Getting Stuffed Inside Your Locker. High school-themed movies just love to include a scene in which a bully stuffs the protagonist inside his or her locker. Thankfully, today's modern lockers cannot fit the human body inside, so newer generations are often spared this indignity.

Bullying Will Somehow End Quietly With A Stern Talking To. Reel life loves to teach the lesson that a bullying epidemic will cease to exist once a stern scolding and public humiliation occurs. In real life, alas, nothing of the sort will stop a bully from hurting innocent people. Most school administrators are too scared of lawsuits to even discipline a bully. Not to mention it's often easier for these lazy cretins to just blame the victim for any bullying incident.

Betting On A Girl Will Often End Happily. One of the oldest cliches in high school movies is the inevitable bet between two guys over whether or not one can romance a specific girl. Of course, she'll find out about the bet just as the guy genuinely falls in love with her. Since this is the movies, all will end happily. In real life, there's only a trail of tears, broken hearts and hurt feelings left behind.

Detention Is A Unique Bonding Experience. Blame 'The Breakfast Club' for this cliche. Detention is not intended as a social club where outcasts can bond and become friends. In real life, you're often just praying that you'll survive the hour considering the delinquents, bullies and dysfunctional derelicts that are sent to detention in the first place.

High School Musical Part 100. Movies like 'High School Musical' and TV shows like 'Glee' will have you believe that high school life is just one big musical. Chances are if you break out into song out of nowhere during biology class, you'll certainly be headed to detention.

The Slow Clap of Applause. In the movies, after a character owns up to a mistake or makes a confession, one person will slowly start clapping in support, leading to a wave of rabid applause and a standing ovation. In real life, the boos would be deafening and people would start standing to throw wadded up paper, books, spitballs and rotten fruit at you.

The Miraculous, Nail-Biting, Last Minute Win. The camera lingers in slow motion as the basketball balances on the rim of the hoop, deciding whether to go in or not. In most high school movies, it usually goes in. In real life, the action would be so split-second that few would comprehend what just happened.

Nasty Teachers Get What's Coming To Them. In the 1985 seriocomedy 'Heaven Help Us,' the tyrannical Brother Constance got exactly what he deserved, courtesy of a stiff left hook uppercut from a student he wrongly tormented. The other students cheered and the evil teacher was permanently exiled from the school. If it was real life, the student would be expelled and the teacher would be exonerated of all charges.

The Ugly Duckling Syndrome. You all know the cliche -- take a girl deemed unattractive, subject her to a makeover and voila! The ugly duckling has turned into a beautiful swan that is praised by all. This never happens in real life. Besides, it should be inner, not outer, beauty that counts when it comes to deciding whether someone is truly beautiful or not.

Sex On The Brain. For a long time in the 1980's, high school movies leaned on the tiresome cliche that all high schoolers were looking to get laid no matter what. Although it is foolish to believe that all students are fully abstinent, the truth is that there are often far more important things weighing heavily on a teenager's mind than merely getting some on a Saturday night.

The Hot Chick Goes Gaga For The Nerdy Boy. Although they often say that opposites attract, the chances of the snobby hot girl suddenly realizing that the nerdy, unassuming boy is a great catch is about as likely as Donald Trump suddenly becoming sweet and humble.

Trip Happy. The movies would have us all believe that it's acceptable for a clumsy, nervous kid to just sit there and take the abuse, especially from the dumb jocks, snobby witches and other assorted bullies.

Gossip Travels At The Speed Of Sound. While it is true that gossip can spread quickly, the movies would have you believe that a mere five minutes after a snide rumor is spread, not only would the whole school know about it, but so would the entire neighborhood!

Locker Surprise. High school movies always include a scene in which bullies fill a victim's locker with some kind of trash, usually foul-smelling and messy. With vigilant hall monitors and school administrators on patrol, the chances of a bully going unnoticed while breaking into a locker are nil in real life.

The Nerdy Shrimp Somehow Wins The Big Game. 'Lucas,' 'Teen Wolf,' 'The Invisible Kid' and countless other high school comedies rely on that overly predictable third-act closer of the nerdy shrimp somehow managing to win the big game to deliver that elusive championship. In real life, the nerdy guy wouldn't even have a chance to make the team as a waterboy, never mind second string.