35 Hilarious Photos That Perfectly Sum Up the Pains of School
Whether you're in elementary school, middle school, high school or college, you deal with some of the same daily struggles.
From having to wake up early to procrastination, school isn't always fun. And while we're truly blessed to receive an education, sometimes, we just want to complain. Keep reading for 35 hilarious photos that perfectly sum of the pains of school:
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1. When You Feel Dead Inside
Sometimes there are those weeks when everything seems to be due at once. You have absolutely no time to rest and can't find enough hours in the day to get everything done. You can either stay up all night and be a zombie the next morning, or call in sick.
2. When School Really Takes It Out of You
When you first get to school and see all your friends after your morning cup of Joe, you're still energized and excited. However, as the day goes on, tiredness comes in waves and knocks you down. By the time you're on your way home from school, you pass out in the back seat.
3. When You're Overwhelmed
We all reach our breaking point when it comes to studying or doing homework for school. It can be way too overwhelming, that we need a mental break. But when you're having a mental break, you can't stop thinking that you need to be working. It's a vicious cycle.
4. When Even the Cats Make It Hard For You to Study
One of the best parts of coming home after a long day of being at school is hanging out with your pet cats. However, when you get your homework and study materials out, they don't want you to study. And guess what, they make the rules in the house, so it looks like no studying for you!
5. When You Need Loads of Caffeine to Stay Awake
These three friends got their pick-me-up in the form of Starbucks coffee. After all, what student can survive school without caffeine? The two on the ends don't look too ecstatic, but it looks like the caffeine is still working its magic on the girl in the middle.
6. When You Get Home and Forget Everything You Learned
When you're at school and your teacher is explaining a lesson to you, sometimes, your brain tricks you into thinking you understand everything. However, when you get home, you quickly realize you were playing yourself and have no idea what you're actually doing.
7. When Your Mom Tries to Take a First Day of School Picture of You
All of our moms make us take back to school photos, and some of us are tad bit more enthusiastic than others. This little kid was not having it. It looks like his mom made him stand on a ledge, pose with his hand in his pocket and smile. Somehow, this was the end result!
8. When You Need Loads of Help Getting Up In the Morning
Some people only need one alarm on their phone and will hop out of bed right away. Others, however, need about a million alarms. They snooze them frequently until they absolutely need to get up for school. They're the ones who roll up in their pajamas with unbrushed hair.
9. When Your Nights Look Like This
Instead of getting a long night's sleep of restful dreams, most students are forced to stay up into the wee hours of the night. Instead of setting up their study materials on a desk, they opt for comfort and spread everything out on their beds. This is a sure way to pass out on accident!
10. When Even Your Dog Doesn't Want You to Leave
When you've been home with your dog all summer, they get used to having you around all the time. You're their play buddy and best friend, so when you start going to school every morning, they're sad. It looks like this little guy was looking out the window, waiting for his friend to get back from school.
11. When You Find Out Your Classmate Is Also a Procrastinator
These days, a lot of our school work is done online, especially if you're in an online or virtual class. Google Docs are one of the main tools teachers use, and you can actually see who's on it at any given time. For those procrastinators out there, you've been able to see who else waits till the last minute to get work done.
12. When You're Deciding If School Is Really Worth It
We all get to that point in life where we wonder if going to school is actually worth it. We consider the other options we have at our disposal. If we drop out of school now, we can get a job and start making money right away. But in the long run, you fall behind, meaning you're definitely going to school.
13. When You Just Love Studying
We all have different ways of studying. Some of us read the materials over and over again, while some of us write out our study guides meticulously. Then, there are the few who rely on notecards. It's a system that's rather stressful, but the results are amazing!
14. When There's Traffic On Your Way to School
Remember the good ole days when there was no traffic on the road? That was during official lockdown and quarantine, however, now that schools are back in session, you can expect your commute to look a little something like this. Get your podcasts ready!
15. When There Are Two Kinds of People Going Back to School
This little girl looks adorable and so excited to get back to school. You can tell she put in the extra effort and even had her mom curl her hair. In the background, however, we can only assume that's her little brother in the fetal position on the ground. Whether he's trying to sleep or is having a mental breakdown, we'll never know!
16. When You Try to Study in Bed
We've said it once and we'll say it again, studying in bed never ends well. You think to yourself that you'll be able to stay awake, your body just needs a break from sitting in a sturdy chair. However, you wake up in the morning, only to realize you fell asleep after about 15 minutes of "studying."
17. When You're a Master Procrastinator
You know those people who literally wait until the last minute to get their work done? We call them procrastinators, and we truly don't know how they pass their classes! They wait until their work piles up, and when they're forced to finish it, they whip it up in next to no time.
