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“School” is a divisive word that evokes only the best emotions in some but gives others a serious case of the heebie-jeebies. The most incredible part about school is that we get to be free from the bare realities of adult life; nobody assumes that we will conquer the world just yet. We’re expected to experience an unburdened existence, carefree.

However, it doesn't mean the honeymoon phase guarantees an easy ride. After all, nobody canceled all-nighters you’re likely to pull just to meet yet another last-minute deadline.

Whether you want to reminisce about bittersweet school memories or make a boring lesson pass a little faster, we gathered some of the funniest Reddit memes about school that every student, ex or current, is bound to find relatable. 





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The Sweet Taste of Academic Royalty

A school meme featuring an image of Bugs Bunny dressed as a king, holding a scepter and wearing a crown and royal robe. The text above the image reads, "When the teacher uses your assignment as an example for what to do right."

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Gandhi’s Wisdom on Learning and Life

Mahatma Gandhi, a widely respected spiritual leader, once offered this timeless wisdom: “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” His profound words continue to hold meaning for many of us. It also reminds us that life is a perpetual learning and growth journey. 

Formal education represents one of the many avenues for expanding our knowledge and honing the skills essential for navigating life’s complexities. When stepping out on our own, we are entrusted to educators who expand our understanding and nurture our abilities and values.

 

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Learning from Family and Caregivers

We’re born into this world without a single droplet of knowledge, but we learn daily from our parents, siblings, grandparents, and those who participate in our upbringing.

With the loving guidance of our family and mentors, we gain the essential skills and knowledge to build a promising future. Ultimately, what is taught to us at an early age stays with us for the rest of our lives. 


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Stage Fear Is Real

A school meme featuring an image of two men, Robert Downey Jr. and Jimmy Fallon, reclining and hiding behind a desk on a TV show set. The text above the image reads, "When nobody volunteers to present and the teacher says they’re gonna start picking people."

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Hayley
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My teachers make a point of picking the people who do that, so I just act like I know the answer when I really haven't got a clue.

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The First Day of School May Be Dreaded, But You’ll Miss It Later

It’s common to dread the first day of school; it doesn't matter if it’s your first year or you’re returning from an adventurous summer break. But have you ever stopped to think if it’s worth feeling this way?

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School time is all about embracing the period and making the most of it because once you dive into the full-time grind, you might quickly find yourself with a few extra grey hairs, a worn-out mental state, and nothing but the cherished memories of your school days to keep you company.

Today, after all those years, most adults will probably agree that our carefree school days were the absolute best.

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The Impact of School Friendships on Our Life

Formal education has a magical way of enriching our social life. At school, we are surrounded by friends who often become lifelong companions. They are the reason we eagerly jump out of bed and hop onto that bus to sit together in a Science class.

In a 2000 study, the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine concluded that peer relationships in early childhood play a crucial role in shaping a child’s self-worth, social skills, and future behavior (1).

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The research highlights the importance of stable peer interactions in fostering positive social behavior. It also points out that rejected children, particularly those who are aggressive, are at higher risk for behavioral problems later in life. 

Maintaining friendships isn't always easy; you’re guaranteed to fall out with some of your school friends. Nevertheless, genuine friendships survive and are worth cherishing dearly.


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“Convincing the Teacher to Swap Work for Stories”

A school meme featuring an image of four supervillains from Spider-Man with mischievous grins. The text above the image reads, "Me and the boys getting the teacher to tell us stories instead of work," suggesting the students' successful attempt to distract the teacher from giving them assignments.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We had a supply teacher every so often. He kept horses. Bring horses up and he would talk about them forever. So we did, every lesson.

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School Mornings vs Sleepless Nights

A school meme featuring two images with text. The top image shows an uncomfortable-looking metal bed frame and is labeled, "What my bed feels like when I’m trying to sleep." The bottom image shows a comfortable, inviting bed with fluffy pillows and is labeled, "What my bed feels like when I wake up for school."

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#15

Dropping a Pencil Turns into an Adventure

A school meme featuring an image of a student dramatically lying on the floor of a classroom, as if they have fallen, with desks and chairs around them. The text above the image reads, "Me when I drop my pencil in class," implying that the act of retrieving a pencil is overly difficult and exaggerated.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And then you knock something over and make a big scene and wonder why you didn't just get up to get it.

