“I was a better writer when I was teaching. I was constantly going over the basics and constantly reminding myself, as I reminded my students, what made a good story, a good poem.” MadeStoriesTeachingStudentsGood StoryRemindingBasics Author:Gil Scott-Heron
“TV is bigger than any story it reports. It's the greatest teaching tool since the printing press.” StoriesTeacherTeachingTvsToolsBiggerPressesReportsPrintingPrinting Press Author:Fred W. Friendly
“People see their own lives as stories; a lifelong story with a single hero or heroine... much contemporary unhappiness is due to the fact that people in high tech societies receive neither strong myths and stories from their culture nor the ability to construct their own... they lose the plot.” PeopleFactsStoriesCultureStrongLosesAbilityLearningTeachingHeroDuesMythContemporaryPlotUnhappinessConstructsLifelongHeroines Author:Guy Claxton
“[The Christmas story] is as simple as was the Man himself and His teaching. SA simple as the Sermon on the Mount which still remains as the ultimate basis ... of the belief of free men of good will everywhere.” MenStillsStoriesBeliefSimpleTeachingHe ManUltimateBasesRemainsChristmasSermonsGood WillFree ManSermon On The Mount Author:Hal Borland
“A story communicates fear, hope, and anxiety, and because we can feel it, we get the moral not just as a concept, but as a teaching of our hearts. That’s the power of story.” FeelsHeartStoriesMoralTeachingAnxietyConceptsCommunicatePower Of Stories Author:Marshall Ganz
“They're always such alive females. And also, all those love stories - no man in Austen has ever fallen in love with a female heroine because she's pretty or beautiful or has long, blonde hair. They fall in love with them because of who they are, because of their vibrancy and their intelligence and if only we were teaching that a bit more in schools.” IfsMenLongStoriesSchoolBeautifulFallBitsAliveTeachingHairFemaleFalling In LoveLove StoryFallenBlondeHeroinesAustenBlonde HairVibrancyLong Blonde Hair Author:Anna Maxwell Martin
“I am not a "Christian author." I am an author who is a Christian. While my books reflect my faith, they are not intended as teaching tools for a Christian audience per se. My books are stories created around principles that work for everyone and they work every time.” BookStoriesChristianPrinciplesAudienceTeachingTools Author:Andy Andrews