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Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for May 01, 2012
Transcript:
Lucy: Working on a school project? Danae: No... but it's something that'll apply to schoolwork. Lucy: OK... I guess this is the part where I ask what you're talking about... Danae: I call it an accountable fashion accessory... Lucy: And this is the part where I regret asking... Danae: A-hem.
Varnes almost 13 years ago
So sheâs different from other people, how?
Peabody-Martini almost 13 years ago
Please donât give corporations any ideas.
TruNorthCanuck almost 13 years ago
This might be worth a shot! Gotta love Danae!
keenanthelibrarian almost 13 years ago
Reminds me of the 10 year-old wearing a t-shirt with âIt wasnât meâ printed on it. Never make a defence or apology before you be accused.
Aussie Down Under almost 13 years ago
Sounds like a Confederate Railroad lyric.
dkendraf almost 13 years ago
Danaeâs not destructive enough yet for this sign to matter. Lazy enough for a different sign and always trying for the easy way out, but not destructive.
thirdguy almost 13 years ago
You must be new here.
GROG Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Nothing but a poor fashion statement.
psychlady almost 13 years ago
Danae off on her latest fad!
roctor almost 13 years ago
Accountability gets in the way of job creators.Sad anthem for a classification of individuals who do not create jobs,but are the victims of a hostile and repressive system that holds them back from a Utopian world.See Danae.
bagbalm almost 13 years ago
Sheâll make a wonderful politician. But she should start destroying all her records right now when it is easier.
underwriter almost 13 years ago
Granted, I have not lived in every state in the union, but in all those I have lived in teachers had such heavy continuing education requirements that they never had a summer âoff.â One of my high school teachers was so grateful one summer that she had enough education classes that she could actually take a subject course, it was almost scary. Oh, and they pay for those (college) courses out of those salaries. Priced college lately?
Spamgaard almost 13 years ago
Citations, please. BLS? NCS? Or do you buy into the Heritage Foundationâs or AEIâs tweaked data? Yeah, non-administrative teachers work 190 or so days a year, but if you think their workday begins and ends with the school bell, you might want to ask a teacher or do some research.
BluePumpkin almost 13 years ago
I donât think every teacher has such a sweet deal. I have a few teachers in my family and they donât get paid so well, continue their training over summers, and often end up paying for class materials out of pocket because the funding has run out. Besides that, teachers are no longer expected to just âteachâ anymore. Theyâre often stuck âraisingâ children, which isnât what theyâre trained for. Children with mental disabilities, children from abusive homes, children who canât speak English, children with behavioral problems, children with special needs, growing class sizes, shrinking budgets, etc. etc. â teachers have to juggle all these things while being scrutinized and criticized by parents who somehow think the teacher should be catering to their child more than the others. And again, many teachers do NOT make $50-70,000 a year. Donât get me wrong, thereâs plenty of teachers out there who have no business being in a classroom, but if you really want to find out where the majority of the financial bloat is in the education systems youâll have to go further up the chain of command.
Also, how do you feel that teachers are a contributor to the sorry state of our educational system? Iâm honestly curious . . . My understanding is that teachers have very little say as to what goes on in the school systems and are usually so busy trying to teach to the d*mn test (so funding doesnât get pulled) that they donât have time left for much else.
Linguist almost 13 years ago
This sign is posted at many Customer Service Centers.
Vonne Anton almost 13 years ago
Thatâs strange, I saw this strip sitting in my office, getting ready to go out into the world, wearing my sandwich board that says,"It"s all Danaeâs fault, so donât look at me in that tone of voice!" VoojaDanae!
Digital Frog almost 13 years ago
I usually stay off the political rant, but I have to say BluePumpkin has the right of it. Not to mention the living in fear of lawsuits from litigous parents who believe their little darlings are geniuses that can do no wrong. The primary causes of the degradation of the education system are the bleeding heart politically correct liberals (Itâs unfair that Billy canât pass just because he didnât do any home work, canât read, and doesnât do exams wellâŠ), followed closely by parents that want results but no responisbility.
Varnes almost 13 years ago
In some areas itâs not cool to pay attention in class or keep up with the subject matter, and thereâs very little shame in flunkingâŠ.Students have to actually participate in the learning process. When they donât the system breaks down. You can lead a horse to water, but you canât make him drinkâŠ..Too many times thatâs happens in the poorest areasâŠItâs frustratingâŠ
TheDOCTOR almost 13 years ago
Make a great T-Shirt that would.
elbeck almost 13 years ago
Personal accountability: the new four-letter word.
Ernest Lemmingway almost 13 years ago
âAccountability is un-American!â â Opus, Bloom County (I canât remember the date, but BC is available here on GoComics; itâs one of the late-80s Sundays)
Vonne Anton almost 13 years ago
The greatest people in anyoneâs life are the ones that taught them to read and a little bit about our world. Pay them anything they want and make pro (insert sports type here) players work for donations.
Digital Frog almost 13 years ago
@Sharuniboy â not sure why the personal attack was warranted, but as a matter of fact I come from a teaching family. My father was a teacher for 35+ years, my mother and sister were/are special needs TAs, another sister is currently a librarian and teacher and I was a private instructor as well as being a very involved parent with the education of my four children. We have all discussed this issue numerous times so I would say I am very well qualified to state my PERSONAL opinion on the matter. Sorry if it pains you that someone may disagree with your worldview. It happens sometimes.
ramonesfan almost 13 years ago
Does Danae work for Goldman Sachs?
dabugger almost 13 years ago
she playing Republican?
poppy1313 almost 13 years ago
dud!
blackman2732 almost 13 years ago
I have GOT to get one of those
dahawk almost 13 years ago
And some have to pay for and go to school themselves during the summers to maintain their accreditation.
dahawk almost 13 years ago
Nor did you attempt to put forth a solution in your posting!
dahawk almost 13 years ago
Had both eyes done about 5 years ago. Itâs great once you fully recover!
Lawrence Stetz Premium Member almost 13 years ago
So sheâs a calvinist then?
tigre1 almost 13 years ago
Yeah, thatâs like the âtalk to the handâ stuff âway back.He didnât know my short fuse and my forty years of martial arts.And donât get all preachy and tell me those donât go together. They go together FINE.
Fan oâ Lio. almost 13 years ago
It wasnât my fault, said California to New Zealand after the big Earthquake.
mzkdad almost 13 years ago
Didnât Lucy van Pelt once go around with a notarized document absolving her of responsibility for anything?