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Video: The magic of humor in the classroom is that it bridges surprise with safety. Classrooms—with their norms, rules, and schedules—create predictability. But attending the same class at the same time every day can become dull. A teacher who interrupts that routine with a quirky idea or a silly moment—and who dares to see, in the words of Mark Twain, “the good-natured side of truth”—can break the monotony of scripted activities (Pomerantz & Bell, 2011, p.

You have $10 million right now, but there’s a catch: You must wear the same outfit every day for the rest of your life. Are you taking the money?