Academic Enthusiast Mugs

'First, you have to get their attention.'

'He teaches, he researches and he writes.'

Dogs are in line waiting to take the 'S.A.T' test..

"I hear we're all getting valentines from Lawrence Summers."

'That's it?'

'Class dismissed. And, remember, if you want to help with my tenure, 'like' me on Facebook.'

'After being here for more than forty years - as undergraduate, graduate student instructor, professor - what saddens me most is that this was not the college of my choice.'

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

Max Weber

My child could be a honor student if he tried harder.

'Fortunately, I'm not driven by a deep need for validation.'

Emile Durkheim

"In conclusion, I hope you all make plenty of money to donate to your alma mater."

Scarcity

"I can't wait to get to school! I love the joy of meeting a challenge, of reaching my goals and then over-achieving! What could be better than that?"

Cambridge Dons Researching Gravity.

"School is loverly this time of year."

"But I'm not ready to go yet!"

"Our daughter wanted to be an art major here and this was the only way Linda and I could steer her to the accounting program."

"Books help her with her school-withdrawal symptoms."

'Maybe I'd get better grades, Dad, if you came up with some kind of stimulus package.'

Running Late

"These days, professor it's "T.V. punditry or perish.""

Pleased dog - 'I told you GCSE's were getting easier.'

'Are a fool and his money still 'soon parted' if it's figured on a pro forma basis?'

'Ah! Doctor Fallot! I've read your tetralogy! Very Stimulating!'

"If a stock falls in the market, and it had no investors, does it really lose its value?"

Grad School Parent-Teacher Conference

"Would you like me to annotate that for you?"

Pirate boy reciting the alphabet

"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."

I will study my speling words...

'As a beginning teacher, you know you come here prepared to teach and become a good teacher. As you gain experience, you will learn that you also come here to care and become a great teacher.'

Burning the midnight oil.

Postgraduates A group of posts on their way to class.