Most people don’t think of school as a place for comedy. However, many of us remember our class clowns, especially those with dynamic personalities. They often made class quite interesting. For teachers, however, a class clown can be a nemesis who disrupts class and derails lessons. Fortunately, not every teacher feels that way. In a recent NPR podcast, educator/host Lee Hale asked, “What if we looked at class clowns differently? What if, instead of seeing them as a nuisance, we saw them as...