Learn · TED

Talk6 min

How comic books can help you learn

Gene Luen Yang · TED

Watch At TED

About

In the 1940s, comic books became a mass medium, with millions of copies selling every month. Teachers even began experimenting by bringing comics into their classrooms. So, can comic books and graphic novels really help you learn? Gene Luen Yang explores the history of comics in American education, and reveals some unexpected insights about their potential for helping kids learn. [Directed by Vicente Numpaque, Hernando Bahamon, Globizco Studios, music by Bravo Studio].

The talk

  1. How comic books can help you learn 6 min · TED's player

Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED-Ed
Speaker
Gene Luen Yang
Year
2025
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Teaching and learning
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
Who can watch
TED gives no rating. Invisible Network shows it to Tweens profiles and older, judged from what the source says about it. How courses are placed