Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for March 10, 2009

margueritem, I vote for “or not”.

not sure that’s how it works, Calvin…

I like Susie’s sarcasm in the last panel.

Ah Calvin, you’re too clever by half.

Love the “worried” look on Calvin’s face in the 2nd Panel… LOLLL

“Mine are even WORSE” hahahaaa.. LMFAO!!!!

Gr8 going, Calvin! we know u’ll shake the World of its insane truths one day while dancing off to your toes n laughing it out!

Thomas A. Edison had the same problem. Perhaps Calvin is on to something, or not.

in the second panel, Calvin was like :”gee, Really?” lol But then, self-defends in front of Susie! haha

My reading level was several notches above my actual grade level. During reading aloud sessions, when I got called on, I never had the place. My teacher thought I was actually retarded, but the actual situation was that I was a dozen pages ahead of the other kids. I was lucky, I guess. I only got punishments - these days, I’d probably be force-fed ritalin.

If your grades are bad enough, you may even devise the successor to general relativity.

Runar, I’m right there with you…I feel (felt) your pain. Thank God for fast paced Math classes!!!

How many other 6th graders knew Einstein had bad grades. Calvin is well read. I think most geniuses have weak social skills - maybe that explains it.

rshive: General Relativity retired from the army last year.

Oh Calvin, you’re a riot.

Calvin was obviously based upon myself lol

he’s VERY ahead of his own time.

Love Calvin’s expression in the third panel! Such modesty!

Hah I did projects like that. I was usually Susie, though I’d occasionally do a Calvin and let someone else do all the work lol.

I flunked spelling class the year I won the school spelling bee. Grades are often a very poor measure of actual competence in a subject.

Thank the teacher for assigning the two smartest students as partners

Actually it’s a myth he got bad grades. He was decidedly average in math, and very good at science. When he went to post-secondary he failed a math class because the instructor didn’t like him, but that was all. He retook it and passed.

So what would an expert have to say about all this?….

”Imagination is more important than knowledge.” ~Albert Einstein

la imaginación es una gran herramienta y calvin la tiene

Calvin proves his intelligence every time he lives out one of his playtime fantasies. It takes a smart boy to get into the mischief that Calvin gets himself into.

I have a nephew that tested off of the charts in public school. He would frequently get bored and act out in class. He didn’t socialize because he felt the other kids were beneath him, So where is he today? A gay computer programmer in San Francisco with no social skills. I don’t think we have to worry about Calvin because he has all the social skills he needs, and then some.

Mmmm… Calvin you’re quite smart that’s true, although I’m not sure about your working skills…

The irony of all the Calvin and hobbes strips is that calvin really is a genius!

Calvin, go figure!

Calvin will invent a time machine soon enough. Suzie has no idea who she’s dealing with! Here’s a genius in the make. What’s a ‘dumb project’ for him….

I had the same problem as Runar. I would be pages ahead and never know where the rest of the class was. Eventually they figured out I was smart and put me in the gifted classes, which I eventually got kicked out of, too. I guess I was just way smarter than everyone else, just like Calvin!

alexhuama sí, la imaginación es el alimento que el conocimiento sobre las fiestas…….. yes alexhuama, imagination is the food that knowledge feasts upon

dirtyfrank, you were lucky they had advanced classes. I went to a Catholic school that not only was too cheap to have advanced sessions, but was also more interested in instilling conformity than actual learning.

I have to go with Calvin on this one! :D

what six year old knows about the upbringing of Albert Einstien? And those strips where Calvin talks about time travel and relativity?

Hahaha!

poor susie………

Reading the comments here sort of confirms my belief that school really is a great place for messing the really gifted up for the rest of their lives :(

I wonder how many of the regulars here see themselves in Calvin?

love Calvin and hobbes ever since i was a kid, these comics are great!!!

so cute. i know a few people whos grades are a lot lower then Einsteins and Calvins put together. (yes it can be that bad) i grade papers and have seen some low ones. it is bad.

think this one is great though.

musicnut1986, I didn’t think it was possible to be a gay man living in San Francisco (been there, done that), and NOT have social skills. I’ll bet your nephew has plenty of social skills that he’s just not showing you.

Calvin is not dumb. He has a great imagination. He may not be book learning smart but he will go far with his imagination, he will be a writer of some kind.

With that sort of logic, Calvin will certainly grow up to be a leading politician. In Australia those grades and ego qualifies you for a long life in polictics.

Ain’t competition grand!

It’s interesting that Calvin knows interesting facts about Einstien at such a young age.

He’s smart enough to know that, but dumb enough to get really bad grades. Oh, the duality of human nature.

You tell her, Calvin! You’re so right! Don’t let her give you no gruff! (Where’s the back door.)

DreamScourge says: Reading the comments here sort of confirms my belief …………… I wonder how many of the regulars here see themselves in Calvin? (Hand raised and waving) Me, me, me!!!

lol

My Grades are worse than Einstein’s