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If he could do half his homework in the first minute, half of the remaining homework in the next minute, one-eighth of the original homework in the following minute, one half of the remaining in one minute…
When I weigh all the time I spent on doing homework and getting perfect grades against the amount of education I actually derived from the experience, it makes me want to sit in a quiet corner and have a good cry.
It’s a good start Calvin, but your plan needs a modification to get passing grades. Try lengthening the amount of time you spend on each subject, or go 20 minutes – get up and stretch for 5 minutes, and try another 20 minutes until you have it all done. Same for other subjects you have homework in.
BE THIS GUY almost 5 years ago
Calvin should get an athletic timer that can time 1/100 of a second.
Templo S.U.D. almost 5 years ago
I think parents and teacher won’t like this idea of yours, Calvin.
codycab almost 5 years ago
As usual, Calvin will never get his homework done.
SHIVA almost 5 years ago
Always looking for a shortcut that hasn’t been thought out too well.
Concretionist almost 5 years ago
The technique is called “interpolation” … but it only works on analog devices. Yet another advantage of analog…
Algolei I almost 5 years ago
He should turn his schedule in to his teachers and see if he can get a mark for it.
gbars70 almost 5 years ago
I’ve tried something like that for around the house projects; the wife does not approve.
rshive almost 5 years ago
Schedules are wonderful — sometimes.
jpayne4040 almost 5 years ago
Faster? Absolutely! More efficient? Absolutely not!
djtenltd almost 5 years ago
The wonders of being a boy genius.
A Hip loving Canadian... almost 5 years ago
I’m almost sure that this system was used by Einstein… when he made eggs for breakfast.
cubswin2016 almost 5 years ago
We will just see how effective this schedule is when Calvin goes to school the next day.
losflemings almost 5 years ago
In the first panel he looks like pac man
gantech almost 5 years ago
If Calvin put the same gray matter into his work as he does coming up with ways to get out of doing work, he’d be a Rhodes Scholar by age 12.
BiggerNate91 almost 5 years ago
My homework blocks aren’t THAT extremely small, but I still feel like I’m being called out here.
kab2rb almost 5 years ago
Calvin as you apply that much on planning, you get your homework done.
DanWolfie almost 5 years ago
The question is, does Calvin still do a good job on the assignments?
mistercatworks almost 5 years ago
If he could do half his homework in the first minute, half of the remaining homework in the next minute, one-eighth of the original homework in the following minute, one half of the remaining in one minute…
The Orange Mailman almost 5 years ago
Ah, the good old dial timer, with a five minute minimum. How many remember?
Lightpainter almost 5 years ago
What could go wrong, eh, Calvin?
marilynnbyerly almost 5 years ago
For a smart kid, he’s really stupid.
donwestonmysteries almost 5 years ago
Genious
DCBakerEsq almost 5 years ago
When I weigh all the time I spent on doing homework and getting perfect grades against the amount of education I actually derived from the experience, it makes me want to sit in a quiet corner and have a good cry.
fix-n-fly almost 5 years ago
It’s a good start Calvin, but your plan needs a modification to get passing grades. Try lengthening the amount of time you spend on each subject, or go 20 minutes – get up and stretch for 5 minutes, and try another 20 minutes until you have it all done. Same for other subjects you have homework in.
Red33410 almost 5 years ago
“Thou doth protest too much, Hobbes!”
Otis Rufus Driftwood almost 5 years ago
Let’s see him get this one past his parents.
anishakjaiswal almost 5 years ago
Brilliant !!!
57BelAir almost 5 years ago
The digital age really screwed me over on this same strategy.