Frazz by Jef Mallett for November 23, 2024

Caulfield fighting boredom?

Caulfield doesn’t need to be there?

She did get more work out of Caulfield.

And she probably got an even better final final product out of him.

But, when it is all said and done, I wish she were my teacher

Trying to corral a kid’s mental processes is like trying to square up a bag of jello. A lot more work than what one would gain from it and it wouldn’t remain square for long.

Kids are what they are, like it or not. Quietly suggest a direction and leave the choice to him/her. Grade on the result. That signals whether the new direction is a good one or not. Force a choice and the result is resistance from the start and a likely trend for the future.

Ah, there it is again. The yo-yo-ing IQ of Mrs. O, whose intelligence varies wildly according to the demands of the day’s punch line

Oh, she learned something, but she should have realized it before.

It’s a school. It’s supposed to be the kid doing the learning.

I think Caulfield planned very reasonably and responsibly considering the false information he was given. And, when he found out it was false, he made a new plan, which is also the reazonable thing to do. The problem is that Mrs. Olsen assumes everyone works best the same way she works best, which is not a good lesson to teach and I’m proud of Caulfield for ignoring it without openly insulting Mrs. Olsen.

Mrs Olsen doesn’t realize that to Caulfield, it’s not about planning, it’s about the game.

Getting it in at the last minute is still getting it in on time, tho, right?

Mrs Olsen and Caulfield, so the saga continues. I can’t wait for the next one!

So isn’t this like 3rd grade cartoon school? Do they even hand out letter grades at that level?

Most of my best teachers knew me better than I knew myself.

Actually, there’s nothing wrong with turning something in at the last minute. However, Caulfield habitually turns things in after the last minute, getting himself in trouble and taking points off his grade.