Grand Avenue by Mike Thompson for September 16, 2020

Poor Kate!

I think the kids have sat through it about 26 times, so far,

Be glad it’s second grade and not one of the higher grades. The higher the grade the worse the torture.

Why does Michael have the same shirt as Mr. Damikolas (Mr D)

is the teacher their dad? he and the boy look identical.

Wait until she gets to new math.

My heart goes out to all the grandparents who have taken over the responsibility of raising their children’s children for one reason or another. That’s a real act of love.

much more than reading riting and rithmetic to be learned from this strip.

Why does the grandson have the same shirt as the teacher? Angling for a higher grade or the teacher’s pet?

There seems to be some unwritten rule about parents required to make sacrifices. And, she is a better person for doing it.

At least it’s a class you can understand.

3rd grade was one of my favorite years.

I’m lucky my kiddo is in middle school and is old enough to attend his Zoom calls on his own without my help. If this pandemic had happened when he was younger it would have been very difficult for me to balance my own work with having to help him during the day with his school work. I feel very bad for parents of small children right now.