Comics: Old-School Distance-Learning Tools | Science History Institute

“Military training is just one example of how comics have been used in informal education for generations. But despite having taught us scientific principles and helped us understand the weather, comics have maintained a persistent reputation for being crude, cheap, and unsophisticated, if popular and fun. Advocates for comics have never been able to shake the vague suspicion that someway, somehow, a medium like that can’t possibly be good for serious learning.”

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Thumbnail Image “Yellow Kid” Richard F. Outcault / Public domain