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[Calvin & Hobbes] Why does no one seem to care how intelligent Calvin is?

Calvin is very stupid when it comes to math (struggling with such quandaries as "2+2") and biology ("BATS AREN'T BUGS!"), although I posit that this is only because he doesn't like to study. 

However, he seems to have an amazingly adult vocabulary, a great grasp of philosophy, politics, history and other such things (even if he is naïve and simplistic in his views). When a subject interests him (like dinosaurs), he seems willing to learn.

This expands even further if you consider Hobbes an imaginary friend rather than a truly separate entity.

We've seen this from his parents'/teacher's POV, too, so this hasn't gone unnoticed.

Why do none of the adults seem to care?
gpt
You see it all the time. 

A smart child won't\can't engage in a school environment and there's nothing in particular that justifies a specialist education. On top of that the parents can't home school\ afford tutors or want their child to have a normal childhood or can't face the social stigma of having a child in specialist education.  


The child falls behind at first simply out of boredom or because they are doing they're own thing and at the point they needed to be ahead to be noticed as needing that extra push.  Normally they're smart enough to catch up later without even really trying. They go on to pass school easily but never really learn to apply themselves as school was never challenging.

In calvins case he's so far behind in some subjects, like maths, that he'd sink if put in a school for gifted children that he needs to push all his other abilities.


It just one of those sad facts of life, some people drop between cracks.  Everyone does what they can to help or gives up in despair along the way, some children are hard to push in the right direction.