Studying Gifts

"The answer you seek can be found in the syllabus."

'Am I the only one who still enjoys the glide of a perfectly sharpened #2 on a fresh yellow legal pad?'

"Now remember this formula, it's going to be on the test."

'My reading comprehension is so-so, but I do make up for it with my highlighting skills.'

'I didn't write the book report. I downloaded and printed it directly from the Internet, but I did collate and staple it myself.'

''How To Do Well In School Without Studying' is over there in the fiction section.'

'I'd do better if she'd ask questions more closely matching my answers.'

'I really crammed last night.'

'Copy and study this list of text message spelling words. We will have test tomorrow.'

'I've gotten over my fear of tests, but now I seem to have developed studying anxiety.'

"With a good education you can grow up to be anything I want you to be."

'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.'

"And just how do you expect to become a made man, son, without a solid liberal-arts education?"

"The danger with studying anything this closely is that you lose sight of the context."

'No Jimmy! You can't cite Wikipedia as the main source for your assignment!'

'I love our lunches out here, but I always get the feeling that we're being watched.'

I'm getting ready to apply for college. Do you have a list of party schools?

Bored woman writing immensely long essay.

Anatomy & Physiology Exam: The ... bone's connected to ... bone...

'You have to STUDY for tests, dummy -- you can't just put a memory stick in your ear!'

Bigger Brain

Dinosaur to dinosaur: 'Forget it. No matter how hard you study, you'll never become a thesaurus.'

'There is NO way I can perform under that kind of pressure!'

Man reading a book in the library. Notices a man next to him reading all book about spying.

'You failed your Latin exam! But Sweety, it's important to learn Latin: All your friends' names have Latin roots...'

'I appreciate how you feel, but I'm afraid your report card isn't grounds for defamation of character.

'I didn't read that scene, but I did highlight several passages.'

'My class is so large and my seat so far back, I feel like I'm taking a distance-learning course.'

'My dog ate my homework, so I couldn't study for the test. So, as his punishment, he'll be taking the test for me.'

Examinations.

Biology Revision - Arse / elbow.

'She said we were definitely having a test, no ifs, ands or buts, and every one of them was on it.'

Exams

'Gifted class, indeed. One is gifted in science, but he can't read - one is gifted in reading, but won't even try math...'

Surrounded by books.