Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce for November 30, 1999
Transcript:
Nate: History! I ask you, what is the point? Nate: It's all just useless trivia from a jillion years ago! How is this supposed to help me now? Francis: Well, they say those who don't learn from the past are condemned to repeat it. Nate: Mrs. Godfrey says that to me after every test, but I have no idea what she's babbling about.
Nate has not learned from school and has been doomed to repeat it for the last 10 years of sixth grade.