Comments on: Teaching character http://joannejacobs.com/2005/11/30/teaching-character/ Free-linking and thinking on education by Joanne Jacobs Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:06:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: The Unknown Professor http://joannejacobs.com/2005/11/30/teaching-character/#comment-28823 The Unknown Professor Wed, 30 Nov 2005 12:33:41 +0000 http://joannejacobsblog.com/2005/11/30/teaching-character/#comment-28823 I particularly liked the allusions about "feeding the moral imagination". The best part about a good story is that it slips the lession behind the conscious and into the heart. We have used stories almost from the beginning to teach our kids all kinds of lessons - everything from "don't go in the street" to the value of friendship. I even use stories liberally in my college class to illsutrate finance and economics concepts. I particularly liked the allusions about “feeding the moral imagination”. The best part about a good story is that it slips the lession behind the conscious and into the heart.

We have used stories almost from the beginning to teach our kids all kinds of lessons - everything from “don’t go in the street” to the value of friendship.

I even use stories liberally in my college class to illsutrate finance and economics concepts.

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