If Ms Alger isn’t really careful here, her career as an educator could be in serious jeopardy. Accidentally or not, she assaulted a student and possibly broke his nose, before she had a clear idea if there was any threat serious enough to warrant that action. I don’t know about the para school system, but that’s a career ending move in the mundane school system.
We were sitting around talking with our 20 year old nephew who happens to be living with us while going to college and comparing how his classes have been different than back when we were in school, even for the same subjects. Except for a few classes that are “new” or “change”, like anything with computers or history, for all practical purposes, the classes are the same – its the students who have changed in the manner in which they approach school. Today’s strip is indicative of that shift in manner. The best description we have seen is one of “playing the system” to ones advantage, instant gratification, no accountability, and faking it till making it (if ever). Oddly, our 20 year old agrees.
Daylla uses blackmail. Should be effective. I don’t know about the para school system, but in the mundane school system, a teacher breaking a student’s nose, for any reason, would find their career immediately over and would probably have to move to another town far away to ever find work again.
The school does try to minimize that, if I recall correctly, by restricting the sports activities in which preds and bevvies can co-participate. It’s probably not a foolproof process, though… there’s no telling what a stressed-out predator-para might do when faced with a pop quiz in Advanced Algebra.
This isn’t an entirely unique situation, of course. “We’re proud to say that the class of ’99 has the lowest mortality rate of any graduating class in Sunnydale history.” (Jonathan, “Buffy The Vampire Slayer”).
Give them time, it’s only been a few minutes since ‘Stela did her lil vulgar display of power. Ms. Alger is probably the first of many adults to appear to find out the situation.
I imagine MIBs will be showing up shortly, if Cass’s interdimensional tear set off alarms. I would think they are watching this group anyway considering scarlets experiment, and the fact that they all know about it.
When you rush in to deal with the Bad Guy, only to discover that you *are* the Bad Guy.
Day is laying it on a lil thick there in the third panel.😁😂
She isn’t really known for subtle.
There it is, Ladies & Gentlemen; your Understatement of the Year.
She’s printing travel brochures for the guilt trip . . .
Her parents named her well – “Daylla” actually means “drama” in her ancestral language (northern-province Metallicae, a language rich in irony).
Another nice mood swerve!
Don’t let ’em manipulate you, Ms. Alger.
If Ms Alger isn’t really careful here, her career as an educator could be in serious jeopardy. Accidentally or not, she assaulted a student and possibly broke his nose, before she had a clear idea if there was any threat serious enough to warrant that action. I don’t know about the para school system, but that’s a career ending move in the mundane school system.
Mz. Alger can probably fix his nose with a magical pass.
Called it, and another bravo for Scarlet.
To Quote Sargent Shultz, “I see NOTHING, I know NNNNNNOTHIINGGG!!!!!”
(Jolly Joker)
Or to quote Terry Patchett, “I saw nothing, I know nothing, and I wasn’t even there.”
“I didn’t do it Nobody saw me Can’t prove anything!”
Sgt. Shultz: “I saw NOTHING, I wasn’t HERE, I didn’t even GET OUT OF BED this morning!”
I didn’t do anything, I wasn’t there, and DOD will deny it ever happened
To quote Bart Simpson, “I didn’t do it; Nobody saw me do it; Nobody can prove thing!” when he heard distant sirens…
*sssssssnnnniiiiiffffffff*
Ahhh…I love the smell of blackmail in the morning.
We were sitting around talking with our 20 year old nephew who happens to be living with us while going to college and comparing how his classes have been different than back when we were in school, even for the same subjects. Except for a few classes that are “new” or “change”, like anything with computers or history, for all practical purposes, the classes are the same – its the students who have changed in the manner in which they approach school. Today’s strip is indicative of that shift in manner. The best description we have seen is one of “playing the system” to ones advantage, instant gratification, no accountability, and faking it till making it (if ever). Oddly, our 20 year old agrees.
Daylla uses blackmail. Should be effective. I don’t know about the para school system, but in the mundane school system, a teacher breaking a student’s nose, for any reason, would find their career immediately over and would probably have to move to another town far away to ever find work again.
nah, they’re paras. Students probably get accidentally eaten every once in a while. It happens 😀
The school does try to minimize that, if I recall correctly, by restricting the sports activities in which preds and bevvies can co-participate. It’s probably not a foolproof process, though… there’s no telling what a stressed-out predator-para might do when faced with a pop quiz in Advanced Algebra.
This isn’t an entirely unique situation, of course. “We’re proud to say that the class of ’99 has the lowest mortality rate of any graduating class in Sunnydale history.” (Jonathan, “Buffy The Vampire Slayer”).
Just out of curiosity, I checked the quote on Google, and it is listed in a lot of places. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0533506/characters/nm0834960
You rock, Scar. Speak truth to power.
so,, no one.?? Scar’s about to hulk out (you hurt MY Timmy.).!!! o.0
can ms. Alger handle a full pissed off para.? or will bud have to step in.?
also .,, with what just went down,, why isn’t MIB there in full cover up mode.???
Give them time, it’s only been a few minutes since ‘Stela did her lil vulgar display of power. Ms. Alger is probably the first of many adults to appear to find out the situation.
Check… meet Mate.
Scar is probably gonna get knocked down a peg. They all need some sense knocked into them anyhow.
and here was see the distraction blame play, where you use the other persons mistake against them until you can properly cover your A
I imagine MIBs will be showing up shortly, if Cass’s interdimensional tear set off alarms. I would think they are watching this group anyway considering scarlets experiment, and the fact that they all know about it.