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Gordo has built a brain for his science project. He asks Lizzie to put her name on the brain and turn it in as her own work. The teacher gives Lizzie an "A+" for the brain. Gordo is angry, and his brain explodes. Little brother Matt decides to go hip hop. He changes his name to M-Dogg, and will not talk to anyone who calls him Matt.

Lizzie McGuire

Lizzie's career aptitude test result shows she will be a cosmetologist. But she wants an interesting job that lets her live in a nice place, travel a lot, and still have plenty of time for her baby twins. She lets Gordo use her name for his brain project. The teacher gives her "A+", and then accuses her of plagiarism. She also gets to think about what kind of mind tricks her parents and teachers play on her in order to make her learn things in life.

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Miranda Sanchez

Miranda's career aptitude test result shows she's going to be a Sea, Air, Land special warfare commando of the US Navy. But she doesn't really want to get up early, or to get her hair wet. Also, she wants to make a lot of money. So she tries to figure out a way to get out of this Navy SEAL thing. When Lizzie gets into trouble, Miranda realizes she has Lizzie's life in her hands. She also lets Lizzie stand on her shoulders.

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Gordo

Gordo has built a brain for the science project. He asks Lizzie to put her name on the brain, turn it in and get the "A+" grade it deserves. He does this because he believes Mr Pettus hates him, and will not grade his work fairly. Gordo's career aptitude test result says he will have a career that requires him to count up to twenty one. Then he hears that he has the extraordinary potential to do anything he wants, and that he is not doomed to be a Blackjack dealer.

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Mr Pettus

Mr Pettus is the science teacher. When he tells a joke, nobody laughs. He tells Gordo why he's been giving him "B" grades. He says this is his technique to keep Gordo from sitting back and just coasting. He thinks Gordo has the potential to do anything. So he uses this technique to motivate him and to elevate him, hoping that his reach will always exceed his grasp and that he will fulfil his extraordinary potential.

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M-Dogg

Matt decides he wants to stand out from the crowd. He wants to change his name. He wants something cool, something street, something different. He announces that he does not want to be called Matt any more, because there are four guys named Matt in his class. He wants to be called M-Dogg because it feels more "me". He puts on a do-rag . He also walks & talk Snoop Dog style.

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Mum Jo, Dad Sam

Mom Jo remembers she took the career aptitude test. The test result showed that she was supposed to be a rock 'n roll diva with a world-renowned shoe collection. Dad Sam also took the test. It showed that he has untapped mechanical ability. When Matt decides to be called M-Dogg, Jo and Sam decide that he should call them Mew Mew and Dee Dee.

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** Materials developed and written by Dr. Terence Lo from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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