Well now that you mention it, there's nothing wrong with having a
little fun once in a while!

> There is, however, a big difference between teaching in college and
> teaching in secondary or elementary school. A college course has a short
> class time (2-3 hours per week) and a clear through line to the end --
> 15-16 weeks and the semester is over -- whereas a high school English
> class meets, typically 40-50 minutes a day, 5 times a week, for forty
> weeks (unless on "Block Scheduling"). Add to these schedule differences
> the notion that pre-college students are "captives" who are not paying (or
> borrowing) money to attend classes, most of whom would rather be somewhere
> -- anywhere -- else, and you have a very different situation.
>
> Entertainment in these classes almost seems necessary sometimes. If we can
> add humor, games, etc. to our enthusiasm and secure grasps, we're
> virtually required to do so. In our methods classes, we are often told
> that we need to use a variety of techniques to teach. Games and humor add
> very useful tools to the teacher's toolbox.

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Sincerely, Robert Einarsson
please visit me at
http://www.artsci.gmcc.ab.ca/people/einarssonb

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