Book Club Questions for Faculty Meeting at the Millhouse

What was your favorite scene or a part that stayed with you?
Was there an episode that seemed unrealistic to you? What made it unrealistic?
In what ways do you think the Millhouse “faculty meetings” are different from the faculty meetings held in schools?
Did anything in the stories surprise you?
Which dynamic between two characters did you find the most compelling or realistic?
Did the stories offer any insights into experiences that are different from your own? If so, what did you learn?
In what ways is this book similar to/different from TV shows or movies set in schools like Abbott Elementary or The Perks of Being a Wallflower?
Which character would you like to have dinner with and why?
Which story was your favorite and why?
How does Margaret see herself? How do others see her?
Would you want to have Margaret or any of the other characters as your teacher? Why/why not?
If this were a movie, who would you cast as each character?
What part felt most/least realistic to you?
How might the stories have been different if they’d been told by Mr. Seymour, the principal? By Andrea, the office secretary? By a student?
To what extent do these stories remind you of your own high school years?

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