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City, E. A. (2014). Talking t o
Learn. Educational Leadership,
72(3), 11-16.
Goodwin, B. (2017). Critical
Thinking Won't Develop Through
Osmosis. Educational
Leadership, 74(5), 80-81.
Loyce Caruthers , Sue
Thompson & Eugene Eubanks
(2004) Using Storytelling to
Discuss the "Undiscussables" in
Urban Schools, Multicultural
Perspectives, 6:3, 36-41
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Talking matters for learning. Implement the balancing act
Talking provides a window to - safety, challenge, authentic
what students are learning participation, ownership
Thinking, speaking, and Use discussion protocols or
listening are practices of guidelines
freedom.
In a recent survey, 80 Help students develop their
percent of Americans put critical thinking by teaching it
critical thinking skills at the directly.
top of the list of what schools
should teach (Lopez & Understand the power of
Calderon, 2013). because
A recent analysis of post-
graduation outcomes for
nearly 1,000 college
graduates found that those
with better critical thinking
abilities landed better jobs
(Zahner & James, 2015).
By using stories to begin Incorporating being culturally
a dialogue about ones responsive by having
beliefs, attitudes, and storytime
assumptions that
impact practice, schools may Teach the value of storytelling
begin the long process of
reculturing that needs to Research ways to implement
occur in many urban schools reculturing in the classroom
to serve students better.
Stories are the way we make
sense of our lives: by telling
them we tell ourselves who
we are, why were here, how
we come to be what we are,
what we value most, and how
we see the world. (Colombo,
Lisle, & Mano, 1997, p. 5)
If storytelling is to be of value
to all engaged with the
process, there must be time
for constructive dialogue and
inquiry about the realities of
both individuals.