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Do you wonder how kids learn in other places around the world? Don't hesitate to ask and send some good questions to your friends. They'll have some questions for you as well.

Discussion Questions

1. Tell us about where and how you learn. Describe the places. What do you feel is most important to learn?
2. Do you go to a school? How do you feel about your school? Do you like it? Does it give you the feeling that you are getting a good education?
3. What hours of the day and what days of the week are you learning? How long is your school year? In what month does it start and what month does it end?
4. What is your favorite part of your learning day? Why is it your favorite?
5. Do you like what is chosen for you to learn? Do you think that the most important things are selected or is there something missing. Could you plan it better?
6. Do you have very important tests during the year that all students must take? Tell us about them.
7. Is there some other activity in your school than formal learning? What is it? Are you participating?
8. What are your happiest memories of your learning experiences?
9. What do you learn outside school? Are some people around you that you learn from? Friends, parents, sisters, brothers, grandparents, neighbours?
10. Do you learn from nature? The animals? The surroundings? Do you think that the surroundings you live in are important for your education?
11. Describe a learning moment when you were very proud of yourself.
12. Do you see something in the education you are getting that is directly linked to what you would like to be when you grow up?
13. How do you think that you get educated by the place you live in? Would you become different if you lived somewhere else? In another country? Elsewhere in your own country?
14. Does the weather affect you? How is the weather at your place? Do you know from the clouds when the rain is coming?
15. When is sunrise/sunset at your place now? But what about in January and June?
16. What wild animals are living around your place? Your country? Does it have a meaning for you to have them around? Do you keep pets? Do they teach you something?

Activities

1. Choose one day this week and write a journal entry for every hour on the hour. Take short notes during your learning day describing where you are and what your feelings are at the time. If you are in a learning situation that you really enjoy tell us why you like it. Be sure to describe your feelings in greater detail that evening.
2. Compare journals with the other students who are participating in this project with you. What data do you think you can compare? Make a list of questions that you would like to see answered such as:
   • Are students in school the same number of hours and minutes each day around the world? Do some students have more time in school during the year than others? How can you find out the answer to this question?
   • Are there subjects in schools around the world that kids your age like best? What are these subjects?
   • Who does more homework, boys or girls? How can you find the answer to this question?
3. Make charts and graphs with the data you collect.
4. Looking at the graphs and charts you have made write some conclusions and answers to your questions. Are the answers what you expected to see?
5. Draw a picture of the places where you learn. It can be your school, a room in your school, an outdoor place or any other place where we can learn. The picture on the right is a playroom in a school in Argentina where students can play during recess time.
6. Arrange for a KidCom Chat meeting and discuss education. Compare notes on the weather, the animals that teach you, subjects you like and other things that educate you.
7. Plan how you are going to maintain life-long learning. Write an essay or a letter to the others in the project on how you plan to keep yourself educated throughout life. What learning methods are you going to use? Will the media (Newspapers, TV, radio, Internet, etc.) help you to continue learning? Tell the others about media that you think would be helpful. If they are on the Internet make sure you send a link to it for the others to see.

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