The Danger of a Single Story really made me think about all of the stories that I had read throughout my own education and how they truly created this stereotype of different cultures. She pointed out that even though there may have been truth to the stories we have been told, it doesn't portray the entire story. These incomplete stories have led to the inequities among humanity that we are facing right now.
This video also has made me much more aware as I teach about different cultures and traditions. It has made me teach more authentically about different cultures to be sure that the stories that my students hear, are portraying the whole story rather than creating a stereotype.
This video also has made me much more aware as I teach about different cultures and traditions. It has made me teach more authentically about different cultures to be sure that the stories that my students hear, are portraying the whole story rather than creating a stereotype.