Yes, the problem with our schools isn’t wingnuts trying to starve them of funds, it’s teachers demanding overcrowded classrooms. Who is the idiot who’s taken over this once amusing strip?
When I began reading the strip, I really enjoyed its sweet, gentle, mostly middle of the road humor that acknowledged a spectrum of viewpoints. Now it seems to have taken a very sharp right turn. Bring back the “real” characters, please. And, enough of the demonizing of teachers! Back in the day, I could not imagine teachers carrying in the classroom; that alone says volumes about our society, kids and teachers. Generally, teachers are folks who care about their students, to the point of paying for needed supplies out of their own pockets. Dedicated teachers still rule!
OK, just read the strip’s disclaimer: “We may not be correct but we will always be right.” So long, Carmen and Winslow. It was nice knowing you for a while.
So your 5th grade teacher was just in it for the money? Really? Ms. Smith, who comforted you when you were bullied, taught you how to (finally) organize your ideas, and showed you what happens when you mix vinegar and baking powder is a union stooge? Really? This comic (as someone else wrote) used to be a somewhat centrist, gentle poke at all political idiocy. This has crossed the line. How mean and disrespectful of dedicated teachers everywhere.
jpearson08 about 10 years ago
Does it mean more money that the states won’t put in your pension?
danielmkimmel about 10 years ago
Yes, the problem with our schools isn’t wingnuts trying to starve them of funds, it’s teachers demanding overcrowded classrooms. Who is the idiot who’s taken over this once amusing strip?
Darsan54 Premium Member about 10 years ago
Apparently quite a few here need their elementary school GED, which includes the author of the strip.
KatharinFoster about 10 years ago
When I began reading the strip, I really enjoyed its sweet, gentle, mostly middle of the road humor that acknowledged a spectrum of viewpoints. Now it seems to have taken a very sharp right turn. Bring back the “real” characters, please. And, enough of the demonizing of teachers! Back in the day, I could not imagine teachers carrying in the classroom; that alone says volumes about our society, kids and teachers. Generally, teachers are folks who care about their students, to the point of paying for needed supplies out of their own pockets. Dedicated teachers still rule!
KatharinFoster about 10 years ago
OK, just read the strip’s disclaimer: “We may not be correct but we will always be right.” So long, Carmen and Winslow. It was nice knowing you for a while.
jetcityhelix about 10 years ago
So your 5th grade teacher was just in it for the money? Really? Ms. Smith, who comforted you when you were bullied, taught you how to (finally) organize your ideas, and showed you what happens when you mix vinegar and baking powder is a union stooge? Really? This comic (as someone else wrote) used to be a somewhat centrist, gentle poke at all political idiocy. This has crossed the line. How mean and disrespectful of dedicated teachers everywhere.