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Use Your Humor


May 25, 2010

Pamela M., a sixth grade social studies teacher at Sedgwick Middle School, in West Hartford, Connecticut

Humor must be used in the classroom. Joke, laugh, dance, sing, shout. I do it all; I think every teacher should. It helps kids stay focused on the lesson, and sometimes it even helps them remember ideas and motivates them. So stand up on that desk and tap dance while you give instructions, talk in an English accent or sing the answers to a homework assignment. As one teacher said to me, "Teaching shouldn't feel like a job, it should be fun.

 

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