As I was watching the news the other day they flashed a statistic on the screen that was extremely shocking. It stated that 66% of kids in American grade 8 classes were not able to do the required math. Not 5%, or 10%, but 66%. How in the world could this be the case? Our kids spend years in school by the time they reach grade 8, and to have such a high percentage of kids with low math scores is, well, shocking. Enter math comic strips to the rescue?
As we enter this brave new world of a global economy, our kids are going to need to have all the education they can obtain in order to compete for jobs with all those highly educated kids from other countries. I saw on television a while ago where tutors in South Korea were treated like “rock stars”. Why is this? It’s simply because in South Korea they realize that tutors are there to help educate their kids…education that will eventually help them get those great jobs of the future. Is this what we do in the United States? I’ll let the laughter subside before I continue…
If we look back 20 or 30 years ago, if a child wanted to have some fun, their choices were limited. They could either play games, or perhaps play sports, or read some books. Then came the technology advances in the world of entertainment. Cable television appeared on the scene with more stations than one could possibly watch, videos whenever you wanted, and computer gaming with someone on the other side of the world. In this exciting new world of entertainment where does homework and schoolwork fit in? Sadly, most of the time, it doesn’t…
In this world of constant distraction, the key is to make this homework fun. We need to make the experience of learning exciting and fun if it is ever to compete with everything else that is vying for a child’s time. How do we do this? Ah, enter the world of the comic book! Comic books have been around for generations, but often they are used for entertainment not to teach kids useful skills like math. This doesn’t mean that comics can’t be adjusted to meet this lofty goal in the future.
Math comic strips is dedicated to providing comic books that will help our kids learn math. Our flagship product is a “superhero” comic in which the hero (a mere human really) is able to solve problems and crimes via his superior math skills. Now how did he come across this math ability? He acquired it simply by doing his homework over the years. We are hoping that as kids read of the adventures of this “superhero” they will be inspired to do their homework just like he did…
At Math Comic Strips we are offering free comics, background information, and “other goodies”. Please stop by.
Popularity: 1% [?]
