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Education is a common recurring theme in the Television show The Simpsons. Many of the episodes feature scenes at the fictional Springfield Elementary School and several plotlines have also revolved around education. Many different themes have been featured, including lack of funding of public schools ("The PTA Disbands") and evolution vs. creationism ("The Monkey Suit"). Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... Image File history File links Simpsons_school. ... Image File history File links Simpsons_school. ... Simpsons redirects here. ... This article is about the fictitious Springfield Elementary School in the American television show The Simpsons. ... Another Simpsons Clip Show is an episode from the sixth season of The Simpsons. ... â€œThe Monkey Suitâ€ is the 21st episode of The Simpsons seventeenth season that originally aired on May 14, 2006. ...

Other episodes have revolved around the fictional Springfield University, which is where Homer went when fired from the Nuclear Power Plant ("Homer Goes to College"). Lisa also secretly started attending it in the episode "Little Girl in the Big Ten". Homer Goes to College is the third episode of The Simpsons fifth season. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long or excessively detailed compared to the rest of the article. ... â€œLittle Girl in the Big Tenâ€ is the twentieth episode of The Simpsonsâ€™ thirteenth season. ...

In general, many of Springfield's citizens are uneducated, even though several have gone onto post-high school education.

Daycares & Pre-Schools

Ayn Rand School for Tots

Run by "Ms. Sinclair", the sister of a musical director, this daycare is featured in the episode "A Streetcar Named Marge". She runs her school under the strict teachings of Ayn Rand and does not believe in baby bottles, trying to develop "the bottle within". She also does not allow pacifiers, which leads Maggie and her fellow babies to rebel. She also believes that when a baby wants its bottle it doesn't say, as Marge believes, "Ba-Ba" but "I am a leech!" A Streetcar Named Marge is the second episode of The Simpsons fourth season. ... Ayn Rand (IPA: , February 2 [O.S. January 20] 1905 â€“ March 6, 1982), born Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum (Russian: ), was a Russian-born American novelist and philosopher. ...

Elementary Schools

Springfield Elementary School

In "Lisa Gets an "A"" Springfield Elementary was revealed to once be the most dilapidated school in Missouri and was moved to Springfield brick by brick. Springfield has long been an underfunded school with a computer-less computer lab, a less than enthusiastic staff and a group of very uneducated students. On many occasions it has been said that Lisa is the only one keeping the school going. There are several subjects that have been cut, such as Geography (which was proving to be an embarrassment), math, and music, gym and art (due to a lack of funding). The majority of Springfield's adults attended Springfield Elementary in "The President Wore Pearls". This article is about the fictitious Springfield Elementary School in the American television show The Simpsons. ... Springfield Elementary School This is a list of the students who attend the fictional Springfield Elementary School from The Simpsons. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Superintendent Gary Chalmers, voiced by Hank Azaria, is a fictional character in the animated TV series The Simpsons, the superintendent of Springfields school district. ... ... This article is about the fictitious Springfield Elementary School in the American television show The Simpsons. ... This article is about the fictitious Springfield Elementary School in the American television show The Simpsons. ... This article is about the fictitious Springfield Elementary School in the American television show The Simpsons. ... This article is about the fictitious Springfield Elementary School in the American television show The Simpsons. ... Groundskeeper Willie (a. ... In the animated series The Simpsons, Lunchlady Doris (originally voiced by Doris Grau) is an overweight, middle-aged, and laconic worker at the Springfield Elementary School cafeteria. ... Nedward Ned Flanders is a fictional character on The Simpsons, voiced by Harry Shearer. ... Lisa Gets an A is the seventh episode of The Simpsons tenth season. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... The President Wore Pearls is an episode of The Simpsons first broadcast on November 16, 2003 as the third episode of the shows fifteenth season. ...

