NLB Book Club facilitation course

I was quite disappointed with the facilitation course.
Firstly, the facilitator spent most of the time talking about the importance of reading and shared many of his life experiences which are irrelevant to the topic and he only started on the facilitation skills towards the end of the course. In the end, we only had a short story to read and a short video to watch.

Secondly, the short story discussion was not very productive. We were separated into groups, which consisted of students from both IP and neighbourhood schools. Then, we had to read a short story about a man who went to hell to bring her dead wife back to life. The discussion was at the basic level and there was no in depth insights. Some even commented that the short story was unrealistic and there was no such thing as bringing people from hell back to the surface of the earth. Some students cannot appreciate short stories, which are meant to be written creatively, out of the real world. What was most shocking was that the facilitator and even some IP school students applauded for that point!

This facilitation would have been better if more time was used on the skills of facilitation rather than introduction to reading.