Education Committee Member Mugs

'Take this mission statement back to the committee and tell them to rework it. I'd like it to mention education.'

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

Toy Shops and Educated Children

'The reason the core curriculum seems so ambiguous is that we dot really have a core curriculum.'

'Hanson - committee of four.'

'What we need is a decision, not more foot-dragging.'

"The state of graduates literacy levels is shoking and both my colleegs agrree that there maths isn't much better."

"Hold everything! I just thought up a terrific loophole!"

'It may not be our usual business lunch, but it will sure impress the hell out of the budget committee.'

'There's an absence of leadership in this authority,we need to explore the possibility of thinking about setting up a sub-committee to look into it.'

'Okay, let's go over this again: You tell me your great ideas, I repeat them back to you, then you tell me I have a great idea and I get all the credit for it!'

'Child labor laws don't apply to homework, Jimmy.'

"There's no need to go round the table - I know who I am."

Plain English group.

"The vote is tied. Half of us think the proposed plan is astoundingly asinine, and the other half finds it stupid beyond belief. Let's try to find a middle ground here, people!"

"All those in favor Retweet."

"The Board just wants to be sure you're well supported."

"The steering-committee three are we. Run it by us, and we'll see."

Go to M.I.T., they said. You'll do great things, they said.

'The legislation HR2109 would increase state aid to education. Ask not for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for you.'

"Not only should science be Bible-based, Creationism, but also math, Roman numerals!"

'That's it, in a nutshell.'

'My father says, these intelligence tests are biased towards the intelligent.'

'Excellent - it's unanimous!'

"The first goal of our ad hoc committee should be to learn Latin."

"They make us learn reading, writing, and arithmetic to prepare us for a world of videotapes, computer terminals and calculators."

'Remind me again, Dad. Why did you want me to get that college degree?'

"I suppose the first thing to do is form an escape committee."

Cover Design for the Savoy (No. 7)- the Eternal Problem of Youth and Pedantry

Senate ethics committee - no fatties!

'Going to school is NOT an abusive relationship!'

"Maybe school's a good thing... I mean...where else do hundreds of people with similar backgrounds come together under one roof...all following a daily routine...with guidance and supervision to better themselves and society? Ya know...besides prison?"

"What I do is create elegant solutions for problems that don't exist."

iDeasy

"Thanks a bunch. I'll just run these by our committee and pass them along."