you're saying her answer is wrong??Jeez dude have an open mind. That's exactly what the film was about.

[@ComPewPer]

equation*

[@O.C.Leibovici]

You’re right, it’s two million and two thousand

[@ThatOneReligiousCatholicPerson]

She doesn't agree with their stupid new "math" so she said that

[@rabukan5842]

This is a well written, directed, and acted short satire on what is happening in the US today, and yet we can see here that much of the country has no understanding of satire, or comedic drama. They are calling the film "woke" when it is the opposite of woke, which BTW, doesn't even exist. Woke to many is just a reaction to anything they don't agree with, or even understand. It's a sad commentary on the fall of education regarding Humanities, Science, and yes, Mathematics - truth in society, imagination, and yes, numbers. To followers of anti-liberalism, advancement in technology is a creature of the left, and is therefore, Satanism, except, they don't realize that Satan is what these perpetual critics of liberalism are advocating, and worshipping.

[@jeffreyhearn8930]

As a maths teacher, I enjoy watching this again and again. What rings true for me here, is the attitude of the parents. In the old days, parents respected the teachers. These days, they try to cause as much trouble for an 'errant'(?) teacher as they can... and they believe every little porkie pie their little 'Danny', 'Franny' , 'Bonnie' and 'Donny' make. Male or female, both parents are right bitches here.... and the princiapal is an eggwump!

[@calebmanger]

Shes not open to the possibility to alternate “bitchy know it all attitude.” 😅

[@dixidum2380]

​@@calebmangerNope. Sadly, Gender/Sex is binary. All the people in this world 99.99999% is born either male or female. Your confusion between Gender and Sex is just semantics that you mess around. Even if you dress like a woman, 5 year old kid will instantly tell that you're a man. You can't messed up with biology. That's why archeology can define the fossils gender with only see the bone. Cause man and woman is different and very easy to differentiate 😅

[@williamstaude]

@@dixidum2380Did you even read the comment? stop copying and pasting it ruins your arguement

[@andreilela963]

Also, this tells the situation of how the teachers are treated in today’s world. No respect at all, and it’s not the kids, it s their parents

[@pranay306]

Not today's world, in US

[@andreilela963]

Pranay oh believe me, Europe too

[@sevilcabbarova4072]

@@andreilela963 the teachers thinks on the same way in Asia too. But i dont think so. Because today the teachers demand more respect than they deserve!

[@pranay306]

@@sevilcabbarova4072 Not today's teachers, Asian teachers (trust me i am asian too)

[@bishnugogoi9729]

@@pranay306 I too am an Asian but I never got such a situation

[@shantanukumar4010]

$2000+$2000 = $20002000 Not $22000 she still don't know.

[@user-ru1xy8od8k]

U smart

[@LertonMirburn]

Stonks

[@michaelhighlights1614]

2k + 2k = 22k

[@jonathanj9260]

@@michaelhighlights1614 2k2k which is 20,002,000

[@snabbott]

Too bad she didn't think to say that 2000 + 2000 = 20,002,000.

[@rohan_mehra]

He's Javascript Developer at heart from the very childhood! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 You need to see the child's passion towards art and shape the diamond accordingly?

[@danm3573]

Two years ago this was a comedy skit. Now it's a documentary.

[@danielchan1668]

Considering Trump's reign you're not wrong.

[@dnisbet71]

yeah, more of a skit, but a good one.

[@joaodorjmanolo]

@@abhigyandutta3277 Considering you both

[@samarth3957]

This is happening with global warming topic

[@Rohishimoto]

@@abhigyandutta3277 lmao you sound exactly like Danny and you don't even realize the irony

[@CC-watches]

I’m a first grade teacher just like this teacher and I can say without exaggeration that these parents DO exist. Principals DO talk to you like this. You do your job correctly fearing the fact that one offended kid or parent can send you packing is REAL.

[@farisakmal2722]

C C god bless u. spread ur knowledge and help the world grow.

[@jaycampbell6402]

Yes, as a former teacher I can attest to this. Of course this is an over-exaggeration, made to be humorous, so it is over the top. But it does, sadly, have some basis in reality. And it is a liberal problem; I have simply never had conservative parents storm in and aggressively demand to know why their student's grades are low.

[@StellarRootsGames]

That 1st grade kid got the "wrong" answer because the kid learned how to write code before knowing how basic math works, and he thought he was being tested on JavaScript string concatenation!

[@todocorazon]

Should be $20,002,000! $22K is a pretty rotten severance package.

