Welcome to Superman's Classroom

Hello there. My name is Mr. McCarty and I am in my 15th year of teaching elementary. I work for Kansas City Public Schools in a classroom deep in the urban core. Our school is very interesting and diverse, as we serve many refugee students from all over the world. In my three years here I have served students from Burma, Somalia, Honduras, Vietnam, Liberia, Ghana, Central African Republic, and numerous other places. Our school is considered highest poverty level and 99% minority. It's a terrific challenge and I look forward to it daily.

I'm a big comic book geek. I used to manage a comic book store for a couple of years and even wrote my Education Specialist dissertation on using comics for education called Seduction of the Illiterate which you may read at that link.

When my school decided on a superhero theme this year I really, really found my "theme groove" as I call it. I've been making things for my classroom ever since and continue to do so. This blog exists for me to share about my creations and what's happening in my room. Thank you for reading and please feel free to post in the comments.