A SENSE OF HUMORThe Element of Human InterestQuestions and Exercises
- What is the source of humor in a humorous story?
- When should the teacher laugh with the school? When should she
not do so?
- How does the response of the school to a laughable incident
reflect the leadership of the teacher?
- What can be done to bring more or better humor into the
school?
- Compare as companions those whom you know who exhibit a sense
of humor with those who do not.
- Compare their influence on others.
- What can be done to bring humor into essays written by the
students?
- Distinguish between wit and humor. Does wit or humor cause most
of the laughter in school?
- What is meant by an “aptitude for
vicariousness”?
- How did Lincoln make use of humor? Is there any humor in the
Gettysburg speech? Why?
- What is the relation of pathos to humor?
- Give an example from the writings of Mark Twain that shows him
a philosopher as well as a humorist.
- What books could you read to the pupils to enliven some of the
subjects that you teach?
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