Scholarly Spirit Mugs

"I'm afraid I'm a work in progress - 2 grades forward and 1 grade back."

The only way to see the world is to see the world

"I figure I have about 20 years of school to go."

Don't you see, Kreutzer? That's why we have all this literature. So you won't duplicate an experiment that's already been done, and there's no reason at all why you should be duplicating Smedly's experiments. After all, he shares a lab with you.

'Isn't that wonderful? We both suffer from intellectual angst!'

'The mask?... Oh, I always try to obscure my face a little, at parties. Just to give the other guys a fighting chance.'

Nervous Student

"As you can see from the books behind me, I pretend to read a lot of books."

'Good news Mom. I was accepted to the college of your choice.'

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

'After what you said about mine, guess whose Mum has just found in the attic?'

"And I'd recommend this book to anyone in the market for a free plush toy."

'Fortunately, I'm not driven by a deep need for validation.'

"She's always been a quick learner."

Medical Student

Obama in schools.

"He doesn't like dinosaurs."

Academics at the Beach

'I represent the Lilliput High School basketball team.'

"Sure, Mom's eager to get us back to school, but she could have stopped the car!"

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

My teacher says I ask too many questions.

'Mrs. Wayne was so excited about getting her masters in physical science, she took a quantum leap!'

Divinity School - Authorized Parsons Only

"It does seem like a school-approved activity."

Start of the school year

"Photons have mass, but their rest mass is zero."

'I think it's finally accurate to say that literally everyone is misusing the word 'literally'.'

Kid Reads "The Little Tibetan Book Of The Dead"

"Teaching gets easier the further you get from the class room."

'Where do you see yourself not getting tenure in seven years?'

The dream works when the team works