| 1 | ->''Typical American High School\ |
| 2 | Filled with heteronormative teens\ |
| 3 | All kissing and a thousand corduroys\ |
| 4 | Trying to figure out what it all means\ |
| 5 | Typical American High School'' |
| 6 | -->-- ThematicThemeTune for a VerySpecialEpisode of ''WebAnimation/TheAdventuresOfKimJongUn'' |
| 7 | |
| 8 | ''Tropes related to education in its many forms. Anything from brutal sadistic training to inspiring life-changing education. See also '' SkillsAndTrainingTropes. |
| 9 | |
| 10 | Also known as "I schooled your index." |
| 11 | ---- |
| 12 | !!Tropes: |
| 13 | [[index]] |
| 14 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 15 | |
| 16 | [[folder:General/miscellaneous tropes]] |
| 17 | [floatboxright: |
| 18 | '''Media index:''' |
| 19 | + SchoolStories |
| 20 | |
| 21 | '''Trope indexes:''' |
| 22 | + IndexOfPupilsAndProteges |
| 23 | + PopularityFoodChain |
| 24 | + {{Schoolteachers}} |
| 25 | |
| 26 | '''Sub-indexes:''' |
| 27 | + HighSchoolTropes |
| 28 | + TertiaryEducationTropes |
| 29 | |
| 30 | '''UsefulNotes:''' |
| 31 | + UsefulNotes/SchoolSystems |
| 32 | ] |
| 33 | * AcademiaElitism: Disparaging someone's education relative to another's. |
| 34 | * AdultsAreUseless: Even if a teacher is around, kids can still break school rules. |
| 35 | * AlwaysInClassOne: Works about or in a school usually take place in Class X-A or Class X-1. |
| 36 | * AntiEducationMama: Parents that dislike their kids getting an education. |
| 37 | * AsleepInClass: A student who usually falls asleep during class. |
| 38 | * AxesAtSchool: A student brings a weapon to school and may or may not use it against someone. |
| 39 | * TheChainOfCommand: A part of administration involves knowing what one's duties are and what the limits are to their authority. |
| 40 | * ChekhovsClassroom: Someone learns something in school and unexpectedly applies that knowledge later in the story. |
| 41 | * CuteSportsClubManager: A cute, athletic person who runs a sports club. |
| 42 | * DeanBitterman: The principal of the school has it in for everyone there. |
| 43 | * DodgeballIsHell: In works of fiction, dodgeball will always be delightful for TheBully and despairing for the nerds and unpopular kids. |
| 44 | * EducationMama: A parent will get angry at their kid for not taking their studies seriously. |
| 45 | * EducationThroughPyrotechnics: A lesson in science class often involves StuffBlowingUp. |
| 46 | * EEqualsMCHammer: Incorrect or nonsensical equations that look like real math. |
| 47 | * EggSitting: Students are tasked with looking after eggs, bags of flour, or robots to determine whether they'd make responsible parents. |
| 48 | * EliteSchoolMeansEliteBrain: Smart characters go to famous universities. |
| 49 | * EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether: The adult cast of a show turn out to have known each other for years and even went to the same school. |
| 50 | * EvilPrincipal: The principal is a villain. |
| 51 | * ExperimentedInCollege: A person who currently identifies as straight pursued same-sex relationships when they were in school. |
| 52 | * FightingBackIsWrong: When the nerd is punished for trying to fight back TheBully. |
| 53 | * FoodFight: A group of students in the cafeteria start throwing food at each other. |
| 54 | * FreeTheFrogs: Protesting against frogs being dissected in science class. |
| 55 | * GlassesCuriosity: Wanting to try on the glasses of others, which is quite common in grade school. |
| 56 | * GymClassHell: Works of fiction portray gym class as torturous, especially for unpopular kids and nerds. |
| 57 | * GymClassRopeClimb: An activity in gym class that involves students having to climb up a rope hanging from the ceiling. |
| 58 | * HandsGoDown: The teacher asks a question: everyone raises their hands. The teacher asks a follow up question: everyone lowers their hands. |
| 59 | * HigherEducationIsForWomen: When a cast of characters graduate high school, it is more likely that the girls will to college. |
