Watterson should have developed this topic which Susie (or whomever) suggested. A good arc would have been Calvin (along with his buddy Mo) taking a short bus to a “new” school on the other side of town where Calvin would meet a myriad of new characters.
In Canada the differently abled went to special schools and many excelled with the individual learning. 20 years ago the local government decided they would do better in ‘regular’ schools. Now we have one teacher in every class like before but up to 4 teachers aids (keepers) in EVERY class trying to keep a lid on the disruption and violence from the special bus kids. The ordinary kids get no time with a teacher because every minute of class time is teaching or reteaching the special kids who cannot get what is going on. No one learns.
BE THIS GUY about 2 months ago
Somebody watched a rerun of To Serve Man instead of doing his homework.
codycab about 2 months ago
Define “Special”, Susie. Or whoever else said that.
dadthedawg about 2 months ago
And you taste crunchy and good with ketchup…..
C about 2 months ago
Creativity is seldom appreciated in it’s time
Robert4170 about 2 months ago
A figment of Calvin’s imagination talking directly to us! Imagine that!
snsurone76 about 2 months ago
Bill is great at drawing ugly faces. In fact, that’s probably how Calvin looks IRL, after Moe slugs him!!
suv2000 about 2 months ago
A school for the GIFTED AND TALANTED
Bilan about 2 months ago
That would explain everything! Calvin is a Zimtokian.
SHIVA about 2 months ago
Panel 4: what I’ve lobbied for all along!!!
Jayalexander about 2 months ago
Ah ha. So they are tasty as well as decorative.
TampaFanatic1 about 2 months ago
Watterson should have developed this topic which Susie (or whomever) suggested. A good arc would have been Calvin (along with his buddy Mo) taking a short bus to a “new” school on the other side of town where Calvin would meet a myriad of new characters.
Imagine about 2 months ago
…or something.
Mediatech about 2 months ago
Your superior intellect is no match for our puny weapons!
gopogogo Premium Member about 2 months ago
30-years ago. I really miss this humor on the comics page!
sandpiper about 2 months ago
That thought probably crossed the teacher’s mind very frequently over the year.
The Reader Premium Member about 2 months ago
It would be hard to find a school that is special enough for Calvin.
DaveG1960 about 2 months ago
…… With padded walls…..
Link from Twilight Princess about 2 months ago
No way is that Blor Utar???? Yeah we’re screwed that guy’s a beast.
gantech about 2 months ago
Calvin must have inherited that one eye bulging from his mom (from a few days ago).
SquidGamerGal about 2 months ago
Why… just why…
Guy from southern Indiana about 2 months ago
In panel four, Calvin looks like one of the “hot rod monster” characters from the 60s.
mckeonfuneralhomebx about 2 months ago
He should get an A just for using the word subjugate in a sentence.
mourdac Premium Member about 2 months ago
Add screenwriter to one of the jobs an adult Calvin would have been great at.
Jhony-Yermo about 2 months ago
SCREAMING FUNNY. Not just a smile. HAR-de HAR!
rshive about 2 months ago
Most of your classmates probably don’t speak Zimtok, Calvin.
mrsalex about 2 months ago
He should at least be in therapy.
Angry Indeed about 2 months ago
Panel 4 says it all. Calvin gets my vote for most hideously deformed evil henchman.
KEA about 2 months ago
That was one of the many problems with “mainstreaming” students.
RussellCastine about 2 months ago
Years later, Calvin gets a job writing for the Sci-Fi Channel.
Carl Rennhack Premium Member about 2 months ago
Calvin doesn’t need a special school, he’s in a class by himself!
awcoffman about 2 months ago
No special school would take him. Public school is stuck with him.
old_geek about 2 months ago
I drove a short bus on occasion…
g04922 about 2 months ago
LOL… Even his classmates know that Calvin isn’t ‘quite right’…
InuYugiHakusho about 2 months ago
What if Calvin is already in a special school?
mindjob about 2 months ago
Curious what horror films Watterson watched to devise this story line
mistercatworks about 2 months ago
Mrs. Goth’s School for the Horribly Imaginative
wiley207 about 2 months ago
Definitely one of the funniest show-and-tell strips! My brother and I like to do Blor-Utar’s voice as a rhythmic robotic monotone.
John Jorgensen about 2 months ago
I’m sure his classmates are finding this presentation very edifying.
TommyEfreeti about 2 months ago
Calv’s just trying to prep the sheeple for NHI contact…
Norris66 about 2 months ago
Midvale School for the Gifted and Talented. ;>)
kathleenhicks62 about 2 months ago
LOL! He is “special” all right!
willie_mctell about 2 months ago
Boring aliens. What science fiction fans used to call BEMs. (Bug Eyed Monsters)
pearcy19 about 2 months ago
I’s still laughing. That was funny. That child is something different.
Otis Rufus Driftwood about 2 months ago
That school doesn’t take hopeless cases.
Fuzzy Kombu about 2 months ago
And if you think that’s scary, you should see what they’re like on Zimtok-6!
formathe about 1 month ago
In Canada the differently abled went to special schools and many excelled with the individual learning. 20 years ago the local government decided they would do better in ‘regular’ schools. Now we have one teacher in every class like before but up to 4 teachers aids (keepers) in EVERY class trying to keep a lid on the disruption and violence from the special bus kids. The ordinary kids get no time with a teacher because every minute of class time is teaching or reteaching the special kids who cannot get what is going on. No one learns.