A teacher at a school discovers that one of their students, Jeffy, has been physically aggressive towards another student after someone defecated in the bathroom sink. The teacher threatens to punish the whole class unless the perpetrator confesses. After no one confesses, the teacher makes the class write "I will not poop in the sink" 1,000 times. However, the teacher's plan backfires, and Jeffy beats up another student, resulting in a 10-day suspension.
Jeffy's father is called to the school, and he decides to enroll Jeffy in anger management classes taught by a doctor named Dr. Me. Dr. Me attempts various exercises to help Jeffy manage his anger, including deep breathing, counting to 10, and interacting with a balloon and a cat. However, most of these exercises fail, and Jeffy becomes increasingly agitated.
Dr. Me then tries a different approach called "money therapy," where he insults Jeffy and gives him money each time he doesn't get angry. This approach appears to work, but Dr. Me runs out of money. Jeffy's father asks what can be done to calm Jeffy down, and Dr. Me suggests that they try asking Jeffy what worked best for him. Jeffy says that he liked the money approach but also mentions that the breathing exercise helped.
Here are the key facts from the text:
1. Someone pooped in the sink in the bathroom.
2. The teacher, Chris, got poop on his hands when he went to wash them.
3. Chris is angry and wants to know which student did it.
4. No one admits to pooping in the sink.
5. As a result, the whole class is punished and has to write "I will not poop in the sink" 1,000 times.
6. Jeffy, a student, is told to write 10,000 sentences because he drew a picture and made fun of the teacher.
7. Jeffy is sent to the principal's office.
8. The principal informs Jeffy's father that Jeffy beat up another kid at school.
9. Jeffy is suspended from school for 10 days.
10. Jeffy's father is given the option to enroll Jeffy in anger management classes instead of suspension.
11. A doctor, Dr. Me, is introduced as the one who will be teaching Jeffy anger management classes.
12. Dr. Me tries various exercises with Jeffy to help him manage his anger, including breathing exercises, counting to 10, and pet therapy.
13. Jeffy fails at the breathing exercises and counting to 10, but has some success with pet therapy.
14. Dr. Me then tries "money therapy" with Jeffy, which involves insulting Jeffy and giving him money to stay calm.
15. Jeffy responds well to the money therapy, but it's not a feasible long-term solution.
16. Dr. Me asks Jeffy what helped him calm down the most, and Jeffy says he liked the money thing.
17. Jeffy's father is not happy with the idea of using money to calm Jeffy down.
18. Dr. Me suggests that Jeffy can do a noise to calm himself down when he gets mad, as an alternative to beating people up.