Professional Learning for Busy Educators

"Humor boosts performance, joy, and even helps you live longer. The authors of a new book explain how to make more room for it at work."

After years of testing out various talks in the classroom, I finally found a few that always go over well with my high school students. Of course, it has a lot to do with the talks being funny. Who doesn’t like to laugh? But there’s also a deeper meaning and positive message with each that resonates with the students. There is no particular order to this list. They each are awesome in their own right.

Dear Curious,

Thanks for the encouraging word and your interest in humor.

On a personal note, sometimes I crack myself up. Check out the image on Talented People Have an Annoying Side. But humor is a double edged sword.

“There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt.” Erma Bombeck

You can laugh at someone or laugh with them. Additionally, inside jokes make new team members feel like outsiders. Timing and context is everything.