Academics Aficionado Pillows

"I think 'interdisciplinary' means getting a detention from more than one teacher."

"I've always dreamed of being on an academic team like this! It's great that we can all depend on each other!"

"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."

"My answers could be right. Your quiz just asked the wrong questions."

'So...you THINK you have what it takes to be a scientist...?'

Academic Idol - 'Professor Johannsen's paper was zippy. It had robust vocabulary and I almost felt that I could dance to it. I would give it a 7.'

"It's no my fault I got a D. The system is broken."

'And this year's 'Inquisitive Learner Award' goes to...'

Scarcity

Scientists are sexy

Exam

'I appreciate how you feel, but I'm afraid your report card isn't grounds for defamation of character.

Nervous Oral Testing

"That's Brian Eggleston, de facto leader of the playground intelligentsia."

Miss America IQ Pageant

The intellectual.

Non-Creative Writing, Also Known as Plagiarism 101.

"I figured out how to raise my grades."

"Is there any way I could get a dashboard instead of a report card?"

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

"It's not fair! I only got 100 on my English test!"

Super Student

"I've outgrown my backpack."

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

'I'd like to challenge the test.'

"I lettered in spelling."

Examinations.

"You're kidding! You count S.A.T.s?"

"So the secret to getting good grades is to study hard...seems a little extreme!"

'He's got classic form, but if he doesn't improve his grades he won't get into college. He doesn't think.'

"Graduation day at kite flying school."

Pull an all-nighter?

School. Learning is a lifelong process. It's only the graduation ceremonies that end.

"I have a huge Algebra final tomorrow. I know I'm gonna fail."

School. I like solving problems with X's and Y's, so I'll probably go into either math or genetics!