Rethinking Education Paths Mugs

'Not getting into university is not going to stop me doing the things I hoped to do...'

"Look, son, real estate."

'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.'

'Do you feel as foolish as I do, having a conference with Billy's teaching machine?'

"I have a question: does intersectionality take into account that frequent power outages in my country may not allow me to sit through this webinar?"

'What do I do for a living?? Isn't it obvious?'

School of Baristas

'You're at that awkward age where the others have figured out that you're a drone and you don't do anything.'

"Now that we have ESSA, does that mean we can start leaving children behind again?"

'They're praying the school doesn't find out that they've been pretending to be religious.'

'Private schools are really expensive these days - Why don't you home-school him?'

The Joys of Retraining

"Sometimes I wish I went to a magnet school."

"Dad, tell me about the birds and the bees and safeguards."

Mum and Dad had a hell of a job getting me into this school.

Your Best Years/Your Uncertain Future

'Is this a wise policy, Ms Yomp- denying condoms to students with the poorest grades?'

There are lessons to be learned from lockdown

"Being in education, I'm very athletic — I'm a political football, a punching bag, and a hurdle jumper."

'The best advice for new teachers is to listen to students with your ears and your heart.'

Mature people marching up the 're-entry ramp' towards a teachers cap

"I didn't want the family business but ten years ago on take-your-child-to-work day my father wouldn't let me go home again."

"I paid for my MBA as a Mexican wrestler."

GET YOUR G. E. D. 50 CENTS

'Grandpa, what was the biggest upgrade you saw when you went to school?'

'You can be replaced by teaching software, you know!'

"I'm sorry my Boy, but you're just not built for a career in Law"

'Your best hope to make money is suing someone.'

'Excuse me, sir, are you with those 'orrible student protestors?'

The Usual Retirement or Wild Thing

'Stop moaning Simon, we picked you the best school in the area.'

'Anyway, I'm off to uni now Dorothy, catch you later babe!!'

"The typical arc - child prodigy, boy wonder, flash in the pan."

"Yes, I am going back to school. How did you guess?"