This seems like a really complex topic when Calvin discusses it, but honestly, I would take well-deserved failure over undeserved success.
Everyone fails at some point, and you can’t succeed without failing first. Donald Trump and Elon Musk are two perfect examples of people who succeeded for doing the wrong thing, like Calvin said.
He can simply be the next avant-garde artist. Except he can also do it on a blank canvas, calling it a painting. Or on an untouched block of marble, calling it a sculpture. Or on a blank wall, calling it a mural. And don’t even get me started on lumps of clay. Wait… Lumps of Clay? Yes! Is that gonna be the name of my new Emo band? Yup, distorted guitar and whiny lyrics? Brilliant! Thanks, Calvin!
12 years of public schools, 7 years of college, 2 years of graduate school and I never had an “ethics test”. Maybe because I majored in math … but I also majored in Art History and Art, and minored in Anthropology and Music, with some incursions into English, so that wasn’t it. It was probably because schools don’t teach ethics. The world might be a better place if they did.
I love the artwork, the expressions, and the style of this strip. I especially love the fact that the main punchline is delivered in a little picture-in-picture frame (with the follow-up punchline in the final frame). I don’t remember seeing another comic that did that.
When I was a kid, I recognized that stealing a candy bar or a dollar was wrong…and stupid! Put your freedom on the line for that? Luckily, I was too lazy to become a criminal mastermind.
Our society wants to punish failure with ruination. We take it as a mortal insult that you didn’t do your absolute best to please, entertain or enrich us. How dare you!
Unfortunately, I don’t believe there are Ethics tests in schools anymore…. all the way from Administrators down to the Students. Calvin unwittingly did the right thing – he ran out the clock.
This is too funny! The irony and truth in here is classic! Calvin’s consience reasons with his mind basically completing the whole ethics test through Calvin’s head while writing nothing down.
I am reminded of a story (unknown if it is real, but it’s fun, at least in my opinion) about a final exam for a college-level philosophy class. The professor placed his chair on top of his desk, and told his students, “For the next three hours, I want you to prove to me that this chair exists.”
The story ends with only one student receiving an “A”. The student’s exam sheet said, “What chair?”
BE THIS GUY 10 months ago
One might be able to pass an ethics exam by turning in a blank paper.
codycab 10 months ago
All I got from this was, “Wow! Calvin actually had second thoughts about cheating?!”
Flashaaway 10 months ago
Get elected. you’ll never have to worry about ethics ever again.
Sugar Bombs 95 10 months ago
This seems like a really complex topic when Calvin discusses it, but honestly, I would take well-deserved failure over undeserved success.
Everyone fails at some point, and you can’t succeed without failing first. Donald Trump and Elon Musk are two perfect examples of people who succeeded for doing the wrong thing, like Calvin said.
C 10 months ago
Situational ethics
Bilan 10 months ago
It’s a good thing Calvin doesn’t know about ChatGPT yet.
Dr. Quatermass 10 months ago
He can simply be the next avant-garde artist. Except he can also do it on a blank canvas, calling it a painting. Or on an untouched block of marble, calling it a sculpture. Or on a blank wall, calling it a mural. And don’t even get me started on lumps of clay. Wait… Lumps of Clay? Yes! Is that gonna be the name of my new Emo band? Yup, distorted guitar and whiny lyrics? Brilliant! Thanks, Calvin!
cjsm59 10 months ago
compact, yet illustrative …..PSA
LeslieBark 10 months ago
12 years of public schools, 7 years of college, 2 years of graduate school and I never had an “ethics test”. Maybe because I majored in math … but I also majored in Art History and Art, and minored in Anthropology and Music, with some incursions into English, so that wasn’t it. It was probably because schools don’t teach ethics. The world might be a better place if they did.
hariseldon59 10 months ago
Or he could actually study, and pass the test ethically.
SteveHL 10 months ago
“Anymore?” Shouldn’t that be “Anyway?”
stillfickled Premium Member 10 months ago
I still love the back of Calvin’s head.
Crann Bethadh 10 months ago
I love the artwork, the expressions, and the style of this strip. I especially love the fact that the main punchline is delivered in a little picture-in-picture frame (with the follow-up punchline in the final frame). I don’t remember seeing another comic that did that.
The Reader Premium Member 10 months ago
I acknowledge your ethical struggle.
Harumph 10 months ago
We didn’t have Ethics tests in elementary school. High School either for that matter.
chuckcork1 10 months ago
Thankfully while Trump has clearly failed every ethics test going, others in the public sector haven’t.
Meg Has Not 10 months ago
If I were his ethics teacher, and he explained the blank page this way, I’d say he learned a lot about ethics and give him an A.
Lecherous 10 months ago
The moral is: Don’t work so hard; no one ever appreciates it.
