Wisdom

Lesson 1 · Choices

Paths and choices

A life has more possible paths than anyone could walk. This lesson shows how the choices we repeat add up, and how other people, help and luck shape the path too.

  • About 10 minutes
  • Ages 8 and up
  • Desktop and iPad
Start the journeyRead as text

Four stops on the way

Start from the beginning
  1. 01Many pathsA life has many possible paths. Watch one of them unfold.
  2. 02The hikeRio plans a hike, turns back, learns, and meets something he can’t control.
  3. 03ExploreChoose a whole life path, from age three to seventy.
  4. 04TakeawaysTwo ideas to keep, and what comes next.

Reading together

Pause at the choices and ask what your reader would do. There are no wrong answers; the point is to notice what changes.

Use the ← and → keys to move through the story, or tap the chapters at the top to jump around.

Notes for grown-upsConversation questions and the evidence behind the lesson
Read as textThe whole lesson on one page, easy to print