[@Oldman525]

Wrong its $22,000,000

[@antonisskarlatos5202]

I was very surprised that they missed that in the script. I was about to write this comment, and at the same time I was expecting someone would have noticed it before me. This comment should be top comment, to educate everyone that based on their rules, this is the right answer. Hahaha!

[@todocorazon]

@@Oldman525 I think you're doing the wrong math wrong, but break the rules however you want. I don't think there's any need to have a parent-teacher conference about it!

[@Sick_of_Sin]

if you add $2,000+$2,000 the way Danny was adding it, it equals $20,002,000 when you 'put the numbers next to each other', the teacher was missing out on some BIG MONEY!!!

[@araelchannel]

Yes true!!

[@johndice666]

@@araelchannel I literally thought the same thing and was astonished when she didn't say that.

[@brianh.000]

Yeah, I was wondering why she didn't add that way as well! 2 + 2 = 22! :-P

[@IStMl]

Brian H. What

[@TheCreativeNick]

That math teacher pulled a fat uno reverse card on the principal in the end.

[@sebgamingkid]

I would've gone above and beyond with that 2000 + 2000 segment; ITS 20,002,000!

[@michiscrolls]

it's so sad because teachers by themselves are usually very capable and kind-hearted people who are willing to teach children in need, but there are almost always people of higher authority and less intelligence limiting and pressuring them. i feel very sorry for people who go through things like this.

[@aochan6022]

The main character's actress play very well, I felt empathy for the character all along the video

[@ayaanmirza1677]

I hate how this is becoming more and more like real life

[@Swoofty]

More like just the American Education system

[@PizzA_TimE]

@@Swoofty and Twitter

[@benwetzel8449]

How? How is this remotely close to real life

[@felicity8062]

@@benwetzel8449 Are you still in elementary school, a teacher, or a parent? If not I don't see how you would know the situation the education system is.

[@benwetzel8449]

@@felicity8062 I get its supposed to be a metaphor, but given its a stupid metaphor, I could really care less. I was simply calling out the commenter above for their terrible opinion that this is somehow similar to real life, and not a poor metaphor. Just like you.

[@josefalexander5256]

ngl, it should not have been 22,000 but instead 20,002,000

[@WillN2Go1]

This was basically my teaching career. I guess (so far) there's 39,666 other teachers who've made this same comment. I think we're all used to adults, and even other teachers saying, "I don't like math." I once asked 8th graders to line up and answer a multiplication question to go to lunch. When I got to 9 x 6 they were completely flummoxed. An assistant principal demanded to know why I was 'trying,' to teach math in a science class. Of course I explained it using state standards. I also pointed out that single digit multiplication is a 3rd grade standard.

[@cikuuzis]

Funny how on 2017 it was a comic exaggeration but now it is a pure realism.

[@RicaVibes]

I think it wasn't a comic exaggeration but those are the realities we go through today as teachers

[@badofcheese]

I believe the phrase “alternative facts” was first used in 2016 and expect the sentiment of this film was, partly at least, in response to that.

[@mariankeller5852]

Welcome to the New World Order...if in fact this takes place they deserve to be stupid...the truth will out the ignorantance..first time they need math to build something ..a school perhaps...they will understand..this is exactally why we are in the place wete in..love the ending...yaaay for the teacher!

[@jfcooking]

I'm a math teacher and we have to deal with this crap everysingle day and even more when it comes to evaluating.

[@composiet3231]

It was more comic in 2010 i think.

[@froggerus2]

Some years ago I would find this movie funny - but now its rather terrifying, as the world is becoming to look exactly like that. The ending - awesome :D

[@weeddota7142]

i think it shows that since the system is already up and running we should learn to play by its rules to get at least some better closure. Don't you think?

[@chenyingwang2793]

i feel you

[@yanghu2701]

froggerus2 not the world. It is pretty much the us

[@KamranRazvan]

Not to be picky - but her math, based on the student's answer, is also wrong, I think. If 2 + 2 = 22 then 2000 + 2000 = 20002000, which is more than $20M. She shortchanged herself.

[@JohnDoe-qd3nv]

Yes, it's String Concatenation in programming.

[@That_yellow_beak]

Some are saying that she should've said 20,002,000 but she still got her justice

[@robotnikkkk001]

....BY THE WAY, THIS DOES SHOW THAT ..... "KNOWLEDGE IS FOR THE TOP CLASS".......RIGHT?...AND WHO'S ABOUT TO SUPPORT TOP CLASS?DEMOCRATS ......BY THE WAY, DEMOCRATS WERE THE ONES WHO WERE FOR SLAVERY, THO

[@Anonymouz5]

It makes me mad because one of my favourite and knowledgeable teachers quit because one of the student's parents harassed him for the student failing, even though the student failed to attend to class, and therefore, it showed in his grades. There's definitely a line that needs to be drawn and I think this short film is excellent at showing that a student's grades shouldn't depend on how aggressive their parents are.

