'Abbott Elementary' is a love song to Philly
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Wednesday's season premiere of "Abbott Elementary" was more flashy than usual. The show has won critical acclaim and three Emmys. It's about a fiscally challenged elementary school in South Philadelphia. The new season opener took me aback with the crowded tailgating barbecue in the school parking lot the week before the new school year started.
Gritty, the Philadelphia Flyers mascot, will be the opening night guest star on the new show.
This week Melissa is taking on extra students in her new third grade class. It's part of what "Abbott Elementary" viewers have gotten used to. The series is about teaching and learning. It teaches us to give people time to figure themselves out. "Ted Lasso" has been encouraging this in its followers. Apple TV+’s hit soccer comedy is also about teachers. I love them both. But I'm rooting harder for the folks in the teachers” lounge. They keep defying the odds.“Abott Elementary is a show about learning and teaching. it's about giving people space to find out themselves.