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Hoover, Eric – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2007
In this humorous essay, the author responds to a critique of one of his articles found on a web site that sells term papers. He points out the irony of finding an analysis of an article covering college honor systems on a site that helps students plagiarize, and offers his own critique of the paper.
Descriptors: Research Papers (Students), Writing (Composition), Humor, Ethics
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Damico, Sandra Bowman – Contemporary Education, 1980
By distinguishing between students' creative and hostile clowning behavior, a teacher can reduce classroom disruption and enhance social interaction. (JD)
Descriptors: Group Dynamics, Humor, Leadership Qualities, Peer Relationship
Ascenzi, Laurie – Phi Delta Kappan, 2000
A former substitute teacher explains how she won first-graders' attention and significantly improved deportment by pretending to be a Martian with different communication modes and hearing capabilities than terrestrials. Children painlessly learn tips on listening, communicating, and engaging in friendly behaviors. (MLH)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Discipline, Grade 1, Humor
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Fletcher, J. B. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1987
Details (facetiously) a study that examines why English students do not turn their work in on time. Concludes that numerous distractions, such as "Dear Abby," are responsible for sidetracking students doing research. (NKA)
Descriptors: Assignments, Behavior Patterns, English Instruction, Humor
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Woods, Peter – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 1983
Much school humor is more than playful behavior; it is also a form of coping behavior for both students and teachers. Humor aids in the development and formation of the self and in the preservation of dignity and self-esteem, even though it sometimes does so through the humiliation of another. (IS)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Coping, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Adjustment