1) Think back to your school days. What would you do if you had four math problems marked wrong that were right?
2) Write up a mid-year “State of My Year” post.
3) You have the power to enact a single law. What would it be?
4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
1) Tell us something most people probably don't know about you.
2) Cast the movie of your life.
3) Are you still friends with anyone from grade school?
4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
1) When might it be bad to be honest?
2) If you could take a break from your life and go back to school to master a subject, what would it be?
3) If you could live to the age of 90 and retain the health, looks, OR brains you had at 30, what would you keep?
4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
1) What would you do if you woke up in another country and no one could understand you?
2) Are as comfortable in front of a camera as behind one? Being written about, as well as writing?
3) What was the best or most interesting class you took in high school, college or graduate school?
4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
1) When was the last time you did something for the first time? What was it?
2) Tell five things you'd like to do on your next birthday.
3) As a child, did you enjoy school?
4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
1) Have you ever found something at a garage sale that you remember from your own childhood?
2) What makes you feel the most secure?
3) Describe a little thing — one of the things you love that defines your world but is often overlooked.
4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
1) Who was your scariest teacher?
2) What is the earliest sports event you remember seeing live?
3) List your 10 best qualities.
4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
1) If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be and why?
2) What was in your high school locker?
3) Describe your favorite pair of shoes.
4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
1) If you could eat only one meal the rest of your life, what would it be?
2) Name one thing you wish you could go back and change about your education.
3 Do you or did you ever smoke?
4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
1) What was the biggest thing you have ever won?
2) Describe your favorite teacher. What made her or him special?
3) Have you ever passed out? Do you know what caused it?
4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
1) Remember waking up when you were a kid to the "good" news that there was a snow day? How did you fill your newfound free time?
2) Name a book you found helpful. You can define “helpful” any way you want.
3) How many guns have you fired?
4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
1) Where is the best place you know to get a cup of coffee? What makes it so good?
2) Do you draw happy faces, or use emoticons online? Or not?
3) Did you have a lunchbox as a kid? Do you use one now?
4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
1) Tell about a snowball fight you had.
2) Where is the best hiding place you know of?
3) What extracurricular activities did you do while at school?
4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
1) What is the one thing you'd most like to change about the world?
2) Can you play a musical instrument? What instrument would you like to learn?
3) Who was (or is) the scariest teacher you know?
4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
1) Have you ever broken something intentionally?
2) Do you ever read poetry?
3) Have you ever played hooky from school or work? Have you ever been caught playing hooky?
4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
1) What time do/did you leave your house for school in the morning? What time does/did your school finish?
2) What sports do you enjoying watching in person? How about on TV?
3) Do you have a garden outside your house?
4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
1) Whose thoughts would you most like to read?
2) How do you feel when someone smiles at you?
3) If you were allowed to teach any course (real or made-up by you) at any university in the world, where and what would you teach?
4) If you could be buried or have your ashes spread anywhere at all, where would it be?
5) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
1) What was the most powerful moment of silence you've ever experienced?
2) What are friends for?
3) What one school subject has turned out to be the least useful or worthwhile? Is that a surprise?
4) What kind of power do you want most?
5) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