| 60 | * HomeschooledKids: A character is taught and educated from home. |
| 61 | * IntraScholasticRivalry: Different groups within a school consider each other rivals. |
| 62 | * JockDadNerdSon: A nerdy kid has a father who was a jock in school. |
| 63 | * KeepAway: A group of bullies take away someone's stuff and toss it around to each other to keep them from getting it back. |
| 64 | * MoochingMaster: A teacher who holds their student in a debt and takes advantage of it for personal gain. |
| 65 | * MysteriousTeachersLounge: A group of students discuss what wonders could be hiding in the teacher's lounge. |
| 66 | * NominatedAsAPrank: Student is nominated for Class President or Prom King or Queen as part of a malicious prank. |
| 67 | * NonGivingUpSchoolGuy: A person who is determined to prevent children from skipping school. |
| 68 | * NotWearingPantsDream: A character dreams they are in a state of undress. These kinds of dreams often have the character dreaming they are naked or in their underwear while at school. |
| 69 | * PassingNotesInClass: A student passes a note to their crush while class is in session. |
| 70 | * PeerAsTeacher: A teacher who is in the same peer group as their students. |
| 71 | * ThePermanentRecord: A collection of a student's misdeeds. |
| 72 | * PersecutedIntellectuals: A person is feared, mistrusted, and persecuted because of their intelligence. |
| 73 | * PickedLast: A student is humiliated because they are the last one picked during gym class. |
| 74 | * PopularIsDumb: A character who is popular in school is portrayed as unintelligent. |
| 75 | * PopularIsEvil: A character who is popular in school is portrayed as mean and ruthless. |
| 76 | * PromWrecker: A character tries to ruin the school dance. |
| 77 | * PuttingThePalInPrincipal: The school principal wants the students to see him as their friend. |
| 78 | * SaveOurStudents: A teacher tries to inspire a group of troubled students to do better in school. |
| 79 | * SchoolgirlSeries: A SliceOfLife series starring a group of female students. |
| 80 | * SchoolIsForLosers: A person who believes that going to school is a waste of time. |
| 81 | * SchoolIsMurder: A character tries to survive school because there are elements that are literally trying to kill them. |
| 82 | * SchoolRivalry: A rivalry between two or more schools. |
| 83 | * SchoolyardBullyAllGrownUp: The school bully is now an adult, but still a mean person. |
| 84 | * StockShoujoBullyingTactics |
| 85 | * StuffedIntoALocker: A bully stuffs a kid into their locker. |
| 86 | * StuffedIntoATrashcan: A bully stuffs a kid into a trashcan. |
| 87 | * Subject101 |
| 88 | * {{Swirlie}}: A bully sticks a kid's head in the toilet. |
| 89 | * TeenHorror: Horror stories about high school or college students. |
| 90 | * TextbookHumor: Jokes in textbooks that you'd expect to keep a serious tone. |
| 91 | * ToastOfTardiness: A student who is late for school sticks a piece of toast in their mouth to eat for breakfast while they run. |
| 92 | * TrendAesop: A character learns a lesson about trying to fit in with the crowd. |
| 93 | * UnconventionalElectives101: A course that covers a fringe topic. |
| 94 | * WackyFratboyHijinx: A movie in which the humor comes from the antics of college fratboys. |
| 95 | * WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld: A KidHero has to juggle heroics and their personal life. |
| 96 | [[/folder]] |
| 97 | |
| 98 | [[folder:Schools and classes]] |
| 99 | * AbsurdlyDividedSchool: The school is divided into at least two viciously antagonistic groups. |
| 100 | * AbsurdlyPowerfulSchoolJurisdiction: School officials attempt to punish a student for their actions outside of school grounds. |
| 101 | * AcademyOfAdventure: A school that is a WeirdnessMagnet where adventures can occur. |
| 102 | * AcademyOfEvil: A school dedicated to training future villains. |
| 103 | * AllGhoulsSchool: A school for monsters. |
