Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom Read Aloud Together

We will interact and discuss as we read Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom. This is a memoir, a glimpse into the close relationship between professor and student. The respect and admiration as a student leads him to spend more time with his professor. Over time, he realizes his professor also hold him in respect and admiration, and they share a special bond that endures over several decades. At the end of his life, the professor shares some profound life lessons with his student. ~~~~~
From Amazon description: 
"Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher, or a colleague. Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, helped you see the world as a more profound place, gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it.

For Mitch Albom, that person was Morrie Schwartz, his college professor from nearly twenty years ago.

Maybe, like Mitch, you lost track of this mentor as you made your way, and the insights faded, and the world seemed colder. Wouldn’t you like to see that person again, ask the bigger questions that still haunt you, receive wisdom for your busy life today the way you once did when you were younger?

Mitch Albom had that second chance. He rediscovered Morrie in the last months of the older man’s life. Knowing he was dying, Morrie visited with Mitch in his study every Tuesday, just as they used to back in college. Their rekindled relationship turned into one final “class”: lessons in how to live.

Tuesdays with Morrie is a magical chronicle of their time together, through which Mitch shares Morrie’s lasting gift with the world."
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We will read aloud together and discuss the people, events, stories, and lessons of this wisdom-rich book.  We will meet twice weekly, for six weeks, reading approximately 20 pages each class. Here is a tentative schedule:
Week 1 pp. 1-20 and 21-40
Week 2 pp. 41-60 and 61-80
Week 3 pp. 81-100 and 101-120
Week 4 pp 121-140 and 141-160
Week 5 pp 161-180 and 181-192
Week 6 author's note/discuss end of book/ reflect on life lessons presented and share end-of-book writings

Questions to think about as we read/to help develop end-of-book writings:  
*What would you do in this situation?
*Do you agree or disagree with Morrie? Why?
*Have you had a situation like this in your life?
*Make a connection to another story, book or movie you've seen.
*Translate the life lesson into your own words.
*How could this be true/realized in your own life?
*Given the situation, would you react the same way?
*What words of wisdom do you have to offer?