A Child in the Principal's Office

by Richard Lodish

Overview

Quoting cases from his teaching experience, the author of this innovative guide demonstrates how humour can be used effectively in teaching. Richard Lodish believes that schools can become more successful if they incorporate more laughter into serious learning, arguing that this will improve children's learning.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803963825
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	10/23/1995
Series:	Principals Series
Pages:	152
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.36(d)

Table of Contents

Foreword - Judy Woodruff and Albert R Hunt
Introduction
SEPTEMBER
Richard's Inability to Mature
A Lodish Hit
Debunking the Either/Or Myth
OCTOBER
Parents and Teachers
Good but Not Perfect
The Sad Results of Broken Ties
It All Looks So Easy
NOVEMBER
A Principal Buys a Dog
That Big or Too Tough
Be a Mensch
DECEMBER
Worry, Be Happy Teachers
The Scarsdale Schoolroom
You Don't Eat Jell-O with a Straw
JANUARY
New Year Warranties
Oil of Delay
A World of Difference
FEBRUARY
Heads and Shoulders
Shoulder Pads
MARCH
More Dignity for Teachers in Film, Please
Growing Young
APRIL
April Fools
Spring Cleaning
Mr Policeman Sir Has Style
MAY
Casting for Kids
Correcting Educational Presbyopia
JUNE
Educational Elisions
Nostalgia
JULY
Fit to Be Tied
Tennis Rules
If the Shoe Fits
A Cultural Experience
AUGUST
Crowds Aren't My Bag
Too Many Choices
The Last Transition