Author Archives: Becky Dingle

About Becky Dingle

I was born a Tarheel but ended up a Sandlapper. My grandparents were cotton farmers in Laurens, South Carolina and it was in my grandmother’s house that my love of storytelling began beside an old Franklin stove. When I graduated from Laurens High School, I attended Erskine College (Due West of what?) and would later get my Masters Degree in Education/Social Studies from Charleston Southern. I am presently an adjunct professor/clinical supervisor at CSU and have also taught at the College of Charleston. For 28 years I taught Social Studies through storytelling. My philosophy matched Rudyard Kipling’s quote: “If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.” Today I still spread this message through workshops and presentations throughout the state. The secret of success in teaching social studies is always in the story. I want to keep learning and being surprised by life…it is the greatest teacher. Like Kermit said, “When you’re green you grow, when you’re ripe you rot.”

A July 2 Remembrance

Posted on July 2, 2018 by Becky Dingle

  Dear Reader: There are still some historical dates that stick in my memory neurons from my “old” teaching days. July 2 is one of them… for two different reasons. July 2 is the real celebration date for the Declaration … Continue reading →

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Getting Comfortable in Our Own Skins

Posted on July 1, 2018 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: It never ceases to amaze me how one quote can send me merrily off into the land of memory stories…my own memories…my own stories. Yesterday started out so beautifully….with rain! Wonderful, cooling, luscious rain! It was unexpected which … Continue reading →

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“Flipping Over” Our Story

Posted on June 30, 2018 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: This title photo is a picture of the Great Hall located in Queen Margrethe II’ s Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen, Denmark. Today this hall is famous for eleven individually-woven tapestries  that tell the history of Denmark…from the Vikings … Continue reading →

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Dappling Through Life

Posted on June 29, 2018 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: I think I will always remember the summer of 2018 as the “dappling summer.” It is a summer where we mark our shadows and hunt for tree shadows on sidewalks and walkways to escape the fierce direct rays … Continue reading →

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Sunrise, Sunset

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Becky Dingle

     Sunrise                                                       Sunset Dear Reader: As I was pulling up lots of … Continue reading →

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Some Days I Amaze Myself, Other Days…

Posted on June 27, 2018 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: When I came across this hilarious truth the other day…I immediately thought of “Carrie” in the popular television series…Sex and the City. I remember she always kept her sweaters in her oven because she said it was the … Continue reading →

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There’s an Extreme “Estival” Feel in the Air

Posted on June 26, 2018 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: “Estival” is one of my new (friend) words for this summer. It basically means “summery.” And I can’t remember a past summer when we got so summery so fast and then stayed in the fast lane. Perhaps the … Continue reading →

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Prayers, Not Airs…and Certainly Not Understanding the Universe

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: Time. What an enigma! Space. What an enigma! Put them together and I can get a ‘brain-freeze’ without even the enjoyment of eating ice cream! I was watching NOVA the other night and it was talking about our … Continue reading →

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A Story Bite of “The Swamp Fox”

Posted on June 24, 2018 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: Story Bites are defined as: Story bites are a tiny but important piece of a story—a starting point, a detail, an action, or a character—written as short and fun pieces of writing. Teaching history through story bites was … Continue reading →

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The Path to Summer and Continued Changes

Posted on June 23, 2018 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: I realize for most of you looking at this picture,  it doesn’t hold any special interest…the dappling light is pretty but it is simply a driveway. To me…it is a complete renovation to this side of my property … Continue reading →

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