Book Clubs
I have always wanted to be a member of a book club and talk about books that I am reading but have never been able to find one in my area. When I last went into my local library and enquired about them, I was asked if I wanted to run one. No! I just want to be part of a group, not lead one.
Well here is connecting and collaborating via the web coming to fruition. I regularly read the blog Dangerously Irrelevant by Dr Scott McLeod and was delighted to find that he was running a book club. I must be the one from the UK! I have to say that it is not a book that I would pick up and read if left to my own devices, but then isn’t that what this is all about.
Visit Core Knowledge and read about Dan Willingham’s book and visit his website for some interesting articles .
So, what am I expecting to get out of this experience? I am not entirely sure but I know that many people working on a book, discussing meaning and debating the issues can only increase my understanding and deepen my appreciation. And the fact that we can do this digitally means that I get an international experience . I shall be looking in as much detail at the tools used to host such a group as I will taking part in the discussions. This week is discussions about the introduction and chapters 1 and 2. The blog where we are discussing the book is open for everyone to visit.
I am rereading Poetry in the Making by Ted Hughes at the moment and there is so much to talk about in it – not least how we teach children to write. If you could choose a book to discuss in a book group what would it be?
