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Doesnât that teacher realize that heâs telling the truth!deslyx⊠lixyd⊠Dyslexia is a real learning disorder.Okay, thatâs probably not Calvinâs problem, butâŠ
Thereâs a seriousness beneath the comic surface.
If there ever was a grading in actual creativity, intelligence, morality and autonomy, then Calvin would get an A+ and the good kids, reading the book, would get an F for failing to do the real task instead of simply doing the given task.
Today, however, people like Kafka still has to wake up one day, finding themselves transformed into a gigantic insect.
He would have gotten an A for creativity from me. I got sick of, ââŠmy little brother or sister threw away my homework,â and âMom used it to drain the bacon.â
Miss Wormwood does realize and appreciate Calvinâs originality. She feels her obligation to him â as would any good teacher â is to keep challenging him. Waitâll you hear his next one. Thanks, Miss Wormwood.
My boy (a HS teacher) and I agree that World history should be taught before American history. After all, American history began with those that were at odds with the establishment in Europe. (I found history boring too, until I spent time in Turkey, Egypt and Jordan and saw where history began.
Hmmmm. I find that problem with my computer some daysâthe tubes carrying all the information get plugged, and then leak the letters on the floor behind the computer. A real mess to clean up! Worse, the pages canât load, and take forever to show up. If they even do.
Thank you Sharuniboy. I was not diagnosed with my particular disability until my second year doing my Master of Divinity. The psycho-educational assessment confirmed what was only suspected. I also found out that I have ADHD. I was a straight A student st the time of testing, but exhausted and struggling to keep up with the reading. A reading program and grammar program on my computer helped me in my final year.
You arenât alone. Some of us skip whole words when caught in the moment because our thoughts fly faster than our fingers can keep up. Of course, some of us simply canât spell. You get to see a lot of that in the news crawls at the bottom of your TV screen, and frankly, it drives me nuts. This is what our kids are learning from. Did I just end a sentence a preposition with?
pouncingtiger almost 13 years ago
âExtemporaneousâ is a big word for a little boy.
sriram_iyer almost 13 years ago
I too have observed that when I try to read something uninteresting the characters just fall off the page in a heap of gibberish!
bluskies almost 13 years ago
Next time, sweep the pile of letters into a trash bag so you can dump âem on her desk and let HER figure them out.
Nebulous Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Doesnât that teacher realize that heâs telling the truth!deslyx⊠lixyd⊠Dyslexia is a real learning disorder.Okay, thatâs probably not Calvinâs problem, butâŠ
Opus Croakus almost 13 years ago
He canât pass history but he knows the word âextemporaneousâ?
watmiwori almost 13 years ago
heâs good with words, but not much else [like history, math].an idiot savant???
bluram almost 13 years ago
Miss Wormwood? Miss Worm would what?
moronbis almost 13 years ago
She could have, at least, appreciated his originality on the excuse.
rentier almost 13 years ago
I can understand you so well, Calvin!
J Short almost 13 years ago
Did Kafka have excuses like this? Iâll bet Salvador Dali did.
By the way, you kids play nice up there. First Brevity and now Calvin. Everyone get you coffee and chill.
Oddname almost 13 years ago
Thereâs a seriousness beneath the comic surface.
If there ever was a grading in actual creativity, intelligence, morality and autonomy, then Calvin would get an A+ and the good kids, reading the book, would get an F for failing to do the real task instead of simply doing the given task.
Today, however, people like Kafka still has to wake up one day, finding themselves transformed into a gigantic insect.
GROG Premium Member almost 13 years ago
I donât even know what the word means. I havenât even heard or seen it before now.
neatslob Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Sometimes you have a reason, other times you have an excuse. Excuses are often a load of hooey.
rshive almost 13 years ago
Shouldâve tried to re-arrange them Calvin. Sometimes thatâs all the sense that history seems to make.
adenbaker almost 13 years ago
knowing Calvin, that probably IS what really happened!
gmaswimmer almost 13 years ago
At least his TV understands himâŠ
grayleaf almost 13 years ago
âFixativeâ? Really?
nanatara almost 13 years ago
Iâd give him an A for imagination, not send him to the principal!
Puddleglum2 almost 13 years ago
Lucy can âsplainâ about as well as Calvin did!
tnazar almost 13 years ago
He would have gotten an A for creativity from me. I got sick of, ââŠmy little brother or sister threw away my homework,â and âMom used it to drain the bacon.â
Phapada almost 13 years ago
please tries Calvin.. I hope you will be smarter boy..
astar15 almost 13 years ago
He maybe be crazy and redundant, but he has a very good vocab.
rh Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Miss Wormwood does realize and appreciate Calvinâs originality. She feels her obligation to him â as would any good teacher â is to keep challenging him. Waitâll you hear his next one. Thanks, Miss Wormwood.
tbritt99 almost 13 years ago
I hate it when I have to pull out the dictionary for this comic ._.
tuslog64 almost 13 years ago
Originally published 03 26 1992.Tomorrow: A tribute to librarians!!
tuslog64 almost 13 years ago
My boy (a HS teacher) and I agree that World history should be taught before American history. After all, American history began with those that were at odds with the establishment in Europe. (I found history boring too, until I spent time in Turkey, Egypt and Jordan and saw where history began.
dml337ira almost 13 years ago
History Grade= FEnglish Grade= A
bmonk almost 13 years ago
Hmmmm. I find that problem with my computer some daysâthe tubes carrying all the information get plugged, and then leak the letters on the floor behind the computer. A real mess to clean up! Worse, the pages canât load, and take forever to show up. If they even do.
JGordonFan24 almost 13 years ago
Genius like Calvinâs is greatly under-appreciated.
Popeyesforearm almost 13 years ago
Instead of a fixative he needed a print laxative then the words would just flow.
Whitecamry almost 13 years ago
âPrint fixativeâ?
Stephen Gilberg almost 13 years ago
This might have been funnier still if Bill followed the guideline of âshow, donât tell.â
GROG Premium Member almost 13 years ago
God? I donât think so. If youâve got the time, YOU look it up.
khpage almost 13 years ago
Man, that kidâs got the lingo down cold â Calvin for PresidentâŠ.
716PMedGuy almost 13 years ago
wish I had thought of that excuse when I was in school
Shikamoo Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Thank you Sharuniboy. I was not diagnosed with my particular disability until my second year doing my Master of Divinity. The psycho-educational assessment confirmed what was only suspected. I also found out that I have ADHD. I was a straight A student st the time of testing, but exhausted and struggling to keep up with the reading. A reading program and grammar program on my computer helped me in my final year.
ratlum almost 13 years ago
Come on Calvin,we can do better than that.
bluskies almost 13 years ago
You arenât alone. Some of us skip whole words when caught in the moment because our thoughts fly faster than our fingers can keep up. Of course, some of us simply canât spell. You get to see a lot of that in the news crawls at the bottom of your TV screen, and frankly, it drives me nuts. This is what our kids are learning from. Did I just end a sentence a preposition with?