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.
So glad you were able to get one last post in, reading them always brightens my day and makes me think. I hope all of you enjoyed the book and take the opportunity to be more independent when the opportunity presents itself. Have a great summer and as always thanks for sharing your blog with me.
ReplyDeleteHi Dr. Keenan,
DeleteWe are sorry for replying so late, but we had final exams and we never had a chance to view and reply to this comment until now. We hope you enjoyed your summer. Some of us did have the opportunity to be more independent. For example, Di'Jon (new to MHS) worked at a warehouse from 8-4 every day, and Devon (new to MHS) volunteered at the ESY program in Millburn. Danny worked as part of SLE to work and volunteer at Walgreens and Charlie Browns.
Stay tuned for more blog posts, coming soon. We hope you continue to read and support our blog this year.
Sincerely,
Room 370
Great book! Please strive to face obstacles in life and try new things. It was a pleasure working with all of you this year. I hope all of our seniors have the best summer; before heading off into your future. To those returning next year, have a great summer too. I'll see you in September. Mrs. Basta
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy reading your blog.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your vacation. See if you can read something during the summer: a book, magazine, newspaper or even some blogs!
See you in September!