The Council Meeting is preparing to vote Miss Stacey out of her job, when suddenly, she appears in person:

Mrs Lynde: "Miss Stacey - we are conducting a meeting. I don't recall your presence being requested."

Miss Stacey: "Indeed, my presence was NOT requested, but I feel I have a right to speak on my own behalf. It would be easier on all of us ... if I left. You cannot imagine that I want to cause dissent in your community or that I appreciate being accused of purposefully  doing so. I'm here tonight because I asked myself a question that I ask you now: 'What is the most important thing to focus on regarding your children's education? Petty jealousy? Prejudice? Fear?

The important question to ask yourelves is: 'Are your children learning?' I believe the answer is 'Yes'."

(Anne: "We have to hurry ....")

Miss Stacey: "Change is uncomfortable, because the future's unknown. Yet the future is riding in fast - like a train. And to the best of my ability I am here to bring your children forward to meet it. I understand; my methods are unusual, but hands-on learning and active engagement have proven more effective than rote memorization. Why not encourage them to think for themselves? Why teach only what has come before? Recently, someobody dreamed the telegraph, electricity, the steam engine. Not that long ago, I bet that train travel felt too fast, a dangerous innovation, but can you imagine your lives without it now? Dreamers change the world. Curious minds propel us foward. My intention is to build strong students, with bright futures - not just for them, but for everyone. That is why I'm here."

LONG PAUSE, then the children burst into the chamber carrying their potato electricity generators:

Anne: "What you've just witnessed is the effect of Miss Stacey's methods in action. She taught us about electricity, but she also showed  us the spirit of enthusiasm and curiosity that we needed to make this happen. Miss Stacey is an inspiration. We learned more from her in a week than we learned in a year.

Tell me, and I forget. Teach me, and I remember. Involve me, and I learn. Different isn't bad. It's just not the same."

Matthew: "There's always .... another way ... to look at things."

Gilbert: "I returned to Avonlea because I needed what has always been here, but why would I stay if I can't grow? Miss Stacey supports my ambition to become a doctor. I believe that she is our chance to help us realise our dreams and become more than we are now."

Marilla: "As someone who lived without change for the bulk of my life, and then had great change thrust upon me, I can attest that it is the only way to grow and learn."

Mrs. Lynde: "Let's put this to a vote. All in favour of keeping Miss Stacey?"