Learning Rebel Gifts

'Being home-schooled means I can be a runaway and a dropout at the same time.'

"Have you been on the moon again, young man?"

Little girl dangling from her horse track.

"No, I really thought each sentence ended with an emoji!"

Thinks he's too cool for school.

'Is that where you keep the banned books?'

'It all started when he tried to assemble a backyard gym without reading the instructions.'

'What are the other nonconformists wearing this year?'

"I sincerely hope you learned a lesson this time, Mark. Drawing cartoons on your homework will get you nowhere in life."

'Before we start, I'd like legal representation.'

Computer Class.

"I put the speed on reckless. . ."

"Did you read my review on Amazon? Four out of four people found it helpful."

'But Father, I don't want to study space time temporal theories in relation to collapsing pulsars, I want to do my own thing!'

'What's the point of a bookmakers if there's nowhere left that sells books?'

'I wasn't playing hooky -- I was fleeing the deteriorating public school system.'

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

"So basically you're telling us that you make the youngest of your species sit in a room for twelves years and that is an education. . . you're kidding, right?"

End school zone. Start unschool zone.

'I've been doing well in school lately, so I think I'm entitled to some dumbing down.'

"Mom, Dad, college changed me."

'In my opinion the series should have stopped after the first 3 books.'

"Do I get to lawyer up before I see the Principal?"

'Can I go home now, before I get overeducated?'

'Going to school is NOT an abusive relationship!'

'You got everyfink Bruv? Stink bombs, pea shooter, dead frogs . . .'

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

'Are you ready for me to read the instructions yet?'

"EINSTEIN! Stop fooling around and pay attention...."

Who...what...why...when...where...whatever...

'You expect me to play with educational toys during SUMMER VACATION?'

'I assume this is a fictionalized version of your algebra homework.'

'Sorry, I can't talk now, Mr. Harris, I'm texting right now! I'll take whatever punishment you want to give me.'

"Why always a book report? Why not ever a TV show report?"

"Grandma, this is now how some schools say obey the rules."