Frazz by Jef Mallett for November 19, 2024

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    diazch408  about 1 month ago

    Definitely.

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    JustaGuy  about 1 month ago

    My kids were like that. Then again, so was I. Bad habits are hard to break.

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    rshive  about 1 month ago

    At Caulfield’s age, I could do the little math homework I had in school.

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    conuly  about 1 month ago

    Quite seriously – though I don’t think that the comic intends to go in this direction – this is 100% a symptom of ADHD. If you’re reading this thinking “Ah, yes, I too do my best work at the very last minute when in a panic” then, well, that’s a very possible explanation. Doubly so if you drink coffee to fall asleep :)

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    HappyDog/ᵀʳʸ ᴮᵒᶻᵒ ⁴ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗ Premium Member about 1 month ago

    Why is an effective manner a bad habit?

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    sandpiper  about 1 month ago

    As I recall, ADHD can also be frenetic where the child/person becomes inspired, starts a project in a rush, but rarely completes it before being distracted by something else. Puzzles partially complete. Construction toys partially built among scattered parts. Books left open. Research began but rarely completed. Starts young and only occasionally recedes with age and experience. But there are occasionally brilliantly successful completions in between.

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    Mr. Organization  about 1 month ago

    Does Caulfield actually panic about his homework? I thought he just put it off until the last minute.

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    paulprobujr  about 1 month ago

    True story, I did this one time (i.e. waited til the last minute to write my paper) and like Caulifield, I got a good grade (A). The next time I had to write a paper, I actually started working on it early and took my time with it, proofreading it thoroughly making corrections, etc. and I was very happy and proud of the result. Turned it in and got a C.

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    Twelve Badgers in a Suit Premium Member about 1 month ago

    Maybe you made the assignment too eazy for him.

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    Kroykali  about 1 month ago

    Today, most teachers would suspect the kid used AI.

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    Ignatz Premium Member about 1 month ago

    That was absolutely me. Yes, today they probably would have had me medicated. I don’t think that’s necessarily a good thing.

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    royq27  about 1 month ago

    I are a jenius…

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    Jeffin Premium Member about 1 month ago

    I was a habit kid with bad smarts.

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    davidlwashburn  about 1 month ago

    I have a feeling Caulfield is ADD. The smartest kids usually are. I was one of those and was told all my childhood that I just needed to “apply myself”. What I needed was medication. I finally got diagnosed at the tender young age of 40. Most liberating thing that’s ever happened to me.Get Caulfield tested. He’s obviously a genius.

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    ksu71  about 1 month ago

    Amazing. Apparently everyone (except me) that comments on Frazz is a genius with ADHD.

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    prrdh  about 1 month ago

    A lot of it depends on what it is you’re putting off, and how your mind works. If it’s the actual writing, and your mind does its best editing internally, all waiting until the last minute means is that you’re giving your brain the maximum amount of time to think things over.

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    Richard S Russell Premium Member 30 days ago

    Being a cartoonist who doesn’t feel that backgrounds are important apparently isn’t the worst thing in the world, either, since there haven’t been any for several months now, and nobody seems to care.

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    Otis Rufus Driftwood  30 days ago

    I remember my parents getting on us to complete our homework right when we got home.

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    Cactus-Pete  30 days ago

    Still waiting for the evidence that he’s smart. Apparently he doesn’t even know how to use Google.

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    Smeagol  30 days ago

    I like Caulfield, school can be boring so he needs other avenues to stimulate his mind. Mrs Olsen has gotten better at pushing the right buttons when it comes to Caulfield.

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    jbarnes  30 days ago

    “Works best under pressure” is often a euphemism for not having the self-discipline to work at all without pressure. That goes double for those who also have ADD / ADHD. Someone with issues regulating their attention needs extra discipline (plus treatment) to get through life.

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    Commediacrit  30 days ago

    Plenty of pressure even without deliberately inviting it.

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    KenKilmurray Premium Member 30 days ago

    Because he’s smart he’ll try to compete with high caliber people who are as smart as him, but have good habits too. Good thing Caulfield is comic kid who never ages our of third grade.

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    Bilan  30 days ago

    Perhaps Caulfield really did the work days ago, but he’s trying to look cool.

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    Rhetorical_Question   30 days ago

    Caulfield should be in an accelerated education program?

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    Rhetorical_Question   30 days ago

    Smart kids already complete the homework assignments in their minds?

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    Rauderi  29 days ago

    “Smart kid with bad habits.” Oof, too real. I was always good about finishing my homework and such, and it’s such an easy way to get good grades. What I didn’t really get was good study habits and motivations. That really hurt in college.

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