Presented is a satirical description of the perfectly designed library that has something for everybody. (SJ)

A principal parodies concern over school liabilities in a satirical plan that removes all risks that might potentially cause problems. In this plan there is little room left for education. (MD)

Presented is a satire on employee training, retraining, efficiency experts, consultants, team training, peer teaching, and behavioral objectives--based on the training of apple sorters at the Fantabalous Fruit Farm. (KC)

The author satirizes the use of limited sampling techniques to arrive at conclusions about the mentally retarded. (CL)

Reevaluates Natalie Babbitt's first novel for children 15 years after its first appearance. (RBW)

Satirical/fictional account of one superintendent's obsessions with high technology, computers, and computer literacy. (JBM)

A parody of Swift that calls for American parents to once again take the responsibility of education for their children by teaching them by computer at home and abolishing the school system. (CRH)

Presented is a satirical look at a computer (Art Stabilization Systematizer) which is designed to replace art teachers. (KC)

The author proposes a role model for evaluators to be added to the numerous existing models. He presents the evaluator as an artist/painter/musician, suggesting that the evaluator's perception of an educational program's effectiveness can be expressed by a single "painting," rather than by a lengthy written report. (GDC)

This project posits that incorporating political humor into the classroom can have a positive effect on learning in higher education. Specifically, we present preliminary findings from a quasi-experiment in which a humorous, "mock" textbook titled America (The Book) (Stewart, Karlin, and Javerbaum 2004) was incorporated into Introduction to…

There is little question that popular television shows influence the shaping of social norms, identities, and the ways we navigate daily life. High profile shows are also a common magnet for critical attention. No primetime television show has provoked as wide a range of reactions as Fox's "The Simpsons." From shock radio to public broadcasting…

Discusses the relationship between doublespeak and humor in the works of George Orwell, W.H. Auden, Doris Lessing, and others. Suggests that one of the most effective responses to doublespeak is humor, a response which acknowledges doublespeak's incongruities and laughs at them. (ARH)