Part 2 Exodus

exodus: a going out; leaving; egress; exit stage left; into the world

In this section you are going to look at your elementary education from grades 4-6 (or just to the beginning of junior high).  Please answer the following questions for EACH of the grades (4th, 5th, 6th) in Story Form. (even if it sounds redundant)

  1. any significant life changes during this year? (death, divorce, births, etc)
  2. significant events (learning how to ski; mastering cranial surgery, etc...)
  3. what were your teachers like?
  4. what was family life like in your household?
  5. what did you want to be when you grew up?
  6. what was your faith or belief?

In this section of your 4th, 5th, 6th grades, include a picture of you as you looked during that particular year (i.e. school photo; Halloween; sports; vacation, etc...)

At the end of this section please summarize all three of these years (as one) by answering the following questions as apply to you:

  • If your parents were from different religions, were you confused about it?
  • What particular ideas about God was impressed upon you?  Did you reject this concept because the idea seemed inadequate?
  • If you did reject this idea, did you imagine you had abandoned the idea of God entirely?
  • Were you afraid of storms? Explain.
  • Try and list (think for a moment of course) all your feelings of joy, excitement, love your had toward each person in your life as a school child (not your feelings now).
  • If you were named after someone, what was that person like?