A friend sent me the following Frazz comic and I was immediately hooked. The setting is an elementary school, and the main characters are Frazz (school janitor and Renaissance Man), Caulfield (a genius who hates school because it bores him; he hangs out with Frazz a lot), Mrs. Olsen (Caulfield's teacher), Mr. Burke (the school's best teacher, and Frazz's best friend), Mr. Spaetzle (the principal), Miss Plainwell (first grade teacher).
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I've never been much of a Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. fan, but his short story, Harrison Bergeron, has haunted me since I first read it, long before frustrations with our chidren's schools brought us head to head with its stunning reality. Written in 1961, Vonnegut's warning is yet more accurate and more frightening today.

Posted by sursumcorda on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 at 8:44 am | Edit
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So, where's your link to Frazz on the Morning Coffee page?

Posted by Harp on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 at 10:02 am
It's there. You may have to refresh your screen to see it.

Posted by SursumCorda on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 at 10:09 am