The fun is about to begin! (Teachers who read this are saying, “What???”)
Seriously, funny things happen at school. Kids say funny things. Teachers do and say funny things. Nothing wrong with that. We need more laughter at school. We need more laughter in life.
Years ago, when I was teaching high school French, we had a lesson involving animals. The textbook had a picture of the animals with the French words underneath each one and a bubble with the animal sound. You know, how we depict a dog as saying “Bow wow” or “Arf.” One student raised his/her hand (trying to protect the student’s identity) and asked, “Do animals in France make the same sounds as animals here?”
Or the time I was teaching and a student raised her hand. “Mrs. Harris, did you know you have two different shoes on?” I looked down. Yep, sure enough. One black flat with a pointed toe and one black flat with a rounded toe.
When a principal I once worked with made announcements, he occasionally said something that cracked all of us up. Not on purpose. It’s just what he did, the way he said it. And we loved it. It started our day with a good laugh.
At in-service last year, our principal brought in a magician of sorts who also had an important message, designed to encourage us and get our batteries recharged for the school year. It may have been one of the best in-service sessions I have ever attended. I left that session relaxed, having laughed until I cried, and inspired because of the man’s message at the end.
I encourage my fellow teachers — along with myself — to laugh more. Laugh more with our co-workers. Laugh more in the classroom. Find the humor when you can. Don’t stress over the small stuff. Don’t take yourself or your situation too seriously.
Laughter truly is the best medicine!
Teacher humor photos found on Pintrest.
Life As I know it 