Inquisitive Student Gifts

"Who has the most power... the president or his wife?"

"What I do is pick up the morning paper, go through it carefully, and then, depending on how I feel about things, I either say the Pledge of Allegiance, stand there and do nothing, or walk out of the classroom."

"If oceans are absorbing more carbon dioxide, why isn't this water fizzy?"

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

'This test doesn't understand me.'

Kid arrives with CCTV camera, saying: 'It followed me home, can we keep it?'

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

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

"A simple note from your mother would have sufficed, Tommy."

'Academic freedom doesn't mean you're free not to study.'

'And from this point follow me very carefully.'

'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?"

"Do I need to know this stuff to get into medical school?"

Young Galileo

"Well, if the test is multiple choice I choose not to take it."

Capital

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

'Why do I have to go to school! Can't you just buy me a smartphone!!'

"I didn't raise my hand. I was just stretching."

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!"

"If you don't wake up and get to work, I'm going to call your mom."

Global Education

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

Essay Paper.

'...Or not.'

'Awesome!'

"What did you learn in school today that I'd object to?"

"Sis, I have to present this in class tomorrow. What would you suggest in terms of theme music?"

"Up the hill to fetch a pail of water" -- Are you sure that's how hydrodynamics works?

Physics 101. An object in motion remaining in motion is an example of what law? Easy come, easy go!

"Stop asking so many questions, or it's right back to Books on Tape for you."

Kid to mom: 'How come I ask so many questions?'