Academic All-rounder Pillows

"I was desperate, dear. I had to find a way to teach and do all my required publishing."

"Ya know, 'DUH' can be a very hurtful word."

"Do you want to play doctorate?"

'Reading, writing and arithmetic are important, son. Someday you might sign autographs for money.'

Grad School Parent-Teacher Conference

"E=MC² Energy=Milk·Coffee²"

"Finally, after years of work, irrefutable proof that I'm a nerd."

"Studies show that children of immigrants are more likely to to take advanced math and science courses and more likely to take advanced placement tests in preparation for college."

"There's something weird about Emily. She actually likes school!"

"Yes Dad, I passed math and now I'm passing chemistry and physics."

"I had all the right answers, but I had them in the wrong order."

"A student skipped a model U.N. meeting – now he's claiming diplomatic immunity."

'You need an education or you will wind up in some fast food place.'

Scarcity

Exam

"So, what's gonna be your favorite class?"

'What's play?'

'I really crammed last night.'

'May I be excused? I just checked my college investment portfolio online, and I feel sick.'

"I'd like to thank my parents and my creditors for making this possible."

"It started with a simple case of peer-review."

His Master's Thesis.

"I was planning to grow old with Matthew Nelson, but it looks like I'll be growing old with my algebra teacher."

Congratulations! All that cramming paid off.

"She's a show dog...purebred, of course." "That's great! My guy's a Sanskrit scholar...wrote for the Harvard Lampoon."

'She flunked me, but I plea-bargained my way up to a C-plus!'

Super Student

"I lettered in spelling."

Examinations.

'It's time to move out when Mom says...'

'May I say it's a great pleasure to present my work to such a distinquished assembly of my colleagues.'