My dad (80 and going strong) was known as *the* goofy teacher in my high school. (Not a bad thing, that -- it made me look normal.)
He nominally taught social studies, but since he tended to get a lot of what I thought of as "disciplinary problems"1, he threw in as many interesting "life lessons" as he could -- everything from discussing the concept of reincarnation to showing our family's vacation slides.
It would not surprise me to find out he once dressed up as a pirate. :) And he most definitely would giggle if a student said something funny. Go you!
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Date: 2009-11-06 02:19 pm (UTC)He nominally taught social studies, but since he tended to get a lot of what I thought of as "disciplinary problems"1, he threw in as many interesting "life lessons" as he could -- everything from discussing the concept of reincarnation to showing our family's vacation slides.
It would not surprise me to find out he once dressed up as a pirate. :) And he most definitely would giggle if a student said something funny. Go you!