To Kill a Mockingbird

25 April 2014: The folks at the Shepherdstown Film Society invited me to be introduce and lead a post-film discussion of their last show of the year, To Kill a Mockingbird. I've lead discussions for the Film Society before and it's always fun and interesting, though I confess to always being just a bit nervous beforehand--afraid someone will ask some intricate film-studies kind of question. Really, though, once people get talking, the job of leading a discussion isn't that different from what I get to do in the classroom on a good day: listen, answer some questions, pose some more questions, and help people think about important issues. It was a nice way to end a long week.