Utilizing Educational Cartoons In The School System

The children of our current generation, admittedly are more sophisticated than we were, we, being the baby boomer generation. We felt we were the most insightful generation ever. Of course every generation has its share of egotism. That was obviously prevalent in ours (the baby boomers)

Graduation is not the same as being "born again". There is no bright light tunnel-to-heaven glowing light experience. It is a very long process of day in and day out learning of skills through books, socializing, and other experiences.

One might be surprised at the origins of education. It comes from the Greek word "educare" which means "to draw out". The ancient Greeks felt that the child already had the seed of knowledge in them, and a good educator simply spent time drawing that knowledge out, rather than pushing it in. Many, but of course not all, of today's educators are ego-driven and have forgotten the real meaning of education and use their teaching platform as a pulpit to share "their knowledge" and show it off. Of course that is a sad reality. Many know better and actually use educare. It's a luck of the draw.

Kids are also a bit more cynical, question authority, aware of their environment, and more often than not, are on the same stage as the teacher. They do not look at the classroom as some kind of "mystical experience" as our generation did. Many of them look at it as a part of their day, and understand they are going through a process that helps them reach adulthood. Most of us, at least in my circle, hadn't really a clue as to why we were there. The idea of "so we could go to college" was instilled in our minds, but we really didn't understand the meaning of the value of that.

Distractions, often too many, take away from the focus of learning today They, like us, have shortcuts to knowledge, same as we (adults) do, such as the Internet. The Xerox television commercial of the teacher telling the students that getting a book published is tough because it takes money, and a student raising his hand and debating that due to the new print on demand process, exemplifies that.

Humor is the "great communicator", however, between the more enlightened educator, and student. Teachers and professors, today are using educational cartoons to drive home an important point, Some major textbook publishers are utilizing such cartoons in their books. They know that kids tend to be more visually than verbally-oriented. A picture tells a thousand words, and educators are beginning to take that literally. A picture with humor, purveyed to young people, can make a tremendous difference in attitude.

What has been proven to bond teacher and student is humor, especially in the form of cartoon. It can change a student, and even a teacher's attitude about the learning process. It has a powerful bonding effect as well.

If you are a teacher or professor, it might be worthwhile to consider adding a few bright, witty, educational cartoons in your mix. It does not have to be overbearing, only a few per week or month to make a point. Many instructors and publisher who have licensed my cartoons have told me they make a tremendous difference in the spirit of learning.

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Rick London and his team of artists have been creating cartoons in various topics from law to science to animals to medicine for over a decade Londons Times Cartoons School System & Textbook Publishers Using Cartoons To Enhance Learning By Londons Times Cartoons

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