http://www.forevergeek.com/2008/03/teachers_are_using_comics_to_captivate_reluctant_readers/ Nerds are for Dorks Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:14:48 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.forevergeek.com/2008/03/teachers_are_using_comics_to_captivate_reluctant_readers/comment-page-1/#comment-39238 Mr Butterscotch Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:05:14 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/comics/teachers_are_using_comics_to_captivate_reluctant_readers.php#comment-39238 I've long thought that this should happen. Whilst the classics such as those by the Bronte sisters always have a place, frankly times change and things move on. Why not inspire kids with a whole gamut including comic books, modern works such as Life of Pi (by Yann Martel) and even articles from insightful magazines and papers? I’ve long thought that this should happen. Whilst the classics such as those by the Bronte sisters always have a place, frankly times change and things move on. Why not inspire kids with a whole gamut including comic books, modern works such as Life of Pi (by Yann Martel) and even articles from insightful magazines and papers?

]]> http://www.forevergeek.com/2008/03/teachers_are_using_comics_to_captivate_reluctant_readers/comment-page-1/#comment-39235 Teachers are Using Comics to Captivate Reluctant Readers | My Geek Solutions Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:39:07 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/comics/teachers_are_using_comics_to_captivate_reluctant_readers.php#comment-39235 [...] cactusbeetroot wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptAs a child, I really only read Archie comics, as well as some superhero stuff (Go Marvel!), but I wasn’t interested in any longer books, and if a story went on for over two dozen pages, I found myself getting bored and moving on, … [...] [...] cactusbeetroot wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptAs a child, I really only read Archie comics, as well as some superhero stuff (Go Marvel!), but I wasn’t interested in any longer books, and if a story went on for over two dozen pages, I found myself getting bored and moving on, … [...]

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