"Failures in Education" strives to bring you the, well... people who have had the educational system fail them. These are kids who think a homonym is a musical device; the kids who are full of stupid questions and can't just use Wikipedia. So sit back, relax, and prepare to be amazed.
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(In History 151, From Alex S.)
Teacher: "And who was the last to colonize in the west?"
Dunce: "China?"

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(In Econ 201, From JT)
Teacher: "Economics is based on supply and demand."
Idiot: "What if there isn't any demand?"
Teacher: "Then there isn't any supply."
Idiot: "It just disappears?"

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(In Poli Sci 367, From Anonymous)
Ignorant Kid: "Personally, I just don't care about Iraq. It's thousands of miles away and that Saddam guy is dead. What's the worst that could happen to us? A nuke costs like a bajillion dollars and they definitely don't have that kind of money."

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(In Geography 200, From Anonymous)
Discussing African culture
Dolt: "I heard Africans just go aroud having sex with everyone and that's why everyone has AIDs. It makes sense."

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(In History 380, From Jason L.)
Imbecile: "I heard that Pearl Harbor never happened and it was just a cover up for aliens."

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(In Freshman Seminar for Engineering Students, From Allison)
Moron: "Ok, this is probably a dumb question, but I've always wondered...What part of the duck is 'duck-tape' from?"

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(A special thanks to those who emailed a FIE this week..)