Tag Archive: Educators

Everybody Likes a Bit of Raving

I recently worked in San Diego, California for a group of teachers from the Department of Defense called STARBASE.  It was a cool group of educators tasked with getting “at risk” kids fired up about math and science.   It’s not a military group, but these “schools” are mainly on military bases, so there are plenty…

Humor at Work: For Science Teachers

One of my best pals from way back when (we both had hair) is Craig Young.  He left a hefty salary by jumping off the corporate ship to follow his passion.  He was a big deal at Accenture and decided that he wanted more.  He wanted to be a high school teacher.   I speak…

There Was This Principal, See, Who Went To School…

…and he learned how to be funny. If you think humor is just for kids, shame on you. Where most corporate types go wrong is in assuming that humor = jokes.  Or clown noses.  Or punchlines.  Fun can come in many different shapes, forms and places. I recently returned from a motivational seminar on humor…