"Fetch and roll over weren't enough-then they sent me to philosophy classes."
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writer, writers, writing, author, authors, book, books, novel, novels, literature, publisher, publishers, publishing, editor, editors, publishing company, publishing companies, publishing house, publishing industry, literary agent, literary agents, public, pressure, internal motivation, student, students, college, college, college student, college students, university, universities, essay, essays, paper, papers, dating, date, dates, stress, stressful, education, higher education, academia, academics, pretentious, flattery, flirting, pompous"Yeah, but good luck getting it peer-reviewed."
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academia, academic, academics, academically, science, scientific, scientific community, paper, papers, conference, conferences, peer review, peer-review, peer reviewed, peer-reviewed, scientist, scientists, doctor, doctors, health, health, religion, religious, biblical, bible, biblical stories, medicine, medicines, cure, cures, heal, healing, downer, reality check, reality, realistic, realistically, miracle, miracles, miraculous, miraculously, university, universities, higher education, education, educate, educated, tertiary education, academy, college, colleges, jesus, jesus performs a miracle"Remember, education pays, unless you end up an adjunct - like me."
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uni, university, universities, college, colleges, higher education, higher ed, professor, professors, teacher, teachers, tutor, tutors, student, students, educate, education, educated, adjunct, adjunct professor, non-tenure, academic, academics, academia, adjunct status, educator, educators, scholar, scholars, pessimistic, pessimism, negative, dream crusher, rank, ranking, hierarchyCollege of Business Administration Golfers
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golf, golfers, sports, sport, education, students, teachers, business, administration, business administration, college, business college, university, business, university, business school, school, schools, higher education, adulthood, learning, men, boys, old boys club, old boys clubs, degrees, college degree, college degrees, leisure, hobby, hobbies, golf clubs, golf club, mba"Son, everyone went to college in the sixties - there was a war going on."
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college, colleges, college deferment, college deferments, draft, drafts, draft dodger, draft dodgers, draft dodging, vietnam, vietnam war, vietnam wars, boomer, boomers, baby boomer, baby boomers, 60s, '60s, sixties, nostalgia, nostalgic, parent, parents, father, fathers, son, sons, education, higher education, college degree, college degrees, reminisce, reminisces, reminiscingGenius Grants and Recipients
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money, grants, grant, academic, academia, academics, education, educational, higher education, government, governments, governmental, scientific research, research grant, research, research grants, science, scientific, scientist, scientists, scientifically, discovery, discover, experiments, experiment, experimental, experimenting, language, languages, cliche, cliches, clichés, cliché, blonde, blondes, woodchuck, wood chuck, gum"Don't cry, Mom. Lots of parents have children who didn't get into their first-choice college, and they went on to live happy, fulfilled lives."
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kid, kids, child, children, parent, parents, parenting, parenthood, mom, moms, mum, mums, mother, mothers, motherhood, father, fathers, fatherhood, dad, dads, family, families, teen, teens, teenager, teenagers, adolescent, adolescents, adolescence, raising teens, raising teenagers, young adult, young adults, adult children, education, school, schools, schooling, teaching, learning, student, students, higher education, college, colleges, university, universities, happy, happiness, fulfilled, fulfilling, first-choice, cry, crying, upset, disappointment, disappointed, admissions, application, applications, rejection, rejected, rejection letter, rejection letters"...and help my parents to pick the right mutual funds in my portfolio for my education..."
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ivy league, university, universities, uni, unis, college, colleges, university application, college application, college applications, university applications, student, students, higher ed, higher education, college tables, university tables, ranking, rankings, first choice, first choices, school, schoolsThe Maryland School of Art's Class of 1998 Celebrating This Week's Commencement With The Traditional Thesis Painting Toss.
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graduation, graduations, college, colleges, university, universities, college graduation, college graduations, university graduation, university graduations, diploma, diplomas, certificate, certificates, ceremony, ceremonies, graduation ceremony, graduation ceremonies, commencement, commencements, commencement ceremony, commencement ceremonies, education, graduating, graduate, graduates, student, students, higher education, mortarboard, mortarboards, art, artist, artists, painter, painters, painting, paintings, throwing, throw, tossing, toss, thesis, theses, celebrating, celebration, celebrations, graduating class, maryland, tradition, traditions"It is my wish that this be the most educated country in the world, and toward that end I hereby ordain that each and everyone of my people be given a diploma."
"There will be plenty of time for playing after you get into college."
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kid, kids, child, children, parent, parents, parenting, parenthood, mom, moms, mum, mums, mother, mothers, motherhood, family, families, college, colleges, university, universities, education, higher education, school, schools, schooling, plenty of time, playing, having fun, fun, enjoying life, being a kid, being a child, childhood, studying, academics, no time, getting a head start, starting early, getting ahead, getting an early start, modern life, modern parent, modern parents, modern parenting, modern parenthood, competition, competitive"This has been quite a season for Zobrowsky—a hundred an twenty-nine receptions, sixteen touchdowns, a B-plus in English, a B in philosophy, an A in political science, and a B-minus in French!"
