Unschooling/Homeschooling Questions

Directions:   Use the space provided to answer questions. Please answer questions as fully as possible, using 3 or more sentences if you can.  It is best to answer a few questions fully, rather than giving short responses to all the questions. If you don’t want to respond to a question, skip it and go on. You can come back and answer later if you want. Try to answer some or all questions from each category to paint a vivid picture of your experiences. Once you hit the SUBMIT button, the information you provide is collected and you will be returned to the “home” page.

You can print out the questions to think about and then answer them, if you wish. A mailing address, fax number and email address are listed at the end of this set of questions for you to use to send in your responses.

The Influence of Giftedness

[A]    What led to your homeschool situation?

[B]    What do you think needs to change in public schools to bring homeschoolers back into the system?

[C]    How do you feel homeschooling has allowed your giftedness to grow?

[D]   What activities do you do to build your giftedness?

[E]    Share something about your homeschooling that makes it the best learning situation for you.

Personal Achievement

[F]    What do you think is the biggest challenge in your future education?

[G]   Do you ever get bored when learning? Explain.

[H]   Can a person overachieve? Underachieve? Explain.

[I]     Submersion is when someone "hides" themselves in a setting to not show their abilities. Do you or anyone you know do this? Why do you (they) do it?

Homeschool and Your Life

[J]     What is the best (worst) thing about homeschool?

[K]   Do you have any hobbies, interests, or passions that others consider unusual or abstract?

[L]    Is there anything about homeschooling I didn't ask that I should have? Explain.

Background Information

Your Age: Your Gender:

The state/country you "do" school in:

Student Contact/Interview Consent Statement:

If you are interested in being contacted about your responses and/or taking part in a telephone interview, please place your e-mail address in the space provided. An attachment containing consent forms will be forwarded to you. If you are under the age of 18, parent/guardian consent must also be received.

E-mail address:  

My contact information:                     

Robert Arthur Schultz, Ph.D.
The University of Toledo
Gifted Education and Curriculum Studies
2801 W. Bancroft St.
Mailstop 924
Toledo, OH  43606
(419) 530-2466 FAX

Robert.Schultz@utoledo.edu