[@ErykaSoleil]

Coel : Was the student missing class due to health issues, or just skipping all the time?

[@XH1927]

I think any student unable to maintain a C average should be executed as a burden to society. Population control and stupidity control all in one

[@dave-in-nj9393]

her mistake is that she did not point out that they made a mistake on her paycheck. she gets $150 and hour, so in two hours they owe her $150,150

[@untouchedsports8296]

We are litteraly living this right now. Well done!

[@dreadaby]

No we're not this like don't happen atleast not much and never to this extent

[@uygarbaksi]

Unfortunately, this is a reality of the age we live in. Nobody cares about the facts, people just want to impose their unrealistic and highly subjective views on everyone else. ' The truth has a power that comes from being real. ' Schopenhauer

[@alias_]

It's not something new or unique to this time period.

[@owenmclaughlin8262]

to be fair 2,000+2,000 should have equaled 20,002,000

[@samsuffi2003]

if you add strings that's right

[@franklinfrias9550]

@@samsuffi2003 that's what the kid does actually

[@rafaelg94]

@@franklinfrias9550 Are you telling him what the kid is doing? I think it's up to him to say what he is doing, why do you mind?

[@bgarelick]

She had no info that the school accepted that 1000 x 1000 = 1000,1000 or 10,001,000. She only had info that the school accepted that 2 x 2 = 22. So 2000+2000 = 1000(2+2) = 1000(22)= 22,000 given what she knew about what the school accepted.

[@richardzhang6886]

@@samsuffi2003 not in javascript

[@afakethrum]

2000+2000 = 20,002,000 C'mon script writer! How could you miss this?

[@Lucario2405]

Yeah but twenty-two thousand fit better with what has been established prior. Still a nice idea. ;P

[@edwardfanboy]

@@Lucario2405 In the hypothetical world of this short film, addition doesn't have to have any of its normal mathematical properties.

[@brianheidel4550]

the sad part is that this kind of crap is exactly what goes on in our sick society.

[@DBryan1981]

This would have been hilarious if it wasn't scary as hell.

[@rayrowley4013]

As an educator I can say this is not as far off as you might think.

[@themissgpg]

Can you please tell us more? I'm intrigued about this film and the meaning behind it. It is basically saying that people are more worried about being politically correct than sticking to real facts? I'm confused to be honest!

[@rayrowley4013]

@@themissgpg Oh no, I mean that I have had parents/admin/other teachers argue about some very basic stuff. My first year at this one school, I had a fellow teacher (who teaches third grade including math) argue that we shouldn't have too much change to start our fund raiser because we wouldn't make as much profit when we had to pay it back. I tried to explain that that is not how change works and we needed more or we would run out. She got mad and pulled the but that's what we always do card. I had to bite my tongue really hard when another teacher pointed out that they ran out of change the previous year.

[@Voicist]

2017: comedy 2019: reality

[@juliusbeutler7090]

No, not reality. Show me where this is reality

[@Voicist]

@@juliusbeutler7090 No. I don't have the time or the inclination to deconstruct wilful ignorance

[@isan7229]

Hi I failed maths exam, tell me if its reality

[@Voicist]

@@isan7229 before I explain, I just want to make sure I'm not wasting your time or mine: what do you think I mean by it's now "reality"? A) That people now believe 2 + 2 = 22 B) That the underlying message of the video is reflected in society today C) Something else

[@Rangpariyapriyanshu]

her salary' should be 20002000 right ? according kid's logic

[@theaxer3751]

Nah, if I have 2 thousand dollars in one hand and 2 thousand dollars in the other, and I put it all together, how many thousand dollars do I have?

[@bart-v]

@@theaxer3751 20002000

[@Lucashallal]

Im watching a biology documentary on creationism vs evolution, and wow. I never realized how realistic the video was

[@lynnlee4567]

The last payment clearance should be $2000+$2000 which equals $20,002,000.

[@massimosquecco203]

Right!

[@orionnesantiago1553]

"That'll be $4,000" Math teacher: Reverse uno card

[@Bunnyboy-uk8xd]

LMAO

[@2011Cape]

OMG, I wasn't expecting that ending - BRILLIANT!

