Facing Academic Challenges Gifts

"You shouldn't blame your father for the 'F'...you should do assignments yourself!"

"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!'

"Can you change this quiz grade from an A to a C? I like to keep expectations low until I blow my parents' mind by acing the final exam."

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

'She flunked me, but I plea-bargained my way up to a C-plus!'

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

"I was planning to grow old with Matthew Nelson, but it looks like I'll be growing old with my algebra teacher."

"Aren't you the estate agent who sold us this house?"

'And from this point follow me very carefully.'

'I had no idea there would be a test.'

An Archeologic Dig

Your granddaughter is studying for SATs. Oh really? Ahem! What did you get on your practice tests? Drool.

"They called me Dumbo. A memoir of redemption."

"Don't pull any wisdom teeth. I need all the help I can get in school."

"Shouldn't you be studying?

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

"Well, I guess the bubble has burst over at Phillips Rodny Associates."

'The ‘class clown' thing is my fault. I totally misjudged the crowd.'

"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."

'At least you won't have to worry about the rising costs of a college education.'

"You belong to a Dungeons and Dragons group, you're a committed Goth, and you're failing Medieval History?!"

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

PEP TALKS!

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

'The good news is that you don't have any long-term memory loss. The bad news is it's all MIDTERM memory loss.'

'...no you can't phone a friend!'

'You thought I'd gone out of business? What gave you that idea?'

"What say we make this one of those 'some days you get the bear' days?"

"The Big Bad Wolf Bank has served us with foreclosures."

'Don't know what else to do. The medication obviously isn't working.'

'I probably won't be asked to be the first brain donor.'

'You're in Graduate School now. I think it's high time I stopped doing your home work.'

"Cancel Culture."