Academic Struggle Gifts

"I didn't finish the proof but I did write this poem about my struggle."

"It says 'break glass' but it doesn't say what glass!'

''C-minus'? ??" Do you know how long it took me to find and download this term paper?'

"O.K., time's up. Pencils down."

"Sorry mum, but I just don't get the decimal system..."

"In economics, I got an IOU."

"I'd rather eat your homework."

"Excuse me, Professor. I think I might have spotted a flaw in your theory!"

'I know the answer. I just need a moment to come to grips with it.'

'Can you debunk my essay?'

'And from this point follow me very carefully.'

'But do you realize what this report cart will do to my self-esteem?'

"Homework! Homework! Homework! I'll be doing this for hours! Talk about a misspent youth."

"I'm terrible taking tests, too. I always freeze."

"Shouldn't you be studying?

"That's what I get for using artificial intelligence."

'My mind was a million miles away today, but that wasn't far enough.'

"Baldo, I'm proud of you for admitting you were wrong, but remember...a man who makes no mistakes usually does not make anything."

Modern Studying

"Baldo, you need to hit those books!"

"Other than being sent to the principal's office, my detention, and three day suspension, school was good."

"If it makes any difference, it's a remarkable piece of plagiarism."

Gone for Broke College

'I've gotten over my fear of tests, but now I seem to have developed studying anxiety.'

'I've been learning a lot, but I do terribly on tests.'

'I wish I could fast forward today...'

'Sir, I was wondering if I could get an extension on my paper?'

"I feel sorry for kids these days - they're always being tested for something"

"It's the whole kindergarten thing, Mom. I'm alone in there, swimming with the sharks."

'If my grades don't improve, I don't know what'll happen. Maybe they'll offer me a buyout.'

'How did you do on the plane geometry exam?' - 'I'm back to square one.'

"Mr. Murillo couldn't understand how I could make so many mistakes. So I told him that you helped me write it."

"Did you know that people with four-year degrees earn twice as much as people with high school degrees?"

"I'm searching my family history in hopes of finding some generational trauma or institutionalized oppression that would explain whole I'm failing all my courses."