Using humor to maximize education; the links between positive emotions and learning
Reference & Research Book News, May, 2008
Using humor to maximize education; the links between positive emotions and learning.
Morrison, Mary Kay.
Rowman & Littlefield Education
2008
200 pages
$33.95
Paperback
LB1051
Consultant Morrison not only explains what is funny and how humor positively affects cognition and learning, but does so through humor, a skill she probably honed while teaching students from K-12 and into college. Along with theory she gives educators in high-stakes situations, including administrators, practical ways to use humor to improve educational outcomes. She explains how to garner your internal (and external) humor resources, how to mold humor to fit the audience and situation, how to apply humor to subject matter, how to keep from offending others in your humor, and how to apply humor to administrative and other milieus within the educational system. She includes explanations of humor terminology, lists of resources (including silly words kids love), and exercises for a range of grade levels.
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