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Six Billion Stories © Beverley Paine, Jan 2009 We've all seen the ads on SBS where different people say what their story is about . I'm always left imagining the rest of the story after the one word has been said, inspired by the imagery used in the advert. Stories help us make sense of the world. We seem to intrinsically need to share our experiences with others. Over time stories have become the way in which generations pass on knowledge and wisdom and the values we hold dear in society. Storytelling is more than entertainment, though telling stories is always entertaining. Everyone has a story or many stories to tell. The art of telling stories comes naturally but I find that it is undervalued by parents and the education system, so that by the age of seven or eight we begin to lose this ability. Finding someone willing to listen in today's fast paced life can be difficult! Storytelling is different from reading a story aloud. When we tell a story we relate an experience - imagined or otherwise - using voice and gesture. Eye contact is made and held. The audience are as much as part of the storytelling process as the storyteller. Stories build on cause and effect, what happens when, or if, an element experiences change. Stories aren't told in isolation; they are always part of a much bigger, continuing story. No two stories are the same and one story is different for each person listening to the story. In listening and telling and contributing to stories, social skills are enhanced and developed. The imagination is exercised. We hone our ability to solve problems. Understanding and knowledge increase. We become aware of different states of being; we learn to recognise and accept that our worldview is one among many and that we are not alone. Through exploring cultural values and beliefs, stories help us develop a sense of meaning and belonging in the world. The symbolisms in stories help us to process emotions and situations that are not easily expressed in everyday conversation. When our children tell stories they are developing and practicing their language skills. By telling our children stories we model the use of more complex language skills. As home educators we have the ability to create the time to stop and listen when our children spontaneously tell us stories. Some are incredible works of fantasy, others a recounting of an event or experience, some barely coherent retelling of tired old plots found in television series or computer/video games. By listening and by sharing our personal stories with our children, we naturally and almost effortlessly add a wonderful - and educational - dimension to their lives. Explore the world of storytelling through the following internet links:
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Pioneering members of the home education movement in Australia, Beverley and Robin Paine are passionate advocates of true educational choice for families. They began homeschooling their children in 1986 and three years later started the South Australian Home Based Learners network.
Beverley wrote Getting Started with Homeschooling in 1995-97 and since then continues to write books and booklets on home education. She balances spending time helping home educators with working in her garden and renovating her home, as well as continuing to build her collection of writing on a variety of homeschooling subjects. Beverley maintains an extensive collection of websites as well as several Yahoo groups supporting families teaching their children at home.
In 2007 Beverley joined the HEA and became a committee member in 2008: she also edits and produce the HEA Newsletter, HEA magazine, Stepping Stones for Home Educators, annual Resource Directory and other HEA publications.
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