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The Call Of Stories: Teaching and the Moral Imagination

The Call Of Stories: Teaching and the Moral Imagination

byRobert Coles
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Patrick Moore LMT BA
5.0 out of 5 starsStorytelling is utmost important in Education as well as Therapy!
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2018
This approach should be used in all education!

Frank McCourt apparently used storytelling in his high school teaching experience, as he describes in Teacher ManTeacher Man [Unabridged] (AUDIO CD/AUDIO BOOK).

The cover gives a blurb by one of my favorite authors, Walker Percy.The Last Gentleman: A Novel I read Percy was also some kind of doctor like Coles was.

I have read Coles other books and articles including in the complation by Erik Erikson Youth:change & Challenge which was also very good, and have followed Coles ever since.

Still I am really happy with this book that describes how important stories are both in education and in therapy.
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1.0 out of 5 starsTerrible Read
Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2017
If this were not required reading I would have given up at chapter one.
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Patrick Moore LMT BA
5.0 out of 5 stars Storytelling is utmost important in Education as well as Therapy!
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2018
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This approach should be used in all education!

Frank McCourt apparently used storytelling in his high school teaching experience, as he describes in Teacher Man
Teacher Man [Unabridged] (AUDIO CD/AUDIO BOOK) .

The cover gives a blurb by one of my favorite authors, Walker Percy.
The Last Gentleman: A Novel  I read Percy was also some kind of doctor like Coles was.

I have read Coles other books and articles including in the complation by Erik Erikson 
Youth:change & Challenge  which was also very good, and have followed Coles ever since.

Still I am really happy with this book that describes how important stories are both in education and in therapy.
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bobbalouie
5.0 out of 5 stars Antidote to Pop Psychology
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2014
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Coles skillfully illustrates the utility of storytelling in plumbing the depths of the human spirit. Stories have for aeons taught us more than mere science about who we are -- which is why you can learn more about the human condition from Shakespeare than from a handbook of psychology. The latter provides convenient, and often useful, labels but is in the nature of a shortcut. Stories aren't a shortcut -- they cut to the core.

I'm an avid reader and this book is one of only a small handful I've ever read that I must have on my bookshelf. I read and re-read it. If I lose it I buy another copy. It's that good. You ought to read it.
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Delia W.
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2013
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Robert Coles is a must-read author for anyone with children -- teachers, parents, school administrators -- everyone. He is a legendary thinker and moral philosopher.
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cardioboy
5.0 out of 5 stars best book for aspiring physicians
Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2013
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my mentors at dartmouth all loved this book and required us to read .. very much on target for the life of a physician .. this is coles best work
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Sue C
5.0 out of 5 stars Stories are the memories we share
Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2017
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Great connections between the stories we tell and the lives we lead. I enjoyed this book and found it helpful when reflecting and reading autobiographies and biographies.
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Johnw3
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Collage of the Impact of Stories
Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2014
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Coles provides a compelling analysis of the important role of stories in helping to shape imagination and morality, using personal examples from his own life and other prominent individuals.
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muriel
5.0 out of 5 stars GOOD JOB !
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2017
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HIS EXPRESSION OF THE VALUES EXPRESSED IN PEOPLE'S STORIES IS "RIGHT ON" HE SHARES HIS OWN EXPERIENCES DEFTLY.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2014
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Thomas G. Hunter
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2015
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LOVE!!
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Music in PA
4.0 out of 5 stars Love it, but not new!!!
Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2017
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I am about halfway through this book, and I mostly love it. The author does a wonderful job of relating how fictional stories can help readers dealing with psychological issues or even life issues. My one complaint is that I ordered this book as "New" and partway through, there was a passage that had been starred and underlined. I don't know yet if I will find more. If I wanted to buy a used book (for less) I would have. Not happy with Amazon.
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