Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Let's Find Ways for Cartoons to be Educational
Kids love cartoons so whenever possible lets find programs and episodes that are educational. Believe it or not there are a lot out there! Captain Planet is one of them. My daughter just informed me this morning that we have a certain bird in our yard (I'm embarrassed that I don't remember the name) and I asked her where she learned that and her response was the cartoon Max and Ruby. She was so excited. I also love how Dauer mentions comics as another form of fiction we should look at as educational tools. "Yet, despite the boost from scientists, extrapolative fiction is not often granted a high place in the literary canon, especially when it takes the form of comic books and cartoons" (p.255). When I was in the mainstream classroom I had a writing unit on writing comics. The kids loved it and learned so much about science. Teachers College has a great link to the Comic Book Study on their website with great material.
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It is helpful that you have a daughter who gives you a more authentic perspective on children with relation to the topics we've discussed. The essays presented in D&K are obviously written from an adult perspective, which at times can be overanalyzed in my opinion! It is refreshing to hear that sometimes, what kids take from these experiences are the most basic, simplistic ideas.
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