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Post by Randle-El on May 1, 2014 22:50:45 GMT -5
What is it about teachers and comics? I have noticed that quite a few comic readers are teachers.
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Post by shaxper on May 1, 2014 22:52:24 GMT -5
What is it about teachers and comics? I have noticed that quite a few comic readers are teachers. Not many that I've worked with. Apparently, I teach at the wrong school! |
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Post by greghatcher on May 1, 2014 23:02:19 GMT -5
What is it about teachers and comics? I have noticed that quite a few comic readers are teachers. Comics are an AMAZING literacy tool. Smart teachers know this and use it. Youth librarians are ALL OVER comics and 'zines as a gateway drug to reading. My first year I had some resistance to the idea of student-made comics, but then they saw what a difference it was making in the kids' reading comprehension and grades. Today we're an institution. |
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Post by Randle-El on May 1, 2014 23:07:11 GMT -5
What is it about teachers and comics? I have noticed that quite a few comic readers are teachers. Comics are an AMAZING literacy tool. Smart teachers know this and use it. Youth librarians are ALL OVER comics and 'zines as a gateway drug to reading. My first year I had some resistance to the idea of student-made comics, but then they saw what a difference it was making in the kids' reading comprehension and grades. Today we're an institution. I don't doubt the literacy value of comics in the least. I guess I'm wondering what it is about people who read comics that also makes them want to go into teaching. There are certain hobbies or pastimes that seem like logical extensions of certain vocations -- kids who built Erector sets or Legos going into engineering, for example. The comics-education connection doesn't seem obvious to me. Whatever the case though, I think it's cool that comics are popular among teachers -- great way to indoctrinate the next generation! |
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Post by Prince Hal on May 1, 2014 23:09:02 GMT -5
Prince Hal here. I'll figure out how to restore my avatar when I have a week or two.  Cripes, you don't post for a day or two and suddenly you're in the Phantom Zone! Glad to see familiar faces! I will read all the posts tomorrow so that I won't be asking a lot of stupid questions. Up to my gills in deadlines, so will have to sort all this out in a couple of days. If Dan B. is here, tell him I found the issue of All-Star that features the Earth-Two version of Brother Power. Shax, thanks! I don't know if you're Reed Richards, the Watcher or his machine from the FF wedding annual, but you're a hero! Thanks again and again! |
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Post by greghatcher on May 1, 2014 23:10:38 GMT -5
I don't doubt the literacy value of comics in the least. I guess I'm wondering what it is about people who read comics that also makes them want to go into teaching. There are certain hobbies or pastimes that seem like logical extensions of certain vocations -- kids who built Erector sets or Legos going into engineering, for example. The comics-education connection doesn't seem obvious to me. Whatever the case though, I think it's cool that comics are popular among teachers -- great way to indoctrinate the next generation! Well, this is just my personal theory, it's not like I've done a study or anything. But people who love comics tend to love READING. When you feel that passionately about something, you want to share it, you enjoy seeing other people's eyes light up. |
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Post by mrchadh on May 2, 2014 0:17:56 GMT -5
Hi folks. I'm Chad a.k.a. ChadH and Kosmonaut on the new & improved CBR forums. I've been reading comics since the 70's.
It's good to see some familiar names and avatars here.
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Post by Nowhere Man on May 2, 2014 2:24:06 GMT -5
Comics are an AMAZING literacy tool. Smart teachers know this and use it. Youth librarians are ALL OVER comics and 'zines as a gateway drug to reading. My first year I had some resistance to the idea of student-made comics, but then they saw what a difference it was making in the kids' reading comprehension and grades. Today we're an institution. I don't doubt the literacy value of comics in the least. I guess I'm wondering what it is about people who read comics that also makes them want to go into teaching. There are certain hobbies or pastimes that seem like logical extensions of certain vocations -- kids who built Erector sets or Legos going into engineering, for example. The comics-education connection doesn't seem obvious to me. Whatever the case though, I think it's cool that comics are popular among teachers -- great way to indoctrinate the next generation! Couldn't agree more. It amazes me how ignorant many otherwise intelligent people are to the fact that comics lead to greater literacy. Just one more example of how big a disingenuous idiot Wertham was. |
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Post by coke & comics on May 2, 2014 3:17:37 GMT -5
Yes! Hi! This doesn't look anything like me, but the Avatar maker is fun! It's how I've always pictured you. |
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Post by zilch on May 2, 2014 3:31:02 GMT -5
You are all probably wondering why i have called you all here...
...no?
Oh, then, in any case...
A comic reader from way back, first started taking it seriously about '71 or so with hardcore collecting and reading. Filled a lot of runs in and then sold em off at various times, bouncing back and forth between the big two until settling in at filling in DC runs and starting to do a lot of research on hero chronologies and histories, which found its outlet in the mid/late 90's by starting my own indexing webpage focusing on DC Golden Age heroes. A simple search led me to CBR and a lot of like-minded folks (like the gone-but-not-forgotten Continuity Board) and leading to abandoning my site to work with Tenzil Kim Jensen on his great "Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe" and helping out when i can on other folks projects.
On this earth, i'm a 53 year old father of one (he graduated with honors from Webster University, thank you!), married for 23 years to the beautiful She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed and just celebrated the 32nd anniversary of our first date.
"zilch" , lower case, btw, is a character from a long-forgotten comic i once did and my handle at trivia nights.
I've sold off the majority of the physical copies, but retain scans of a lot of Golden/Silver Age stuff that i use for research.
Glad to be here. Thank you and good night.
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Post by shaxper on May 2, 2014 4:48:42 GMT -5
Shax, thanks! I don't know if you're Reed Richards, the Watcher or his machine from the FF wedding annual, but you're a hero! Even though I sent you the wrong link the first time around?   So glad to have you here, Ed! |
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Post by Prince Hal on May 2, 2014 4:57:08 GMT -5
Shax, thanks! I don't know if you're Reed Richards, the Watcher or his machine from the FF wedding annual, but you're a hero! Even though I sent you the wrong link the first time around? So glad to have you here, Ed! By the time I was able to check, your correction was already there. No worries. Great to be home! |
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Post by Ozymandias on May 2, 2014 7:51:35 GMT -5
@cbr, I mostly kept myself to the Spider-Man and TV sub forums. I don't think I even ever ventured into the classic comics board. Not expecting to meet the same people here, but reading the "no thank you" thread, I thought that this was, at least, worth a shot.
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Post by Nowhere Man on May 2, 2014 7:58:07 GMT -5
Well, Ozy, at the very least you probably won't have to endure the scathing wit of Steve Wacker at the CCF.
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Post by Ozymandias on May 2, 2014 8:06:25 GMT -5
Never read a line from him. In fact, my whole experience at CBR was positive until a couple of days ago. Never encountered the kind of behavior everyone is proclaiming as to have been commonplace. Again, until a couple of days ago.
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