[Traveler] Premium Member 10 months ago
A lot of politicians would fail that test, unless they cheat
lmuller7 10 months ago
Ethics ? In the mind of the beholder. Nice job Waterson !
jagedlo 10 months ago
To cheat or not to cheat, that is the question…
dziner88 10 months ago
How does one cheat on an Ethics test?
Jhony-Yermo 10 months ago
Then years later come Agent Orange, Komrade Don; future be told
happyinvenice23 10 months ago
First, Ethics must be taught at home, Or they are hardly ever learned, except by a few.
Adolf Trump 10 months ago
Someone willing to cheat on an Ethics exam, is someone headed for a supreme court position.
Just-me 10 months ago
Situational ethics? Letting the situation define what is ethical Calvin?
sandpiper 10 months ago
I remember reading about a classic old ethics exam
Professor writes on board WHY?
Students read it and turn to each other in confusion and helplessness. Began scribbling frantically.
Except one.
Student WHY NOT!! Turned in his paper. He left.
Professor smiled. He earned his 4 points.
sandpiper 10 months ago
Cal talks a problem to death, then loses interest in it, leaving us to wonder . . . what’s next?
Count Olaf Premium Member 10 months ago
Once Calvin gets this straight, he’ll have a great career and go far in politics.
mindjob 10 months ago
So much for those crib notes Calvin wrote on the back of his hand
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member 10 months ago
I’ve never cheated on a test that I could pass. I’ve never failed a test I cheated on. I suppose that means I am a successful test taker. …whopee?
WoT_Hog Premium Member 10 months ago
Anymore??
rshive 10 months ago
When I was Calvin’s age, we had nuns for teachers. There was no cheating. Their vision made hawks seem sight-impaired.
pixiekitten Premium Member 10 months ago
This is how I know Calvin would never be a politician
rasputin's horoscope 10 months ago
Calvin is six. Handing in a blank piece of paper on a written ethics test seems very appropriate. Well-done, Calvin.
Lady loves a joke 10 months ago
If you do decide to cheat, cheat off of a smarter person’s paper. Otherwise, you lose twice.
figuratively speaking 10 months ago
When I was a kid, I recognized that stealing a candy bar or a dollar was wrong…and stupid! Put your freedom on the line for that? Luckily, I was too lazy to become a criminal mastermind.
The Wolf In Your Midst 10 months ago
Our society wants to punish failure with ruination. We take it as a mortal insult that you didn’t do your absolute best to please, entertain or enrich us. How dare you!
wconer 10 months ago
The Democrat playbook… Success at ANY cost !
oakie817 10 months ago
right?
T... 10 months ago
Sunday’s sermon with great art, amen…
kathleenhicks62 10 months ago
That is one way to solve your problem.
mistercatworks 10 months ago
It might have been an “A” on a philosophy test, if he could just have written it down – or would that be cheating.
g04922 10 months ago
Unfortunately, I don’t believe there are Ethics tests in schools anymore…. all the way from Administrators down to the Students. Calvin unwittingly did the right thing – he ran out the clock.
locake 10 months ago
He has an ethics class in first grade?
locake 10 months ago
If he lived in FL he would never have to worry about studying ethics in any grade. Our governor is doing away with any class like that.
hooglah 10 months ago
Do like politicians…lie, cheat, steal, get filthy rich, and blame each other. Some life, huh?
wiley207 10 months ago
Even if Calvin flunked, he ended up doing the right thing.
LJZ Premium Member 10 months ago
Slings and arrows, Calvin!
https://Poets.org/poem/hamlet-Act-iii-scene-i-be-or-not-be
John Jorgensen 10 months ago
Deep
PaulGoes 10 months ago
He’ll never make it as a politician
jeremiahstauffer 10 months ago
This is too funny! The irony and truth in here is classic! Calvin’s consience reasons with his mind basically completing the whole ethics test through Calvin’s head while writing nothing down.
hagarthehorrible 10 months ago
Mrs Wormwood did not hear all that deliberations on ethics, otherwise she would have given full marks on blank paper.
eced52 10 months ago
Calvin sure had a lot of hands.
I Play One On TV 10 months ago
I am reminded of a story (unknown if it is real, but it’s fun, at least in my opinion) about a final exam for a college-level philosophy class. The professor placed his chair on top of his desk, and told his students, “For the next three hours, I want you to prove to me that this chair exists.”
The story ends with only one student receiving an “A”. The student’s exam sheet said, “What chair?”
chinook12345 10 months ago
zoomers love chatgpt on exams
lindz.coop Premium Member 10 months ago
6 year olds taking an “ethics” test? I know a lot of adults that couldn’t pass it.
einarbt 10 months ago
If only he had written all this down. Full marks.
njchris 10 months ago
Not cheating on an ethics test leaves out SCOTUS
xyzwriter48 10 months ago
Excellent!!