Schools, Teachers, Achievement 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.

You can print out the questions to think about and then answer them later, 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.

 

[A]    What have been the highlights of your gifted child's school experiences?

[B]    What have been your (or their) greatest frustrations?

[C]   When you reflect on a positive learning experience in your gifted child's education, give some specific examples of how an educator intervened in a responsive, meaningful way.

[D]   Under what classroom conditions is your gifted child most likely to succeed?

[E]    What situations have stifled or limited your gifted child's learning?

[F]    When you reflect on how you approached school personnel about your gifted child's advanced abilities, what things did you do right and which things did you do wrong?

[G]   What advice do you wish you received when your gifted child was young about the best ways to manage her/his education?

[H]   Has your gifted child ever been labeled (by you, others or self) as an "underachiever"? If so, what does this term mean to you, and do you consider your son/daughter to fit the underachiever category? Explain.

[I]     How has your gifted child been (or not been) involved in gifted programs or classes at school? What benefits does (or would) your gifted child gain from receiving such services?

[J]     Describe behaviors or tendencies of the best teacher(s) your gifted child(ren) had in school?

[K]   What types of learning activities or approaches work best for your gifted child?

[L]    What should all teachers know about gifted children in order to best support their learning needs in any classroom setting?

[M]  What advice about schooling would you give to a parent of a young child who has just been identified as gifted?

[N]   Is grade skipping an option you would or have used with your gifted child? What factors would/did you consider in making the decision to grade skip?

[O] What organizations, publication or resources have been most helpful to you in raising your gifted child?

 

[P] What didn't we ask about that we should have? Explain.

 

[Q]   Please provide a family surname (either real or fictitious) in the space that follows so we can track your responses in our database:

Open Narrative

The questions above might not give you enough space to fully share your family story. If this is the case, please include your story in the space below. (You can, if you prefer, send your story as an attachment to the e-mail address at the bottom of this form.)

Demographic Information

Which choice best describes the make-up of your local community:

Would your family be identified as a minority by federal definition?



In what state, territory or country does your family reside?

Please describe the members of your family (e.g., number of children, ages/grades and which are gifted; are parents gifted?; grandparents gifted?; total number of family living in household; etc.):

Describe your family make up (e.g., one biological parent, one step-parent, two step-children, one grandparent, three pets (two dogs, one parrot), etc.):

Has anyone in your family been identified as Highly/Profoundly gifted?



If yes, please describe any unique qualities this has added to your family life.

 

 

Additional Contact/Interview Consent Statement:

If you'd like to be contacted about your responses and/or are willing to take part in an interview, please place your e-mail address in the space provided. An attachment containing additional information will be forwarded to you. If you are a family member 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

learninglatitudes@giftedkidspeak.com

 

updated 4 January 08