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Can Laughter Make You Smarter?

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Can laughter make you smarter? This was a very interesting question posed to me today.

Mostly True Memoirs

Can laughter make you smarter?

CAN LAUGHTER MAKE YOU SMARTER?

Can laughter make you smarter?

This was a very interesting question posed to me today.

My answer, as an ESL teacher, is a qualified yes.

Qualified because the non-stop class clown jokes are distracting and not at all helpful.

However it is a public speaking axiom that when the audience is laughing, they are leaning in to listen.

With that in mind, I always try to get at least a chuckle out of every class session.

In teaching conversation, the human connection is far more important than grammar rules or vocabulary lists.

If I can garner so much as a hint of a smile, I know I will have a successful ESL session with that student.

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