The school is horribly underfunded. For instance, there is a cinder block in place of a tether ball, and it has several grossly incompetent teachers; a camp of gypsies were once shown living on the school's playground as well. Also, only the teachers and the student body president eat french fries made from potatoes. The milk was shown to be from rats provided by Fat Tony. A stack of rectangular cinder blocks A cinder block (also mistakenly called a concrete block), breeze block, or Concrete Masonry Unit (CMU), is a rectangular block or brick used in construction. ... Two characters in Napoleon Dynamite get ready to play tetherball. ... Languages Romani, languages of native region Religions Christianity, Islam Related ethnic groups South Asians (Desi) The Roma (singular Rom; sometimes Rroma, Rrom) or Romanies are an ethnic group living in many communities all over the world. ... French fried potatoes, commonly known as French fries or fries (North America) or chips (United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and Commonwealth) are pieces of potato that have been chopped into batons and deep fried. ... A glass of cows milk. ... This is an article about wild rats; for pet rats, see Fancy rat Species 50 species; see text *Several subfamilies of Muroids include animals called rats. ... This article is about the fictional local Mafia Don in the animated television series The Simpsons. ...

The school's lack of funding has been the center of several episodes, including "The PTA Disbands", in which the teachers go on strike until more funding is provided and "The President Wore Pearls" in which Lisa leads a student strike to get music, gym and art back. Another Simpsons Clip Show is an episode from the sixth season of The Simpsons. ... The President Wore Pearls is an episode of The Simpsons first broadcast on November 16, 2003 as the third episode of the shows fifteenth season. ...

West Springfield Elementary School

This school has been seen only in the episode "Trilogy of Error". Lisa, in a rush to get to school, hitches a ride with Krusty who accidentally goes to the wrong school. West Springfield Elementary has a French class and is attended by a boy named Thelonious, who Lisa fell in love with. The fact that West Springfield Elementary resembles Springfield Elementary is a parody on how some public school systems build elementary schools that use the exact same blueprints. Trilogy of Error is the eighteenth episode of The Simpsons twelfth season, which originally aired April 29, 2001. ...

Springfield Preparatory School

Encountered by the Simpson family in "The Bart Wants What it Wants", it is attended by the children of many of Springfield's more affluent citizens, including Dr. Hibbert's daughter, Kent Brockman's daughter and Rainier Wolfcastle's daughter Greta. The Bart Wants What it Wants is the eleventh episode of The Simpsons thirteenth season. ... This article contains a list of recurring characters from The Simpsons with descriptions. ... Kenton Kent Brockman, (nee Brockelstein), is a recurring fictional character from the animated TV series The Simpsons, voiced by Harry Shearer. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Enriched Learning Center for Gifted Children

Attended by Bart after he cheated on a test in the episode "Bart the Genius". Bart got tricked by the students easily for his food. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Springfield Magnet School for the Gifted and Troublesome

At the end of "The President Wore Pearls", Lisa is sent here by Skinner, intending to stop the strike she started. She discovers a charming French boy who tells her of their large library, but Homer immediately stopped her from going due to not wanting to drive 45 minutes every day. The President Wore Pearls is an episode of The Simpsons first broadcast on November 16, 2003 as the third episode of the shows fifteenth season. ...

High Schools

Springfield High

Because there are very few teenage characters in The Simpsons, Springfield High School is most often seen in flashbacks, notably to when Homer and Marge met. Squeaky Voice Teen goes there.

Colleges

Springfield University

Springfield has a large and prestigious college which Homer attended in the episode "Homer Goes to College". It teaches several different courses, including nuclear physics, and the meaning of cartoons. This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long or excessively detailed compared to the rest of the article. ...

Springfield A&M

The longtime rival of Springfield U, its mascot is a pig named "Sir Oinks-a-lot" who has several powerful friends, including Richard Nixon. The two schools meet in an annual football game. The college is often referred to as a "cow college," as it was literally founded by a cow. Lenny and Carl are both alumni. Nixon redirects here. ... COW is an acronym for a number of things: Can of worms The COW programming language, an esoteric programming language. ... Lenford Lenny Leonard, MPhys is a fictional character in The Simpsons, voiced by Harry Shearer. ... Carlton Carl Carlson, MPhys is a fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons. ...

