I could write authoritatively on dinosaurs when I was Calvin’s age. Anything in which you’re interested draws you to study the subject in depth. I could spell them all in Latin.
When I had assignments like this in school (in 500 words or more), I always had trouble coming up with the 500 words. I would take the topic and get right to the point of the subject. I was told by my teachers that although I covered the topic in concise, factual & complete detail, I needed to embellish more. (what am i? A politician?) Early lesson in B.S. makes the world go round!
Not bad considering he took 16 hours to make thinking caps for himself and Hobbes, think with his overgrown brain, draw exciting pictures………………………and 5 min to actually write it.
The minutia of Calvin’s topic is basically the personal interpretation of “scientists” on their pre-conceived notions of what that dinosaur should have been and what their environment was like, so Calvin’s paper is scientifically valid.
I couldn’t spell “CONCISE”, let alone what it meant, when I was Calvin’s age! Mr. Watterson should have been around years ago, maybe I would have been a little more attentive in school!
If Calvin is in Fourth Grade, perhaps (at six years old) he is as smart as he thinks he is.Or the school system really is out of whack.Or perhaps the school system was broken when someone was learning arithmetic.
BE THIS GUY over 10 years ago
The grin was a nice touch.
margueritem over 10 years ago
‘Concise’, very fitting.
Linux0s over 10 years ago
Sounds like he wrote it while brushing his teeth for bed.
arye uygur over 10 years ago
How does Miss Wormwood expect someone Calvin’s age to write such a paper?
rentier over 10 years ago
Very concise!
artybee over 10 years ago
I could write authoritatively on dinosaurs when I was Calvin’s age. Anything in which you’re interested draws you to study the subject in depth. I could spell them all in Latin.
cloudy now over 10 years ago
Grinning like that, isn’t Calvin quite a personification of a tyrannosaurus rex itself?
watmiwori over 10 years ago
“They turned into oil, so what difference does it make?
bluram over 10 years ago
OK! Now go take your seat.
Phapada over 10 years ago
very good…
chizzel over 10 years ago
Can’t argue with logic
legaleagle48 over 10 years ago
If by “concise” you mean “lazy,” Calvin, then yes, you are a “concise” writer!
celeconecca over 10 years ago
3rd panel smile: oh, I know that one very well!
dustspecks Premium Member over 10 years ago
Straight to the point…I like it!
brikstu over 10 years ago
When I had assignments like this in school (in 500 words or more), I always had trouble coming up with the 500 words. I would take the topic and get right to the point of the subject. I was told by my teachers that although I covered the topic in concise, factual & complete detail, I needed to embellish more. (what am i? A politician?) Early lesson in B.S. makes the world go round!
Poollady over 10 years ago
Not bad considering he took 16 hours to make thinking caps for himself and Hobbes, think with his overgrown brain, draw exciting pictures………………………and 5 min to actually write it.
puggles over 10 years ago
The minutia of Calvin’s topic is basically the personal interpretation of “scientists” on their pre-conceived notions of what that dinosaur should have been and what their environment was like, so Calvin’s paper is scientifically valid.
dflak over 10 years ago
Sounds like the same in-depth analysis you get on the evening news.
watmiwori over 10 years ago
Wrong.The flora metamorphed into coal, while the fauna became petroleum.
Dun’t fight, kiddiz, play nice!
Number Three over 10 years ago
Love the 3rd panel!Well at least Calvin has got SOMETHING. Better than no paper at all.xxx
Aaron Saltzer over 10 years ago
I hope he’s not talking to the teacher in the last panel.
The Astroboy 1059 over 10 years ago
I couldn’t spell “CONCISE”, let alone what it meant, when I was Calvin’s age! Mr. Watterson should have been around years ago, maybe I would have been a little more attentive in school!
Wiseguy411 over 10 years ago
If Calvin is in Fourth Grade, perhaps (at six years old) he is as smart as he thinks he is.Or the school system really is out of whack.Or perhaps the school system was broken when someone was learning arithmetic.