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Article http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/er.2020.09.001

The Magic of Using Humor in the Classroom

Sharon Yoder

Wilmington University, New Castle, Delaware, USA.

*Corresponding author: Sharon Yoder

Published: September 30,2020

Abstract

Humor is becoming serious business. Are you searching for new ways to make the subject you teach more interesting and motivating? Technology has taught our students to expect to be entertained if we as teachers expect to reach them! Learn some “entertaining” strategies using the power of fun and humor in your classrooms.

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How to cite this paper

The Magic of Using Humor in the Classroom

How to cite this paper: Sharon Yoder. (2020). The Magic of Using Humor in the Classroom. The Educational Review, USA, 4(9), 176-178.

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.26855/er.2020.09.001