| 104 | * ArtisticLicenseEducation: When fiction depicts a real-life school system inaccurately. |
| 105 | * AssimilationAcademy: A school that discourages creativity and crushes spirits. |
| 106 | * BoardingSchool: A school where students live on campus. |
| 107 | ** BoardingSchoolOfHorrors: A boarding school that is horrible to the students. |
| 108 | * CaliforniaUniversity: A fictional university used by many HighSchool TV shows to extend their lives into the college years. |
| 109 | * ClassPet: An animal that is kept in a classroom and cared for by the students. |
| 110 | * ClownSchool: A school where people go to learn comedy. |
| 111 | * CollegeIsHighSchoolPart2: A college that has all the high school stereotypes. |
| 112 | * CollegeRadio: A radio station run by college students. |
| 113 | * ConvenientlySeated: In a classroom, the main character will be sitting where it's convenient for the writer. |
| 114 | * CoolSchool: A school that has an amazing curriculum. |
| 115 | * CorrespondenceCourse: A school that offers distant learning. |
| 116 | * CramSchool: A school where you have to study '''''reeeeeally''''' hard to achieve certain goals. |
| 117 | * DaycareNightmare: A daycare center with poor management and/or abusive caretakers. |
| 118 | * DetentionEpisode: An episode of the show where one of the characters gets detention. |
| 119 | * DustbinSchool: A school where all the problem children go. |
| 120 | * EducationalShort: A short, educational film is used for classroom instruction. |
| 121 | * ElaborateUniversityHigh: A big fancy high school. |
| 122 | * ElevatorSchool: A school has students from ''every'' grade in it. |
| 123 | * ExtranormalInstitute: A school with an abnormal setting. |
| 124 | * FoulCafeteriaFood: Public school lunch will make you lose your lunch. |
| 125 | * GettingSuspendedIsAwesome: Students see out-of-school suspensions as cool because they don't have to go to school. |
| 126 | * TheGoodOldBritishComp |
| 127 | * HeroAcademy: A school that trains students specifically on how to be a hero. |
| 128 | * HighSchool: The classic setting for secondary education, after elementary/middle school and before college/university. |
| 129 | ** HighSchoolAU: An alternate continuity of a work where the characters are high school students. |
| 130 | ** HighSchoolRejects: People you knew in high school are now working low-end jobs. |
| 131 | ** HighSchoolRocks: High school being shown as a fun place to be. |
| 132 | * InnerCitySchool: A SuckySchool where students do anything but learn. |
| 133 | * JuniorHigh: Otherwise known as middle school, the place of education between elementary and high school. |
| 134 | ** MiddleSchoolIsMiserable: Middle school is shown to be a cesspool. |
| 135 | * LockerMail: Mail is delivered to someone's locker. |
| 136 | * MilitarySchool: A school which aims to instill military-style discipline in students. |
| 137 | * OldSchoolBuilding: An old, spooky abandoned schoolhouse. |
| 138 | * OneGenderSchool: A school that either only admits female students, or only admits male students. |
| 139 | * RoyalSchool: A school that teaches girls how to be princesses. |
| 140 | * SchoolForScheming: A school that is used as a cover for an elaborate plot-centric scheme. |
| 141 | * SchoolOfHardKnocks: A school that allows students to fight each other. |
| 142 | * SchoolOfSeduction: A school that teaches prostitution. |
| 143 | * SchoolSettingSimulation: A video game level taking place in a school, college, university, or other academic institution. |
| 144 | * SensitivityTraining: A school that sensitize people to their attitudes and behaviors that may unwittingly cause offense to others. |
| 145 | * SexMiseducationClass: Sex ed classes are bad, useless, or incompetent. |
| 146 | * SextraCredit: A student bribes their teacher into improving their grade by having sex with them. |
| 147 | * ShopClass: A high school course where students are taught industrial arts. |
| 148 | * SpaceCadetAcademy: The Sci-Fi equivalent of a WizardingSchool. |
