Frazz by Jef Mallett for February 07, 2013

Will the teacher ever learn to stop asking the question, “Any Questions?” Especially when Caulfield is in the room.

Caulfield isn’t the problem — the problem is a school system that doesn’t have an interest in creative questioning.

Check out Calvin on a similar topic.

You said it, Nab! Sigh. Things ain’t like they ulster be, and they never was.

You could have answered the question without being rude.

I think a more appropriate class in which to ask this question would be science, not English, Frazz.

@masterskrain: then he’d be Tardy every day.

Aerospace cannot be infinite because eventually you reach space where airplanes(aeroplanes), cannot fly.

“aerospace [ˈɛərəˌspeɪs] n1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) the atmosphere and space beyond2. (Engineering / Aeronautics) (modifier) of or relating to rockets, missiles, space vehicles, etc., that fly or operate in aerospace the aerospace industry”

from free dictionary.com

“air·space /ˈe(ə)rˌspās/NounSpace available in the atmosphere immediately above the earth.The air available to aircraft to fly in, esp. the part subject to the jurisdiction of a particular country.”

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@Night-Gaunt “Air space is where aircraft fly in. Aerospace is literally out side of the earth’s gravity and air. Aeroplane is the old way of saying “airplane” these days. Caulfield knows this but he wants to see how the teacher handles it.”

Yep, you nailed it. I always vaguely thought that “aerospace” was just an adjective used to modify “industry,” because here in Colorado we have so much of the “aerospace industry.” Turns out aerospace really is an actual territory, including but going vastly beyond Earth’s atmosphere. Thanks for the new info.

Aleph-null infinitely? Aleph-one? Or some other kind of infiniitely?

@bigpuma “Caulfield simply enjoys the attention he gets from showing off. And he likes getting a rise outta his teacher. That rise, though, is a predictable one, so he already knows how she’ll “handle it”.”>>>>>>>

Very likely! But “Hope springs eternal,” and for a kid with as restless a mind as Caulfield’s, the possibility of a variation on the familiar theme might act like the proverbial carrot before his twitchy little nose. >>>>>>>

There’s no doubt he knows exactly what he’s doing, and even when the results are the same as always, it’s more fun for him than sitting quietly in class. I agree that “we have to go by observed behavior,” but then, we can hardly help interpreting what we observe according to our own experience. Maybe Night-Gaunt was one of those kids who was always hoping for a change of pace!