Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for May 11, 2009
Transcript:
Teacher: Books away, kids. We're going to have a pop quiz ... Danae: Um ... are you sure you're up to taking that risk? Teacher: What risk, Danae? Danae: Well ... if we don't do well, it could be seen as an indicator of bad teaching by your superiors ... but, hey ... it's our career. No guts, no glory, I always say. Teacher: Perhaps we should take a moment to talk about perosnal responsibility. Danae: My point exactly!
peterkeenan over 15 years ago
Love the teacher - that ‘stunned mullet’ look when confronted by Danae’s logic.
pouncingtiger over 15 years ago
Danae’s reverse psychology.
MJNFPCartoonist over 15 years ago
Classic funny, great stuff Wiley
ejcapulet over 15 years ago
For Pete’s sake! Hand the brat her quiz paper and say “cowabunga!”
wicky over 15 years ago
Wiley rules!
halavana over 15 years ago
I know that teacher look. My Danaes see it frequently.
carmy over 15 years ago
I think Danae will be taking her pop quiz in the principal’s office.
prasrinivara over 15 years ago
Danae’s “reverse psychology” just boomeranged, but I guess she was too stunned (from the clobbering) to recognise it.
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago
Yes, whatever did happen to “personal responsibility”?
ninmas over 15 years ago
i love her!
Allan CB Premium Member over 15 years ago
LMAO Good try Danae!
jmworacle over 15 years ago
If the teacher has seniority and is a good foot soldier for the union, nothing short of preaching the word of God would cause her to lose her job.
johnnydoc5 over 15 years ago
Danae is a manipulative such and such. I wish I would’ve had someone like her in my class.
wndrwrthg over 15 years ago
Ah yes, another victim of “no child left behind”. It’s all about passing the tests, and good teaching be dam ed.
alife over 15 years ago
My Dad would tell me one learns form bad or poor teachers too! Plus a skunk smells his OWN hole >:D Point a finger three are pointing back
lazygrazer over 15 years ago
Haha, love the way Danae thinks. Should get an “A” for failing so brilliantly.
treered over 15 years ago
LameRandomName says: wndrwrthgPro says: Ah yes, another victim of “no child left behind”. It’s all about passing the tests, and good teaching be dam ed. ——————————— If you know the subject material, you can pass the test. If you can’t pass the test, you don’t know the subject material. ——————- so how many test takers got hired last week?
Radical-Knight over 15 years ago
If we don’t do well it could be seen as an indicator of bad teaching by your superiors…
Or it could mean that Danae is being considered for an attitude adjustment period in detention (to study).Digital Frog over 15 years ago
What Danae is missing here is the bigger picture. As long as the majority of the class does well, the teacher is OK, and Danae would stand out as the anomaly. So a better method of attack would be to form a student coalition to collectively all do bad on the quiz.
prasrinivara over 15 years ago
Radical-Knight, I’m sure that by now Danae has perfected the Big Nate method of handling detention (while away time, or complain and drive detention-room-duty teacher nuts)
Varnes over 15 years ago
Maybe all people should be judged by decisions made by subordinates, such as not paying attention or studying. If I’m a manager, and a subordinate makes countless bad decisions and stupid mistakes, I should be fired. Keep the stupid employee and get a better manager. If its good for teachers, it would be great for all managers.
Trebor39 over 15 years ago
In days of old when knights were bold, Danae would have had her donkey whipped!
NeilIN over 15 years ago
haha I’m a teacher and have had students try this before LOL
erlenkonig over 15 years ago
you have to love Diane’s logig!
ejenness over 15 years ago
This is exactly the problem with school today, I am a 5th grade teacher, there are no grades for students, no accountability for them, either. Only teachers are held accountable for the whims, non productivity, and apathy of students.