Jessica the Debate Teacher - Fresh Off The Boat 3x21

[@chrissummers1556]

Funny how the teacher realizes that's a pro and rather than argue with her, smartly uses her to teach the class. Very good strategy. Better to side with giants than go against them.

[@blindpeopledostuff3587]

That was smart of him.

[@ziq1450]

Someone r3move their like so it can be 888 likes

[@iamyourproduct5297]

@wolfe dima fax

[@brandon9327]

If you can’t beat them, join them. That’s very true.

[@violetlavi2207]

wolfe dima and yet, these kids learned useful strategies from this argument instead of sitting in awkward silence. Sometimes, it’s better to defuse the situation by “joining them” than to escalate it by “beating them.” Winning isn’t everything

[@lyewilson7910]

"My class, this is her thesis statement, let's see how she supports it" lol

[@toasterbath6997]

ikr lol

[@Ngan.marianguyen]

Lool🤣

[@junkim5853]

it's so funny but it's so true and sooooo edifying. However, since is a debate course isn't it more formal to say that she presented her first premise of the argument?

[@spartapros2120]

@@junkim5853class to young, I feel like he might be trying to use more beginner and general concepts

[@junkim5853]

@@spartapros2120 perhaps but I don't think it's hard to understand the breakdown of arguments starting from premise 1 followed by premise 2 and then finally the conclusion.

[@akram4179]

Wow, I'm impressed by how the teacher dealt with her.

[@tjinwei]

As a teacher, I second this. He was able to take something personal that would've been a serious beating to his name and turn it into a lesson.

[@ickleronny]

They are potentially a good team!

[@sukhmanikaur8899]

That's what you call a teachable moment!

[@TantelyAndriana]

Dude, if you know you can't fight, you rally !!!!!! hahhaha

[@angelchong1887]

You mean impress by how the teacher dealt with every Chinese mom ever

[@ericthered2963]

I love how the teacher didn''t fight her after realizing she can counter. He just rolled with the verbal punches.

[@schin9307]

Sign of a confident person

[@1kaaa]

Don't you ever cancel this series ABC! Ever!

[@ufo717212]

Season 4 premiere was just aired on Oct 3rd.

[@iceinvein]

imagine the backlash if it was cancelled. it will never get cancelled.

[@SW-hz7dj]

This show needs 100 seasons

[@gabtango6446]

1kaaa i

[@continuousself-improvement1879]

Yaaaassss!

[@DeathnoteBB]

I want her to be my debate teacher

[@georgemikal7345]

I want her to debate on my face

[@TheAnonapersons]

IM HORNY

[@ejej_shej7958]

Jeremy noice

[@princelevi3733]

I want her to be my wife

[@JC-ev2ns]

george mikal uhhh gross... but also yup

[@saramisonohara]

"How about mother vs fool?" Never had a good laugh until now. 😂😂

[@yikxuan2977]

Ralph R. She said “mother vs school” not fool but still a good laugh

[@mathieushifera135]

@@yikxuan2977 Nah it was fool. Much more hardcore that way

[@PS987654321PS]

@@mathieushifera135 This Asian woman represents everything that is wrong with society

[@PS987654321PS]

This Asian woman represents everything that is wrong with society

[@PS987654321PS]

@@rui.6168 I'll give you a little hint. Cooperation over competition. Sharing over greed. Love over hatred.

[@kanikagaral7637]

she is every asian mom i know. thats why we have tiger moms. and we love them

[@calforrai]

she's no where close to a tiger mom. And no we don't love child abuse.

[@dzesien]

You can be a tiger mom and not be abusive; like Jessica here.

[@greimalkin]

That book got it wrong.

[@calforrai]

Araumi Seppuku I don't know what you think Tiger mom means. But Jessica is way too nice to be a tiger mom, she's like the opposite of a tiger mom.

