SPOTLIGHT: INTERNATIONAL COMICS EXCHANGE EXCITEMENT! - Making Curriculum Pop2024-03-29T12:29:29Zhttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/forum/topics/spotlight-international-comics?commentId=2665237%3AComment%3A18128&feed=yes&xn_auth=noMarek thanks as always for sh…tag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2009-12-21:2665237:Comment:210632009-12-21T04:27:39.463ZRyan Goblehttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/RyanGoble
Marek thanks as always for sharing the details!
Marek thanks as always for sharing the details! Shawn --
Thanks for your com…tag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2009-12-21:2665237:Comment:210622009-12-21T04:17:05.559ZMarek Bennetthttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/MarekBennett
Shawn --<br />
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Thanks for your comments!<br />
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I spoke about school accessibility with several of our friends in the schools we visited. One such conversation (about education and poverty) appears in <a href="http://www.marekbennett.com/blog/2009/08/nicaragua-comics-travel-journal/" target="_blank">the book</a> and is <a href="http://comicsinternational.ning.com/photo/09022116kelvinangela01-1?context=album&albumId=3761155%3AAlbum%3A973" target="_blank">excerpted on Comics International HERE</a> (you…
Shawn --<br />
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Thanks for your comments!<br />
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I spoke about school accessibility with several of our friends in the schools we visited. One such conversation (about education and poverty) appears in <a href="http://www.marekbennett.com/blog/2009/08/nicaragua-comics-travel-journal/" target="_blank">the book</a> and is <a href="http://comicsinternational.ning.com/photo/09022116kelvinangela01-1?context=album&albumId=3761155%3AAlbum%3A973" target="_blank">excerpted on Comics International HERE</a> (you can read through by clicking NEXT -- it's 5 or 6 pages).<br />
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My understanding is that under the liberal government there were material requirements for school attendance (usually uniforms and shoes, but I think also notebooks and pencils) which had to be provided by the family. The new Sandinista government has removed those material requirements, which (as Angela proposed in the above excerpt and <a href="http://www.marekbennett.com/comicsworkshop/2009/02/el-plomo-san-ramon-folktales-fables/" target="_blank">in her classroom</a>) is more just for the kids but also creates some new challenges for the teachers and school districts... One outcome of all this is that ALL the students really VALUE the opportunities of education and take their studies incredibly seriously. (I think you would like <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldRQfC_N65c" target="_blank">the song Angela's class sang to us</a> at the end of our workshop...)<br />
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Likewise, we brought some extra school/art supplies with us on our delegation -- such supplies are always very much appreciated by the organizations we partner with, and the kids put them to intense use with much attention & enthusiasm.<br />
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-- M How beautiful! I would like t…tag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2009-12-20:2665237:Comment:210462009-12-20T19:06:59.379ZShawn LaTorrehttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/ShawnLaTorre
How beautiful! I would like to ask Mark if it is true that only those students who have a pencil may attend school there. A friend of mine is collecting money for the Pencil Project and I thought it was for students in Nicaragua.<br />
The music is perfect and the colors stunning. I love to see smiling student faces engaged in learning. WOW!
How beautiful! I would like to ask Mark if it is true that only those students who have a pencil may attend school there. A friend of mine is collecting money for the Pencil Project and I thought it was for students in Nicaragua.<br />
The music is perfect and the colors stunning. I love to see smiling student faces engaged in learning. WOW! Marek sent me a cool video he…tag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2009-12-10:2665237:Comment:204652009-12-10T03:27:10.030ZRyan Goblehttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/RyanGoble
Marek sent me a cool video he made about the project - check this out... so…
Marek sent me a cool video he made about the project - check this out... so cool...<br />
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Ryan:) Thank you for sharing your gr…tag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2009-10-06:2665237:Comment:181352009-10-06T01:15:26.035ZRyan Goblehttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/RyanGoble
Thank you for sharing your great work hombre!<br />
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Ry:)
Thank you for sharing your great work hombre!<br />
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Ry:) That is an exciting project.…tag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2009-10-06:2665237:Comment:181332009-10-06T01:04:13.894ZAndrew Waleshttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/AndrewWales
That is an exciting project. I have the book and highly recommend it!
That is an exciting project. I have the book and highly recommend it! Thanks so much for your kind…tag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2009-10-06:2665237:Comment:181282009-10-06T00:50:57.170ZMarek Bennetthttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/MarekBennett
Thanks so much for your kind words & enthusiasm, Ryan! It's cool to see how the project looks to an experienced outsider...<br />
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We're starting the Fall 2009 phase of the HSR-CE tomorrow afternoon in Henniker, NH... I'll post updates to the Comics Workshop site you linked to above!
Thanks so much for your kind words & enthusiasm, Ryan! It's cool to see how the project looks to an experienced outsider...<br />
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We're starting the Fall 2009 phase of the HSR-CE tomorrow afternoon in Henniker, NH... I'll post updates to the Comics Workshop site you linked to above!