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Insights on Education and Misconceptions

The document contains notes from a class on educational leadership. The notes discuss using humor in the classroom, challenging misconceptions about traditions, and providing non-formal learning experiences outside the traditional classroom. Key concepts from readings on humor in leadership and dialogue are connected to experiences from a class trip to Ireland where humor helped build relationships and openness to sharing opinions.

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Insights on Education and Misconceptions

The document contains notes from a class on educational leadership. The notes discuss using humor in the classroom, challenging misconceptions about traditions, and providing non-formal learning experiences outside the traditional classroom. Key concepts from readings on humor in leadership and dialogue are connected to experiences from a class trip to Ireland where humor helped build relationships and openness to sharing opinions.

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Two-Column Notes

Date:

Name: Jamie Fletcher

Class/Subject:
EDTL 6940

8/1
Topic or Chapter
DAED, Part 3
Page #

The Text Says


Notes (key concepts, direct quotes, etc.)

79

Challenge misconceptions about


traditions

80

We wanted to give them a state of nonformal learning and take them out of the
traditional classrooms, even if only for a
day.

80

Blue Eyed

I Say
My notes, commentary
This should be part if any EIC. It is important to
evaluated your own perceptions of certain
groups of people and then attack those
misconceptions at the first moment possible.
We did a lot of evaluating misconceptions
before our trip and it helped us be aware or
more misconceptions during our time in
Ireland.
While its great that they were able to leave
the school for this exercise. Is it possible to
give students that same feeling of a nonformal learning experience within the
classroom as well? Its not always possible to
leave the classroom and I think it is the
teachers responsibility to try and come up with
new and creative ways for students to learn.
I had to watch this video a couple of different
times during my college career. Each time I
watched it, it was more powerful than the last.
While I dont think a teacher could ever get
away with doing that type of simulation with
such young students, the video that we do
have can be viewed for generations to come.
This is one of the best videos I have ever see

97

Connectio
ns to
previous
reading
(s)

about discrimination and racial issues.


I enjoyed reading this because humor is a
great tool, especially in education. If you can
make learning fun, students are that much
more engaged in the lesson. And as mentioned
a great ice breaker.
how humor can hurt people or create
This is something to be cautious about. Often
and forward stereotypes.
times, a specific group of people are the butt
of many jokes. For example, blonde jokes,
which choose to make fun of blondes and
stereotype them as being dumb. While some
of these jokes are entertaining, we fail to stop
and think about how these jokes may affect
how blondes view themselves.
Humor in Leadership
I always found myself enjoying my classes
when there was a leader or teacher with a
great sense of humor. I found myself listening
more closely to what they had to say and truly
having fun. The teacher would provide a
relaxed environment where we could be
ourselves and I really valued that as a kid.
During the trip I think that we had a lot of humor in our group which helped to build
relationships where we felt open enough to sharing our opinions. We were always being
asked to think about our own misconceptions and how those changed over time. We
reflected on those misconceptions in our final paper.
Humor in Dialogue

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