Terry Meiners on how to make schoolkids laugh while they learn

Terry Meiners on how to make schoolkids laugh while they learn

Author: NewsRadio 840 WHAS (WHAS-AM) August 13, 2025 Duration: 15:36
God bless our teachers. They are leaders, instructors, counselors, and substitute parents who protect our kids for a significant part of kids' lives.

In this monologue, I talk about funny ways to entertain my own kids but also the method I created to mesmerize school kids on the autitorium stage.

After checking with the teachers, I would pick three kids from the crowd who could help me illustrate the timeline of life.

By having one kid stand on stage left as a baby making goo goo gah gah sounds and another kid standing way down on stage right as the oldest person in the world making creaking sounds, I was able to take a kid as the center of life and move him/her down the timeline.

I'd say funny things connected to each age period. Toddler sounds. Middle schooler snark. Teenage eye rolls. College adventures. Starting a family. Becoming a parent.

All the while I am moving this third student along for the adventures.

It's a great illustration of the value of education and being open to new perspectives and experiences.

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