2023 Paraeducator Book Study - The Glass Castle
April 11, 2023 - May 2, 2023
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Hello,
Here is the info for our first book study meeting for The Glass Castle:
- Tomorrow evening, Tues., April 11, at 7 pm.
- Zoom link: https://paiu.zoom.us/j/5714363154.
- If you have not acquired the book, here it is in pdf form. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zNf7xGVtpHnOeozBaImMZlrZNYdJU3q7/view?usp=sharing
- If you have time to read the very short section 1, A Woman on the Street, that would be great. It's a very interesting introduction to the book.
- I will give you some information about the author's background and the characters in the book. It's going to be a low-stress Zoom meeting.
- If you have any trouble with either of the links, please email me at ekruse@tiu11.org.
I look forward to seeing you tomorrow!
Lisa Kruse
The Glass Castle
Author: Jeannette Walls
Facilitated by Lisa Kruse
Limited to 20 participants
Jeannette Walls’ 2005 memoir The Glass Castle details the joys and struggles of her childhood. It offers a look into her life and that of her highly charismatic yet frequently dysfunctional family.
The book begins with her riding in a cab in NY City and seeing her homeless mother digging through a dumpster. In The Glass Castle, Walls describes growing up in the desert of the American Southwest and then in a West Virginia mining town with her three siblings and the brilliant, unorthodox, irresponsible parents who manage at once to neglect them, love them, and teach them to face their fears. The story is at times harrowing and at times hilarious as the children go without food and indoor plumbing yet are encouraged to read Shakespeare and dream of the beautiful glass house they will all one day build. Despite all her hardships, Walls develops the determination to leave West Virginia on her own at the age of sixteen, move to New York City, enroll in Barnard College and eventually become a well-known columnist for New York magazine and MSNBC.com and a television personality.
Registration Link: Will be sent to participants at a later date
Format: Zoom Meetings (Link will be shared upon registration)
Book Study Meeting Dates:
• Tuesday, April 11, 2023 7-8 pm
• Tuesday, April18, 2023 7-8 pm
• Tuesday, April 25, 2023 7-8 pm
• Tuesday, May 2, 2023 7-8 pm
How it works:
• Check out the book from the library or purchase it
• Read the assigned chapters prior to the Zoom meetings
• Attend Zoom meetings (if you have a conflict, please let Lisa know in advance)
• Engage in discussion a minimum of 1-2 times during the Zoom meeting (either verbally or via the chat)
• Reflect (orally or in writing) on how the insight you gained as a result of the book study will impact you as an educator.
**15 professional development hours will be awarded for participation in the book study series. A certificate of completion will be provided.
NOTE: The hours will be awarded for the 2022/2023 school year OR the 2023/2024 school year.
Registration closed on 4/11/2023