Graphic Novels

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I am familiar with graphic novels, of course, but as I have gotten older I have not read as many as I should. I can say though, that from the few that I have read, I have loved every single one. I remember in middle school, and somethings high school, our discussions about a graphic novel always had more participants than when we read a regular novel, and I think that's because graphic novels are simply just more gravitating to students than regular novels. I think that when it comes to education, teachers don't implement graphic novels in their curriculum because they don't think they will be beneficial or that they are meant for younger kids. I could understand how some people may think that "picture books" are for little kids and that as students get older, they should be able to read huge novels that are purely text. But not everyone is a reader, and not everyone understands the information from reading just plain text. I think it has a lot to do with the learning styles of each student, so somebody who is a verbal or auditory learner may be more successful when reading a plain textbook than those who are visual learners. I think that it would be very beneficial for secondary aged students to have graphic novels in their curriculum because it would assist to a visual person's learning style, as well as verbal and auditory. In fact, that is one of the things that I am looking forward to as a teacher. I want to be able to assist to all of my student's learning styles and do everything I can to help each and every one of them understand. Being a visual learner myself, It was difficult for me to understand certain material in the classroom if it was just a plain lecture with no images, videos, or other graphic organizers involved; and I had several teachers that never used any of that. I will definitely be using as many graphic novels as I can in my future classroom!

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