A report by an imaginary Moral Standards Committee of the All-American Association of School Boards on the relationship of private sinning to public education is discussed. (MB)

Summarizes what to expect for teachers according to the stars and including all signs of the zodiak. Quite humorous, actually. (GB)

Cognitive strategies of identification of the absurd with criticism, wonder, or mockery were found to elicit laughter in an above chance frequency. (MH)

Light essay by an English teacher on his own traumatic experience in seeing his first child off for her first day at school. (PD)

The article examines the concept of creativity from a philosophical point of view and discusses how to teach creativity through humor and metaphor. (Author/DLS)

Tips for the substitute teacher. (CM)

A life-long teacher's kit should contain the following items: (1) a People Valuer, (2) a Self-Concept Conductor, (3) a Hook Straightener, (4) a Stereotype Stomper, (5) an Ignorance Eraser, (6) a Crap Detector, and (7) a Courage Booster. (MB)

Advocates use of humorous journal articles in counselor training curriculum to enhance learning and facilitate counselor socialization. (Author/CM)

"Technology Travesties" is a traditional biennial conference event with a humorous approach to keep everyone in tune with themselves. (JMK)

We analyzed spontaneous conversational humor production and response among 11 right hemisphere-damaged (RHD) patients, 10 left hemisphere-damaged (LHD) patients, 7 normal controls (NC), and their spouses. RHD patients and their spouses reported a statistically significant decline in the patients' orientation to humor post-stroke. Also, we found a…

This article describes a study that explores efforts to promote democratic practice in a diverse school context. More specifically, it documents administrative endeavors to include members of the school community--teachers, parents and students--in the various school processes by encouraging inclusive communicative practices. The findings of the…

Humor has been promoted as a teaching tool that enhances student engagement and learning. The present report traces the pathway from research to practice by reflecting upon various ways to incorporate humor into the face-to-face teaching of statistics. The use of humor in an introductory university statistics course was evaluated via interviews…

Best-selling author Marcia L. Tate brings her trademark "dendrite-growing" teaching strategies to this practitioner-friendly collection of brain-compatible methods for engaging K-12 students in social studies. Included are 20 proven strategies and more than 200 grade-leveled activities for applying them. Teachers will find concrete ways to…

Based on theory and research, social aspects like friendship and sense of relatedness are fundamental in the development of children's cultural identity and achievement of outcomes. It is argued that this is a motivational aspect often neglected in research studies focusing on students' motivation and learning. Theory and research on motivation…