| 149 | * SpySchool: A training program for spies or assassins |
| 150 | * StrawmanU: A school stereotype that permits assumptions about the type of student the school will attract. |
| 151 | * SuckySchool: A school that isn't very good at teaching. |
| 152 | * SummerSchoolSucks: A student has to attend summer school to catch up on missing credits. |
| 153 | * TwoTeacherSchool: Works set in schools that don't show more than two teachers. |
| 154 | * WackyCollege: A college with strange faculty and students. |
| 155 | * WackyHomeroom: A classroom with unique and quirky students. |
| 156 | * WizardingSchool: A school where people learn magic. |
| 157 | [[/folder]] |
| 158 | |
| 159 | [[folder:Admissions, attendance and advancement]] |
| 160 | * AbsenteeClubMember: A character that is a member of a club or organization, but never actually attends its meetings. |
| 161 | * AnimalGoesToSchool: An animal not normally seen in a school setting is in one. |
| 162 | * ArtisticLicenseUniversityAdmissions |
| 163 | * BackToSchool: The story has a character having to attend school again. |
| 164 | * CompulsorySchoolAge: Characters must attend school at the grade typical of their physical age, regardless of their mental age, knowledge, or maturity. |
| 165 | * ExpelledFromEveryOtherSchool: A character who can't go to school because they have gotten expelled so many times. |
| 166 | * FirstDayOfSchoolEpisode: An episode where a character has their first day of school |
| 167 | * FreshmanFears: Students on their first year at a secondary or tertiary level of education usually have struggles at school. |
| 168 | * GottaPassTheClass: A student is failing their classes and needs to get their grades up. |
| 169 | * HeldBackInSchool: A student who is older than their classmates because they had to repeat at least one school year. |
| 170 | * IncomprehensibleEntranceExam: Getting into ''this'' school requires a test that makes no sense whatsoever. |
| 171 | * IvyLeagueForEveryone: Fictional characters have a much easier time getting into prestigious schools than real people. |
| 172 | * LateForSchool: A character is shown running to school because they overslept. |
| 173 | * LastDayOfSchoolPlot: An episode where a character has their last day of school |
| 174 | * NewYearSameClass: The classroom of the students and teacher from the previous grade are together in the new grade. |
| 175 | * ObsessedWithPerfectAttendance: A character goes to extreme lengths to avoid being late or absent. |
| 176 | * OffToBoardingSchool: A villainous character plans to get rid of their new spouse's children by sending them to boarding school. |
| 177 | * SchoolGradeHacking: A student hacks the school's database to improve their grades. |
| 178 | * SchoolOfNoStudying: A story that takes place in a school setting where no one is seen doing school work or worrying about their grades. |
| 179 | * SeniorYearStruggles: Stress and angst about facing your future as a senior student. |
| 180 | * ShouldntWeBeInSchoolRightNow: It's pointed out that younger characters are cutting class when the plot clearly has them nowhere near school grounds. |
| 181 | * SkippingSchool: A student decides not to go to school and goes off to do something else instead. |
| 182 | [[/folder]] |
| 183 | |
| 184 | [[folder:Students]] |
| 185 | * AllCheeringAllTheTime: Cheerleaders speak as though they're cheering all the time, even in ordinary conversation. |
| 186 | * AlphaBitch: A popular female student whose purpose is to be mean to the other characters. |
| 187 | ** AcademicAlphaBitch: A female student who is skilled at academics and mean to other characters. |
| 188 | ** BackstabbingTheAlphaBitch: The meanest girl is school is betrayed by a member of [[GirlPosse her own gang]]. |
| 189 | ** LovableAlphaBitch: A mean female student who is really a [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold nice girl deep down]]. |
| 190 | * ApatheticStudent: A character does ''not'' care about school or grades in the slightest. |
