Dave Keeling's Independent Thinking on Laughter: Using humour as a tool
to engage and motivate all learners is an uplifting manifesto packed
with tips and techniques to help educators unleash the power of humour
and laughter in the learning environment.
Foreword by Ian Gilbert.
Education is too important to be taken seriously: everyone in our
schools - from the youngest learner to the, ahem, 'most senior'
teacher - likes to laugh.
And beyond the many stress-busting and morale-boosting benefits that
laughter brings on an individual level, the collective rewards of
laughter in the classroom setting are also numerous - such as enhancing
openness and teamwork, stimulating imagination and creativity and, above
all, strengthening the student-teacher relationship.
No one is more familiar with the power of classroom conviviality than
'stand-up educationalist' and Independent Thinking Associate Dave
Keeling, who in this book takes readers on an enlightening journey into
the part that humour can play in improving the learning experience for
all concerned.
Writing with his trademark wit, Dave shares handy hints acquired from
his experience in the world of comedy and offers a veritable smorgasbord
of activities for use with learners - all proven to generate laughter,
enhance learning and make the teacher look great.
The teacher's mission, if they choose to accept it, is to take these
ideas and exercises and adapt, enjoy, explore and generally mess about
with them to their heart's content.
An inspiring read for all teachers and educators.
Independent Thinking on Laughter is an updated edition of The
Little Book of Laughter (ISBN 9781781350089) and is one of a number of
books in the Independent Thinking On ... series from the award-winning
Independent Thinking Press.
