A Shot for Stress-Free Learning :
Humor and Laughter
By Nupur Srivastava , Ph . D .
Can you understand the key ideas at play in the dialogue above ? For me it is very obvious . The talk is all about how cheerful and good-humored people are more appreciated than ill-tempered ones .
Son : Mommy , I don ’ t know why , but somehow literature lessons don ’ t seem to be interesting any longer , and I feel so bored and sleepy while attending Mrs . Goldsmith ’ s literature classes . I think this dozing off has got me lower grades . But at the same time , I love listening to Mr . Jones ’ s mathematic sessions ; he is always so eager and excited , and I just love his funny examples .
Mother : Oh … you must pay attention to literature as well , dear .
Son : Mrs . Goldsmith is always grumpy and serious , while Mr . Jones always has such a friendly smile , and is an easy person to get along with . I secured my highest grades in Mathematics only because he makes lessons so interesting with his crazy stories that concepts become easy for us to grasp and understand . He makes the learning process interesting . Yesterday , when he was teaching trigonometry , his joke about Pythagoras ’ Theorem still tickles me ! Strange , I seem to have understood the Pythagorean formula so well .
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Let ’ s discuss below how laughter and smiling can improve your well-being and keep you relaxed . This article gives insight into how education mixed with a bit of humor can also lead to an improved learning process for students .
“ Laugh as much as possible , always laugh . It ’ s the sweetest thing one can do for oneself & one ’ s fellow human beings .” - Maya Angelou .