California public school rejects 16-year-old student’s mural design, then paints a modifed version across an auditorium corridor without crediting her: ‘Her name is not displayed’

A rejected mural finds its way onto the school walls… Back-to-school didn’t go as planned for this 16-year-old student, who’s now facing a copyright issue with her school. Before class ended last semester, she entered a voluntary contest for a mural design that was going to go on the auditorium walls. Her design was positive …
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College student refuses to drive old classmate home after she assumes she’ll be her ride during the school year: ‘I’m trying to come up with a rational excuse’

Back-to-school season comes with plenty of adjustments, but becoming someone’s designated driver without being asked shouldn’t be one of them… This back-to-school season is coming with a lot of issues and problems. In this case, we’re talking about back-to-college and some carpool misunderstandings that are hard to solve. Let me explain: at a college reunion, …
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‘Back-to-school, back-to-caffeine’: 23 Chaotic Teacher Memes for Educators Testing the Limits of Their Patience

Teachers deserve medals for many things, but keeping a classroom together before the coffee kicks in might top the list. I understand and empathize a lot with teachers because I grew up surrounded by them. My grandmother was an English teacher and worked in schools during her entire career. With time, she managed to become …
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22 Studying Memes for Students Trying to Convince Themselves They’re Happy Going Back to School

It brings me no pleasure to report that nobody can be a student without studying. Yes, it may be true that plenty of people try, but a lot of those people also do not end up making it to graduation. Just because it is easier than ever to let a computer do your assignments for …
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25+ Back to School Shopping Memes Taking any Excuse to Buy a New Notebook

The best part of going back to school… that fresh pack of pens.  If you cringe at the thought of going back to school, at least you can experience the sweetness of back to school shopping. It’s a wonderful time of year when, whoever you are, you get an excuse to buy some new writing …
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College student humor: 21 memes to get ready for back to school

Sometimes you just want to give up! Getting up in the morning to go to a lecture where a teacher doesn’t stop talking about something that you haven’t read or have any interest in can actually be the worst thing when you are a student. Yes, you are studying, and that is an amazing opportunity …
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10th-grade student asks his teacher why he has to capitalize his last name: ‘He hadn’t capitalized any proper nouns. He insisted his paper didn’t need fixing and was perfect.’

Why are 15-year-olds asking the kinds of questions that 5-year-olds used to ask?  Schools have a major incentive to pass their students, even when they don’t deserve to pass and matriculate to the next grade. They don’t want their school’s graduation rate to be low. If only 60% of high school seniors graduate, the school …
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‘Can I go home now?’: 23 Student Memes Reporting for Back-to-School Duty Against Their Will

Summer brain is officially being forced back into academic mode. Some people like the back-to-school season, and others hate it. I’m more in between. When I was a student, I was always excited to go back to class. I’ve always been a good student, but besides that, I’ve always liked the school vibes: being with …
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School makes teachers take their shoes off in the building, forcing 23-year-old KIndergarten teacher to teach barefoot

What kind of school is this? Do you wish you could take your shoes off at work? Sometimes I wish I could take my shoes off to relax on the communal couch at the office, but alas, I do not want to expose my stinky socks to the rest of my coworkers. In life in …
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School bus memes for students going back to school and missing the bus

How many times have you missed the bus this week already? We’re already well settled into the second part of the school year, and we’re back to the daily routine of getting up early, missing breakfast because we don’t have enough time, and running out the door to catch the bus before it’s too late. …
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