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Adult Courses. It's so hard keeping the information from different classes separate! I'm talking film history and psychology. I failed a test because I said a "psychopath" is the walkway Norman Bates took home. I also confused geography and aeronautics. I said the "great plains" are located at an Air Force testing base in the California desert. My worst nightmare was confusing the thinks ti learned in driver's education and statistics. But at least I now know it's driving where you must st

Grad School Parent-Teacher Conference

Eternal Student.

Postgraduates A group of posts on their way to class.

'Desert island cartoons - and you?'

"I'm beginning to regret taking this job at the local playgroup."

Interdisciplinary studies.

Continuing education.

'I started out as a teacher's pet, and then it kind of snowballed.'

Miss, how do you spell "acceptable"? I've Googled every "e" and can't find it.

Paranormal A-Z...

"Three more years of high school."

'I'm supposed to take a geography test and I can't find the right room!'

Type A Freshman - changed courses four times, got a job, organized a protest, quit the job, plans to take second semester abroad.

"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,'

"Philosophy Department. Why may I direct your call?"

Conflating Science and Grammar. The boy threw the ball. What grammatical role does "ball" play in this sentence? An object in motion!

"I want a top education, but don't milk me dry with school fees."

'Add the numbers, divide by how many numbers you've added and there you have it-the average amount of minutes you sleep in class each day.'

"Maybe he's so sad that he's leaving us to go to college that he actually looks happy. Please don't ruin it for me with reality."

'I made a good grade in creative writing, but I didn't do very well in creative spelling.'

"I don't have my law degree yet but I've got an internship down in cell block 'D'."

Congratulations! All that cramming paid off.

"This is a test. This is only a test. IF this had been the real world it'd be your job you'd be fighting for, not a letter of the alphabet."

'I like the history professor but I think he's mired in the past.'

'Of course, I'm argumentative.. I'm PRE-LAW, for goodness sake!'

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

'You don't have to worry about my future any more -- I just downloaded an entire college education!'

'My name is Jeremy and I approved this message.'

Rita's PhD defense wasn't going well."

'This scholarship application is great. You must have received an A in creative writing.'

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

Teacher: 'As an adult you'll probably only use a quarter of what you're taught at school - which brings us to fractions.'