This article gives humorous interpretations of educational terms in vogue in the professional community. (CJ)

This humorous sketch contains speculation about what teacher education programs might be like if they were conducted in heaven. (PP)

A humorous glossary of psycholinguistic terminology. (DD)

Contains "The Greatest Americanest Novel," a conglomerate of the first and last lines of a number of great American novels; provides a scorecard on which readers can attempt to identify the quotations. (DD)

Citing the rising frequency of automobile recalls as proof of the decline of the automobile industry, this article humorously proposes six suggestions for reforming the industry. The suggestions are remarkably similar to recent proposals for the reform of schooling. (PGD)

A professor of English recalls vocabulary and spelling errors in freshman compositions. (CJ)

Presents a fictional interview with an ineffective English teacher. (DD)

Spoofs grammar instruction using characters from William Faulkner's novel "As I Lay Dying." (RS)

A dialogue with a soul in Purgatory which points out that people write to make things real. (DD)

An imaginative, humorous alternative to the present state of affairs in secondary education, calling for students and their mothers to exchange their daily drudgery. (JT)

A spoof about how English might be taught a decade from now in a worst-of-all-possible worlds. (DD)

A humorous presentation of publisher-to-author correspondence that indicates how contemporary publishers might criticize or reject such works as "Treasure Island,""The Tale of Peter Rabbit,""Little Women," and the Grimm brothers' fairy tales. (ET)

A sarcastic essay outlines ways in which the college faculty member can avoid carrying out committee service responsibly. (MSE)

Updates the list of classic excuses students make to teachers when their paper is late--this time in reference to the mishaps that may occur with a computer. (CRH)

This humorous blueprint, for apprentice and master teachers alike, discusses the essential implements of the craft: the chalk, the chalk eraser, the marking pencil, the wastepaper basket, and more. (JN)