Snap: researchers vs dull normals

Where do researchers get their questions?
Educational researchers have it easy: we've all been more or less educated.  So we played "age snap": snap with numbers from 6-17.  If you both turn over the same card, you talk about your school experiences at that age.

Results:

• There seemed to be a lot of trauma in the shift between primary and high school.
• When you're in primary school, the teacher is everything; when you're in high school it's all about your peers.
• A bad teacher can ruin a subject forever.
• "Hands-on" is hands-down better than lectures.

What research questions do these findings inspire?