Pioneer HIgh School
special education
teacher Jenny Kim
listens to English
teacher Jason
Goldman-Hall's
presentation.
When English teacher Jason Goldman- Hall introduced comics into
the classroom, Riya Behl was stunned.
"I was honestly surprised that he would use comic books in
his class," says Behl, a senior last year. "I consider myself to
be an advanced reader."
She was even more surprised that she found them not
only enjoyable, but educational.
"I think I was shocked to find out that I was learning
something from comic books," she says.
Behl attended Pioneer High School in San Jose, which
is something of a pioneer when it comes to incorporating
the genre as literature. Some educators are making
excellent use of graphic novels (book-length comics) to help
students connect with stories.
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teaching & learning
When English teacher Jason