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Assignments has sent a message 

When you hear that dreaded Microsoft Teams notification sound you know it's either your guidance councilor telling you your grades suck or it's another missing assignment
"Oh boy I can't wait to play with the boys!"

Assignments has sent a message

bullshit assignment

An assignment (typically for school) that is given for the sake of having an assignment.

Bullshit assignments relate to the course, but they do not particularly advance your knowledge in said course. Since these assignments are not useful for actually learning, they are bullshit assignments. It is just a bunch of busy work that makes life more frustrating than it already is... Especially since the assignment shouldn't exist in the first place!
Some courses require essentially no homework. The teachers will begin to feel as if they are doing a poor job because of this, and in effect, will create a totally bullshit assignment in order to justify their lack of assignments.

missing assignment

When you parents are on your ass when you just tryna live your life and have fun and your teacher is a bitch
“Nordan you have a missing assignment!!”

“Fuck off mom”

summer assignment 

As if the fact that kids spend almost 10 months of their entire year stuck in some classroom, learning useless information and getting their rights and individuality stripped away wasn't enough torture, somebody thought it'd be a good idea to start off the kids' summer by essentially giving them a project. That is basically what a summer assignment is.

Most people that run these school systems are oblivious to the fact that: A) Kids are not going to magically become more literate by being forced to read some crappy novel B) Most kids don't even read the books they're given, instead relying on the internet (A.K.A. that thing that proved that school is 100% obsolete) to give them a quick summary of it, and doing their 5 page essay on that and C) Most kids would rather NOT think about school during the only time they have off.

It's almost similar to when they send you packets to do during Christmas Vacation, and you were too busy doing those to actually enjoy playing your new video game system (because homework packets make everybody feel jolly!). Except imagine them taking a bite out of your summer instead. That is what summer assignments are like.
Students: "3....2.....1!!!! Summer is finally here!!!!"
Teacher: "Enjoy your summer. By the way, don't forget to write that 10-page essay and complete your summer assignment while the rest of your family is at the pool actually doing something fun!"
summer assignment by rico567 September 1, 2009

assignment 

A chance to practice the art of plagiarism.
I cannot solve question 5 of the assignment, can I just take a look at what you did?
assignment by DCfromMTL February 28, 2007

Understand the assignment

When someone does a specific activity or thing well. This is a reference to school when a teacher assigns a project and a student pops off.
Damn, Olivia Rodrigo really understand the assignment when it comes to the bridge of the song!
Okay girl, I see you understood the assignment, that outfit is fire!
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