Well dear reader, you must have known it couldn't last. The duck is back on his big butt in front of the television again today. Did you ever notice that most if not all public libraries forbid access to ducks and other aquatic fowl? Mallard must not want to cause a fuss, because I don't think I've ever seen him darken the steps of any house of learning.
Nevertheless, today the duck shares his main source of knowledge with us. Namely, commercials. This advertisement is enlightening the duck by telling him about a new program to help failing students. This new system is called "Hooked on Histrionics." In only three weeks, he is told, students can improve their grades "simply by teaching them to appeal to their teachers' emotions!.."
I'm sure glad that the duck is finally discovering that children will act up to get attention or sympathy from teachers. This duck, like most ducks I suppose, is devastatingly unaware of what it is like to raise (human) children. I wonder if the duck's alter-ego is also so lacking?
What are we supposed to make of this "revolutionary new program" that Mallard's TV is telling us about? I cannot tell for sure just from today's cartoon, but in the last week he has verbally abused teachers three times and made fun of a Southerner's speech once. Sadly, that doesn't clarify it for me. (I probably don't get enough duck-chow or bile in my diet).
Perhaps he's really deep and trying to infer that the problems in public schools aren't the fault of the teachers but partly upon the heads of students and the parents who raised them without adequate respect for teachers.
Nah, he's not that smart. Just be thankful that ducks, by their nature, fall asleep with the setting sun. Otherwise he would be "enlightening" us about feminine hygiene products instead of some scam-artist re-selling a "program" that children have already owned for centuries.
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