Book Study 2025 "Educated"

May 20, 2025 - June 4, 2025

Special Education

Educated 
Author: Tara Westover 

Facilitated by: Betsy Cox 

No Limit on number of participants 

Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Her family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education, and no one to intervene when one of  Tara’s older brothers became violent. When another brother got himself into college, Tara decided to try a new kind of life. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge University. Only then would she wonder if she’d traveled too far, if there was still a way home. 

#1 NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER 
“Beautiful and propulsive . . . Despite the singularity of [Westover’s] childhood, the questions her book poses are universal: How much of ourselves should we give to those we love? And how much must we betray them to grow up?”—Vogue 

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, O: The Oprah Magazine, Time, NPR, Good Morning America, San Francisco Chronicle, The Guardian, The Economist, Financial Times, Newsday, New York Post, theSkimm, Refinery29, Bloomberg, Self, Real Simple, Town & Country, Bustle, Paste, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, LibraryReads, Book Riot, Pamela Paul, KQED, New York Public Library 

Format: Zoom Meetings (Link will be shared upon 
registration) 
Book Study Meeting Dates: 
• Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 4-5 pm 
• Tuesday, May 27, 2025, 4-5 pm 
• Wednesday, Jun 4, 2025, 9-10 am 
How it works: 
• Check out the book from the library or purchase it. 
• Check your email for the ZOOM link and Syllabus (one week prior to the meeting) 
• Join ZOOM using the link provided 
• Read the book as outlined and shared during our first organizational meeting 
• Get ready to share your thoughts and ideas as we journey through the book 
together in a flexible Zoom format 
• If you are not present for a ZOOM meeting, you will not receive your hours for that 
week. 5 hours will be awarded for each week of participation 
• A certificate with your 15 credit hours will be issued upon completion of the book study

Register

Registration closed on 2025-05-20

Available Credit or Activity Hours

General Activity Hours (non-PDE)
15.0 Hours
Free
Act 48 Activity Hours
15.0 Hours
Academic Content Studies Special Education
Free

Sessions

Tuesday, May 20
4 - 5pm
Session 1 Book Study "Educated"
Tuesday, May 27
4 - 5pm
Session 2 Book Study "Educated"
Wednesday, June 4
9 - 10am
Session 3 Book Study "Educated"