It's interesting. We offered a book club over winter break on Secret Life of Bees by Susan Monk Kidd. Lots of people signed up for it. Lots of people read the book. About 40% met to talk about the book.
What's so interesting about this? Well, the book was great simply to read. However, when you read a book in the frame of leadership, the perspective changes. I flagged page upon page of potential talking points for the book club. When we actually met to discuss the book, we really didn't talk that much about the content. Rather, we talked about the bigger ideas of the book and what it means to be a leader. Some fascinating discussions came out of it.
Because folks wanted more, we're going to read another book over spring break. Fascinating. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini.
I encourage you to pick out a work of fiction. Read it with the idea of "leadership" in your mind. it will open your eyes!
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I wasn't sure what I was going to expect when I went to discussion for the book. I was expecting an analysis of the book itself, but what I encountered was even better. We began to actually discuss in our own personal lives what leadership means, and reflected that into the book itself. It was amazing to hear the many different perspectives regarding leadership and identity. I am truly excited to read the next book.
I was really pleased with the discussion of the book. Everyone was able to apply the topics from the book to their own lives and take something away from it.
My favorite part of the discussion was the letter Becca had us write to ourselves. What a great idea! I used the letter as an opportunity to remind myself of the goals I have set this semester. Hopefully when it arrives I am still on track to reaching those goals.
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