I have a confession to make. I’m not funny. I like to think that I’m funny. I tell jokes. I often get the punchline wrong or my timing is off, but I tell them. Unfortunately, I’m usually the only one ...

Absurdities can be seen in just about every part of life, especially the classroom. When students are sitting in a lecture and their eyelids are starting to droop, acknowledging absurdity can ...

Humor reduces stress and tension in the classroom, improves retention of information, and promotes creative understanding. But most of all, it brings a sense of pleasure and appreciation and creates a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – For a lot of ...

He’s 6-foot one-inch tall, but James Schamber will stand on a chair to reach his second-grade students. Sparkle, a spelling game, is a highlight in Schamber’s classroom where he mentors 23 students ...

Humor has a large role to play when it comes to engaging students in a classroom environment. By facilitating student laughter with appropriate jokes, quips, and visual humor, a teacher can make the ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — A+ Teacher Jessica Strong teaches for Florida Virtual School. She uses humor to make learning fun and memorable for her students. Strong says, "I really think that building ...

Miss Arbury teaches history at the local high school. On the excitement scale, learning history for most kids sits somewhere between math and art. A few cool things and lots of facts to memorize. And ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Journal Information The Reading Teacher is a peer-reviewed journal serving teachers and literacy professionals interested in the teaching of reading to ...