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 ...

Natascha Chtena is a PhD student in Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. You can follow her on Twitter @nataschachtena. At the beginning of my second quarter teaching, I ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...

I'm sharing a funny moment from my classroom that teachers everywhere can relate to. While I try to set clear boundaries with ...

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 ...