Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for October 21, 2010

Same day? Different day?

Twice to the principal in under 15 minutes? The team of Wormwood and Dean sure work fast…

It’s just school as usual for Calvin.

Captured by dreaded people!

Does it really matter, Morgueritem? He should have all of his classes in the Principal’s office everyday.

G’Morning, Mike, Marg & Grog!

Same day, count on it…although the turnaround from last time was pretty quick, wasn’t it?

Deja vu Calvin!

Hi Mrs. Scum Being - umm, Wormwood.

Twice before 8:30. We could be going for a new world record here.

Goood, Morning, Marg, Mike & ♠Lonewolf♠

And the fearless Spaceman Spiff will be confronted by one more scum being. What will be his next escape plan? Keep watching this space for more.

After a couple of hours the principal wil probably not even let him into the office but sent him back to Mrs. Wormhood. Maybe she is more effective is she starts to behave like like dreaded scum…

Fiction reflecting real life? Panel four speaks to me with the voice of Ghost Past! When sent from Business Law to Study Hall, and forwarded to the Office, I was told “I don’t care where you go, you can’t stay here!” I always took it as a point of pride that I was the only person that I had heard of who was kicked out of the office! Any word about Sheik Yerbouti?

Calvin will become a teacher in 20 years

I’m going to take a different tack. Realizing this is just a comic, if this were a real situation, I would have to question the teacher’s abilities. A lot of the things Calvin gets sent to the principal’s office for are very minor and ought to be handled not only with ease but also turning his great imagination into a positive. A good teacher could make Calvin an asset. But again, it is just a comic.

Can’t they get this comic sync’ed with the proper dates. It’s the middle of October and Calvin is just starting back to school. We’re about six weeks out of date.

@cdward, maybe a great teacher who has fewer than 5 Calvin’s in class. That’s why this is a comic; because things have changed greatly since this was penned…that being said, it’s still nice to get a laugh before school begins!

Schools teaches reading, ‘riting, & ‘rithmetic, etc. However, it’s also a socialization process (pros & cons to this). Calvin, is a junior iconoclast and doesn’t fit in (pros & cons to this as well). I’m on Calvin’s side; I hope he survives the “socialization process” with his think-for-himself mindset, his creativity, and his ability to indulge in fantasy, all intact.

I’ve always wondered what an adult Calvin would be like.

Wiseguy411, this comic has not been synched with the claendar since I’ve been reading it here - and I don’t think that’ll change. There’s nothing like Christmas in February.

Isn’t it first day after summer vacation? Thats the reason mom was so happy…

Calvin is on a roll this week!

As Einstein said, “I was able to learn, in spite of my formal education!”

Calvin should have a chair with his name engraved upon it for use while in the “office”. Of course he probably does and he probably engraved it himself.

At least Calvin escaped the dreaded scum beings.

Do schools still use chalk boards? I wonder how many kids today know what “clapping erasers” means!

Yes, Florchi, with his imagination Calvin may become a cartoonist when he grows up.

things get worse at 15 minute increments!

cdward: That’s the way it was back then. For the least little thing you went to the principal’s office. There was no talk of feelings then or creativity. The principal had a paddle hanging on the wall that got alot of use and some of the older teachers had them in the classroom too. It was the norm to get swatted up the back of the head with a hand or ruler as the teacher was walking around if you weren’t paying attention. The good old days!

doppelspammerflaggen!

Dino-1, how far way back when? That certainly wasn’t how it was when I was a student. Nor was it that way when I was a teacher (before taking another vocational path). Nor is it that way with my kids now. There are a lot of great teachers, and none of them sends a kid to the principal for little stuff.

But as I said before, it is a comic and more fun that way.

First one 815.Second one 830.Not the same day is it ?

i think it was the same day XD

I always got two whuppins, one at home if I got one at school. I look back now with a lot of love for my teachers and my parents.

I unintentionally ran a student teacher off from actually becoming a teacher. I asked too many questions and was too talkative…

We were always afraid of getting the strap in school.

cdward: I totally agree with you. What kind of a teacher feels the need to send a 6-year-old child to see the principal simply because she can’t better control his “enthusiasm” over his eraser-clapping duty? Yes, he made a mess but if she’s that inept at her job, then maybe she should consider retiring from her career as a school teacher.

poor calvin

At this rate, it will take weeks before the school day is over!

It is going to be a very rough year!!