[@nassimberkhli9346]

2000 + 2000 = 20 002 000 and not 22 000

[@smartsciences]

DAMN! Yes bro, it's correct

[@SeptCinq3]

I love the teacher in this film. She's old-school and just perfect. I miss having teachers like that.

[@pierrickbramberger4206]

Was the pun intended?

[@toriel5695]

are teachers different now? I’ve never studied in USA

[@nishitsaini1865]

​@@toriel5695teachers themselves in usa dont know shit sometimes, sometimes they are college students

[@nishitsaini1865]

​@@toriel5695teachers themselves in usa dont know shit sometimes, sometimes they are college students

[@mrchamp9171]

This was actually funny, and not even cringe, it’s very original.

[@VSHEGDE1947]

Nice profile pic

[@darindef]

It was pretty cringy until the end, but had a better laugh because of it.

[@alanmarhic6813]

What do you mean? This was like a horror movie.

[@ROMANABSOLUT]

MrChamp - actually, this is TRAGIC.

[@sampadization]

It's my biggest pet peeve to see people start talking about opinions on something that's an academic fact. I was very uncomfortable watching this.. until that ending.

[@giorgiapillai8241]

Me, too. It's obviously a well-made, funny and grotesque short movie, with a very clever ending, but it made me also feel unconfortable, because I feel that nowadays the world is going this wrong and weird way, and it' s scary.

[@leavingitblank9363]

The ignorant have been "empowered". Now we know why our forefathers thought only elite while males should be allowed to vote.

[@Draverro]

This short film was more Black Mirror than any of the new BM episodes.

[@o0SKRen0o]

I think she meant to say $20,002,000. An understandable mistake.

[@NguyenKhiem1988]

the teacher is still wrong at last. It's $20002000

[@trungndbk]

great math skill man (y)

[@numbers93]

ikr!

[@JanAinali]

I just came here to say that...

[@BaBooTubeVideos]

thats just your math opinion. stop shoving your view down my throat.

[@twelvemonths_]

“It's not our job to tell students when they're right and wrong.” The principal said. 🐒✍️

[@danielbeste4886]

As a non-US-American reading through the comments, I am struck by the fact that only two (absolute) opposite poles of the political spectrum seem to be perceived. Everything that is not conservative is liberal? And vice versa? Doesn't anyone realise that this is nonsense?

[@celestine5340]

That's America. That is the result of the "winnner takes all" system and the resulting two-party political system. I always find it quite weird that people can call that demography, because, in the end, you only have the political choice out of two extremes. For example: suppose you're a real Christian and see Jesus as inspiration, and want to live like Jesus. Then you would be against abortion, and would be against weapons. That combination is just not available in America, hence there is nothing which you can vote. I think the coalition model that many European countries have is much more democratic.

[@danielbeste4886]

​@@celestine5340 Not everything is good in Europe, but this definitely is.

[@THEfamouspolka]

Wouldn't the final pay cheque have been $20,002,000? She took a pay cut

[@Pomodorosan]

She chose a number that she knew they'd realistically be able to pay

[@russellharvey8590]

This short has gone from comedy to documentary in five years.

[@irma5521]

True!

[@irma5521]

Und genau dieses Denken bringt einen in jeder Diskussion zur Verzweiflung. Die absolute Unfähigkeit Kritik vom Selbstwertgefühl trennen zu können. Kritik ist kein Angriff. Viele Menschen dichten lieber die Welt um. Und/oder sehen sich lieber als ewiges Opfer, als sich in einer erwachsenen Weise mit Dingen auseinander zu setzen. Sehr schön in diesem Film dargestellt war auch die symbiotische Verbindung der Eltern mit ihrem Kind. Die Mechanismen innerhalb der Strukturen, in Verbindung mit den Medien, wurden hier erschreckend real dargestellt.

[@guyfierimtwi]

It just frustrates me. Like seriously why are they even arguing over imaginary numbers and instead focusing on real things. Numbers wrriten on paper don't mean anything, which is why I don't like the movie. If it was more of a stem focused thing I think it woild turn out well. But to just see the movie go in a downhill spiral over something that is known to everyone in this world is kind of ridicoulous. Yes I get america is moving towards shit like this but come on it shouldnt have been exaggerated to this point.

[@benwetzel8449]

How?

[@benwetzel8449]

How has this become like a documentary.

[@MacElMasMancoDeTodos]

Efficiency III + Efficiency III = Efficiency IV Learn from Minecraft

[@gamja0121]

🤣🤣🤣🤣lol

[@mincastamtam]

😂😂😂 the ending! This is absolutely brilliant!