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Fiction thinks that tough schoolwork is the greatest thing ever to a nerd. They live for pop-quizzes, mid-terms, and final exams. Not that they are just enthusiastic about subjects they are interested in, but the thought of doing tough work is awesome on its own. Basically, they are portrayed as the bizarro students. Having an extra day of school is like having a day off from school to most students.
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Heck, some nerds [[Even Nerds Have Standards|might find even these nerds too nerdy]].
Compare [[Proud to Be
Contrast [[Brilliant but Lazy]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Ami/Amy from ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', although justified by the fact that she is someday planning to become a doctor.
== [[Literature]] ==
* In ''[[Harry Potter (
* There are also definite signs of this in ''[[
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* In an episode of ''[[Full House]]'', DJ complains that the nerds brought homework back from Summer vacation.
* In ''[[
* ''[[Family Matters]]'': Steve Urkel was implied to be this, though so little of the show took place in the halls of their school.
* ''[[
== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==
* In ''[[
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* ''[[
** Riley is this. As seen in the picture, she cheers upon being told the class is focusing on more advanced calculus.
** At least part of that was due to [[Misplaced Kindergarten Teacher|the previous teacher treating middle schoolers like a kindergarten class]] and teaching them the most basic of basics, which drove Riley up the wall (Though for this very reason).
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Rocket Power]]'' had Sam "Squid" Dullard. He gets ecstatic when school starts back up.
* ''[[Recess]]'': Gretchen.
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
** Twilight Sparkle so enjoyed reading and studying that when we meet her in the first episode of the series she prefers to do so at the exclusion of socializing.
** In "Lesson Zero", she states that doing homework is one of the things she did with her doll.
*** PRETENDING to do homework even.
* ''[[Kick Buttowski]]'': Kendall so loves school and learning that she got her dad to request a snow day ''not'' be called for Mellowbrook middle school.
* ''[[Arthur (
* ''[[The Simpsons (
** Martin Prince has been shown to be like this from time to time, enjoying getting homework and pop quizzes. On more than one occasion he has reminded the teacher about the test or big homework assignment that she was going to give.
** Lisa Simpson also does this from time to time.
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[[Category:School Tropes]]
[[Category:Nerds Love Tough Schoolwork]]
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