The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association recommend that school days begin after 8:30 a.m., but 87% of US public schools start earlier than that. In America, the average school day is 6.8 hours long. In Finland, it’s 5 hours, while in Taiwan, it’s 8.5 hours.
With such tight schedules, it is good to ask students if they had it done their way, what would they do.
As the kids go back to school after a long fun-filled holiday, a great way to get them back into school mode is through a game of would you rather.
Back To School Would You Rather Questions
This back-to-school edition of would you rather game will unleash your child’s preferences when it comes to school work and extracurricular activities. For instance, you’d be surprised to find out the kid enjoys learning online compared to a physical classroom. Or even prefers music classes to art classes.
The following back to school would you rather questions will help caregivers identify the strengths of a child and create an environment that fosters the same.
1. Would you rather write with a pencil or pen?
2. Would you rather sit at your own desk or sit with a friend?
3. Would you rather have two recess times or scheduled breaks, or skip the fun stuff and get out of school earlier?
4. Would you rather have two art classes or two music classes?
5. Would you rather switch schools or homeschool?
6. Would you rather attend public or private school?
7. Would you rather be able to read really fast or run really fast?
8. Would you rather have a gym class inside or outside?
9. Would you rather get a job working in your school’s main office, or work for the athletic director?
10. Would you rather perform science experiments or read about science experiments?
11. Would you rather learn more about the history of public schools in America, or learn more about education in other countries?
12. Would you rather have no homework ever again or no tests ever again?
13. Would you rather learn from a book or computer?
14. Would you rather paint an art project or learn to play the clarinet?
15. Would you rather be class president or homecoming king/queen?
16. Would you rather wear a uniform to school or wear whatever you want to school?
17. Would you rather volunteer in your school’s library, or help out one of your school’s sports teams?
18. Would you rather ride your bike to school or walk to school?
19. Would you rather do your homework right after school or right after dinner?
20. Would you rather become a famous poet or a famous mathematician?
21. Would you rather have only one teacher all day, or several different teachers?
22. Would you rather visit the zoo or aquarium on a school field trip?
23. Would you rather have lots of cool field trips throughout the year, or an equal number of days at home?
24. Would you rather go to a really big school or a really small school?
25. Would you rather have a study buddy or study alone?
26. Would you rather read a cheesy romance novel or science fiction?
27. Would you rather get an awesome new pair of shoes while back-to-school shopping, or get a new backpack?
28. Would you rather skip school for a week to go to Disney World, or skip school for a week-long cruise?
29. Would you rather walk home or ride a bus?
30. Would you rather go to school with a rip in your shirt or a hole in your shoe?
31. Would you rather perform in the school play or be in the marching band?
32. Would you rather go to school for one day wearing a swimsuit (you’re the only one), or wear an outfit that doesn’t match at all?
33. Would you rather play hopscotch or jump rope?
34. Would you rather go to school year-round or never get graded?
35. Would you rather get in big trouble at school and have your parents not find out, or get in trouble at home?
36. Would you rather have a school mascot that’s super silly and original, or have a boring, overused school mascot?
37. Would you rather start a somewhat successful TikTok account that teaches kids how to be successful in school, or have a viral TikTok account that challenges kids to do stuff that will get them in trouble?
38. Would you rather make all As but not participate in extracurriculars, or make all Bs and do lots of school activities?
