Storytelling can transform the classroom to be something new. Although the students recognize that the story is in the classroom, they can also travel in the “world of story” as a told story is being shared.
"world of story" caught my eye because i think about the native paintings that show stories of hunts and battles that took place and even though you cant listen to it you'll be able to take yourself there in imagination and relive the tale.
“Telling and listening to a story is not the same thing as reading or writing it. Even if a storyteller uses the same words as are found on paper, the story is transformed when lifted into talk and experienced in each other’s presence” (Kuyvenhoven, 2009, p. 4).
i agree because when your reading a story you try to make the most sense of it by putting yourself in to the story which can easily misinterpret the story vs. when you listen to a story the teller will make you feel as if its your own.
its potential power to connect our students to each other and therefore positively affect our classroom relationships.
the connection that stories bring is incredible because they make you feel as if you experienced it yourself.
Humans have such a long history of using storytelling to connect to one another that it seems like an instinctual motivation and desire
such as folktales that warned future generations of troubles that would come an how to deal with them, so important.