[@mibsammaejumalon9995]

Kanika Garal yes ❤❤❤

[@ArcticFalcon]

And then Jessica asked a girl in the front row "Little girl... What if someone had prevented you from following your dream? " Then the girl replied with a confused look "Am I supposed to answer?" "I think you just did." Jessica turned to Mr. O'Connor "The passion of children inspires us all to be better. It's what breathes life into society. Instead of standing in the way of that, we should embrace it, nurture it..." she walks to the podium "...follow it. As Miss Whitney Houston said, and I quote, *I believe the children are our future* ... Evan smiled proudly ... *Teach them well and let them lead the way* " The whole class clapped "You're amazing, Evan's mom. " Mr. O'Connor said while clapping

[@mafertron6138]

Thanks I really needed to know she supported her tesis statement (°▽°)

[@xitri1068]

And Scene !!

[@AW-ex8fn]

darn, I wanted to see the whole thing. good baiting

[@priscillajimenez27]

Right, I got all AHHH when it ended

[@Mica_T]

De-baiting

[@dennydaydreamer]

Master baiter?

[@MrWeebs-gc2jj]

@@arashidzulkiffly8710 website pls

[@cowardlyheroine]

I love all her outfits, wow kudos to the costume department!

[@watchingyoutube_]

"You should work in a mattress store." 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@annashin135]

The burnnnn

[@alexmoon273]

I appreciate that they made the dude use the real-life moment and breaks down the actual structure it would have in writing. "that's the thesis statement. let's see how she supports it."

[@JV-hh8lp]

"I've seen him beat the best" Low key talking about beating her. Lol

[@andrewmaperson]

oooh didn't think of that

[@Teutoburg09]

Being hot always helps in a debate.

[@ivy_tae]

well my bro, not everyone correlates hotness with ass and titties. there are people out there who think hotness is in face and personality. she is hot. got nothing to do with her cup size.

[@justforthecommentinglol9955]

D I V Y A We love you for voicing us :)

[@xMitchieGoesRawrx]

Sharp Ha Well we can always get surgery, however, your shallowness can’t be helped :) so sad but true

[@Hboogie182]

Only fuckboys care about boobs or ass.

[@Jeremy-jm3fe]

H Boogie So you are not sexually attracted to boobs and ass. You just outed yourself, son.

[@tobylee6456]

It's been proved that The debate teacher is just extraordinary in his means of teaching.

[@attuneflows3539]

The school's rule also has flaw in it cuz many 3rd or 4th graders are much better than the 5th graders, so why would the boy have to waste his time til fifth grade when he could already be in debate team? This is not trying to have a "special treatment", this is giving out an opinion that the school should change or reconsider every situations like him. The mom defended for the boy because of the motherhood, other parents are just too lazy to say it out, or they think those rules are obvious while they're not!

[@Swankdor]

that's coz it encourages child abuse.. many olympic female gymnasts peak at 12-14 years old but can only compete when they turn 16.

[@Swankdor]

zzzz u totally misread wad i meant but yea ok..

[@baljeetdayeet8850]

Attune Flows it’s because to make the other kids not feel bad about someone being better in something. I think it’s stupid because no one gets upset if one person is better than them. I think they think we are 5 year olds

[@mine4283]

its a protective measure against parents who might force their children instead of facilitating their learning. That's why the teacher said it's the boards rule; while exceptions can be made and are handled by ethics committees, rules are made for the general population. For example in my district, students cant join music lessons until the third grade. That is not to say children dont have the capability to learn music (indeed, many talented children pick up an instrument at three or four even), but because for a vast majority of children, they are not sure about their interests in order to commit to one seriously, and it is difficult for a teacher (unlike a parent) to force a child to pay attention. It also takes longer to teach unexposed younger children to read sheet music or work in collaboration patiently. Edit for clarity.

[@blindpeopledostuff3587]

Or his grade could have one.

[@kimberlynguyen124]

That was smoooooth.

[@DungDuong-vk2ub]

Finally a great TV Show about Asian American people

[@blindpeopledostuff3587]

Now they just need one for some of the other Asian countries and a few for Hispanics.

