Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce for November 23, 2003
Transcript:
"Can you tell the difference between an old teacher and a young teacher?" "Here are some tips!" "Old teacher: Spends every free moment in teh faculty lounge!" "Mr. Galvin! I need help with my homework! Mr. Galvin?" "Knock Knock" "Young teacher: Prefers to be 'accessible' to the students!" "...yes, but on page 785 of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix' I noticed that..." "Old teacher: textbook: Read chapter 12, answer the questions at the end, then sit quietly until the bell rings." "Young teacher: Multimedia!" "...and after we finish our papier-mache puppets, there's a really cool website I want to show you!" "Old teacher: Will not deviate from lesson plan...no matter what!" "I'm confused can you explain question #4?" "No, I'm afraid no. There's no time for that." "Moving on the question #5.." "Young teacher: Likes to remain 'flexible' in the classroom!" "Can we watch a video?" "I hadn't planned on it, but...sure!" "Which video? Suggestions, people?" "Old teacher: HAs eerie, all-seeing, all-knowing radar!" "Stop it." "Stop what?" "you kno what." "Dang!" "Young teacher: HAs no clue that you're busting on him!" "Hey, gang! who wants a snack?" "Ahem!"
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix has seven hundred and sixty six pages in the first UK edition. Dunno about the other ones, though…