Reviews for Satire and humor in education

The average rating for Satire and humor in education based on 2 reviews is 2 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-11-30 00:00:00 Patricia Harris The examples were probably the best part of the book, but the more abstract discussion of the use of humor in the classroom seemed a bit dry to me, which it too bad considering the topic. Perhaps it's because he's an academic writing for other academics, but it seemed odd how frequently he cited various authors' works to back up his points. To me it seems clear that humor is helpful, and I was looking for the how-to aspect of it, not for the classroom but for public speaking in other contexts. Berk uses exaggeration a lot, and after a while that doesn't strike me as particularly funny, but I guess that's his style. On the whole I didn't find it particularly helpful other than as an encouragement to try to use humor more.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-03-20 00:00:00 Stuart Bandman I thought this anthology was beautifully done. Gatenby's introductions to the various authors were informative, well written and lively. Lots of interesting factoids about some of the world famous authors who wrote about Canada. The range of authors from Voltaire to Dickens to Hemmingway was impressive. This is an easy book to pick up and enjoy for a bit and then come back later for another author and another view of the country.