Surfing through Digg today led me to a Calvin and Hobbes cartoon.
A little digging through the comments led me to a searchable database of C&H comics.
Search for anything and you’ll find it. “School” brings up some bona-fide gems. If you’re looking for (one of my favorite Calvin incarnations) “Spaceman Spiff,” or just “Spiff,” you’ll find Calvin daydreaming his time through school.
I was looking for something fun to send to a colleague, so I sent her the following cartoon after searching for “math.”
If you have the time, post your own fave Calvin comics.
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I read your blog all the time, but never comment. Thanks for this gem of a database! I love C&H and now I can look for teacher-ish strips to use in my classroom (or on my blog for comic relief about my classes =)
I just checked out your blog, and I love the strip you posted!
Thanks for commenting! (Now I get to watch what you’re doing as a “start-up” teacher.)
Thanks for this database! I’m working on a project for my graduate class on visual literacy and I will be incorporating comics into this.
The value of comics in the classroom is immeasurable, and underappreciated. That, and Calvin and Hobbes is the greatest cartoon of all time.
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