Horsey's Satirical Cartoons
Today's society greatly impacts the way our children learn. The main reasons behind this is State Standards, Unfocused Children, and School Boards. In this satirical cartoon, the author Horsey uses a serious tone. This can be seen by looking at the unhappy children and how the teacher has a conversation with the student. The target in this cartoon is American Schooling and how they are teaching our children. The purpose of this cartoon is to show people how we are learning in schools and why students are not doing so well. This is how State Standards, School Boards, and Children themselves are affecting their learning capabilities The main reason for this cartoon are the state standards. In this, the system used for their
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In this cartoon. the teacher is seen in all black clothes, she has a long nose, and she has the biggest smile on her face. The school board tells teachers what their students need to learn by the end of the year and it becomes the teacher's job to carry that job to teach the students. Although sometimes teachers understand that it takes a bit longer for a few students to fully understand a topic, some still fly through the subject so that they have enough time to fit others in. Teachers often have to teach the kids the same topic, the same way. The students are given the same worksheets because teachers do not make the student their own specific lesson, due to the fact that it would take to long. It affects the children because some students have an easier time learning by hands on activities, instead of sitting in seat and taking notes the whole period. However, other students may be able to take notes and be fine. As seen in the cartoon, the children are not smiling or laughing, instead they are frowning while writing on paper. This lets you know that those kids learn better by physically doing activities, especially kids in lower grades. In the satirical essay that Horsey created, there were many parts that people can relate to because almost every school has taught them the same way. When looking at his illustration and going more in depth than what is on the surface, is really when it is understood that kids are not
In this cartoon. the teacher is seen in all black clothes, she has a long nose, and she has the biggest smile on her face. The school board tells teachers what their students need to learn by the end of the year and it becomes the teacher's job to carry that job to teach the students. Although sometimes teachers understand that it takes a bit longer for a few students to fully understand a topic, some still fly through the subject so that they have enough time to fit others in. Teachers often have to teach the kids the same topic, the same way. The students are given the same worksheets because teachers do not make the student their own specific lesson, due to the fact that it would take to long. It affects the children because some students have an easier time learning by hands on activities, instead of sitting in seat and taking notes the whole period. However, other students may be able to take notes and be fine. As seen in the cartoon, the children are not smiling or laughing, instead they are frowning while writing on paper. This lets you know that those kids learn better by physically doing activities, especially kids in lower grades. In the satirical essay that Horsey created, there were many parts that people can relate to because almost every school has taught them the same way. When looking at his illustration and going more in depth than what is on the surface, is really when it is understood that kids are not