Rita is living in her daughters apartment, working at a burger bar. Molly has sent in a job application on behalf of Rita. It turns out that the job is at the school Rita went to as a teen.

讲述了一名小学女教师的故事。这名女教师同时也是三个孩子的母亲，她需要平衡事业、家庭和爱情三者之间的关系。

Following the life of a very outspoken and rebellious woman, Rita is a school teacher who is competent in the classroom, but seems to need a teacher of her own, when it comes to her personal life.