tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post137296037884389602..comments2024-02-11T10:58:23.271-08:00Comments on Reading to Know: To Kill a Mockingbird :: RtK Book Club DiscussionCarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08772667430500306088noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-86190195534181641622015-01-15T17:53:22.231-08:002015-01-15T17:53:22.231-08:00I actually was just skimming your December posts t...I actually was just skimming your December posts to see your thoughts. I'm glad you've read it before, even if you couldn't this month.Annette Whipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992675906662456790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-91398169597352630242014-12-31T09:15:38.281-08:002014-12-31T09:15:38.281-08:00Thanks for hosting this month's discussion, An...Thanks for hosting this month's discussion, Annette! I appreciated reading your thoughts.<br /><br />I've read this book twice before but was unable to read it this month. And I knew I would be sad to say so at the conclusion of the month and in reading your thoughts. I AM sorry! I will want to pick this one up again in the future.<br /><br />Looking forward to hearing what everyone else had to share.Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772667430500306088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-52225146885658105712014-12-30T19:28:59.567-08:002014-12-30T19:28:59.567-08:00I love this book too, but for different reasons. ...I love this book too, but for different reasons. My mother grew up in a poor, farming family in Missouri during the Depression. There is so much in the description of the events, places and people that rings true with her stories - I can see "her south" while reading Harper Lee's words - and it's just amazing.An Almost Unschooling Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784076035361200243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-75584541670252024932014-12-30T18:14:04.050-08:002014-12-30T18:14:04.050-08:00Shonya, I always felt that the Missionary Society ...Shonya, I always felt that the Missionary Society was a perfect example hypocrisy. :/<br /><br />I'll be reading the others' reviews soon!Annette Whipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992675906662456790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-57949083117110380952014-12-30T16:10:24.518-08:002014-12-30T16:10:24.518-08:00Shonya,
I've always loved the part about educ...Shonya,<br /><br />I've always loved the part about education, too!Amy @ Hope Is the Wordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07949836482747469686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-39769415671088038752014-12-30T16:05:23.905-08:002014-12-30T16:05:23.905-08:00I read this one with my teens early this year, so ...I read this one with my teens early this year, so didn't read it this month.<br /><br />Even though I had read it before, some of my life's experiences made different aspects of the book stand out to me. For instance, I found it interesting to compare and contrast the racial stereotypes in this book. It really stood out to me that the ladies of the Missionary Society were so concerned with doing good to those "Negroes in Africa" yet completely overlooked the need to love those 'close to home' and talked badly about their African-American cooks and servants. This hypocrisy really stood out to me. I'm not negating the need to be aware of poverty in other countries and to do what we can in the name of Jesus to help those in third world countries. It just reminded me to tend to our relationships with our own families, friends, and neighbors first--even though it's sometimes easier to feel compassion and a desire to help people in third world countries than it is to feel love and compassion for those we actually interact with who might be annoying, selfish, rude, or unappreciative.<br /><br /> I was also fascinated by the commentary this book had on education, which I suppose is more meaningful to me now as a home educator than it was as a student. I was struck by the way Atticus taught his children, nurturing their curiosity and whetting their appetite for learning and how that was contrasted with the teacher's rigidity and adherence to what the curriculum said a child should know and when. As an educator, it reminded me of what is important in teaching my individual children and not to get boxed in by curricula or tests or the expectations of other people. Life, or experience, truly is our best teacher.Shonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310547848215492736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-36893102271305555862014-12-30T14:33:07.136-08:002014-12-30T14:33:07.136-08:00I did finish this one and reviewed it here: https:...I did finish this one and reviewed it here: https://barbarah.wordpress.com/2014/12/17/book-review-to-kill-a-mockingbird-2/<br /><br />This was my second time through and I enjoyed it quite a lot. A book that you can glean from every time you read and that leaves you thinking for days is a good one. Barbara H.http://barbarah.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-81383197680021822272014-12-30T14:29:53.705-08:002014-12-30T14:29:53.705-08:00I did not re-read this one (because apparently I h...I did not re-read this one (because apparently I have issues with re-reading books, even books I love), but I did share some related pictures and thoughts:<br /><br />http://www.hopeisthewordblog.com/2014/12/27/odds-ends-to-kill-a-mockingbird-edition/Amy @ Hope Is the Wordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07949836482747469686noreply@blogger.com