By now, most folks in the area have found their way back to school for the fall. It can be a rough transition for everyone involved: kids, teachers, parents, administrators, staff. Trading summer’s comparatively unstructured vistas for strict deadlines and early starting times isn’t easy for anyone. Maybe that’s why so many authors write about rotten school experiences. So the next time you’re bummed out about doing math homework – or grading math homework – just remember: you could always put in for a transfer to one of these places.

Nicholas Nickleby 

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Here at Dotheboys Hall we nurture the leaders of tomorrow with a curriculum of practical courses like “Menial Chores,” “Advanced Menial Chores,” and “Nasty Porridge-Eating,” all under the tutelage of headmaster Wackford Squeers. Because as we always say: “With a name like Squeers, it’s got to be Dickens.”