Rose is Rose by Don Wimmer and Pat Brady for June 01, 2012
May 31, 2012
June 02, 2012
Transcript:
Rose: Do you think Ms. Harris will miss teaching her students during the summer? Of course! She'll need a few weeks to adapt to a world that doesn't involve second-graders!
@The Nihilist Teachers generally don’t get paid in the summer unless they’re working. Usually their last paycheck is at the end of the school year and the next one is after the following school year begins. My mother banked extra during the school year to carry her through July and August – she was in the school system for 30 years, and never saw a summer paycheck unless she worked a summer program.
Will Pat and Don allow Pasquale to grow up? I noticed it was mentioned he was in the 2nd. grade. Will he now go on to the 3rd? Will he ever grow in height? Even now, he’s a lot shorter than a normal kid his age. I love this strip, but I wish they would make the characters closer to the real scale.
Sharron1026: Distorted kid size is one of those cartoon physics things. Len Norris (a pioneer in humorous editorial cartoons at the Vancouver Sun in the ’70s) had Boy Scouts at about 18" tall. I was 24" at birth!
what? Who is this everyone gets the summer off with pay??? What really happens is the pay is divided up over 12 months instead of ten. So teachers have something during the whole year. AND long gone are the days of 9 months.. each state has the classrooms open for ten months. Add in the time for workshops and meetings that teachers are now coming back in for… Teachers are lucky to have five weeks for their families and their self during the summer break. Just a FYI
dkendraf over 12 years ago
Oh, let Pasquale and Rose keep their innocent view of off-duty teachers!
The Nihilist over 12 years ago
Yes… everyone gets the summer off with pay
Zero-Gabriel over 12 years ago
Wish I could surf other than the internet,,,
RoadTrip3500 over 12 years ago
@The Nihilist Teachers generally don’t get paid in the summer unless they’re working. Usually their last paycheck is at the end of the school year and the next one is after the following school year begins. My mother banked extra during the school year to carry her through July and August – she was in the school system for 30 years, and never saw a summer paycheck unless she worked a summer program.
Puddleglum2 over 12 years ago
Ms. Harris is not having a ‘wave’ of nostalgia, nor is she ‘board’!
jruckman over 12 years ago
Ms. Harris surfs goofy-foot!
rbullfogg over 12 years ago
True goofy – footed! As a retired teacher – been there – done that – Hang Ten.
Sharon Hayes over 12 years ago
Will Pat and Don allow Pasquale to grow up? I noticed it was mentioned he was in the 2nd. grade. Will he now go on to the 3rd? Will he ever grow in height? Even now, he’s a lot shorter than a normal kid his age. I love this strip, but I wish they would make the characters closer to the real scale.
The Life I Draw Upon over 12 years ago
Like Vicki would miss it.
The Old Wolf over 12 years ago
I’ve got to share this with some teachers I know, if I can find them at their summer jobs.
hippogriff over 12 years ago
Sharron1026: Distorted kid size is one of those cartoon physics things. Len Norris (a pioneer in humorous editorial cartoons at the Vancouver Sun in the ’70s) had Boy Scouts at about 18" tall. I was 24" at birth!
MississippiRedagain over 12 years ago
what? Who is this everyone gets the summer off with pay??? What really happens is the pay is divided up over 12 months instead of ten. So teachers have something during the whole year. AND long gone are the days of 9 months.. each state has the classrooms open for ten months. Add in the time for workshops and meetings that teachers are now coming back in for… Teachers are lucky to have five weeks for their families and their self during the summer break. Just a FYI