Schoolwork Superstar Pillows

"Let's work really hard today—your parents are eager for deliverables."

"Could I ask just one question?"

Exam

"It's not fair! I only got 100 on my English test!"

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

"I've outgrown my backpack."

"I started a collection!"

'What I did on my summer vacation: I wrote about what I had done the rest of the year.'

'The dog ate my homework -- I thought maybe you could X-ray him.'

"I got an 'A' - and all my research was from infomercials."

'Yeah, I don't have trouble remembering my times tables, but I stink at algebra...'

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

"I got an 'A' for my anti-gravity science project!"

"Hey, there's Sara, padding her college-entrance résumé!"

"That's lovely darling, but I don't think that's what your teacher meant when she asked you to draw your family tree..."

Child finding school too hard.

Bigger Brain

'Between the school assignments, sports classes, and dance lessons, I hardly have any time to spend with my dolls.'

'Child labor laws don't apply to homework, Jimmy.'

'I have a math test tomorrow, Sir, and I could use a godsend multiplicationwise.'

Child stands on Math help books to reach blackboard.

"Great! I've finally mastered all my competencies and my teachers still have most of their hair."

"I got an A in not being annoying!"

"I got the highest grade in the class, except the giraffe."

"We started learning about units of measurement in math class, but I don't really understand it, so I've got an acre of homework to do."

'Straight A's. That means good.'

Waiting for the results.

"My parents didn't write it--they just tweaked it."

'Right now my plate's full juggling school and parents.'

"My dad ate my homework."

"It helps to read a grade level ahead!"

"Your school report is brilliant! It's going straight into the fireproof box for safe keeping..."

The chosen few

Pandemic-parenting