| 191 | * BarbaricBully: In fiction, bullies are big, dumb, and ObviouslyEvil. |
| 192 | * BetaBitch: The AlphaBitch's right-hand girl. |
| 193 | ** InnocentBetaBitch: A nicer or innocent BetaBitch. |
| 194 | * BigJerkOnCampus: A popular male student whose purpose is to be mean to the other characters. |
| 195 | * BigManOnCampus: The high school version of TheAce, admired by everyone (or nearly everyone). |
| 196 | * BookDumb: A character who isn't very smart when it comes to schoolwork, but is gifted in social intelligence. |
| 197 | * BookSmart: A character is shown as being very academically competent. |
| 198 | * BrilliantButLazy: It's shown that a student with bad grades is actually very smart, they just lack the motivation to do their schoolwork properly. |
| 199 | * TheBully: A student, or students, who picks on others. |
| 200 | * BullyHunter: A character who hates bullies and is adept and eager to take them down. |
| 201 | * BullyMagnet: A character targeted and picked on by several bullies. |
| 202 | * ChildProdigy: A child who is highly intelligent for their age. |
| 203 | * {{Chuunibyou}}: A JuniorHigh student who walks around acting like IJustWantToBeSpecial. |
| 204 | * ClassClown: The one kid in the class who has to be the center of attention. |
| 205 | * ClassPrincess: The most popular girl in school who is as sweet and nice as she is pretty and admired. |
| 206 | * ClassRepresentative: The student who leads the class in following all the school activities. |
| 207 | * CruelCheerleader: Cheerleaders are portrayed as mean or vain. |
| 208 | * {{Delinquents}}: Students who are usually up to no good. |
| 209 | * DorkHorseCandidate: Someone utterly unsuited for the student council leadership runs for it and wins. |
| 210 | * ExtracurricularEnthusiast: A student who's involved in loads of extracurricular activities. |
| 211 | * ForeignExchangeStudent: An exotic new student introduced as a source of comedy and/or drama. |
| 212 | * FormerFriendOfAlphaBitch: A character who used to be friends with the school's AlphaBitch. |
| 213 | * FratBro: A college-aged male who loves [[TheAlcoholic drinking]], [[LifeOfTheParty partying]], and [[AllMenArePerverts sex]]. |
| 214 | * GradeSkipper: A student has skipped a grade or two because of their gifted intelligence. |
| 215 | * GoGetterGirl: A young woman who strives to be perfect in every respect whether it be school or outside. |
| 216 | * {{Goth}}: [[IJustWantToBeSpecial Eccentric]], moody oddballs who tend to wear dark clothes. |
| 217 | * HighSchoolHustler: The Mr. Fixit of high school. |
| 218 | * HugeSchoolgirl: A girl is unusually huge for her gender, and thus is self-conscious about her size. |
| 219 | * JapaneseDelinquents |
| 220 | * JerkJock: An athletic guy who is also a jerk. |
| 221 | * {{Joshikousei}}: Japanese girls who wear SailorFuku. |
| 222 | * KendoTeamCaptain |
| 223 | * LoserTeamMascot: Mascots of school sports teams at the bottom of the PopularityFoodChain. |
| 224 | * LovableJock: An athletic guy who is also a NiceGuy. |
| 225 | * NewTransferStudent: A new student who is enrolling from another school. |
| 226 | * OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: A high school student who appears normal at the start of the series. |
| 227 | * TheQuarterback: The effective captain of the school's football team who is usually nicer than his teammates. |
| 228 | * SecondYearProtagonist: The lead character who is a sophomore in high school. |
| 229 | * ScholarshipStudent: A character who goes to a prestigious school on a scholarship. |
| 230 | * SchoolIdol: The most popular student in school. |
| 231 | * SpoiledSweet: The rich popular girl at school who is genuinely nice to everyone. |
| 232 | * StarvingStudent: The student from a poor background. |
| 233 | * StereotypicalNerd: An unattractive (by physical features or styling), socially inept, and socially unpopular stock character with geeky interests. |
