There is a deep question whether the possible meanings that emerge from an effort to explain the experience of art may not mask the real meanings of a work of art.
Jerome BrunerRead
We are storytelling creatures, and as children we acquire language to tell those stories that we have inside us.
Interpretation
Humans naturally tell stories, and learning language helps us express our inner narratives.
Jerome Bruner's quote highlights the intrinsic human tendency to engage in storytelling and emphasizes the importance of language in this process. As children, the acquisition of language equips us to articulate and share the rich tapestry of experiences, beliefs, and identities that shape who we are, thus connecting us to ourselves and others through shared narratives.
In practice
A teacher discussing the importance of storytelling in a literacy class.
There is a deep question whether the possible meanings that emerge from an effort to explain the experience of art may not mask the real meanings of a work of art.
The notion of multiple literacies recognized that there are many ways of being-and of becoming-literate, and that how literacy develops and how it is used depend on the particular social and cultural setting.
The foundations of any subject may be taught to anybody at any age in some form.
Organizing facts in terms of principles and ideas from which they may be inferred is the only known way of reducing the quick rate of loss of human memory.
Teaching is the canny art of intellectual temptation
Good teaching is forever being on the cutting edge of a child's competence.
There's a great power of imagination about these little creatures, and a creative fancy and belief that is very curious to watch . . . I am sure that horrid matter-of-fact child-rearers . . . do away with the child's most beautiful privilege. I am determined that Anny shall have a very extensive and instructive store of learning in Tom Thumbs, Jack-the-Giant-Killers, etc.
I began to ask two questions while I was reading a book that excited me: not only what was going to happen next, but how is this done? How is it that these words on the page make me feel the way I'm feeling? This is the line of inquiry that I think happens in a child's mind, without him even knowing he has aspirations as a writer.
With languages, you can move from one social situation to another. With languages, you are at home anywhere.
The reason I still work at this stage of life is because I enjoy learning something new each day.
Write a lot and hit the streets. A writer who doesn't keep up with what's out there ain't gonna be out there.
The first is that good writing consists of mastering the fundamentals (vocabulary, grammar, the elements of style) and then filling the third level of your toolbox with the right instruments. The second is that while it is impossible to make a competent writer out of a bad writer, and while is equally impossible to make a great writer out of a good one, it is possible, with lots of hard work, dedication, and timely help, to make a good writer out of a merely competent one
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