# Comics belong in the classroom

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxManhattanBeach
- Speaker: Gene Luen Yang
- Year: 2016
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Art, architecture and design, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/gene_luen_yang_comics_belong_in_the_classroom)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Comic books and graphic novels belong in every teacher's toolkit, says cartoonist and educator Gene Luen Yang. Set against the backdrop of his own witty, colorful drawings, Yang explores the history of comics in American education -- and reveals some unexpected insights about their potential for helping kids learn.

## Lectures

1. [Comics belong in the classroom](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/gene_luen_yang_comics_belong_in_the_classroom/ce7b18368c2b), 11 min (TED's player)