Participant Generated 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.

Options, Opportunities, Family, Friends and You

[A]    What kinds of things do you do in gifted programs? Do these things "make sense"? Explain.

[B]    What do teachers expect from gifted students? How do they treat gifted students different than others?

[C]    If you could learn about anything, what would it be?

[D]   Would you rather be smarter or less smart? Would you like people to treat you like everyone else, or more different?

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

[F]   Has anyone ever told you, "You are so smart you can be (do) anything you want"? How does this make you feel (anxious, proud, angry, something else)? Explain.

[G]   How would you deal with a situation such as seeing another gifted person being picked on?

[H]   Is anyone else in your immediate family gifted? How do you know?

[I]     How much family time do you have? What do you do during this time?

[J]     Do you find yourself feeling lonely or depressed due to your giftedness? Explain.

[K]  How important is a sense of humor to a gifted person?

[L]    How are you involved in your community? Is this an area more gifted people should take on? Explain.

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

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Robert Arthur Schultz, Ph.D.
The University of Toledo
Gifted Education and Curriculum Studies
2801 W. Bancroft St.
Mailstop 924
Toledo, OH  43606
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Robert.Schultz@utoledo.edu