1. The students who come to Ironhall on Starkmoor are often in trouble at home, or have a record that would label them as "Young Offenders" here and now.

Since there is no Ironhall in modern North America, what are the possible fates for these youths in our society?

2. The students who come to Oakendown have an opportunity for education that is rare for women in their country. What are the short-term effects (for one year or five) of educating a female? What are the long-term effects for her lifetime?

What are the effects of educating females (or not educating them) upon a family, or a community, or a country?

3. What is lost and what is discovered when Wart smashes his archlute? How desperate were his mentors to arm him, when they hid a sword inside a fine instrument? It cost...