As I listened to her speak this is what stood out to me.
A single story shows people as one thing over and over and that is how we see them. Single story creates stereotypes that are not untrue but incomplete and emphasize how we are different not how we are similar.
Isn't this how we see some of our students? We hear stories from past teachers about them and that is all we hear so then we make the assumption, that, that particular child must always act that way. This is just a single story of them and yes maybe they acted that way the year before but what is to say that is how they will act this year with us. We all have more than a single story that defines us and we need to remember this. Just because of a person's gender, race, social and economic status, we can't make assumptions about them because of these things. We can make the assumption at first but then we need to get to know that person to find out all the stories that make them who they are!
A single story shows people as one thing over and over and that is how we see them. Single story creates stereotypes that are not untrue but incomplete and emphasize how we are different not how we are similar.
Isn't this how we see some of our students? We hear stories from past teachers about them and that is all we hear so then we make the assumption, that, that particular child must always act that way. This is just a single story of them and yes maybe they acted that way the year before but what is to say that is how they will act this year with us. We all have more than a single story that defines us and we need to remember this. Just because of a person's gender, race, social and economic status, we can't make assumptions about them because of these things. We can make the assumption at first but then we need to get to know that person to find out all the stories that make them who they are!