“Irony is when you write ‘save trees’ on a piece of paper”
Schools and businesses often try to save paper. "SOmeone just asked me to sign a petition to save trees on a piece of paper attached to a clip board made from a tree" was posted on…
“Is it OK that I start drinking as soon as the kids go to school? Or am I just a bad teacher?”
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic caused many people to homeschool their children. "Is it OK that I start drinking as soon as the kids go to school? Or does that make me a bad teacher?"…
“Isn’t it annoying when engineering students call themselves engineers?” (joke)
A popular joke hits at the poor employment prospects of liberal arts majors. "Hate how engineering students call themselves engineers. Not like pre-meds call themselves doctors or art majors…
“It cost me $500 to fly economy class. What a waste of money. I still know nothing about economics”
There's a difference between "economy class" and "economics class." "Me: What do you know about economics? My brother: Don't they use that in the airplane? You…
“It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education”
"It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education" is often credited (without a source) to the physicist Albert Einstein (1879-1955). "It is a miracle that curiosity survives…
“It says here in this history book that, luckily, the good guys have won every single time”
"History is written by the victors" is a proverbial saying. Many people have said that American history books are written to make the United States look like the "good guys,"…
“It takes a village to raise a child…and a distillery to home school one”
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in many schools closing, with students being home schooled. "It takes a village to raise a child" is an African proverb. Many home schooling…
“It takes a village to raise a child…and a vineyard to home school one”
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in many schools closing, with students being home schooled. "It takes a village to raise a child" is an African proverb. Many home schooling…
“It took me a long time to figure out I’m a slow learner”
"It took me a long time to come to realize that I'm a slow learner" is a joke that was posted on Twitter by Tim Haines on April 7, 2011. "It took me a long time to realize…
“It was my understanding that there would be no math”
"It was my understanding that there would be no math" (or "I was told there would be no math") is a saying that has been printed on many images. It is a line that a student…
“It wasn’t school John disliked, it was just the principal of it”
"Principal" and "principle" are often confused. A joke was published in Life (a New York City humor magazine) on February 4, 1926, and was frequently reprinted in newspapers:…
“It’s cheaper to send a kid to Yale than it is to jail”
"It's cheaper to send a kid to Yale than to send a kid to jail. Penn State is cheaper than the State pen," said U.S. President George H. W. Bush while campaigning for re-election in…
“It’s impossible to run with a backpack without looking like an idiot”
Many students try to run with a backpack, but it's often not successful."Has anyone in history figured out a way to run with a backpack on without looking like an idiot?" was posted…
“It’s Monday, teachers. Put on your capes”
Monday is the usual start of the work week -- especially for teachers -- and often requires superhuman strength. "It's Monday, teachers. Put on your capes" is a school saying that…
“It’s not brain surgery”
"Brain surgery” is used in an idiom that means “a complex subject.” “It’s not brain surgery” is a popular saying; a later saying is “it’s not rocket science.” "This was…
“It’s not rocket science”
"Rocket science" is used in an idiom that means "a complex subject." "It's not rocket science" is a popular saying; an earlier saying is "it's not brain…
“It’s not what is poured into a student that counts, but what is planted”
"It is not what is poured into a student but what is planted that counts" is a saying that was cited in several newspapers in December 1958 and January 1959. Authorship is unknown. The…
“It’s only physics if it’s from the Physique region of France. Otherwise it’s just sparkling math”
"Champagne" is sometimes used as a generic term for sparkling wine, but legally, it must come from the Champagne wine region of France. A joke was posted on Twitter by Anna Hughes on June…
“It’s okay if you don’t know what ‘prefix’ means. It’s not the end of the word”
"It’s okay if you don’t know what 'prefix' means. It’s not the end of the word" is a joke that has been printed on several images. "Prefix" is the beginning of a…
“Jewish dropout: A boy who didn’t get his Ph.D.”
American Jewish families in the 20th century valued education. A popular joke defined a "Jewish dropout" as "a boy who didn't get his Ph.D." The joke has been cited in…