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sport, sports, football, american football, player, players, athlete, athletes, reception, receptions, touchdown, touchdowns, education, school, schools, schooling, mark, marks, grade, grades, good grades, good marks, passing, higher education, college, colleges, university, universities, student, students, college football, good news, commentator, commentators, reporter, reporters, college athletics, student athlete, student athletes"Where am I going to college? I thought this was college."
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college, colleges, university, universities, higher education, college application, college applications, school, schools, kid, kids, child, going to school, plan ahead, planning ahead, ambitious, ambition, ambitions, pushy parent, pushy parents, ambitious parent, ambitious parents, modern life, modern times, modern attitudes"Sarah's grades are excellent. She got A+ in 'Yogi Berra: Philosopher or Fall Guy?,' A in 'Dollars and Scents: An Analysis of Post-Vietnam Perfume Advertising,' A in 'The Final Four as Last Judgment: The N.C.A.A. Tournament from a Religious Perspective,'
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education, school, schools, schooling, teaching, teacher, teachers, professor, professors, student, students, classroom, classrooms, class, classes, grade, grades, mark, marks, report, reports, report card, report cards, baseball, player, players, athlete, athletes, college basketball, tournament, tournaments, last judgement, religion, religious, vietnam, vietnam war, perfume, advertising, philosopher, fall guy, final four, garage sale, garage sales, college, college, university, universities, higher ed, higher education, course, courses, course title, course titles, course name, course names, modern life, modern education, modern schooling"He goes to a real party preschool."
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kid, kids, child, children, student, students, education, school, schools, schooling, higher education, college, colleges, university, universities, party school, party schools, preschool, nursery school, childcare, daycare, kindergarten, party, parties, reputation, reputations, playing, partying, learning"Congratulations. Please remember the college's financial plight. Congratulations. Please remember the college's financial plight. Congratulations. Please remember . . ."
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graduation, graduations, college, colleges, university, universities, college graduation, college graduations, university graduation, university graduations, congratulations, financial plight, financial plights, finances, money, donation, donations, alumni, diploma, diplomas, certificate, certificates, ceremony, ceremonies, graduation ceremony, graduation ceremonies, commencement, commencements, commencement ceremony, commencement ceremonies, dean, deans, education, graduating, graduate, graduates, student, students, former student, former students, higher education, problem, problems, financial problem, financial problems, remember, fundraising, debt, student debt, institution, institutions, school, schools, begging, asking"Uh...no, thank you. I'll just stay another four years."
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graduation, graduations, college, colleges, university, universities, college graduation, college graduations, university graduation, university graduations, alumni, diploma, diplomas, certificate, certificates, ceremony, ceremonies, graduation ceremony, graduation ceremonies, commencement, commencements, commencement ceremony, commencement ceremonies, dean, deans, education, graduating, graduate, graduates, student, students, higher education, academics, academia, masters, phd, postgraduate, postgraduates, doctorate, refusing, refusal, nonacceptance, staying, perpetual student, perpetual students, career student, career students, work, job, jobs, economy, bad economy, career, careers, anxiety, anxious, scared, scary, avoiding, avoidance, millennial, millennials, modern life"We're going to run some tests: bloodwork, a cat-scan and the S.A.T.'s."
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hospital, hospitals, medical, medicine, doctor, doctors, nurse, nurses, patient, patients, health, health care, healthcare, medical test, medical tests, medical testing, bloodwork, blood test, blood tests, cat scan, cat scans, standardised test, standardised tests, standardised testing, standardized test, standardized tests, standardized testing, education, higher education, university, universities, college, colleges"I can see that my having been class valedictorian still rankles."
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graduation, graduations, college, colleges, university, universities, college graduation, college graduations, university graduation, university graduations, high school, high school graduation, high school graduations, ceremony, ceremonies, graduation ceremony, graduation ceremonies, commencement, commencements, commencement ceremony, commencement ceremonies, education, graduating, graduate, graduates, student, students, higher education, valedictorian, valedictorians, class valedictorian, class valedictorians, resentment, bitterness, jealousy, rankles, anger, upset, beggar, beggars, panhandler, panhandlers, homeless, rich, poor, businessman, businessmen, wealthy" 'How I Spent My Sabbatical,' by Professor Harvey Brinkman."
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education, school, schools, schooling, teaching, teacher, teachers, student, students, classroom, classrooms, class, classes, presentation, presentations, lecture, lectures, essay, essays, summer vacation, summer, vacation, vacations, break, breaks, holiday, holidays, sabbatical, sabbaticals, professor, professors, academic, academics, university, universities, college, colleges, higher education, higher ed, how i spent my summer vacation, educator, educators, lecturer, lecturer, faculty, fellow, fellows, instructor, instructors, reader, readers, word play, wordplay"… and then I made a life altering decision. I decided to leave the Wharton School of Business and become a homeless person."
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