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Most cultures use storytelling to pass down family history using the power and energy of the human voice.
Ever since our ancestors could first communicate, we have gathered to share our stories. We have passed along creation tales and tragic stories of love lost. We have repeated accounts of real heroism and simple stories of family history. When our forebears lived closer to the land and to each other, the practice of storytelling was imbued with ritual and occasion. Members of the tribe would often gather around the fire to hear their genealogy recited aloud by an elder or master storyteller. Listeners could track how their own lives, and the lives of their parents, interwove with the lives of the other tribe members, as everyone's ancient relatives once played out similar life dramas together.
As a custom, some cultures' storytellers repeat the same tale over and over because they believe that each time you hear it, you come to the story as a different person and view the plot and characters in a new light. Hearing the story over and over is a way to gauge where you have been and where you are now on your path of personal evolution. It also helps the younger generation learn the stories so that they can pass them to forthcoming generations.
When we hear others tell stories, we can laugh at their humorous adventures, feel the thrill of exciting encounters, see parts of ourselves in them, and learn from the challenges they face. Though most of our formal traditions of storytelling are lost, it does not mean we have to be without. We can begin new practices in our own families of listening to one another, of honoring our own journey, and witnessing the journeys of those around us. We can revive the fireside communal by gathering around the campfire or hearth with family and friends, sharing in stories. By building new practices of storytelling, we give ourselves and the ones we love an opportunity to draw ever closer in our shared human experience.
Week at a Glance
Monday - No School
Wednesday - Writing Vertical - 3:30pm - TP Room
Thursday - Nesloney off campus at Region 4
Friday - Spirit Stick Shop - 7:15am
TP Time
This week we will be meeting to begin our discussion of SLOs during TP Time. If you remember, we discussed SLOs (Student Learning Objectives) during the T-TESS training in August. We'll go back over them for the next 2-3 weeks and discuss how we're using them on our campus and in NISD this year. Since my K-2 ELA people normally meet on a Monday, they will meet Friday this week instead.
Car Rider Morning Duty (on your assigned morning duty day)
Tuesday - 5th Grade
Wednesday - Kinder
Thursday - 5th Grade
Friday - Kinder
Stories from Webb
The book I wrote, with contributions from about 50 of YOU, is up for pre-order!!! I can't wait for everyone to get a chance to read the book come January 24th. I loved the little story that started this blog post, because I so believe stories have power. I will tell you, the people I got to endorse the book were ranting and raving about how powerful your stories are. And within the first two days of just PRE-ORDER we were in the top 400 books on Barnes and Noble, and the top 5,000 books on Amazon (which is HUGE). We're also the #1 New Release in one of Amazon's book categories, which is exciting! So, share the news, and keep sharing your stories. They're needed.
Walkthroughs
This week in walk-throughs we're going to be looking at what questions you ask your students, and using those questions for a TP activity soon! Question deep and challenging!
Boosterthon
Boosterthon starts NEXT week! Let's start talking it up now to get kids excited.
Birthdays
January 20 - Cindy Puentes
January 21 - Karen Brzymialkiewicz
Blogs/Articles
In Closing....
My buddy shared this video with me and it moved me to tears. I hope you enjoy it as well.
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Monday, January 15, 2018
Storytelling
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