The speaker does a great job of explaining how dangerous it is to have the perspective of a single story. It also shows how easily it can be to have stereotypes about different people/places based on the idea of a single story. The way in which she explains it makes it very relatable and it becomes easy to see how easily stereotypes can be developed on many topics, people, and places.
As educators we must be aware of what single stories we have of specific children or groups that we teach and how that impacts our opinions and therefore instruction.
Also it highlights how important it is for us to make sure we give students a "balance of stories" as stories can "dispossess and malign or empower and humanize".
As educators we must be aware of what single stories we have of specific children or groups that we teach and how that impacts our opinions and therefore instruction.
Also it highlights how important it is for us to make sure we give students a "balance of stories" as stories can "dispossess and malign or empower and humanize".