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 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" (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…
"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 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…
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…
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…
"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…
"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 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…
"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" is a joke that has been printed on several images. "Prefix" is the beginning of a…
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…
Water (H20) should not be confused with sulfuric acid (H2SO4). A rhyming aid was cited in 1894 and has long been popular with high school and college chemistry students: Our Willie passed away…
"Just found out I've failed my German exam. Sacre bleu!" is a joke that was posted on Twitter by Bob Kostic on January 28, 2018. "Sacrebleu" is French. TwitterBob…
Cheerleaders often shout, "Give me a T! Give me an E! Give me an A! Give me an M! What does that spell? TEAM!" "Evening of stand-up @ Headliners.Exam joke from Milton Jones. 'I…
"Post-graduate" means "after graduation," but a joke was posted on Facebook by Ian G Melonie on March 25, 2021: "Just received my Masters degree in garden fencing. I’m…
"King Henry Died Monday Drinking Chocolate Milk" is a mnemonic device for remembering the metric units, in descending order: kil-, hecto-, deka-, meter-, deci-, centi-, milli-. The…
"Diploma" can sound like "da plumba" or "the plumber." A knock-knock joke is: "Knock, knock.""Who's there?"Diploma."'Diploma…
"Knowledge isn't free. You have to pay attention" is a saying that has been printed on many images. There are several variations of the saying, and authorship is unknown.…