Usually, you have to pay top dollar for bottom tier advice, but today, you will experience knowledge worth more than penecillin. My classroom is the ideal location for creating this statement. First off, my walls just scream at me in spanish, which is odd since I teach math. Where does the inspiration come from, more important how do the words get there?
Well, in this room, a most of it comes in plant form, and i'm talking the Rapoport way. I have a baby tree that came from a farm and two plants that , as I understand, were snipped from a preexisting rooted fern. These snipped leaves from this “Earthworm fern” are going to sprout their own roots and eventually compete for desk space.
That thought alone tickles my thoughts, which is swell because I need to know, How do I be funny in a school, but not just a school, this is a learning community and my words effect not just these students, not just the staff and students, not just the staff and students and parents, but the entire community. So what does the community find funny? I haven't even met half of them (note: I should change that so I can be mayor, but Mayor Meyer? That's worse than Oscar Mayer.). The good news is that regardless, we know funny so how do you share this gift with others?
First off, Know your Audience. No one becomes a comedian to talk to one person, just like no one becomes a teacher to teach one student. You know how much money you make if you only sell one ticket? It becomes gas money (likewise a teacher with one student eventually becomes unemployed). It is imperative that you have an idea who you are trying to entertain, or inform, or get to read your words. I know it may seem obvious, but a 7 year old is way different from a teenager who is nothing like a retiree (a toddler would have no idea about a Bengay reference).
You also need to Know you. You may think, “Who could possibly have me beat at Jeopardy Me edition,” but nevertheless. You should be natural, dont try to doll yourself up to be what you think others may want to hear because most of the time you're going to tank and very quickly. Your style is what people want, because anyone cn get an opinion, but not everyone gets YOUR opinion silly. So. If you are sarcastic, then be that, if you write in another language and then translate, then make it happen, if you write as if you will be the only one to read it, then by all means... It is a good strategy to just write what comes because you can always edit. Just remember, nobody gets paid to think.
Finally, you must must must must must MUST Know your subject. Especially as a rookie, dont try to rally fictitious information and bundle it with improper nouns (haha). Dont go trying to fill up pages with stuff that sounds accurate. Sure it may work in line at the grocery store, but you gotta put forth the effort and research. Think of it this way, nobody reads tabloids, which is essentially a blog that is made up information. Dont get my message befuddled, a good blog can include a fictitious event or better yet, a hypothetical, but those aren't intended to fool anyone. It is also essential that you arent just ranting about everything at once. A rant can be a hilarious method, but do make it about something.
At the end of the day, you are the leader of your domain, meaning you choose, the ball's in your court, only you can prevent forest fires, etc. Just keep in mind as you peck out your uproarious compositions to make it yours and have fun.
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