Thanks To You/Final Post

Once again, some fantastic comments in each posting. Please take the time to read the posts of others from the class--they are very enlightening, insightful, and sometimes humorous. Please continue to read the text (if you have not already went ahead).

Pay close attention to:

• Section 18 Thanks To You (page 55)--quite a tribute to you as an educator
• Section 20 Humor Homework (pg. 61)-- some great ideas to possibly implement as part of your final project.
• Section 21 Play Sheet--Ways to influence your classroom and school environment
  

Please post AHAS and thoughts from these sections.

Benefits of Laughter and Play

Look at the major benefits to laughter and play in your classroom from page 33:

• maintain a high attention level
• relieve physical and mental stress
• build rapport
• increase retention
• enhance self-esteem
• promote divergent thinking
• bring new insights
• allow for pleasurable learning
• increase feeling of hope
  

Wow! Huge benefits!

Take "The Laughing Classroom Quiz on pages 34-35.

Please post thoughts and AHAS from the reading in The Laughing Classroom so far.

Ideas:
(Remember these are just guidelines and all of the following do not have to be answered)

• Any questions from the page 24 Play Sheet.
• Paula Parrot and the Carrot--What makes you feel alive and what does this story have to do with education (pg. 29-31)
• Discuss your Gratitude and Humor Journal entries and how they have influenced your lives.
• Your scores on the Laughing Classroom Quiz (Reflections...)