在視野狹窄的壓力下，老師和學生都會感到過度緊張。但是笑可以預防像焦耳·古德曼博士所說的那種“態度僵化”。他還說，如果你在面對壓力時表現僵硬，就會很容易失控。如果你精神靈活，那麼當生活給你重擊時，你就可以從容應對。每個人的弓都需要有規律地鬆弛，不然會因損壞而毫無用處。笑就可以緩解我們的弓。
笑可以緩解壓力，這樣就會有更多的時間和精力來進行學習和創作。老師和學生也會感到自由，鼓勵發散思維和創造力。
不單是教育，我們生活的各個方面，如工作、學習、科研都需要這種緩解壓力的法寶——笑。它可以放鬆身心，緩解壓力，讓我們有更多的時間和精力，高效地工作和學習。更重要的是，讓我們用微笑來面對每天的挫敗，而不是啼哭。
Laugh； Teacher； Laugh
Glen Walter
Education is too important to take seriously。 When people take anything too seriously； they put on blinders which cause them to miss the important aspects of what is going on around them。 They develop “tunnel vision” which limits and distorts their perception of reality。 Education is too important to be limited by those who have chosen to wear blinders1 and develop tunnel vision。
I believe the accountability movement has encouraged many educators to take education too seriously。 When we take education too seriously； we put standardized test scores above children； we put lesson plans above teachers； and we put on our blinders； only to see a rather small segment of the child—that segment that can be measured easy—rather than looking at the child as a whole。 By looking at the whole student； we can get a sense of whether that student enjoys learning is functioning well with others； and feels good about himself。
笑吧，老師們，笑吧（2）
How can we take off our blinders？ How can we eliminate tunnel vision to see the whole child？ How can we not take everything so seriously？ My remendation is simple—laugh； t