Springfield Heights Institute of Technology

Attended by Apu during the 1970s, where he enrolled in Professor Frink's Computer Science class. During Apu's stay they had a least one supercomputer which ran on punch cards. APU may refer to: Anglia Polytechnic University, now known as Anglia Ruskin University. ... Professor Johnathan I.Q. Neidelbaum Frink, Jr. ... Computer science, or computing science, is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their implementation and application in computer systems. ...

Springfield Community College

Marge took a painting class here in "Brush with Greatness". Also, Homer briefly taught a class on "Secrets of a Successful Marriage". Other classes taught there include "how to chew tobacco", "orange eating", "funk dancing for self-defence" and "Strip for your wife". Brush with Greatness is the 18th episode from the second season of The Simpsons. ... Secrets of a Successful Marriage is the 22nd and final episode of The Simpsons fifth season. ...

Alma Mater

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Harvard and the Ivies

Former director Lauren MacMullan is also a Harvard alumni, and was briefly president of the Harvard Lampoon. [2] Al Jean is a TV comedy writer most known for his work on The Simpsons. ... Dan McGrath is an American television writer. ... This article concerns John Collier, writer and painter. ... Greg Daniels is a well known television comedy writer. ... Patric Miller Verrone is an American television writer and labor leader. ... Bill Canterbury is an American television writer who has written episodes of The Simpsons and Whats New Scooby Doo?. He is currently writing for a new sitcom called Misconeceptions. ... David X. Cohen (born 1966), born David Samuel Cohen, is an American television writer. ... Vitti as portrayed in the episode of The Simpsons The Front. Jon Vitti is a writer who is most noted for his well-received scripts for the television series The Simpsons. ... Richard Appel (born 1964) is a writer and producer of TV-shows. ... Bill Oakley (born in 1966) is an American televison writer, best known for his work on The Simpsons. ... David Sacks is a television writer and producer. ... Keeler at the 2003 Writers Guild Awards, after winning in the animation category. ... Steve Tompkins is an American television writer. ... Conan Christopher OBrien (born April 18, 1963)[1] is an Emmy-winning American comedian, writer and television personality best known as host of NBCs late-night talk/variety show Late Night with Conan OBrien. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... George Meyer is a producer and writer for The Simpsons, and arguably the writer who has contributed the most to the show over its long run. ... Tom Gammill (1957 - ) and Max Pross (1957 - ) are an Emmy Award-winning American comedy writing team. ... Category: ... Dan Greaney is a writer for The Simpsons. ... Jeff Martin is a singer and drummer who has sang for the bands Surgical Steel and Racer X, and has played drums for the bands Badlands and Blindside Blues Band. ... Mike Reiss is an American TV comedy writer. ... Tom Gammill (1957 - ) and Max Pross (1957 - ) are an Emmy Award-winning American comedy writing team. ... Nell Scovell is the creator of the television series Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. ... Daniel Chun (born September 4, 1980 in Illinois) is an American writer. ... Matt Warburton wrote the following The Simpsons episodes: Three Gays of the Condo Tales from the Public Domain The Father, The Son, and The Holy Guest Star Co-Dependents Day Categories: Simpsons stubs | Writer stubs | American people stubs | Year of birth missing ... Lauren MacMullan is a television animator. ...

Other Simpsons writers who have attended well-known universities (Ivy League or otherwise) include:

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Episodes that focus around education

This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Lisas Substitute is the 19th episode of the second season of The Simpsons. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long or excessively detailed compared to the rest of the article. ... Another Simpsons Clip Show is an episode from the sixth season of The Simpsons. ... Lisa Gets an A is the seventh episode of The Simpsons tenth season. ... The President Wore Pearls is an episode of The Simpsons first broadcast on November 16, 2003 as the third episode of the shows fifteenth season. ... â€œThe Monkey Suitâ€ is the 21st episode of The Simpsons seventeenth season that originally aired on May 14, 2006. ... â€œGirls Just Want to Have Sumsâ€ is the nineteenth episode of the seventeenth season of The Simpsons. ... â€œLittle Girl in the Big Tenâ€ is the twentieth episode of The Simpsonsâ€™ thirteenth season. ...

External links

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