Frazz by Jef Mallett for December 08, 2011
December 07, 2011
December 09, 2011
Transcript:
Spelling test tomorrow -- Cancel evening plans Caulfield: Sometimes I think school is just a ploy to make adulthood less of a big disappointment. Mrs. Olsen: Correct. You're absolutely right. Caulfield: It sounded like I won, but it feels like I lost. Frazz: You don't see a lot of old people wishing they were less smart.
Darsan54 Premium Member about 13 years ago
They just get that way from life beating them down.
Cilantro! about 13 years ago
Brilliant!
Kroykali about 13 years ago
I wonder how well the compact florescent bulbs fit in those things.
Varnes about 13 years ago
I don’t understand Frazz’s comment…little help?
Potrzebie about 13 years ago
Oh come on! I use the quadratic equation everyday!
tomielm about 13 years ago
That’s quite a stretch. Are you speaking from experience?
cissycox about 13 years ago
Could Frazz mean that school is not a ploy. That we need school and maybe more to make it as adults? And what kind of evening plans could fourth graders have?
krisl73 about 13 years ago
Education and intelligence aren’t the same, and there are plenty of things taught in school that we never use. On the other hand, learning how to learn is important, and education is a path to a better life for most of us.
ebpcanimal about 13 years ago
I agree with @cissycoxWhen Caulfield says “school makes adulthood less of a disappointment” he is being cynical: He assumes adulthood is no fun and suspects grownups make kids suffer through school only so adulthood will feel relatively enjoyable in comparison. But when Mrs. Olsen agrees “school makes adulthood less of disappointment” she means it at face value: Old people regret if they had only studied harder and gotten smarter their adulthood would have been more enjoyable than it is now.