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What are some speciﬁc ways you see storytelling empowering and/or harming your thinking and actions? Stories hold power. That can be for good or for bad. I think of how enslaving people and genocide was justified from heinous, erroneous stories. I think of the religious wars waging on and so many innocent people dying because they were not from the "right" side of the story. I think about myself having to rewire my stories in order to grow- to not be trapped in the self limiting and negative stories. My therapist once said the people who can tell their stories are more resilient. I think it depends on the story though and with his support I was able to change my story to be more empowered and it also helped me understand my path.

What are you left wondering or thinking? What are your takeaways? I have to constantly examine the stories from our dominant culture and quesiton them. I have to build relationships that are deeper than societal stories. I have to also respect people's stories by being curious and listening.

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I ran out of time! The idea of being intentional before a challenging situation-difficult class period, difficult conversation with a parent, etc.-is a practical strategy I can implement. I can be intentional in CHOOSING to be patient, optimistic, or curious when entering a challenging situation.

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Some specific stories I want to write intentionally include that I am a patient and consistent teacher. While students in my school may be affluent, they may tell stories of the school that are sarcastic, like we are "just a public school" and we are "babysitting". I can control my response to these stories and frame the facts in a productive way. Students are affluent and have many opportunities to play sports and travel. I can honor their experiences in a Language Arts class and understand when they don't have extra time outside of class for homework or school activities. They rely on us for rigorous learning. While the middle schoolers and their families like to laugh about their mischievousness, they want their school to be a place of learning, so they can have opportunities in their future. I can ignore unproductive stories from others, and I can tell stories of excellence to support learning and community building.

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Wow, 2 minutes is not a lot of time! I wanted to add that without that "get-to-know-you" conference for the students who join partway through the year, we're left piecing together what their family/past looks like mostly from what they themselves can tell us. Of course that is super valuable too, but most 5-year-olds are not able yet to tell the stories of themselves with enough context for others to fully understand.

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I wanted to say so much more but was limited by the 2 minute constraint of the video. The additonal piece I wished to add was how this all applies to the TED Talk: If we tell a single story, we will be bound to it. Even if we tell multiple stories, if the same core belief is behind them, it's really only one story. We need to be mindful of the story we tell about others, about our students, or even about ourselves.

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Assignment 5

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"Tell stories to help others understand your beliefs and opinions. Offer your stories, not in the hope that they will change anyone else, but because they are your stories to tell and they deserve to live outside you. And when you are a listener, allow the stories of others to change you."

I kept thinking of my students while reading this chapter. The importance of ensuring their is equitable student voice and cultural competence within a classroom. Students should feel like their lived experiences and voices are valued, heard, and respected.

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Hello, I couldn't get the camera to work, but here is my Danger of.a Single Story reflection.

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I love this video! I definitely think bringing in multiple perspectives can help everyone build empathy and understanding for one and other. Going into a situation that is hard or continuously contentious, it can be hard to have positive intentions. This video reminds me that t is crucial to our own resilience to do this. My wonderings are: when emotions are high and you are in the moment, how can I take a step back and reframe stories I have created in my head with a new perspective? What ways (besides books and others' personal stories, can I translate this to students who are experiencing emotional conflict with one and other? This assignment definitely gave me some good food for thought!

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I am left wondering what more can I do to make sure that I am getting a full picture of someone, and not just making a quick judgement based off a snap shot. The dangers of a single story is such a powerful Ted talk!

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My general takeaway is that there is so very much more work to do to change people's orientation from pathological perspective taking and storytelling, to one of celebrating strengths and possibility. One of the most powerful ways to change things is to brave-up and speak-up when others contantly look to what is wrong or limiting.

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This is a perfect day to do this assignment! We had a PD about implicit bias and it connected so well with this ted talk. I want to look deeper and self reflect a lot about what I can do about mine own bias but also what I can do to help create postive and meaningful stories for my students!

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Assignment #5

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Assignment #5 Telling Empowering Stories. Wow! This assignment was an eye-opener for me. Just when we think we're being very mindful of the stories we're telling, we most likely will need to take another look! Just because a story is familiar, doesn't mean it isn't dehumanizing or stereotyping.

This was also a fresh reminder of just how important it is to tell those empowering stories! The stories we hear stand to become part of our subconcious reel that plays in the background.

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Assignment #5: Tell Empowering Stories. This assignment reminded me that to be fully present in situations you need to be well rounded and not one-sided, both as you tell stories and you as a person. This enables you to embrace those around you in a positive light.

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Assignment 5: Tell Empowering Stories

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Assignment #5: Chapter Three - Tell Empowering Stories / Optimism

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I ran out of time at the end, but I think you get the idea! :)

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Again I ran out of time. I think the biggest thing I learned was my story and everyone else's is how you interpret and tell it.

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Sorry I ran out of time. I think if there is ever just one story about a group of people we should challenge that. We should also make sure our stories are not starting at the "second event". An example of that would be colonization or after a war. Who were they before intervention?  

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The Danger of a Single Story | TED