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Learning from cool cartoon drawings Cool cartoon drawings have been known to influence the thought process of the adolescents to a huge extent. It has been noticed that small kids have a tendency to mimic the cartoon character they most relate to. Be it positive or negative, cartoon characters do have an impact on kids of all age groups. Sesame Street a children's television series with lots of cool puppets was televised in 1969. It had an immense positive influence on the children. None of the other characters or pictures has been found to be as educative as this one has been. In short, Sesame street was and still is a huge hit. This made the educators believe that cool cartoon characters can be used to teach school going kids. Comic drawing is even used to develop both factual knowledge and interpretive skills in children. Cool cartoons are used to access the IQ levels of children. In case studies, children are shown comic drawings and are asked to present their interpretations of the same. Children have special capabilities to find details in cartoons which a normal adult may tend to miss out on. Their interpretations can give an inside view of their though process. Tapping into students intellect can be an illuminating experience that goes far beyond schoolroom studies. It has been noticed that children are able to retain a particular incident when it was conveyed to them by means of drawing a cartoon. When the children were taught something by means of comic characters they were able to grasp and remember the same for a longer span of time. History being the subject that is difficult to remember is now taught to school going kids by means of cartoons. Many books related to history, geography and politics are now published in a comic strip form to enhance the learning capacity in children. Children love cartoons and they react instantly to them. Cool drawings can invigorate a small kid to perform well. Cartoon characters are also used to aid autistic children, a BBC report informs. This project uses animated characters with background narration to assist youngsters suffering from autism. Also inspiring the children to draw cartoons will help them to get rid of pent up emotions and feelings that they harbor. Moreover, the cartoon character drawn by them can give an insight into their thought process. Next time you come across a difficult child, introduce him to the enchanting world of cartoon characters. Learning can be more fun this way. Meet the innocent and funny Dido and Yappy. Learn from them, they know how to have fun and will teach the same to you. |