I do love TED Talks, they are fantastic, this one was an interesting take on failure.
Last week was the first round of statewide high stakes testing week and the last week of the grading period. Both things take a lot out of teachers or at least me. Hence the hiatus as I regroup and rethink the direction of the comic. My passion has always been teaching… not testing, and testing is what teaching has become since it is now run by politicians, not educators.
On Wednesday afternoon, my students had the opportunity to watch a webcast with three wonderful cartoonists (Kazu Kibuishi, Raina Telgemeier, and Jeff Smith). Technical difficulties caused us to miss out on a part of it, so we started a discussion about graphic storytelling. I used My Geek Odyssey as an example. One of my students asked the question, “If you have this web site, why aren’t you famous?” (Yes, students today are that rude) Then today, I see this TED Talk… and “unless…”
Expect new comics starting March 19. Thank you all for your support. Who knows maybe one day I will be “famous” not just “infamous.”