When somebody touches your heart with their story a human connection is made. It allows you to be in touch with parts of yourself that you may have forgotten and which are awakened because of their story. Storytelling is also a powerful teaching and learning tool. Meaning and mental images come only when connection is made with the learners own world of experience. It's impossible to imagine any educational practice without the use of a narrative.
Narrative knowledge is experiential and cultural knowing.
It's the best means available for students to organize their experiences and make meaning for themselves. There are many other reasons for using stories in class. When we tell stories, we involve our students' feelings and thinking at the same time, which facilitates their learning process. We are concerned with both their cognitive and affective natures and needs. It's how we make sense of the world around us.