Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for February 25, 2025

“How would I know? I wasn’t there!”

Calvin has a good point!

Not like I can time travel

This would allow make sense if Calvin had not had a history lesson this week.

Well, at least we know this strip is from 1995.

Calvin may not know what happened in Concord in 1775, but he knows where he’s going to be sent to in 10 minutes.

That’s really a great answer, Calvin. Unfortunately, it’ll get you sent to the principal’s office!

BTW, is THAT what they’re teaching first graders??

It happened around 200 BC! (Before Calvin)

Calvin is probably winning.

Nothing happened in Concord in 1775. Concord didn’t come into service until 1976. I used to live under the flight path to Heathrow, and I could hear the thing as soon as it turned into the path.

I once flew on the Concord, does that count?

Singlehandedly supporting the gin vendor in Miss Wormwood’s neighborhood

He should get five out of ten for that answer. :D

……..he even convinced me!!!!!!

I believe I feel more sorry for Miss Wormwood than I do Calvin.

I know, I know, GRAPE JUICE!

Calvin struggles to add 5 + 7. How did he get the 220 years ago right?

Now at 30 years later, we still don’t know…if Concord is on Neptune.

You’ve all seen Miss Wormwood, but did you know that she is only 27 years old?

They invented grape jelly.

I agree with Calvin. I was a straight A student except for history. Could never remember all those dates!

Somebody tripped, fell and skinned his knee.

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Go on, tell me I’m wrong.

Something tells me Calvin is winning the battle.

Trick question, Calvin! Mrs Wormwood actually wants to know if you can subtract 1,775 from this year.

Ooh! Calvin’s parents are not gonna like hearing about this one!

Grape Jelly! That’s where Grape Jelly was invented. I think….it was a long time ago..

If I had a student like Calvin at that grade level who wrote like that, I’d suggest he be advanced at least 2 years. Would solve 2 problems. It would raise the class average and lower my blood pressure. : )

“We both try to demoralize each other.” Calvin’s winning.

I’m thinking Miss Wormwood gave context, but he wasn’t paying attention.I was like that too at that age. History was disjointed and unrelated. But that is bc we focused on colonial times up till Civil War, then a new year, back to the beginning.

What DID happen in Concord in 1775 – asking for ……………. well, me!

Neptune or Uranus?

I’d say you have the upper hand in this skirmish, Calvin.

instant F.

At least he can do math pretty good.

LOL!!

An “F” for the answer, but an “A” for honesty.

I love Calvin. He makes sense : D

And besides, lots of things happened in any given place in any given year. There is still probably lots of documentation for the events of 1775 in Concord. Do you want a complete account of everything that happened from January 1st to December 31st?

Of course, Miss Wormwood might say, “what an excellent idea, Calvin. Why don’t you do that?”

220 years at the time of original publication. Great math, Calvin. Now if you could only do that on a test.

Which Concord? Concord, NH? Concord, NC? Concord, CA? Concord, GA? So many Concords…so little time.

Calvin does a good job. But Miss Wormwood persists.

They didn’t have TV back then, so he doesn’t care

Something about colonists decided we are tired of monarchies, and started a revolution.

Exactly what grade is Calvin in?

Don’t know what happened in Concord in 1775, but in 2024 nobody wanted to play that game so Sony shut down the servers after two weeks.

I so totally agree with this comic strip. While some historic points are important, others not so much. Even as I was in school I realized that who was President in such and such a year meant zip to earning a living or being able to learn valuable skills… and that memorizing the names of state capitals was useless. While it is good to improve one’s ability to memorize, that was a waste of mental energy that could have been used for memorizing far more important facts that would prove useful later in life.

I was taught by my parents that learning principles and concepts was far more important than learning trivial facts. Knowing that it is deadly dangerous to cross a train track while the lights are flashing is far more important than memorizing the weight of the train. ;D

If Calvin were a real 6 year old and not a comic strip character, he’d be a genius of high level. All the imagination, creativity, mischief points to that. His teacher fails to challenge Calvin and channel that genius into more education and knowledge. Instead, a kid like Calvin would be bored to tears with an every day curriculum. Here Calvin has no way of knowing the importance of Concord. As politics are today, our children must need to know about our Founders and their fight for our independence. They may well need to do it again.

Miss Wormwood is going to love this essay test response from Calvin… Hahaha

Don’t worry Calvin, the adults don’t know what’s going on now either.

Morgen David invented grape jelly?

Nothing happened in Concord, NH in 1775. What? You meant Concord, Mass! Well why weren’t you more specific? Sorry, I already answered your non-specific question.

I would like to know what happened in Concord in 1775. I saw Calvin there, but that was it.

Besides, that kind of history lesson is a little too advanced for first grade.

It so happens that I was recently at the Concord battlefield. I found it very interesting

It was the Shot Heard Round the World.

(O,O)

Let’s see… Concord… grapes! The invention of wine!!!

Yup, stupid is as stupid does Cal! ;-)

He’s actually a pretty good writer. If he read the lesson, he’d get an “A”.

Calvin should try the answer politicians give when they don’t want to discuss past events: “We’re focused on the future.”

What happened to Concord in 2024?

Boy, that was fun.

But she will always win, Calvin. Best just give up.

Miss Wormwood is a saint!

Watterson nailed it on the head again! Skip the age, it’s 30 years after the fact and it’s still revelant.

Have a heart, teacher. Give the boy an A.

Not likely a question on a 6 year old’s test.

Brutal.

Young children shouldn’t sit exams. Especially if it decides what school you go to. It creates inferiority. Children who pass, go to good schools. Doesn’t make sense.

History is very important to learn, but “What happened in Concord in 1775” might be a bit much for a six-year-old to fully comprehend.