About This Lesson
Who were you when you started school?
Who are you now?
Who helped you get there?
Graduation is going to look a little different this year. As a way to help celebrate the achievements of students everywhere, StoryCorps is encouraging them to record a StoryCorps conversation with one of the people who helped them reach this exciting milestone.
Record their stories
Invite the students in your life to record a StoryCorps story with one of the people who helped them reach this exciting milestone.
Students’ interviews will be archived at the Library of Congress, becoming part of American history. Hundreds of years from now, future generations will listen in.
Great Questions Are a Great Place To Start
Not sure where to start? Here are some Great Questions to ask. You can download the full list here, use one of the selected questions below, or make up your own!
- What high school/college memory do you think will stick with you the longest?
- Is there a teacher or a class in particular that meant a lot to you?
- Have you learned anything from living through the pandemic? Have there been any positives?
- Is there any message you want to give to the graduating class? To the school?
- Do you have any advice for me?
Click here if you can only be with the person you want to record virtually.
Click here if you are quarantining with the person you want to record.