[@PS987654321PS]

This Asian woman represents everything that is wrong with society

[@daluyi]

@@PS987654321PS elaborate

[@PS987654321PS]

@@daluyi You work it out, moron.

[@iad3832]

everyone gangster until moms come to school.

[@PS987654321PS]

This Asian woman represents everything that is wrong with society

[@maiseelauj]

I remember watching my mom negotiate a hefty price from $800 to $600 in less than 10 minutes. I was in awe of how she did that.

[@shashankke250]

Every Asian mom😅 They have inbuilt negotiation skills.

[@amandadiko2386]

This is how a professional teacher reacts!

[@jchen8902]

My father actually went into my school and debated with my teacher about why students needed to acquire certain expensive materials for projects. The teacher burst into tears and quit her job.

[@kajlihalilovic4438]

r/thathappened

[@onisuryaman408]

👏

[@genxx2724]

Great to hear about a parent protesting costly purchases. In my opinion, parents shouldn’t have to pay for anything in public school. The school districts are not allocating funds appropriately, and some teachers are just doing what seems easiest - telling the kids to obtain supplies.

[@chashubokchoy8999]

@@kajlihalilovic4438 you say that until you’ve been on the receiving end of an asian dad’s argument. i’d quit my job too, no way i’m dealing with that

[@ps2752]

@@genxx2724 im sorry but most of the teachers that give supplies are paying for it out of their own pocket which can costs hundreds to thousands of dollars the teacher cannot do anything about that because it is the school district the school is under that gives funding for everything but most schools are underpaid to the point where they dont have money to put supplies inside it and that is why they ask you guys to do it because it is far less then if you were the teacher and you would have to pay for everyone in the class and potentially other classes you might be teaching which would most probably be impossible with the wages most teachers are getting currently even though educating kids and education in general should be one of the MOST prioritized things the government of whoever runs the education of whatever region because it develops the future of the country and makes sure the country becomes more wealthy and becomes a better place to live in for the future. P.S This is a youtube comment i rather not use proper grammar

[@Trustyzaney]

Has this woman not won an Emmy yet. She is just so great!

[@CCJJ160Channels]

I can’t get over how gorgeous Constance Wu is. And the gurl can sing!

[@yumis7335]

nobody can beat an asian mom in a debate, NOBODY.

[@edwardjr001]

Love this.

[@sixdegreeable]

I am convinced!

[@renainc.6082]

"You don't have to be old, to be right" -Bill Ackman

[@VincentTornude]

Realizing Jessica's ego and not trying to go against it but encourage it. Dealing with her and still give the students a lesson, talk about two birds with one stone. He might have been the smartest side character ever.

[@shashankke250]

That's how you Handel the beast😂 You don't fight it

[@brandondavidson4085]

Except at the very beginning, Jessica asked several loaded questions like "So you don't care about these kids at all?". That can't be answered properly, and she also went straight into an attack on his character that implied he was a coward. A smart debate/speech teacher would have said "I refuse to engage with you because you are not acting in good faith."

[@Nlinzer]

No, you need to learn how to fight ad hominin attacks. In the real world people won't pull punches and ad hominin attacks are the most effective way of winning. Destroy people's faith in a person and no matter their argument you will win. Convince those watching your opponent is an idiot, is cruel and a coward and that opponent will lose no matter what. Every person learning debate needs to know how to fight against this, otherwise they are missing both a powerful tool how to defend and yes a powerful tool to attack. After all if you can do ad hominin attacks too. No reason to play nice and only defensively

[@brandondavidson4085]

@@Nlinzer The issue is that as soon as a person start calling you names, they've proven that they aren't going to listen to you anymore. You are not morally obligated to engage with people who just want to frustrate you

[@Nlinzer]

@@brandondavidson4085 true, but if you want to win in a debate you need to know how to effectivly call someone names and defend yourself against name calling. Real life debates are a lot less fair, reasonable, and about issues then in mock debates. Even in a law court where clear Ad Hominin attacks are against the rules, if you can subtly do it its a very good way to win. After all Ad Hominin is affective. The question is whether Debate team is meant to prepare you for real life, or meant to give you a taste of what real life should be.

