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academic validation
feeling achieved or appreciated when receiving praise in school. while it can be a good motivator, constantly seeking academic validation can become a problem mentally. this can lead to purposefully overworking yourself to feel that adrenaline rush that comes with good marks.
Mom: Why are your grades so bad?
Me: Because I seek academic validation to the point where if I can't do it perfectly the first time then there's no use in trying at all.
Me: Because I seek academic validation to the point where if I can't do it perfectly the first time then there's no use in trying at all.
academic validation by hermione.granger.tf December 9, 2021
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Academic Circle Jerk
When a group’s discussion of concepts and ideas start to overwhelm the thought process that you ultimately end up just standing around stroking the other people's egos and accomplishing nothing.
We discussed rubrics, a list of criteria for grading student’s work, until we discussed ourselves into an academic circle jerk.
Academic Circle Jerk by 2bitHack78 November 21, 2010
Young Academics On Ice
This is what "yaoi" stands for, parents! When your son/daughter mentions the word yaoi, this is what they mean.
YAOI is a nonprofit organization where underprivileged children with a high IQ learn to ice skate. A very beautiful organization, but mainly directed at teens and children.
If your son/daughter mentions YAOI and then begins to laugh, chances are they remembered a specific episode of YAOI which portrayed humor.
(For all non-parents here, you know what yaoi is. This is the definition you'll want to tell your parents - because it's right...)
YAOI is a nonprofit organization where underprivileged children with a high IQ learn to ice skate. A very beautiful organization, but mainly directed at teens and children.
If your son/daughter mentions YAOI and then begins to laugh, chances are they remembered a specific episode of YAOI which portrayed humor.
(For all non-parents here, you know what yaoi is. This is the definition you'll want to tell your parents - because it's right...)
Father: What are you reading?
Daughter: Uh, just some YAOI...
Father: What?
Daughter: Young Academics on Ice! It's, eh, a really funny screenplay!
Daughter: Uh, just some YAOI...
Father: What?
Daughter: Young Academics on Ice! It's, eh, a really funny screenplay!
Young Academics On Ice by BeyondBarriers November 19, 2010
academic welfare
The dumbing-down of standards at branch/regional campuses so that their lower-class students can pass and ultimately graduate.
Man, this test was hard! Where's my "academic welfare"?
The "academic welfare" situation at Miami Hamilton is necessary for their mouth-breathers.
Without that "academic welfare" at MUH, his lazy butt would have failed out long ago!
The "academic welfare" situation at Miami Hamilton is necessary for their mouth-breathers.
Without that "academic welfare" at MUH, his lazy butt would have failed out long ago!
academic welfare by Frank Scanlan March 15, 2008
Academic Weapon
Tyler is an academic weapon, he manages to take 4 AP courses, while still being on honor roll every semester.
Academic Weapon by Academic Weapon September 20, 2016
academic bulemia
The process of learning or memorizing by rote, subsequently followed by the regurgitation of that knowledge onto an exam answer sheet. Just as with the serious eating disorder, this form of bulemia results in no real retention of substance.
This term is frequently applied to describe a common practice of young medical students.
This term is frequently applied to describe a common practice of young medical students.
I can't remember anything that I learned last night. It's like I grabbed the answer sheet, puked out all the answers and forgot everything immediately. I'd say that's academic bulemia.
academic bulemia by Thomas Suszynski February 22, 2008
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Pee Calculus
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