Remember not include students' names. As the teacher I am supposed to set the example and be the disciplinarian. I am supposed to always maintain order. I find it difficult when you have a few clowns in the classroom and they are truly funny.
Laughter is sometimes hard to keep in.
I try but sometimes a students says something that is truly funny and the whole class erupts in laughter and guess what, I do too. I can truly say that sometimes a bit of laughter is the only thing that keeps me from breaking. I think humor in a classroom is a very novel idea. I am easy going in life and i want to be the same way in my teaching. When used appropriately it can be great for starting a class, or getting students motivated, to keep students awake during the more boring class periods, and to break the ice between students and teachers.