TEaching kids to laugh in the face of failure.
Today, too many children are culturally conditioned into a state of reluctance—as readers, problem solvers, and risk takers. In my classroom, I champion silliness as a serious force for learning. To me, humor is more than a catchy hook—it’s fuel for resilience, independence, and inventive thinking.
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With failure as their friend, my students discover the humor in setbacks while building patience, persistence, and flexible thinking.
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As a writer, I craft silly stories that coax reluctant readers onto the next chapter—where wit, wordplay, and mischief ignite a passion for reading.
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As a furniture maker turned educator, I show kids how trial-and-error fuels invention and how to make their ideas bizarrely original.