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Chemistry Class

A school meme featuring two images. The top image shows a chemistry teacher passionately explaining a lesson with the text overlay, "My Chemistry Teacher trying his best to teach me anything at all." The bottom image shows a cartoon character with a blank, amused expression and the text overlay, "12 Year old me:" and below that, "I like your funny words magic man."

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Replace "chemistry teacher" with "teacher of literally any subject" and that's me.

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The Almighty Is Here

A school meme featuring an image of a wrestler dressed as a king, sitting on a throne with a crown and waving to the crowd. The text above the image reads, "3rd graders after sitting on the teacher's chair," humorously depicting how young students feel powerful and important after sitting in the teacher's chair.

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YouTube to the Rescue

A school meme featuring four panels. The first panel shows a sad, teary-eyed character labeled "Student" with the text, "I don't understand." The second panel shows an angry character labeled "Teacher" shouting, "WeLl yoU are stUpiD!!!!!" The third panel repeats the sad student saying, "don't understand." The fourth panel shows a calm, confident man labeled "Indian man on YouTube" with the text, "I will teach you my son."

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Remi (He/Him)
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ok this is young people culture that I don't really know, but from the memes it looks like the Indian teachers putting stuff on YouTube saved the education on the covid years. Tell me if I'm wrong? And why isn't this a thing for all the effin education already? Last time I was in any kind of a lecture was about 20 years ago. Hope you left thank yous for the YouTube teachers :)

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The Lone Overachiever in Class

A school meme featuring an image of a classroom with students seated at desks, all turned to look at one student who is smiling confidently. The text above the image reads, "When you are the only one in class who finished the assignment." The meme humorously captures the feeling of being the only prepared student in a class.

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Phyzzi
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Smiling? No. They were all glaring. Er, I mean, when it happened to a friend;)

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#22

“When School Has Other Plans"

A school meme featuring two panels. The top panel displays a quote by Richard Branson: "If you don’t enjoy it, don’t do it. You must love what you do." The bottom panel shows a character from a video game with the text "School" overlayed, saying, "I'm gonna stop you right there." The meme humorously contrasts the inspirational quote with the reality of compulsory education.

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Your Average Panda
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

School: yes, love what you do, within strict educational parameters. Kids: that's not how it works.

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#23

The Existential Crisis: Early Morning School Edition

A school meme featuring an image of a sad, teary-eyed cat. The text above the image reads, "me at 7:30am wondering who I am, when I am and why I am," humorously capturing the feeling of confusion and exhaustion early in the morning before school.

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Grade Injustice: When 58.6% Doesn’t Quite Make the Cut

A school meme featuring an image of Patrick Star from SpongeBob SquarePants looking angry and indignant. The text above the image reads, "When your teacher won’t round up your 58.6% to a 100%." The text at the bottom of the image reads, "The nerve of some people," humorously capturing the unrealistic expectations students sometimes have regarding their grades.

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“The Ultimate Mystery Even I Can’t Solve”

A school meme featuring an image of a character from a video game with a bewildered and amused expression. The text above the image reads, "Me when my parents ask what I have been learning during online school." The text at the bottom of the image reads, "Ha ha, I have no idea!" The meme humorously reflects the feeling of not retaining much information during online classes.

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Pen Cap Mystery

A school meme featuring two panels. The top panel shows a pen without its cap on a desk, with the text "me wondering where the cap of my pen went." The bottom panel shows an image of an empty, maze-like room with the pen cap lying on the floor, with the text "meanwhile the cap of my pen:" humorously depicting the mysterious disappearance of pen caps in an exaggerated manner.

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Angelina Leal
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And even more accurate representation is when the teacher loses your assignment to claims you never did it and then you can't find the assignment so you redo it and then the teacher pulls it back up out of the back room like magic and you want to cry.

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Ginny Weasly
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In maths I dropped my pen lid and couldn’t find it. It want on the floor anywhere it wasn’t on my desk it wasn’t in my lap or in my pocket. I went through all my stuff and still by the end of the lessons didn’t find it. I swear it disappeared lol. Been half a year and still haven’t found it…

Bruce Ferrier
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A few months ago I lost my water bottle in gym class and I swear it's not in the gym

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1 year ago

And then I stole it. AHAHAHAHA

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#28

“When Numbers Have an Attitude”

A school meme featuring an animated scene with two anthropomorphic numbers. The text above the image reads, "Nobody: Advanced math kids when talking to the regular students:" The animated number 3 has a smug expression, while the animated number 4 looks on. The caption at the bottom of the image reads, "You simply have less value," humorously depicting the perceived superiority of advanced math students over their peers.

