Who's taught you the most in life? What have you learned from them? (And have you thanked them for this recently?)

You've been given the task of designing, from the group up, a new school. All you know is that you're responsible for the education of a group of children from kindergarten through grade twelve--aside from that loose guideline, you have total freedom to design the curriculum how you wish. What would your education system look like? How would you prepare young people for life in today's world? What do you feel children should learn?

Whether or not you're in school, it's a question well worth reflecting on. Think back on what you've experienced over the past twenty-four hours, and what you've gained as a result. And then... let us know.

Would you take a cooking class? Learn more about gardening? Mechanics? Massage? Or something like throat signing or dowsing? Pretend you have a year of lessons in anything you wished. What would you sign up to learn more about?

Life might be seen as a perpetual series of changes, but even so, some are certainly
larger than others. What's been the biggest transition of your life, and what did you learn or gain as a result?

If you could pick one lesson in life that you wish you'd learned at a younger age, what would it be?

What course in school (be in elementary, high school, or university) did you find most useful, and why?

What, in your mind, does a good education involve? If you could design the ideal educational system, what would it include? How can you tell when someone's been well-educated (whatever that means to you!)? Or, put another what, what are the characteristics of a good education?

If you could learn something today that would make your life easier, or would make things better for yourself or the world, what would it be?

When did you last learn something from someone younger or smaller than you? What did you learn?