The Lighter Side of Teaching

By Aaron Bacall

A sense of humor is essential for effective teaching

As educators, we often take ourselves a bit too seriously, so veteran educator and illustrator Aaron Bacall offers a little perspective with these lighthearted cartoons. Whether used as overheads for staff development meetings or as an individual break in a busy day, this collection of whimsical glimpses at teaching will provide a moment to laugh and add a little levity--and poignancy--to your workday.

Intended to amuse, inspire, and reveal the simple truths that surround us, these illustrations are ideal for:

Staff training days Conference presentations Classroom lectures Community meetings Internal communications

...and they will continue reminding us that we can laugh at almost anything

Aaron Bacall′s works have appeared in many publications: The School Administrator, Technology & Learning, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, Barron′s, and Reader′s Digest. He has worked as a teacher, a principal curriculum writer for the New York City Board of Education, an antibiotic research chemist, and now as a full-time cartoonist. He is a member of The National Cartoonist Society and is on the Board of Governors of the Cartoonists Association.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761938052
• ISBN13: 9780761938057
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Corwin Publishers
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

How true the humor is

I like this book, which I received as a gift. The humor is to the point. These cartoons are going to be displayed all over my classroom for all to enjoy. I can't wait for volume two.

Teaching is serious business AND, fun!

Teaching can become a grind. When that happens it can grind you down. Don't let it happen to you. Seek out the pearls of fun, humorous insights and pleasure that occur each day, if you look for them. This book is full of really clever cartoons - the kind you see in better magazines - about the teaching experience. I use these cartoons for my bulletin board, to remind me that teaching can be fun, for my intra school memos, to make sure they're read, and for my Powerpoint presentations to get the audience interested in what I have to say.

A humorous insight into teaching

The author is not only a fine cartoonist but an astute observer of teachers and teaching. As a teacher myself, I never knew that the profession could be seen as an endless source of humor. Now I approach each day with a new perspective on the profession. I have placed a few of the cartoons on my bulletin board and they attract staff members. The kids like them too. I really enjoyed this book.

Teaching is Rewarding and can be Fun too

I am a teacher and I think that this book should be required reading every day before a teacher enters the school building. Effective teaching is all about the right attitude and this delightful compilation of cartoons about the profession, will help you look at daily teaching situations in a new way. These 'New Yorker' type cartoons are really funny and display a knowledge of the teaching profession. Each cartoon is a gem. I have placed two of them on my class bulletin board. Reading this book has helped me stop taking myself so seriously and start relaxing and enjoying what I love to do best...teach!

Teaching Has its Funny Moments

This collection of professional cartoons aims at the funnybone and hits its target. A humorous spin is put on familar teaching situations. As a teacher,I realize that I was actually part of many of the situations presented in these cartoons. Ah, if only I had laughed then! These cartoons deserve a spot on the bulletin board in all teachers' workrooms. The cartoons also make useful ice-breakers and presentations for educational meetings.You thought teaching was hard work? Not to laugh at these cartoons is hard work!