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Questions to ask · School days · for your Grandpa

What music, films or radio shows did you love as a boy?

Why this question matters

Everyone remembers a teacher, a friend or a day that went wrong. Asking about school years shows your grandpa as a child, long before they were anyone's parent or grandparent.

Ask it on a quiet afternoon, give time for the answer, and write down the small details. That is where the story lives.

  1. What was your school like? How did you get there each morning?
  2. Which subject did you love, and which one did you dread?
  3. Tell me about a teacher you still remember.
  4. Who was your best friend at school? What did you get up to together?
  5. Were you a good student, a clever one, or a cheeky one?

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This is one of the 100 guided questions in Tell Me Your Story, Grandpa. Every page has room to write the answer by hand.

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