On Mar 24, 2:35 pm, "news.chi.sbcglobal.net"
wrote:
While I agree that humor can be a very valuable teaching tool, I find it
works best in one-on-one or small group situations where it can be tailored
to the specific audience.

Agreed. The thing I dislike about the Ron Machado book is how it
shoves the "humor" down your throat. Sometimes I just want to look up
something and not have to wade through heaps of goofyness. I prefer
the more dry, subtle humor.

At the place I used to instruct at, if a student skipped a bunch of
ground lessons, we'd lock him in a room and make him watch a few hours
of the King School videos as punishment. Those videos might hit the
mark for the older generation, but not so much with the "south park"
generation these days.