Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for January 25, 2022

Chill out — he’s in the first grade.

Schools tell you how do you will affect the rest of your life. I had self-esteem issues for years until I was told that was a lie.

I wonder what Calvin’s report cards were like in kindergarten.

To try your hardest, Calvin, you have to ACTUALLY try!

Calvin, with grades like these, you’ll still be in first grade thirty years from now!

We had a guy in my Senior HS Class That just couldn’t make it. When he reached 21 they cut him . He was drafted 3 months later. Never saw him again.

Law School, PR, or (gasp) politics await…

Hopefully Calvin got decent grades for recess and lunch.

It’s time for . . . you know it! . . . character building!

Parents often do

Report Card – that piece of paper which toughens every familial relationship.

Remember how yesterday Calvin was asking for practice semesters? He might get them.

“Well, you certainly could be trying a lot harder than this!”

Maybe if they replaced that yawn of a teacher with someone who can understand Calvin’s imaginative mind-wanderings and employ them to actual learning…

All my grades were As, so i didn’t worry about it

“It is not enough that we do our best; sometimes we must do what is required…" Winston Churchill

In a small rural school, students who continually were absent or who took 3 years to escape one grade were described as taking the scenic route or wanting to experience a deeper level of study.

First day out, I met an eighth grader who was 6’ 2", 180 lbs and 16 years old. Anybody think I was going to give him grief about his homework?

Many comics are very amusing. But only C&H often times makes me LOL ! And this was one of those times.

Yes. Yes, I do admit I was lying. Get to your homework, NOW!

8/10

Calvin seems smart, but for sure he has a smart mouth…

Love how in the third panel, Calvin knows his dad is not going to be amused by the report card, so he gives his “best little boy in the world” look.

Calvin needs to actually try his hardest for that statement to be legitimate.

Near the end of my teaching career, the emphasis on grades was getting ridiculous. Parents were getting almost to the point of wanting daily updates… and they didn’t care what the kids were actually learning as long as the grades looked good.

Define “tried my hardest”…

His grades are proof of his future genius when he drops out of school and starts his own transmorgifier company

These father/son talks are never productive when Calvin is involved.

Did he try his hardest? It’s hard to believe…

Trying your best is fine for your parents but looks terrible on a resume. :)

Sounds like he learned to shift the blame! Future GQP material there.

Well, if I knew then what I know now. I would have gotten straight A’s. Times tables from 1 × 1 =1 to 12 × 12 =144. The 9 parts of speech. Etc…

Maybe Mom or Dad could help in showing Calvin how to organize and reviewing his class notes with him before getting started?

Caught you, dad!

Letter grades mostly reflect effort, not knowledge or ability. It doesn’t matter to me which passing grade my kids get, but if they aren’t passing, then something is very wrong.

My parents didn’t have to put pressure on me to get good grades, because I did that all by myself.

My brother once brought home a less than stellar report card. When Dad asked him about it, he got a flip answer. Dad aimed a kick at him, missed, and broke his toe when he hit the leg of a kitchen chair instead. They both got a laugh out of it, but not until much later.

I’m guessing his school doesn’t offer summer school.

I know this is just a comic strip, but I don’t understand why some parents make such a big deal about stuff like grades. While getting an education and doing well in school is certainly important, but there’s so much more to life than just that.

Calvin’s dad is one to yell at Calvin for bad grades. This guy is so stupid he does not even know his own name!

This six old has all it takes to occupy the legislature chair.

Recess maybe, lunch not so much

Way to spin it Calvin. Calvin has a future in politics.

calvin exploited loopholes lol

Surprised that Calvin did not get slapped for the remark he made to his father in the fourth panel.