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“Why Write Notes When You Can Snap Them?”

A school meme featuring two panels with images of Drake. The top panel shows Drake rejecting with his hand and a displeased expression, next to the text "copying the notes the teacher gave." The bottom panel shows Drake smiling and pointing approvingly, next to the text "taking a picture of it and never look at it again." The meme humorously depicts students' preference for taking pictures of notes rather than copying them down.

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School and Its Dark Legacy

An anime-style school meme featuring three characters. One character, labeled "Depression," is walking away smiling. Two other characters, labeled "School," are looking at the departing character with concern. The text at the bottom of the image reads, "I raised that boy," humorously implying that school contributes to students' depression.

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Lizzy Abbey
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What anime is this? MHA? Edit: holy moly. In 5 days I get so many answers. Now I have to see what kagura-sama's Love is war anime is. Thanks for the answers everyone!!!! Edit:Saw the anime still haven't reached this episode though! Its kinda confusing. Are there any books/manga?

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Google to the Rescue

A school meme featuring a character from a cartoon holding a piece of paper. The paper reads, "Learning Astrophysics when we have Google." The character first reacts with "Woah," and then happily exclaims, "This is worthless!" implying that learning difficult subjects seems unnecessary when information is easily accessible online.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can see how memorizing facts is less relevant because of Google but not why Astrophysics is less relevant. Also, it isn't like schools are forcing people to learn Physics, you'd have to elect to take courses at that level.

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“School Was Amazing”

A school meme in the form of a tweet by Jessica Evans. The tweet reads: "Can not believe I used to complain about school.. 9-3 every day, no weekends, 6 weeks off for summer, Easter hols, bank hols, inset days, seeing my friends every day. I was living the absolute DREAM and I didn’t even realise." The tweet highlights the irony of how school life, often complained about, seems like a dream in hindsight.

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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

waking up at 6:10, learning things i will forget later in life, getting told off for something my friend did, almost falling asleep in maths ... wow. The dream.

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“Back To School” Meme

A school meme featuring a man with a bald head, smiling slightly while wearing a black shirt. The text at the top of the image reads, "Teachers after they check my paper and decide the grades." The text at the bottom reads, "Best I can do is 0." The image humorously implies that the grade given is very low, matching the teacher's facial expression with the situation.

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“Inside A Class”

 A school meme showing various reactions to a teacher asking, "Has everyone done the homework?" The meme is divided into sections: "The kids at the back" showing someone gaming, "The kids who didn’t know there was homework" with a confused face, "The kids who just could not be bothered doing it" featuring a smug expression, "The kid who spent all of last night doing it" with a tired face, "The kid who is listening to music" showing someone screaming with headphones on, and "The smart kid who completed it the day it was assigned" with a satisfied look. At the bottom, "Me, who is doing the homework while the teacher is collecting it" shows a cartoon character quickly writing with the word "Yes" below. The meme humorously captures the different attitudes and reactions of students towards homework.

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“13 Year Old Me”

 A school meme depicting a 13-year-old standing at a fork in the road, faced with two choices. The path on the left, leading to a bright and sunny castle, is labeled "Hugging my mom when she brings me to school." The path on the right, leading to a dark, ominous castle with lightning, is labeled "Being 'cool'." The meme humorously illustrates the dilemma faced by young teenagers when choosing between showing affection to their parents and trying to fit in by acting cool.

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Some Seriously Useful Information There

A school meme featuring characters from an animated movie. The top panel shows a character labeled "Me" with the text "mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell." The bottom left panel shows a surprised character labeled "Job interviewer," and the bottom right panel shows a person in the background labeled "School system," appearing excited. The meme humorously critiques how schools emphasize certain facts that may not be useful in real-life situations like job interviews.

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“No One Will Check Anyway...”

A school meme showing a person wearing a black ski mask and gloves, sitting at a laptop in what appears to be a kitchen. The text above the image reads, "Changing the date on ur paper to a few days earlier so the teacher doesn’t see that u did it last minute." The meme humorously compares the act of altering the date on a paper to a covert operation, implying that the student is trying to deceive the teacher into thinking the work was done earlier.

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References


  1. National Research Council (US) and Institute of Medicine (US), Committee on Integrating the Science of Early Childhood Development. “From Neurons to Neighborhoods: The Science of Early Childhood Development.” National Academies Press (US), 2000. | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK225557/