Cartoons
Moving from Fiction to Non-Fiction
Moving from Fiction to Non-Fiction
Oh, my sides! So much to say about this cartoon from The New Yorker. The librarian is moving the following…
Face It: Emojis Could Be the Key To Learning
Face It: Emojis Could Be the Key To Learning
Human beings have gone from cave drawings to spoken language to written language to printed language to… emojis. Have we…
That Time Disney Made A Math Movie
That Time Disney Made A Math Movie
I had NO idea that this existed. Disney made a half-hour movie about math (and other stuff too, like this).…
21st Century Learning as Envisioned in 1899
21st Century Learning as Envisioned in 1899
At first glance, this 19th century cartoon by Jean-Marc Cote seems way off the mark. But, considering how technology tends…
Literacy and Immigration in 1916
Literacy and Immigration in 1916
Testing in schools can often sound simply a matter of objective measures. But a closer look at history shows the…
Matisse’s Sketch of John Dewey
Matisse’s Sketch of John Dewey
Dewey’s wife called this 1931 illustration of the great education philosopher a “cartoon.” Via NYPL Digital Commons.