Questioning the Unknowable
Why, oh why, would aliens come to Earth? Any reason that you might think of is probably a trope that you got from a science fiction story.
critical thinking, Science, Space, technology, Writing Prompt
critical thinking
Books, critical thinking, Politics, Social Discourse, society, Writing Prompt
If… (karma edition)
If karma existed, the world would be a better place.
critical thinking, Sherlock Holmes, Star Trek, writer's life, Writing Prompt
Wait, It Goes Both Ways
The prompt is a bit of a trap. It says “switch lives” with a fictional character. While you’re in their life, they’re also in yours. Plan Accordingly.
critical thinking, economics, Politics, Social Discourse, society, Writing Prompt
Continually Degrading Democracy
Why does government exist? If one assumes that government exists to serve the people, we can look at the stages of democracy at the civic and national levels.
Cats, critical thinking, Social Discourse, society, teaching, Writing Prompt
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Meows
Do cats’ behaviours fall on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs? For sure. Do they tell us what they want? Damn straight they do.
critical thinking, education, Politics, Social Discourse, society, teaching, Writing Prompt
Conspiring to Believe
Conspiracies themselves aren’t uncommon, especially during the cold war era of my childhood. Keeping them secret for long periods of time is uncommon. Once acted upon, they tend to become public.
critical thinking, Politics, Social Discourse, society, Writing Prompt
Playing God with History
All events have an impact, some large, some small. I know with a prompt like this, the inclination is to change some big, historical event. I’m going to save one life.
Authors, Creativity, critical thinking, economics, Social Discourse, society, technology, Writing Prompt
Publishing is Broken. Can We Fix it?
Publishing is broken and there’s not enough time to fix it before my novel comes out. Two words keep coming to mind: Plan Accordingly. I wish I knew how.
critical thinking, education, Social Discourse, teaching, Writing Prompt
A Teacher’s Favourite Lessons
In a secondary school I had to teach “Life Skills” classes that has no fixed curriculum, students had no exams, and every student passed simply by attending. I saw it as a chance to do lessons geared towards critical thinking.
Creativity, critical thinking, Fans, Star Wars, Writing Prompt
Leave That Book Alone
Sometimes these writing prompts aggravate me. This one was one of them. Stories, even flawed ones, represent the story that the author chose to tell.