18. When Your Alarm Wakes You Up for School
If we're being honest, most people don't wake up for school with a big, fat smile on their face. The majority look like this picture, super dazed and very confused. We feel for this dog, it looks like someone woke him up from a very good nap, he was probably dreaming of chasing a cat!
19. When School Ends and You Immediately Pass Out
When we're at school, we have those days where we are absolutely full of energy. We run around with our friends, pay attention in class and enjoy a big lunch. This little girl looks like she had quite the day, so when she got picked up from school she immediately zonked out.
20. When You Have to Choose Between Doing Homework and Playing Video Games
When we get home after a long day of being at school, oftentimes the last thing we want to do is homework. Solving equations and reading a novel isn't on our list of priorities. However, playing a video game seems like loads of fun! What's your poison?
21. When You Finally Go Back to School On Campus Instead of Zoom
Once quarantine and lockdown officially ends, we'll be expected to go back to school in person. Zoom calls will be over and we'll actually get to see friends and classmates up close and personal. This photo is quite hilarious and sums up the situation perfectly. The last time you've seen most of everyone was "since the plague!"
22. When Your Teacher Is About to Get Super Mad
We've all been there. You walk into your classroom only to find your usually happy teacher sitting like this on their desk. Whatever they're about to talk about is not going to be good. Almost always it's about a test everyone did horribly on, or the substitute told them how bad your class was the other day.
23. When You Make This Face to Your Mom and Ask If You Can Skip School
Over the years, we've all learned how to manipulate our moms by plastering on a sad face to get what we want. Just us? If you've ever made the face like this picture, you've definitely asked to stay home from school. You probably didn't finish your homework or were avoiding taking a test you didn't prepare for.
24. When Time Is Playing With You
When we study for a big test, the minutes can seem like hours. If you don't want to be let down like the kid in the picture above, we recommend studying in increments. Set up alarms on your phone to stretch your legs. Taking small breaks will make the time go by much faster.
25. When Little Kids Going Back to School Are So Dang Cute
If you go to a school where there are children younger than you walking around, chances are, you've seen some adorable little kids. They're still growing, so it should come as no surprise that their bodies just aren't big enough for the huge backpacks they're wearing.
26. When You Show Everyone That Procrastinating Sometimes Works
You know that one kid who never seems to be studying or doing homework? Meanwhile, you're over here working your butt off and have been studying for a week straight. You convince yourself you'll do great on the test, only to find out the procrastinator actually did better than you. How annoying!
27. When Back to School Pics Look Super Different Because of COVID
While COVID-19 is obviously a very serious matter we've all been dealing with, it's nice to have a laugh every now and then. This photo of a child's back to school picture is rather hilarious! They'll probably be expected to wear face masks, but a full-on body covering just might be on the horizon.
28. When There's Always That One Kid
When you've had a super long and boring class, the only thing on your mind is getting out of there and talking to your friends. However, there's always that one kid who makes everyone wait up. This picture accurately describes how the rest of the class looks when that one person won't stop asking questions!
29. When It's Test Time
When you walk into a classroom, you can look around and find the four main types of students. One of them is overly-prepared, another is too lazy to pay attention, one stresses out way too easily, and the other has absolutely no idea what's going on.
30. When Your Back-to-School Pictures Get Progressively Worse Each Year
As we get older, life kicks us in the butt a bit more each and every year. When we're young, we're cute and full of energy and optimism. However, this year especially, the difference between 2019 and 2020 yearbook pictures are sure to be drastically different!
31. When You Miss Your Friends
When summer is coming to an end and you have to start going to school, you need to look on the bright side of things. While you won't exactly be able to sleep in any more, you will be able to see your friends. After all, isn't that the best part of school?
32. When You Hate Studying
Are you the type of person who gets so stressed out over tests and studying, that you just avoid the process all together? The night before a test typically looks like this picture. You watch TV, avoid your problems and then at midnight have a freakout, wondering why you haven't been studying this whole time.
33. When You Realize You Failed the Test
When you walk out of a test, there's always that one question that leaves you scratching your head. When you have a discussion about it with your friends, however, you realize you definitely got it wrong. They're talking about numbers, while you're over here thinking the answer was South Africa!
34. When You Can't Say No to Hanging Out With Your Friends
Don't you wish your teachers would communicate with each other and make sure to not assign everything on the same day? Sometimes, everything is due at the same time, leaving us drowning. However, there's always that one person who doesn't know how to say no to a night out with friends, even if they should stay home and work!
35. When You're So Tired But Need to Get Ready
Whether you're physically going into class or getting ready for a Zoom call, the struggle is real. The girl in the picture above perfectly describes how we all feel at the crack of dawn in the morning. We know we're lucky we get to have an education, but we're so tired we're wondering if it's actually worth it!
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