"Enlighten us, but make it quick."

I read an article on why teachers need to be great story tellers. I personally like to incorporate my students into a rather flashy, crazy story when it comes to designing Physics problems, as it seems to get them a little more interested in it.

What this article made me think about -- and what it encouraged you to ask as a teacher -- is when did you (others) learn the most?

Well, I reflected and thought about what sticks out in  my mind is when material was presented to me in a good story. I also thought about what do we often do in social gatherings? We talk about our lives -- in some sort of story format, we watch TV shows or movies, which are stories. When we don't go out to do something like bowling or golf, etc, but instead stay in and talk or watch something together, it's story time!

The quote in my title for this post is about how people do want to learn -- humans are naturally curious -- but the attention span is short, so tell us a story and don't let it drag out!

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/why-educators-need-to-be-great-storytellers-suzie-boss?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29