The Laughing Classroom: Everyone's Guide to Teaching with Humor and Play
- ISBN-10
- 0915811995
- ISBN-13
- 9780915811991
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 224
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- H J Kramer
- Authors
- Diana Loomans, Karen Kolberg
Description
Loomans, creator of The Laughing Classroom programs, and Kolberg, founder of the Comedy Sportz improvisation theater company, describe how to build education on a foundation of silliness. They do not provide an index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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