39. Would you rather make new friends or keep your old friends?
40. Would you rather sit in assigned seats or sit where you want in class?
41. Would you rather have a reputation for being the most stylish or the most athletic?
42. Would you rather have to write your answer on the board, or yell your answer really loud?
43. Would you rather be a good friend to just one person, or have lots of friends but start a lot of drama?
44. Would you rather write an essay or read a novel?
45. Would you rather have dinner with your teacher or have dinner with the principal?
46. Would you rather be involved in school clubs or school sports?
47. Would you rather go to school 7 days a week or go to school Monday–Friday, year-round?
48. Would you rather have every subject in the same classroom or different subjects in different rooms?
49. Would you rather be gifted in math and science, or gifted in reading and writing?
50. Would you rather eat your hamburger dry, or with 10 toppings of your choice?
51. Would you rather have your great-grandfather’s name or his haircut?
52. Would you rather be the oldest child or the youngest child?
53. Would you rather wear stripes every single day, or polka dots?
54. Would you rather have a fake tan only on your face that’s too orange or too brown?
55. Would you rather have an amazing singing voice and win awards show on t.v. or earn a scholarship for your dancing?
56. Would you rather be too busy during the school year and tired, or get bored because you just sit around and watch Youtube?
57. Would you rather have your grandma or your grandpa follow you around the school for the day?
58. Would you rather watch football or play football?
59. Would you rather switch bodies with your mom or your dad?
60. Would you rather have to do laundry for your family or cook meals for your family?
61. Would you rather live in a part of the country where the whole town in obsessed with football, or live somewhere that’s into hockey?
62. Would you rather trade heads with the person on your left or the person on your right?
63. Would you rather dress preppy or sporty?
64. Would you rather eat out by yourself or eat at home with your family?
65. Would you rather accidentally walk into a glass wall or a brick wall?
66. Would you rather plant a gorgeous flower garden the whole neighborhood enjoys, or plant a veggie garden that feeds your family?
67. Would you rather store all your food in your cheeks or in a hump on your back?
68. Would you rather shop at the farmer’s market and make it a whole experience, or do a quick grocery pick-up from the supermarket?
69. Would you rather take piano or golf lessons?
70. Would you rather teach a class in high school or have your parents teach one of your classes?
71. Would you rather wake up early to do homework or stay up late?
72. Would you rather go to school four days a week for 10 hours or five days a week for eight hours?
73. Would you rather sing in front of the whole school or be in a spelling bee in front of the entire school?
74. Would you rather do the right thing and get blamed for something you didn’t do, or do something bad and not get caught?
75. Would you rather clean the bathrooms at your school or clean up after lunch in the cafeteria at your school?
76. Would you rather color with markers or colored pencils?
77. Would you rather ride the bus to school or walk to school?
73. Would you rather have a 40-minute lunch period or start school 20 minutes later?
74. Would you rather have access to the teacher’s lounge or be able to drive a school bus?
75. Would you rather say the morning announcements or be the school sports commentator?
76. Would you rather sing the national anthem through the speakers during your school’s morning announcements, or recite poetry that you wrote yourself?
77. Would you rather be Prom King/Queen or valedictorian?
78. Would you rather handwrite all your homework or use the computer to do it, but you always get one letter grade lower than you usually would?
79. Would you rather get the highest score on the SAT at your school or be the best athlete at your school?
80. Would you rather sound like a sheep or a chicken when you laugh?
81. Would you rather believe you have a spider-sense or are a wizard?
82. Would you rather go snowboarding or sand-boarding?
83. Would you rather bring a wand or a marshmallow gun to a fight?
84. Would you rather join choir or band?
85. Would you rather never lose a sports game or never lose an argument?
86. Would you rather be the school quarterback or have the lead role in the school musical?
87. Would you rather be amazing at drawing or a great dancer?
88. Would you rather be a famous inventor or a secret agent?
89. Would you rather create a new sport, or design a new holiday?
90. Would you rather have eyes like a microscope or telescope?
91. Would you rather get literally lost in a book or lost in a maze?
92. Would you rather get tagged by your parents on social media or tag your parents on social media?
93. Would you rather be able to understand all languages but not speak them or be fluent in one language?
94. Would you rather work with the same person for your class work every time or someone different every day?
95. Would you rather sleep late every day or get up early every morning?
96. Would you rather take an afternoon nap or spend all afternoon playing outside?
97. Do you prefer in-person learning or remote learning?
98. Would you rather drop maths or have it compulsory?
99. Would you rather never do homework or have a test every week?
100. Would you rather be the best public speaker or the best school soloist?
