When the ideas present by Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie are directly applied and examined from an educational perspective the influence is profound. As a future English educator this video shows the importance of teaching diverse works in the classroom and not allowing single stories to influence my perception of my students.
The implementation of Common Core in the United States I feel allows teacher to expand the range of pieces of writing they present to their class. It is important that these works do not create a single stories in the students’ heads about a culture they have not been exposed to. I believe the way to navigate the perils of the single story to exposure. If I can, as an English teacher, not nothing more than expose my students to new ideas I will feel like I have achieved a what I set out to do. Through my edustory allowed me to reflect on what story I felt was important to tell from educational perspective. Additionally, it allowed me to reflect on how I wanted to tell it. Humor is one way that I address many topic. By infusing an air of humor through the "teacher myth" idea I was able to directly address how of the perspectives that I have experience that I do not feel are beneficial to my students. The edustory provides a source to document my teacher story in a way that I learn; through visuals. The old saying "a picture is worth a thousand words" still hold true today, especially in this photo. The edustory connected to the idea I wrote about in my blog post for Show Your Work! transparency of the process is shows through an edustory. This transparency and accuracy I was able to achieve through this tool made me feel empowered and understood. ​Nogozi Adichie, Chimamanda (July 2009). The Danger of a Single Story. Retrieved from https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story
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