[@wolepyro9779]

I LOVE HER I wish I had a teacher like her in elementary school

[@mahirrahman7]

Wu's voice is so tender and smoother than a fresh jar of Skippy

[@amadeuis1]

Damn it. Don't cut out at the peak of her debate. Ugh 😭 This is what I get for not having a TV or WiFi

[@riribiah1277]

You can watch it for free online too

[@jmehd]

Oh my god it’s Gupta! Love that guy lol

[@TheGotaru]

Scrolled too far down to find this comment! Damn I miss the gang... Manmeet too

[@blindpeopledostuff3587]

Girl every grade had something specific to them. They should start one for his grade if they wanted one.

[@richu709]

I never even knew this show existed?! it's awesome

[@L3lpop]

This scene did more to teach me about debate than the four years of high school debate I took. My teacher was Terrible.

[@skinkscat]

This is perfect. I've been wanting to start a speech and debate club at my school

[@albertchen2020]

0:41 It's actually a good teacher!

[@diannenasibog3692]

When she said doogie howser i lost it 💀

[@Leotique]

Now that's a good teacher, he knew how to handle with people with big egos.

[@jdrancho1864]

Liked the guy in 'Outsourced", glad to see him getting regular gigs. Should get more.

[@avradgaming3225]

DeBaTe iS oNlY fOr FiFtH gRaDeRs me clearly seeing smol children that look even younger than evan in the back row of seats 👁️👄👁️

[@OvSpP]

This is how she became the professor in crazy Rich Asians.

[@LawFarrell]

If you're as old as me you get that Doogie Howser joke! With that serious face! 🤣🤣🤣

[@blurdreamer]

that teacher flawlessly transition from being shame situation to teaching,

[@unifieddynasty]

>Implying Asian parents will argue with teachers rather than siding with teachers against their kids >Implying Asian parents will use their rhetorical skill to help their kids rather than the bamboo stick

[@sheflashedus]

did she just compareed her kid to Mozart. lol

[@sheflashedus]

look every parent think their kid is Mozart. they are not.

[@justforthecommentinglol9955]

ParanormalG&CAV Age has nothing to do with art :)

[@Red_Bishop]

I'm more interested that she compared her son to Doogie Howser 😆

[@feliciaff1009]

What's wrong with that?

[@priyalllthak]

argument by analogy.

[@angryretailbanker5103]

I know I'm echoing the sentiments of practically every comment here, but I really love how they wrote the teacher. Normally, a scene like this would have had her debate the debate teacher into submission, thus making the viewer wonder how this fraud even got his job. But the writers were savvy enough instead to run with the premise of the scene, having him understand her debate tactics and point them out to the class, using her to teach the students in a live environment. I know I'll be the 544th person to say "That's really great writing!", but that really is great writing.

[@thewhitene9746]

Ngl, the guy played good. When she tried to make fun of him , he used that an example

[@OwenRona]

Jessica: think of all the young prodigies throughout history: Mozart, Joan of Arc ... “ Me: Good points Jessica: “... Doogie Howser.” Me: OMG LOL 😂

[@avdhutjoshi676]

I saw one episode of this on a plane and I honestly thought it was a 90's sitcom

[@hryank33]

Avdhut Joshi It supposed to happen in 90s.

[@continuousself-improvement1879]

The setting is in the 90s.

[@robang3473]

Thumbs up for the tv production team, they make you thought this is happen in the 90s

[@cowboybeboop9420]

This is how this would have gone in my country....... Mother: My son bla-bla-bla Teacher: Madam please leave the class. Mother: No Teacher: This is not a debate. Call security.

[@eugene188]

man i need to finish watching this show. it so good.

[@DarkZerol]

"Doogie Howser" 🤣

[@lovesunshinegirl7681]

" HOW ABOUT MOTHER VERSUS FOOL?"

[@sorexlozen8968]

I love this actress so much.

