School Life Sage Pillows

The first day of school is always filled with crazy emotions. Joy and trauma. Triumph and failure. Frustration and disappointment. And that's just dealing with my cruddy new locker.

"It was just after we both became Junior School teachers that we decided not to have children of our own."

Ethics exam cheater.

I should be a writer when I grow up...

"I will not lick the principal, I will not lick the principal, I will not lick the principal, I will not lick the principal, I will not lick the principal."

"Don't even interact with him. He just likes to say 'Kalamazoo.'"

"If a third grader knows the answer, how much of a problem can it really be?"

A=Pi r 2, 'All this stuff about 'pie are square' makes me HUNGRY!'

"Sorry. I just find rotating my head helps me to relax during the test."

"Yeah, I got into trouble, but I think the principal really enjoyed my rendition of 'I Did It My Way.'"

"Have you been eating the paste again, Todd?"

"This was a wicked-hard test. I'm pretty sure everybody got a bad grade."

"In economics, I got an IOU."

'Right, who threw that?' (giant pupil in class).

'Wow! That's some growth spurt!'

"He said he doesn't want to see me in his office again..."

"By reading my note, you acknowledge having read and agreed to my Privacy Policy and Terms of Use."

"The teacher expects too much of me. She wants me to give it the old college try, and I'm only in grade school."

"I'm sorry. I don't have yours. My dog ate your homework."

'I'll give your note to my parents but our family policy is to never negotiate with terrorists.'

"Do you think that will count as our 'Fifteen minutes of fame'?"

"If wisdom comes with age, what are we doing here at eight and a half?"

"I got all 'Cs', but I call that an 'A' report card...'A' for 'Average.'"

"Right...you're all in detention until we find out who put the chameleon on the tartan rug!"

"I'm the Class Clown fish."

"Peach fuzz. How does a nectarine know when it reaches puberty?"

Caution May Contain Nuts.

"There are no croutons. I use tater tots on my salad."

The Ekert Saga: 'Ah, another week of school begins...might as well try to make the most of it!...You're crampin' my style, Ekert.'

"Being the smartest girl in third grade is going to Melinda's head."

"You said mindfulness could help us do well on the test, so I filled it up with as much as I could last night."

'Do you have any books on controlling little monsters?'

'We're doing the right thing, Bob, Let Andy solve problems with bullies at school his own way,,,'

'I would love to run for class president, but I'm concerned about the vetting process. I once faked sleep during nap time in pre-school.'