Manga making way into the classrooms?
Also Y.Kids has released a series called Great Figures in History which presents famous persons in manga style. Featured so far are Einstein, Gandhi and Marie Curie. Later planned releases in the series are Nelson Mandela, Leonardo da Vinci and Mother Teresa.
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However, ruining literature because children are too lazy to read is stupid. The entire reason for teaching about the book is gone.. It's just a mere chopped up pathetic story with crappy art.
It really is sad how kids are horrible at reading these days.. *sigh*
Aug 22, 2007 1:45 PM by SY_IS_DEAD_IRL
If they can get kids into reading through manga, I say good luck, but I think they'll need something a bit better than those.
Aug 19, 2007 2:15 AM by YourMessageHere
The art for Little Women is horrible. >_<
Tell me about it @_@
They need to get the girl who does Emma to do Little Women; omfg, I would be all over that.
Aug 17, 2007 6:31 AM by accela
It's not sad that they're making educational manga so much as it's sad that it's the only way they can possibly get kids to read. Not only in terms of developing language skills either - when I was a kid, reading books with my mom was usually the highlight of my day (Lord of the Rings was always a favorite). I get a lot of enjoyment out of a good book, and it's kinda sad that it's something few people can appreciate these days.
But I think I said earlier, I do think it's a good idea if it can make kids any more interested in learning. It's a shame they don't care for books, but learning from a manga is much better than not learning at all.
QFT.
>> This method might be a good hook / start to reading wonderful books. ^^" I remember reading a comic version of Sun Tzu's Art of War before tackling the original one.
The art for Little Women is horrible. >_<
Aug 17, 2007 12:41 AM by gothicpsyche
XDD Just the idea of a Ghandi manga makes me giggle.
xDD Indeed.
Aug 16, 2007 4:44 PM by Miriette
But I think I said earlier, I do think it's a good idea if it can make kids any more interested in learning. It's a shame they don't care for books, but learning from a manga is much better than not learning at all.
Aug 16, 2007 2:37 PM by Krelian
I don't really think it's sad they're making magas for education. I believe it is nice to have some variation in how to learn things - it's just like when you're watching a movie in class (entertainment purpose).
Aug 16, 2007 11:15 AM by bunbun
Aug 16, 2007 9:19 AM by atlantiza
My little cousins are completely adamant against reading books, which is sad to me but sort of how things turned out with the school system and their parents' teachings (;_;), but if they can actually LEARN something through comics, then by all means use those.
They're not supposed to be a replacement for textbooks, just a gateway to finding the tales and history more interesting. Therefore, they might be inspired to pick up the real thing one day (which is far better than the reality that most kids would never decide pick up the real thing ever).
My book-hating friend actually decided to read The Count of Monte Cristo thanks to Gankutsuou, and I am eternally greatful to that anime for that (because I consider that one of the most intriguing novels ever).
In any case, the comic Ghandi is so cute! Hee.
Aug 16, 2007 8:59 AM by accela
Still, it sounds pretty lame, manga should be just a manga, not school books.
Aug 16, 2007 8:33 AM by Bondius
Aug 16, 2007 8:06 AM by VK11
Oh, don't even get me started on texting hehe. It seems to ruin even people with a decent command of the English language. Like my mom - I caught her trying to abbreviate 'of' the other day. What's worse, she abbreviated it 'uv' which is just as long and takes more time to type on a phone. And she teaches at a friggin' high school.
hahahaha, Im sorry but thats freaking funny.
Aug 16, 2007 6:37 AM by Sandgolem
Oh, don't even get me started on texting hehe. It seems to ruin even people with a decent command of the English language. Like my mom - I caught her trying to abbreviate 'of' the other day. What's worse, she abbreviated it 'uv' which is just as long and takes more time to type on a phone. And she teaches at a friggin' high school.
Haha, thats so funny =),, "of" becoming "uv". And a teacher as well,, wow things must be tough!
Aug 16, 2007 5:55 AM by Zirgo
Aug 16, 2007 5:55 AM by shigures_editor
Aug 16, 2007 5:53 AM by Krelian
Aug 16, 2007 5:43 AM by Sandgolem
Aug 16, 2007 5:39 AM by Crystal
True, can't deny that classic novels outranks a manga version any day, but one can always hope that it might "wake up" an interest for the story and that the kids read the novel later on. Also I think it is better that the kids read something instead of nothing.
I suppose you're right - it's certainly better than reading nothing at all. I guess it's just depressing that reading books has become such an archaic practice. The only thing getting kids to read besides school assignments was Harry Potter, and it's finished now. And the effects are pretty evident if you examine young peoples' language skills.
Aug 16, 2007 4:20 AM by Krelian
Aug 16, 2007 4:13 AM by Entropy
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I agree with the history manga's they might help children understand better. But thats not a good idea for the clasical litereature books x_x
Aug 23, 2007 9:19 PM by magentaanbu