Secondary – November 21

The French author François-Marie Arouet, better known as Voltaire, was born on this date in 1694. Explain what you think he meant when he said, “Judge of a man by his questions rather than by his answers.”

Primary – November 21

On this date in 1783, Jean de Rozier and the Marquis d’Arlandes made the first free-flight ascent in a balloon in Paris, France. What do you think the first people in history who were truly flying thought and felt about their experience?

Secondary – November 20

Nobel-prize winning novelist Nadine Gordimer was born on this date in 1923. She once said, “A child understands fear, and the hurt and hate it brings.” What childhood fear still afflicts you, and how does that fear manifest itself internally and externally?

Primary – November 20

What makes you laugh the hardest?

Secondary – November 19

If a time-traveling visitor from the future offered you the chance to ask one question, what would you ask and what would you do with the answer?

Primary – November 19

Which of your five senses is your favorite, and how could your other four senses make up for that if you lost your favorite one?

Secondary – November 18

Pollster George Gallup was born on this date in 1901. Explain whether you think public opinion surveys are a good way to decide which corporate and government policies to pursue.

Primary – November 18

Finish this sentence and explain your answer: If I could be a superhero, the power that would be most important to me would be…