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The Stories We Tell

 Storytelling & The Narrative Classroom By: Grace Luppino      As an educator I've always embraced the theory of Multiple Intelligences in my practice but I'd often times struggle with how to articulate the way that I learn. I've never been the biggest note taker or flash card enthusiast so, often times I'd just find myself listening in class-no notebook or laptop in sight but my ears were kept wide open trying to take in as much as I could. I still did well on exams and assignments because the way I was able to recall information was through the anecdotes my teachers told.  I learn best through stories and real life connection. And many of the stories that were told through out my education I can still recall today, because stories stick in a place in your brain that flash card memorization doesn't.  The point I'm trying to make is that I think that the power of storytelling in the classroom is often overlooked. Sure, study guides and other traditional met