Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for April 20, 2012
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Transcript:
Teacher: Danae? We're still waiting for you... Danae: Please, ma'am... genius requires patience. Time doesn't exist for the contemplative mind... I'm exploring all the variables and possibilities instead of leaping to preconceived conclusions. Teacher: Um... it's a math problem... there's only one answer. Danae: I'll be the judge of that. Teacher: Sigh... how much longer is this going to take? Danae: Until the final bell rings... Genius isn't ruled by the clock, ma'am.
i knew there would be some folks who’d chime in to inform us that some math problems have more than one answer. Keep in mind the context of the character and the setting here. Danae is a 9 year old girl…in elementary school. Math problems at that level (addition and subtraction for the most part) have only one answer.