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I'm re-reading To Kill a Mockingbird for my class, after quite a few years away from it, and one thing I'm learning that I simply didn't notice when I was younger was HOW GREAT A DAD Atticus Finch was. His quiet contemplation, the whitespace in his words, his even-keeled volume, his humble determination and conviction to do what's right through his career while shielding his children from the immensity of it all... I've cried more from Atticus this go-round than I ever did reading Mockingbird w…
Yes!! And he never says more than he needs to say, amazing. I read this aloud to my kids last year and that stood out to us, too. Also Jonathan came home with a sad, related story just last week: He saw a kid working on an essay that was about the character of Atticus before youth group, and since J loved the book--he asked the boy what he had thought of it. The boy answered that he hadn't read it. J said, "Based on your essay, it sounds like you know the character pretty well." The boy answere…
Oh man! Hopefully this kid reads it eventually... it really is so true, and something we've run into more than a few times with my English class. 💔
Where is it that you are teaching? Sounds exciting (and time-consuming!!)
Our kids' co-op school, Acton! And yes, it's both great and super time-consuming. 😉
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