Humor Styles
Humor Styles
"Humor can act as a social lubricant or a social retardant in the educational setting. It can educate or denigrate, heal or harm, embrace or deface. It's a powerful communication tool, no matter which side is chosen."
(Pg. 14 The Laughing Classroom)
Joy Master vs. Joke Maker vs. Life Mocker vs. Fun Meister
It is crucial for us to identify our humor style--it is such a powerful tool--we need to use it in an empowering manner!
Please discuss ways we can utilize this information to make our classrooms, colleagues, and schools better.
posted by Dan Slowey at 5:46 PM
1 Comments:
Teachers sometimes need to be real careful when using humor in the classroom. The quote is one that educators need to reflect upon and find a good balance of humor and focus. Humor can sometimes be misleading and taken the wrong way by both parents and students. How many times have we fielded phone calls for something we thought was funny and a student took it in a totally different way. It is a powerful tool however. When you think about how students learn and what makes them remember the important things, humor is almost always incorporated. But it also can get us in trouble!
I have seen alot of teachers try to use humor in the wrong way as well. Using sarcasm is something, in my opinion, should be used very sparingly, if at all. I know that I sometimes forget my rule, but sarcasm can be demeaning to many people. How do we see it when our students are sarcastic? I sometimes think of these kids as smart a@#s, or "know it alls." Do teachers want to be known for this? I would hope not. Too often sarcasm gets turned around. Todd Whitikar says two things educators should never do, yell and use sarcasm. I wish I could say that.
7:10 PM
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