Getting their attention: some days, it’s the hardest part of the job. It’s no surprise; we live in an increasingly short-attention-span world. Keeping your classroom focused is no easy feat. As a teacher, you face several challenges: Making the classroom or lesson fun Inspiring conversation Making lessons relatable Creating interest in the subject matter Many…
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10 of the Best Selling Cartoons of 2021
Welcome to a new and, hopefully, improved year! Considering how low the bar was set in 2020 and 2021, it’s not unreasonable to hope for a better year ahead! Hope, like humor, springs eternal. Even in last year’s annus horribilis, great cartoons were done. They didn’t turn 2021 into an annus mirabilis but they did…
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Anatomy of a Cartoon: Poets and Poetry
Cartoon critics Phil Witte and Rex Hesner look behind the gags to debate what makes a cartoon tick. This week our intrepid critics take a look at poetry cartoons. Poetry: arguably the highest form of literary expression and the least appreciated. Who among us after college, or in the case of computer science majors, after…
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Cartoons for Recruiters and HR: Attract New Employees with Humor
If you’re like most hiring managers these days, you need to find qualified candidates to fill vacancies in today’s super-competitive job market. You’ve got your work cut out for you! According to recent U.S. Labor Department statistics, there are more than 10 million job openings for 7.4 million unemployed workers. Yet, recruiters are having difficulty…
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“Smokey the Bear” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
Liam Walsh’s cartoon is set in the Arctic, where one polar bear is standing in judgment of another who’s sitting on the edge of a melting ice floe and dangling his feet in the water while trying to enjoy a cigarette. The smoking bear, who looks annoyed, has turned his head to say something to…
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