I never had that sort of thing going on, but my biggest point in the education system having a lot to answer for is those "oh my god, it's the end of the term, there's an exam, and I haven't been to a single class" nightmares. In particular, that in grad school and my postdoc work, I continued to have those nightmares as a TA and as an instructor. Even when you've consumed so much of the poison that you can administer it, it continues to poison you.

It's a terrible shame really, since learning is such an enjoyable and wonderful thing..