I don’t know if we encourage it, or if it’s just a holdover from prehistoric times that many of us would never even think about. We’re drawn to those like us, and distrust those not like us, as though it were still a matter of basic survival.
Still, it’s surprising which ‘basic’ concepts can be stumbling blocks for some. I wasn’t very good in math myself. English and history were my best subjects. And I always did well in lunch and homeroom.
People who excel in business and finance too often have a blind spot to the differences in others. They don’t think of it as a skill- just basic stuff. If they can do, why can’t everyone? That’s my beef with the ITS. They have a bunch of accountants working there, and many of them just don’t get that we can’t all think like accountants.
Is possible, but in the matter of this strip that is about school, if a kid is not good in math, english, science, etc., and is not a problem of lack of attention or intelligence, then aults should’t press them to have good grades, that’s one of the things that makes me say (again): “Thanks John Dewey, you ruined american society”
jeanie5448 about 11 years ago
and a foreign language.
Neo Stryder about 11 years ago
If you paid attention in place of complain during class, you could understand it.
Comic Minister Premium Member about 11 years ago
So I noticed.
Thomas Scott Roberts creator about 11 years ago
I don’t know if we encourage it, or if it’s just a holdover from prehistoric times that many of us would never even think about. We’re drawn to those like us, and distrust those not like us, as though it were still a matter of basic survival.
Thomas Scott Roberts creator about 11 years ago
Still, it’s surprising which ‘basic’ concepts can be stumbling blocks for some. I wasn’t very good in math myself. English and history were my best subjects. And I always did well in lunch and homeroom.
Thomas Scott Roberts creator about 11 years ago
People who excel in business and finance too often have a blind spot to the differences in others. They don’t think of it as a skill- just basic stuff. If they can do, why can’t everyone? That’s my beef with the ITS. They have a bunch of accountants working there, and many of them just don’t get that we can’t all think like accountants.
scyphi26 about 11 years ago
Oh WOW, can I ever relate to this. And it wasn’t just math. Even in my favorite subjects I had homework assignments that felt like this.
Neo Stryder about 11 years ago
I’m gla to have started an intelligent discusion, I’m really learning that adults don’t understand kids.
Neo Stryder about 11 years ago
Is possible, but in the matter of this strip that is about school, if a kid is not good in math, english, science, etc., and is not a problem of lack of attention or intelligence, then aults should’t press them to have good grades, that’s one of the things that makes me say (again): “Thanks John Dewey, you ruined american society”