Frazz by Jef Mallett for February 17, 2022

At least he seems to be making an honest attempt to have a useful conversion and not just assuming major problems exist.

Caulfield has succumbed to a fairly common “bright kid” fallacy. But it really IS NOT all about him.

Just make up for it next time. (Go for a “double zinger”.)

After decades in the education field, Mr. Spaetzle is a realist. Caulfield has begun to realize that he is fighting a steep uphill battle.

My mother always took this position about the typical ‘60s TV sitcom style and “snarky” comedians: People emulating the snarky sarcastic “cool” character without understanding the sarcasm just wind up being aggressive and nasty, and the average level of social interaction is made harsher. Of course each show or comedian says it’s not their specific fault that society becomes coarser, but if they expect TV to sell soap then they should expect TV to sell that behavior pattern too. Having Caulfield worry in-story that his snark about school leads to people in the real world being anti-intellectual (obviously completely misunderstanding the character) is an interestingly porous use of the fourth wall.

Jesus said, “For you have the poor and the willfully ignorant with you always …”.

If you don’t believe it, just read the comments on the political cartoons.

I love Frazz. Do I always get it. Nope. :-)

The ignorant are our fault collectively… “This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want. Beware them both, and all of their degree, but most of all beware this boy…” , Charles Dickens.

Good teachers — especially at the elementary level, where it’s the same batch of kids all day long — DO pick up on behavioral changes in their students. Many cases of child abuse have been discovered this way.

No, they are the educational system’s fault.

that’s a career? I wish i had known i could earn a living by being a smart a**!

It seems Caulfield is the teacher and Mrs. Olsen the student……..