Baldo by Hector D. Cantú and Carlos Castellanos for February 17, 2023

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The heart of all conspiracy theorists: everyone is to blame but you.

Are you still paranoid if they really are out to get you?

Baldo is absolutely right. It’s how “they” sort out the achievers from the failures.

It’s always easier to place blame on someone – anyone – else than to accept responsibility and consequences for your own actions.

Why are the grade letters always red in the English version, and black in the Spanish version?

Yeah, Baldo, all the teachers have it out for you.

Why does Baldo so happily settle for an F (an F? Really? You have to study—not at all—to get an F, kid! And actually, why does his father seem to take it?

Baldo’s on his way to becoming a Republican.

They. Them. The Men in Black.

It’s all a plot by the Teacher-Industrial complex.