THE FILOS PROJECT
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Within our integrated discussion environment, Filos intelligently suggests "icebreaker" questions based on participants' responses to the profile creation questions. In addition, participants may choose from a list of discussion questions defined by their teachers. Teachers may either choose from a list of questions curated by educational specialists (examples below), or write their own questions tailored specifically to in-class curriculum or current events.
Example Discussion Questions
Below are example discussion questions that may be used to guide conversation between students. The questions below have been curated by educational specialists and have been successfully used for in-class activities at the high school level. In addition to the questions below, teachers may provide a set of discussion questions tailored to their own class during the class setup process.
Icebreaker Questions
What is your favorite subject in school?
What is your favorite sport or extracurricular activity?
What is a favorite movie or TV show of yours? What do you like about it?
What is a favorite hobby of yours? How did you discover it?
What is a favorite book you’ve read? What do you like about it?
School/Social Life Questions
What were your initial impressions of the school you currently attend?
What do you wish you knew when you first started high school?
What advice would you give to anyone starting high school? What advice would you give to anyone leaving?
When making new friends, what qualities are important to you? What do you appreciate having in a new friend?
Social situations and friendships can be challenging or awkward at school sometimes. What social challenges do you think affect school life most? What would make it better?
Regarding friendships or social situations, what is something you wish you had the courage to do? Or, what is something socially courageous that you have done in the past that provided a positive outcome?
What is one thing you wish people would or wouldn’t do with regards to each other in social situations?
Family/Personal Questions
What is one thing your family does that is fairly unique to your family?
Can you tell me a little bit about your childhood? What were you like as a child?
Tell me about your parents. What was your life like growing up?
Tell me what you were like as a kid. What did you look like and how did you like to spend your time?
What was your childhood home like? Who else lived in the house with you? What did your bedroom look like?
Tell me about your mother? Can you describe her to me?
Tell me about your father? Can you describe him to me?