School-aged and college kids today are smarter and more worldly than my own 60's generation. Obviously, as many of us (now adults) have learned, we have much to learn from them.
Education is not a rapture experience. There are no born-again graduates. It is a process. That is why it is called "the process of education. Learning takes time and learning pragmatic skills takes even more time.
Modern day education's origins are 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 how very smart they are. This is how we can immediately sense a progressive teacher, that is, one who understands educare, as opposed to one who does not.
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.
Generation after generation of both kids and adults still love humor. It is one thing that has not changed much. Many school systems and even book publishers are using educational cartoons to "lighten up the learning process" and even major textbook publishers are utilizing such cartoons in their books. And the kids are paying attention.
Their knowing that their instructor may enjoy a good laugh as well, helps bond the students to the teacher and can make the learning process that much easier. Humor is a great conflict-resolver as well.
The feedback we are getting at Londons Times Cartoons is very positive from both the school system and the textbook publishers. They often purchase the rights at a very low fee to use cartoons on ever topic from biology to pet care. They tell us it really makes a difference and I believe it.
Education is not a rapture experience. There are no born-again graduates. It is a process. That is why it is called "the process of education. Learning takes time and learning pragmatic skills takes even more time.
Modern day education's origins are 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 how very smart they are. This is how we can immediately sense a progressive teacher, that is, one who understands educare, as opposed to one who does not.
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.
Generation after generation of both kids and adults still love humor. It is one thing that has not changed much. Many school systems and even book publishers are using educational cartoons to "lighten up the learning process" and even major textbook publishers are utilizing such cartoons in their books. And the kids are paying attention.
Their knowing that their instructor may enjoy a good laugh as well, helps bond the students to the teacher and can make the learning process that much easier. Humor is a great conflict-resolver as well.
The feedback we are getting at Londons Times Cartoons is very positive from both the school system and the textbook publishers. They often purchase the rights at a very low fee to use cartoons on ever topic from biology to pet care. They tell us it really makes a difference and I believe it.
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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 You can get a unique content version of this article from the Uber Article Directory.
