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Moral Values for Dummies

'So, just how long were you at the School of Hard Knocks?'

Graduation day at the school of hard knocks.

University of Hard Knocks

Starting School

"Oh indeed I did: I went feral for a year when I was young. It taught me a lot about the world, but about myself too..."

"Of course I still do stupid stuff. But now much slower and with far less frequency and zeal."

Teacher has two boxes: "Book Smart" and "Street Smart"

Eternal Student.

"There's something weird about Emily. She actually likes school!"

'X is unknown? Even to somebody with all your education?'

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

Water the hydrangeas twice a week and trim as needed. The bromeliad only needs to be high-fived on Saturday, but you can give it high and low fives anytime you have a spare moment. Just, whatever you do, don't give it a "too slow" or it will turn inward and begin shutting down.

"Winning isn't everything, Josh. Not being the reason your team loses is everything."

'I did it all from memory.'

'School of hard knocks.'

"I learned one thing today. Attitude trumps aptitude!"

"I might have to go to school forever because the more I know the more I know I don't know."

'At first it's just kindergarten, but then mission creep takes over and you're in college.'

"A man never stands so tall, son, as when he stoops to pick up a quarter."

Learning.

Lion Tamers School - Lion licking his lips examiner marking a fail

"If you do well in your first practicum, you can move on to teaching real children."

"If animals can be cloned, why can't homework be cloned?"

'Want to hear something scary? This is the third time this week I've gotten off the bus and still remember what I've learned.'

'I'm sorry Timmy, but if I keep going for help, you'll never learn to take care of yourself,'

'I wanted to ask you about life-experience credit.'

"I wouldn't mind...But he's the teacher."

'I need to learn a trade... so I know what kind of work I'm out of.'

'Miss, I think I've learnt all I can too.'

'There's one app we can't give you ... aptitude.'

"I'm doing all I can to make the little things count."

'The trouble with education is everyone knows how to teach, but nobody knows how to learn.'

'If i had my life to live over again... I'd make the same mistakes sooner'

'After being here for more than forty years - as undergraduate, graduate student instructor, professor - what saddens me most is that this was not the college of my choice.'