We had just enough time left in the year to finish reading The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon.
During our last class, we discussed what students can take away from the book:
- Christopher (the main character) had to overcome challenges and confront his fears in order to travel by himself to London. We can be inspired to face the things we may be nervous or afraid to do.
- Christopher learned that he was more capable of doing things independently. He learned he was really smart at math and set goals for himself. He wrote a book too. We learned that we can do more things independently, like taking the train by ourselves. We can learn to live independently and take care of ourselves. We can try new things like going to a new camp or starting at a new job.
- Everyone makes mistakes. Nobody’s perfect. People can earn our forgiveness and trust, and maybe sometimes we need to ask for forgiveness and earn somebody’s trust back.
Overall, we really enjoyed reading the book together and learning about Christopher's journey, and making connections with our own life journey.