| 234 | * StrangerInAStrangeSchool: An OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent who winds up attending an ExtranormalInstitute. |
| 235 | * StudentCouncilPresident: The ClubPresident for the AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil, and the ClassRepresentative for the whole school. |
| 236 | * TeachersPet: The student who kisses up to the teacher and rats on anyone trying to discreetly break the rules. |
| 237 | * TeachersUnfavoriteStudent: A teacher really hates one particular student. |
| 238 | * TinySchoolboy: The smallest and youngest looking guy in class. |
| 239 | * TokenRichStudent: The one student who belongs to a rich family. |
| 240 | * TragicDropout: A good student winds up having to drop out of school. |
| 241 | * UnknownRival: Two students competing for the same goal without one of them even aware of the competition. |
| 242 | * UnconvincinglyUnpopularCharacter: A student who is smart, funny, fashionable and good looking, but not popular. |
| 243 | [[/folder]] |
| 244 | |
| 245 | [[folder:Student relationships and cliques]] |
| 246 | * AllGuysWantCheerleaders: Male students are always interested in cheerleaders. |
| 247 | * AllGuysWantSororityWomen: Male students are always interested in women who are part of a college sorority. |
| 248 | * CliqueTour: When a new student arrives, they (and the audience) are quickly introduced to the social groups of the school. |
| 249 | * EatingLunchAlone: Students who eat lunch alone because they are new and haven't made friends yet or are social outcasts. |
| 250 | * ExclusiveCliqueClubhouse: Cliques and other groups get their own unique housing. |
| 251 | * GayGuySeeksPopularJock (frequently used as a HighSchool trope) |
| 252 | * GirlPosse: The AlphaBitch and her group of friends. |
| 253 | * HighSchoolSweethearts: A couple have been in love since they were in high school. |
| 254 | * InstantFanClub: A character who is so awesome around school that they have a group of admirers. |
| 255 | * MakeWayForThePrincess: A scene where the AlphaBitch walks in a school hallway full of students. |
| 256 | * NewKidStigma: The new pupil at school is disliked by classmates. |
| 257 | * SchoolForcedUsTogether: Characters are forced together by the school system. |
| 258 | * SingleGirlSeeksMostPopularGuy: An unpopular girl wants to date the most popular guy in school. |
| 259 | * StudentsPlayingMatchmaker: Students try to pair their teachers with other people. |
| 260 | * TeacherParentRomance: A teacher falls in love with the parent of one of their students. |
| 261 | * TeacherStudentRomance: A student and their teacher fall in love. |
| 262 | [[/folder]] |
| 263 | |
| 264 | [[folder:School clubs and other organizations]] |
| 265 | * AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil: An organization of students run the school like a government. |
| 266 | * ClubStub: A new student tries to save a school club with a dangerously declined membership. |
| 267 | * DramaClub: A club with students who enjoy acting and put on plays. |
| 268 | * JapaneseSchoolClub |
| 269 | * SchoolClubsAreSeriousBusiness |
| 270 | * SchoolNewspaperNewsHound: An absurdly elaborate school paper that makes school's news with true commercial values. |
| 271 | * StudentsSecretSociety: A secret society founded and run by students. |
| 272 | ** SchoolClubFront: A school club is actually a coverup for some extracurricular activity that is usually supernaturally-oriented. |
| 273 | [[/folder]] |
| 274 | |
| 275 | [[folder:School events]] |
| 276 | * ClassReunion: The graduating class of a school meet each other again at the school years later. |
| 277 | ** ReunionRevenge: One of the former students takes the reunion as a chance to get back at the peers who wronged them. |
| 278 | * ClassTrip: A class leaves school for a day out to an educational landmark or museum. |
| 279 | * FundraiserCarnival: A school throws a carnival in order to help raise money. |
