Even with that half-truth, he's done amazing things toward making Dawn's point even more pointy. Her eyes grow wide and she nods in agreement. "Exactly! Life is the best teacher there is. Nothing I learned in college taught me to stay alive as long as I have. I mean... algebra is so overrated. And why do you need chemistry unless you're gonna be a chemist, am I right?"

To be fair, Dawn sometimes wishes she could do the college thing still. She wishes she could be normal and have a normal life. But the truth of the matter is that her life is filled with supernatural things and the plural of apocalypse to the point that she's had to accept that normal is never going to be her thing. She's learned to transcribe ancient languages from Giles and through her own hard work. She's learned to wield a sword, a crossbow and a stake from her sister, the Slayer. She's learned to run and hide when she can't win a fight from everyone. She's learned what little magic she knows from Willow. Life lessons.

"But when it gets cruel, which happens a lot, I like to give it a good kick in the shins." This is classic Dawn. Metaphorically kicking bad, evil things. "People underestimate the power of a good shin kick."