Thursday, August 21, 2014

3.21: Laughter -- Laughing at work

The other day, a friend asked me if I had any advice for a brand-new teacher. I offered up a few silly, not helpful pieces of wisdom (RUN!!!!), but I eventually stopped and was serious for a minute. Literally a minute. That's about all I can handle.

But, under duress, I did come up with a piece of advice that I think works.

Laugh every hour.

Laugh. Laugh with kids when they're being funny. Laugh at yourself when you do something stupid. Laugh at your colleagues when they tell you a joke. Get pleasure out of life. Even when the shit hits the fan -- and, I promise, it will -- laugh. Every situation has some sort of irony or humor in it. Find that humor. Find the laughter.

Sometimes you have to laugh as you're crying.

Laughter is what makes teaching work.


NGS = Laughter??



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  1. NGSAugust 21, 2014 at 4:11 PM

    I only laugh once every hour when I'm around you. Want to move to Nowhere, Wisconsin?

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  2. Yes, AnastasiaAugust 21, 2014 at 4:14 PM

    Yesssssss I most certainly do. I will bring the kid and we will all eat lots of cheese.

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  3. Yes, AnastasiaAugust 21, 2014 at 4:14 PM

    Also, I think once an hour is a pretty low estimate.

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