| 280 | * GraduateFromTheStory: The main cast of a school centered story are graduating. |
| 281 | * GraduationForEveryone: The whole cast of a show graduate school whether they were a good student or not. |
| 282 | * HighSchoolDance: A high school event where students ask each other to be their dates to the dance. |
| 283 | * MeasuringDay: Students are given an annual physical examination. |
| 284 | * PictureDay: Students attempt to look nice the whole school day so they will look nice for their school photo. |
| 285 | * PromIsForStraightKids: LGBTQ students aren't allowed to attend prom, at least not as a same-sex couple. |
| 286 | * ThePromPlot: High school juniors and seniors attend their prom or an adult is a chaperone or date to a prom. |
| 287 | * ScienceFair: A school event where students prepare science projects. |
| 288 | * SchoolFestival: A school-wide event where all the clubs compete in various activities. |
| 289 | * SchoolPlay: Students put on a play, which is typically [[StylisticSuck quite terrible]]. |
| 290 | * ShowAndTellAntics: Students bring things to school for show and tell. |
| 291 | [[/folder]] |
| 292 | |
| 293 | [[folder:Schoolwork and grading]] |
| 294 | * AchievementTestOfDestiny: A test that decides your future. |
| 295 | * TheBGrade: A student gets upset over receiving a grade that is slightly less than perfect. |
| 296 | * CompletelyOffTopicReport: A student is asked to write a report, but somehow writes the report on a subject that has nothing to do with the topic that was assigned. |
| 297 | * DeliberateUnderPerformance: A student deliberately gets average or below-average grades. |
| 298 | * ADogAteMyHomework: A student doesn't do their homework and claims their pet ate it to avoid getting in trouble for not doing it. |
| 299 | * EverybodyHatesMathematics: Mathematics is the one subject every student dreads having to do. |
| 300 | * ExtremelyEasyExam: A comically easy exam that's almost impossible to fail, usually given by an apathetic or incompetent teacher. |
| 301 | * FMinusMinus: A student manages to do so poorly that they receive a grade that goes way lower than what the education system would allow in real life. |
| 302 | * GradeSwapCatastrophe: Two students' grades are accidentally switched. |
| 303 | * HomeworkSlave: Bullying someone else into doing your homework for you. |
| 304 | * IneptAptitudeTest: A student takes an aptitude test and doesn't get the result they wanted and/or expected. |
| 305 | * LastMinuteProject: A student fails to put in any work for their school project and turns in something they just made up or plagiarized. |
| 306 | * NerdsLoveToughSchoolwork: Nerds enjoy doing schoolwork that is difficult. |
| 307 | * TheParentProducedProject: A student has their parent do their school project for them. |
| 308 | * RidiculousProcrastinator: A character puts off doing a book report or other major project until mere minutes before it's due. |
| 309 | * ScantronPicture: Someone fills in the Scantron dots on their test to make a picture. |
| 310 | * SleepLearning: A character uses BedtimeBrainwashing to help them study for an important event. |
| 311 | * TrainProblem: A ridiculously hard math problem involving two trains. |
| 312 | [[/folder]] |
| 313 | |
| 314 | [[folder:Disciplinary techniques]] |
| 315 | * AfterSchoolCleaningDuty: Students stay after school to clean the classroom. |
| 316 | * ChuckingChalk: A teacher throws a piece of chalk at their misbehaving students. |
| 317 | * CorporalPunishment: A teacher inflicts physical pain on a student as a form of punishment. |
| 318 | * DunceCap: A student is made to sit in the corner while wearing a pointy cap as punishment for misbehaving and/or getting an answer wrong. |
| 319 | * GoodBehaviorPoints: Students are given or taken away points for showing either favorable or poor behavior. |
| 320 | * NailsOnABlackboard: Someone runs their nails across a chalkboard. |
| 321 | * StandingInTheHall: A student is made to stand in the hall as punishment. |
