Reflections

Now that we've read a few books together, I thought that there might be some questions for us to think about periodically, so that we can educate ourselves effectively :)

These are:

(1) How has the approach delineated by Susan Wise Bauer worked for us?

• How effective is the 3-stage approach recommended?
• What are some of the questions that have worked particularly well?  Why?
• Which questions do we struggle with and why?
• What other questions might we need to ask ourselves for each stage of the inquiry?

(2) How effective have our discussions been?

• How do our analyses compare to those of professional critics?
• What are some of the areas that we have done well?
• What are some of the areas that we need to work harder on?
• What are some of the things that we might need to do differently? (other than not bringing the kids along ;p )
• How can we better support one another in our education journey?

(3) How appropriate is the book list recommended by Susan Wise Bauer?

• Are there other books that we find interesting and want to consider including in the list?  Which ones and why?
• Are there books that, after reading and discussing, we think should not be on the list?

 What do you ladies think?  What other questions should we be asking ourselves?