Publish or perish in the ivory tower of learning outcomes.
An original research project of monumental length that represents both peak achievement and the slow dissolution of your mental health over several years.
The art of silently rebelling against a boring class by covertly gaming on your device while the teacher drones on, blissfully unaware of your digital escape. A rite of passage for students with WiFi access and zero chill.
The eldest statesman or undisputed leader of a field—the person who's been doing something so long they basically invented it. Respect is automatic; credentials are implied.
The theory and practice of teaching, or as some might say, the art of explaining things you understand to people who don't.
The practice of tailoring instruction to different learners' needs, because apparently one-size-fits-all is not actually one-size-fits-all.
A written or verbal exchange between two or more characters where they actually listen to each other (or at least pretend to). Essential for screenwriting, literature, and those awkward meetings where someone has to say something clever.
Mathematics' and grammar's favorite word for 'there are exactly two of this thing.' In math, it describes the mirror-universe version of a shape; in grammar, it's a number category some languages use to specify 'two items' (neither singular nor plural).
When a perfectly good solid object decides it can't hack it as a single unit and slowly crumbles into smaller pieces through environmental bullying—nature's version of planned obsolescence.