mr. kirkman. hi, mr. kirkman. i'm mr. evans. this is mrs. evans. how do you do? how do you do? sit down, please. thank you. well, how can i help you folks? well, we came here to complain about our son's grades. oh, that's too bad. you have no idea how often i hear that -- a boy failing. the boy is passing. i'm sorry, folks. there's nothing i can do -- that's right. well, then, what's the problem? his head. whatever you all are putting in here, he's leaving someplace else 'cause he sure ain't bringing it home. yeah, he don't know what happened in 1066. and if you was to put him in a ditch 20 by 30 feet, there ain't no way in the world he could dig himself out. here. look at this. well, now, mr. and mrs. evans, this is a good report -- all c's and an "a" in art. young james is doing well. yeah, but old james want to know how he did it. our son is gonna be facing a tough world pretty soon, and we want to make sure he has a real education. we don't want him pushed through high school like he was going through a three-minute car wash and coming out still wet behind his ears. mr. and