What's So Funny About Education?

Lou Fournier

Corwin Press, May 20, 2003 - Education - 151 pages

Using affectionate humor, Fournier delivers both stark and subtle epiphanies alongside enduring truths, offering a deeper social commentary on the present conditions and future directions of American education.

Contents

• How the Facts of Learning Sank the FAQS of Scripting: 13
• Live at the Interstate Internet Lounge: 31
• Instant Staff Development in Good Taste: 47
• HomeSchoolMall Connection: 63
• My Big Appearance on Who Wants to Be a Staff Developer?: 67
• To Spin Perchance to Dream: 83
• How to Win the Assessment Game and a Nice Toaster: 99
• Singin in the School: 115
• Getcher Higher Ed Right Here: 129
• Hot Thoughts From Idle Hands: 143

About the author

Monthly Feature writer for Converge magazine Associate, Thornburg Center for Professional Development Author, Storm Before the Calm (ASCD, 2002) Lou Fournier is an Associate in the Thornburg Center for Professional Development. He is co-authir of Enlighten Up! An Educator′s Guide to Stree-free Living (ASCD 2003) and author of Power and Purpose (2003). He has had careers in journalism, training and development, music, marketing, and as a corporate executive for education technology companies. Lou has been a guest of the President of the White House. His insights into purposeful use of music have been filmed for a Master′s degree program for Walden University by Canter & Associates. He currently writes a humor column for Converge magazine. In the Field of music, Lou has won numerous awards for songwriting and performing.

Bibliographic information

• Title: What's So Funny About Education?; 1-Off Series
• Author: Lou Fournier
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Corwin Press, 2003
• ISBN: 0761939342, 9780761939344
• Length: 151 pages
• Subjects: Education / Aims & Objectives; Education / General; Education / Teaching / General; Humor / General; Humor / Topic / Business & Professional