- The main theme for all of the readings were comic books and how children can benefit from them being introduced into the education curriculum. After reading Secret Coders by Yang and Holmes, I couldn’t help but think about how much this book could teach children who are learning about material that is difficult from them to follow. Some children can find concepts really difficult but the way this book introduces binary numbers, shapes, statistics, coding, and geometry angles and degrees can help children in a whole different way. Through this book they would be able to learn these topics in a interesting way. I had a very hard time following along in math especially when it got difficult, secret coders comics book combined attitude, terminology, and themes that are relevant for children to relate to. This book allowed the reader to be engage and pay attention to detail in a easier and more fun type of way. For article by Hall and Lucal they argue how well comics could educate children since they are creative possibility. In addition, which could help teach lessons in race, gender, socioeconomic status in a more settle and thorough way. Yangs Ted talk argues that children are creative and need to be in an environment where they can be creative thinkers. He emphasizes that it is critical to make the school curriculum more engaging since many children are visual learners in this generation. On the other hand, the Ted talk by McCloud, argues that through visual experience, comics can help children be able to learn about other senses.
- From Today’s reading, I would have to say my favorite reading was the Secret Coders book by Yang. As I was reading I noticed I was learning something new with ever flip of the page. The strange thing is I didn’t notice I was learning until half way through the book. Yang did an excellent job introducing math concepts through literature and by doing it in a very subtle way. This book can be very useful to children who have easier time visualizing rather than listening. Additionally I found the article by Hall Lucal very interesting since they encouraged students to think in a different way when it came to social concepts. Lastly, Comics allows children to be able to relate to topics in media more easier since it allows for a fun way of learning.
- Do you think children would benefit from having an introduction comic book for every class they take? (summary of what they are learning that year)
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