| 322 | * WritingLines: A student is punished by having to write a sentence promising they'll never do what they did wrong again a large amount of times. |
| 323 | [[/folder]] |
| 324 | |
| 325 | [[folder:School uniforms and related apparel]] |
| 326 | * AntiSchoolUniformsPlot: A school tries to implement school uniforms and the students try to protest. |
| 327 | * CasualSportsJersey: A character (often a JerkJock) wears a sports team uniform outside of a sports environment. |
| 328 | * CatholicSchoolgirlsRule: A girl wears a Catholic school uniform even when not attending a Catholic school. |
| 329 | * NoDressCode: A work has students get away with wearing clothes that would get them into trouble in real life. |
| 330 | * RedArmbandOfLeadership: A student wears a red armband to show they are in charge of a club or group. |
| 331 | * SailorFuku: A girl who wears a sailor suit. |
| 332 | * SchoolSportUniform: A uniform worn by students on the school sports teams. |
| 333 | * SchoolSwimsuit: Swimsuits that are given to students on the school swim team. |
| 334 | * SchoolUniformsAreTheNewBlack: A student who wears their school uniform even when they aren't attending school. |
| 335 | * SuddenSchoolUniform: A school suddenly starts forcing its students to wear a school uniform. |
| 336 | * TransferStudentUniforms: A NewTransferStudent who wears a school uniform from their old school. |
| 337 | * YellowSashOfPower: A student given the job as hall monitor lets the authority and power go to their head. |
| 338 | [[/folder]] |
| 339 | |
| 340 | [[folder:Degrees]] |
| 341 | * ADegreeInUseless: A college degree in a subject that is worthless. |
| 342 | * GeniusesHaveMultiplePhDs: Fictional geniuses get more than one [=PhD=] to prove they're an expert, even though this wouldn't be necessary in real life. |
| 343 | * IMinoredInTropology: A character reveals that they are educated in a field or subject that is unexpected for them. |
| 344 | * MRSDegree: A woman who goes to college to find a husband. |
| 345 | * PhonyDegree: A person has a degree for something they didn't earn. |
| 346 | * WorthlessForeignDegree: A person from a foreign country gets a mediocre job rather than a job they are qualified for. |
| 347 | [[/folder]] |
| 348 | |
| 349 | [[folder:Martial arts or military training]] |
| 350 | * BoxingLesson: A student who is bullied decides to take up boxing. |
| 351 | * DeadlyGraduation: A character in an evil training program must battle their friend to the death as a final test. |
| 352 | * HeirToTheDojo: A high school student is heir to a martial arts family. |
| 353 | * HeroAcademy: A school that trains people to develop the skills and knowledge needed to be able to do heroic deeds. |
| 354 | ** SuperheroSchool: An institute that teaches young superheroes how to use their powers properly. |
| 355 | * MilitaryAcademy: A school where a military officer learns his or her trade. |
| 356 | * NinjaSchool: A school where you learn how to be a ninja. |
| 357 | * PacifistDojo: A martial arts school that teaches its pupils to exercise restraint and only fight defensively. |
| 358 | * RivalDojos: When 2 or more different fighting schools are enemies with each other. |
| 359 | * TheSpartanWay: TrainingFromHell meant to create a BadassArmy. |
| 360 | * ThugDojo: A martial arts school that teaches its pupils to start fights and beat up people at whim. |
| 361 | * TrainingAccident: A character undergoes special training only for something to [[GoneHorriblyWrong go horribly wrong]]. |
| 362 | * TrainingFromHell: Characters go through ''extremely'' tough training. |
| 363 | * TrainingThePeacefulVillagers: TheHero trains a local village to fight back against an advancing army. |
| 364 | * UltimateFinalExam: Students must complete a dangerous final test before graduating. |
| 365 | * WaxOnWaxOff: A character undergoes special training through menial work. |
| 366 | [[/folder]] |
| 367 | |
| 368 | [[/index]] |
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