How Can Comic Books Be Used To Teach Math To Kids?
A shocking statistic flashed on the television screen the other day. It stated that out of all the kids’ currently in grade 8 in American schools, about 66% of them could not do adequate math. I had to let this statistic sink in. How could this be possible? Kids spend hours and hours in school every year. Why are they not learning math? It seems that the math comic strips solution is needed now more than ever. With the turn of the century, we are becoming more and more an international global economy. Kids no longer compete with the kid in the desk next to them, but with the kid in a classroom on the other side of the world. They need to be educated in both reading and yes “math skills”, in order to compete and land the great jobs of the future. In South Korea they treat those who educate their kids like “rock stars”. We need to place this same level of importance on our educators here in the United States. If we look back 20 or 30 years ago, if a child wanted to have some fun, their c