[@Ngan.marianguyen]

That was such a good scene!

[@Nikita-ky4sm]

It really was.😊

[@papillonvu]

I want to see the rest of this!!!

[@tyecook9630]

I would debate or converse in any way possible just to keep a conversation alive with her!

[@samholmes3910]

Jessica is an amazing character 🤣🤩

[@princeofjinhae]

I love her she is amazing

[@AJ-ei9xf]

"How bout Mother VS Fool?"

[@buangihrangchal2509]

Love her youngest son. He s soo cute nd smart

[@ayushpoolovadoo2133]

Does anyone else not recognise that debate teacher as Gupta from Outsourced?!

[@duckyducky8912]

Yup This really brings back Memory and is kinda awkward at the same time

[@Beacon342]

Oh, so you don't care about these kids at all? You just do what your boss tells you to? Teachers:. Well, that first part is a bit of a broad brush but the last part, yeah, pretty much.

[@adamsanchez222]

Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity. -The Word of God

[@miyukheinctindahouse3614]

I love her 😂😂😄

[@timothyahn2006]

Constance Wu is just so fine even at 40 years old

[@DxvinderSingh1699]

0:07 cue the good the bad and the ugly stand off theme

[@Netherwolf6100]

Props to the teacher for using an ornery mother as his example stooge.

[@hub3rty]

0:48 WRITE THAT DOWN! WRITE THAT DOWN!

[@gracechen4676]

I feel like this is my mom in an argument.

[@joeking5679]

In real life the teacher would be like what the hell are you doing interrupting my class lady, get out!

[@error2.027]

Sadly the show might be canceled do to Constance Wu Stating she was disappointed when the season was renewed

[@harinijayasankar8884]

wait.....she said that?!!

[@donnachibobini6487]

I think I’ll binge watch this

[@IsaacandKaylin]

0:34 It was at this moment that he knew he messed up

[@debbieharracksingh4124]

Hi guys its me from the show on the desk sitting down

[@livviepie8339]

“ extraordinary gift *gasp*- “ *video ends*

[@joexaeraven6051]

The teacher appeared once on the big bang theory as a resident in the building where Sheldon, Leonard and Penny lives.

[@ufo717212]

Brilliant!

[@guyver441]

0:35 SHOTS FIRED!! 😶

[@tongkatali7643]

You are the debate teacher, defend your rules.

[@knightarmor6981]

I want to see more😭😭😭😭

[@abhdoplrou]

I love her so much

[@Strawberrygoldd]

I’ve literally got a mattress advertisement on this page

[@lokilorena5545]

I wish my mother can fight like that.... I mean my Asian mom just screams and shout in an argument until she wins LOL we call her the "Tiger Dragon".... And she sometimes teach me that method so I can imagine the neighbors call me "Baby TD"😂

[@SuyashSharma8]

I just saw fresh off the boat became a Ted Talk

[@jsong21]

omg i love her so much

[@AyubuKK]

Jessica is great!

[@princesskillasis1602]

Nah this we all need and this is what we all think about Senior school in the uk lets have this

[@cordeliachang6443]

This is why I love Asian moms

[@jia9420]

When u just lost your debate this thursday

[@PS987654321PS]

She should take it up with the Principal or the school board rather than attempt to humiliate and bully a teacher.

[@cheshirenevande4701]

also true. The principal would be the one to go to, but Hollywood has never concerned itself with an accurate portrayal of the bureaucratic bullshit in school.

[@PS987654321PS]

@@cheshirenevande4701 This Asian woman represents everything that is wrong with society

[@1AmSwapnil]

Which movie/series is this? Someone pls tell me

[@no.3462]

Swapnil Pandey fresh off the boat

[@Henlarious]

HAAHAAHAA MATTRESS STORE!!! 😂😂😂😂

[@ayohitmanbang5093]

THIS IS THE BEST

[@imranazahari2351]

I bet the teacher is cheaper than her. He basically made her teach the class for free. My man’s on another level