When his students seem reluctant to attend the holiday dance, Gabe looks for ways to boost their confidence — until he learns what the real issue is.

Gabe overcompensates after a parent calls him out for having a favorite student. Tony wheels and deals to inflate his scores on faculty peer reviews.

To connect or disconnect? That's the question Gabe asks when his class receives new tablet devices. Mikey tries to overcome his shyness with Marisol.

Gabe meddles in Marisol's relationship with her estranged father, and a yoga class unleashes Paula's pent-up feelings over her upcoming college reunion.

To counter his students' pessimism about the future, Gabe makes them create vision boards of what they want in life, an assignment he takes to heart.