Cheerful Learner Pillows

"Whoo-hoo! I've wanted to do that for a million years! Man, I love evolution!"

Teacher pointing to P,Q, on board: "OK class, which letter comes next? Redbeard, you should know this."

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

'X is unknown? Even to somebody with all your education?'

"Sarah's grades are excellent. She got A+ in 'Yogi Berra: Philosopher or Fall Guy?,' A in 'Dollars and Scents: An Analysis of Post-Vietnam Perfume Advertising,' A in 'The Final Four as Last Judgment: The N.C.A.A. Tournament from a Religious Perspective,'

'Ah, it's so precious to witness a child learn how government actually works...'

Grade 2 Cellist

"I'm still pre-literate."

'What did I learn in school today? You'd better sit down.'

'I did it all from memory.'

"Quantum Physics"? How am I going to learn all of this stuff? A bit at a time?

Learn to play the violin in one weekend - 'This isn't working! It's Saturday evening already and I've only got as far as holding it properly...'

Education and Apprenticeships

"I can't believe it...school starts in two weeks!"

'I think the computer has a crush on me. It asked me to remain after class.'

'And from this point follow me very carefully.'

"If animals can be cloned, why can't homework be cloned?"

"If you do well in your first practicum, you can move on to teaching real children."

'I'm afraid I still have more questions than answers.'

"In pre-school I was an overachiever. Now, in first grade, math is threatening my reputation."

"I've learned from the past. Now can we move on?"

"What do you mean, it's not an educational toy? I'd have to learn to ride it!"

"I'm doing all I can to make the little things count."

Young Galileo

'There's one app we can't give you ... aptitude.'

'I will now read the results of my experiments in fruit genetics. . .'

First Piano Lesson

"First the lady asks if I want to take this book...then she says I have to bring it back in two weeks!"

'OK Sheldon - which part of the Unified Field Theory do you not understand?'

Global Education

'To better prepare you for the future, I've replaced the letters in your alphabet soup with Chinese ones.'

The Book Club

"Please, Ms. Sweeney, may I ask where you're going with all this?"

'...Or not.'

"You have to give the younger colleagues the opportunity to fly on their own."