Watterson should have developed this topic which Susie (or whomever) suggested. A good arc would have been Calvin (along with his buddy Mo) taking a short bus to a “new” school on the other side of town where Calvin would meet a myriad of new characters.
In Canada the differently abled went to special schools and many excelled with the individual learning. 20 years ago the local government decided they would do better in ‘regular’ schools. Now we have one teacher in every class like before but up to 4 teachers aids (keepers) in EVERY class trying to keep a lid on the disruption and violence from the special bus kids. The ordinary kids get no time with a teacher because every minute of class time is teaching or reteaching the special kids who cannot get what is going on. No one learns.
BE THIS GUY 9 months ago
Somebody watched a rerun of To Serve Man instead of doing his homework.
codycab 9 months ago
Define “Special”, Susie. Or whoever else said that.
dadthedawg Premium Member 9 months ago
And you taste crunchy and good with ketchup…..
C 9 months ago
Creativity is seldom appreciated in it’s time
Robert4170 9 months ago
A figment of Calvin’s imagination talking directly to us! Imagine that!
snsurone76 9 months ago
Bill is great at drawing ugly faces. In fact, that’s probably how Calvin looks IRL, after Moe slugs him!!
suv2000 9 months ago
A school for the GIFTED AND TALANTED
Bilan 9 months ago
That would explain everything! Calvin is a Zimtokian.
SHIVA 9 months ago
Panel 4: what I’ve lobbied for all along!!!
Jayalexander 9 months ago
Ah ha. So they are tasty as well as decorative.
TampaFanatic1 9 months ago
Watterson should have developed this topic which Susie (or whomever) suggested. A good arc would have been Calvin (along with his buddy Mo) taking a short bus to a “new” school on the other side of town where Calvin would meet a myriad of new characters.
Imagine 9 months ago
…or something.
Mediatech 9 months ago
Your superior intellect is no match for our puny weapons!
gopogogo Premium Member 9 months ago
30-years ago. I really miss this humor on the comics page!
sandpiper 9 months ago
That thought probably crossed the teacher’s mind very frequently over the year.
The Reader Premium Member 9 months ago
It would be hard to find a school that is special enough for Calvin.
BigDaveGlass 9 months ago
…… With padded walls…..
Link from Twilight Princess (He/Him) 9 months ago
No way is that Blor Utar???? Yeah we’re screwed that guy’s a beast.
gantech 9 months ago
Calvin must have inherited that one eye bulging from his mom (from a few days ago).
SquidGamerGal 9 months ago
Why… just why…
Indiana Guy Premium Member 9 months ago
In panel four, Calvin looks like one of the “hot rod monster” characters from the 60s.
mckeonfuneralhomebx 9 months ago
He should get an A just for using the word subjugate in a sentence.
mourdac Premium Member 9 months ago
Add screenwriter to one of the jobs an adult Calvin would have been great at.
Jhony-Yermo 9 months ago
SCREAMING FUNNY. Not just a smile. HAR-de HAR!
rshive 9 months ago
Most of your classmates probably don’t speak Zimtok, Calvin.
mrsalex 9 months ago
He should at least be in therapy.
Angry Indeed Premium Member 9 months ago
Panel 4 says it all. Calvin gets my vote for most hideously deformed evil henchman.
KEA 9 months ago
That was one of the many problems with “mainstreaming” students.
RussellCastine 9 months ago
Years later, Calvin gets a job writing for the Sci-Fi Channel.
Carl Rennhack Premium Member 9 months ago
Calvin doesn’t need a special school, he’s in a class by himself!
awcoffman 9 months ago
No special school would take him. Public school is stuck with him.
old_geek 9 months ago
I drove a short bus on occasion…
g04922 9 months ago
LOL… Even his classmates know that Calvin isn’t ‘quite right’…
InuYugiHakusho 9 months ago
What if Calvin is already in a special school?
mindjob 9 months ago
Curious what horror films Watterson watched to devise this story line
mistercatworks 9 months ago
Mrs. Goth’s School for the Horribly Imaginative
wiley207 9 months ago
Definitely one of the funniest show-and-tell strips! My brother and I like to do Blor-Utar’s voice as a rhythmic robotic monotone.
John Jorgensen 9 months ago
I’m sure his classmates are finding this presentation very edifying.
TommyEfreeti 9 months ago
Calv’s just trying to prep the sheeple for NHI contact…
Norris66 9 months ago
Midvale School for the Gifted and Talented. ;>)
kathleenhicks62 9 months ago
LOL! He is “special” all right!
willie_mctell 9 months ago
Boring aliens. What science fiction fans used to call BEMs. (Bug Eyed Monsters)
pearcy19 9 months ago
I’s still laughing. That was funny. That child is something different.
Otis Rufus Driftwood 9 months ago
That school doesn’t take hopeless cases.
Fuzzy Kombu 9 months ago
And if you think that’s scary, you should see what they’re like on Zimtok-6!
formathe 9 months ago
In Canada the differently abled went to special schools and many excelled with the individual learning. 20 years ago the local government decided they would do better in ‘regular’ schools. Now we have one teacher in every class like before but up to 4 teachers aids (keepers) in EVERY class trying to keep a lid on the disruption and violence from the special bus kids. The ordinary kids get no time with a teacher because every minute of class time is teaching or reteaching the special kids who cannot get what is going on. No one learns.