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..."

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

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

"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.'

An Archeologic Dig

"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.'

"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!

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

'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?!"

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

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

'...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?"

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

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

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

"I'm broke, I'm back...and I'm willing to discuss law school."

"Cancel Culture."

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