You and Others 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.

Defining Giftedness

[A]    What do you think being gifted means? What is your reaction to the term “gifted”?

[B]    How are you the same as and different from other children your age?

[C]    How did you find out that you were gifted?

[D]   Some schools have special programs and teachers for gifted students. Is this a good idea? Why?

[E]    For those of you in gifted programs, write down how you feel about this program.

Getting Along with Friends and Classmates

[F]    How do friends react to your abilities? What do friends do or say that makes you feel good or bad about being gifted?

[G]   Are there ever times when you try to “hide” the fact that you are gifted? Explain.

[H]   Is there anything you would like to share about your own reactions to being smarter than some of your friends?

Expectations: Yours and Others’

[I]     What do you expect from “a person with your abilities”?

[J]     What do others—adults or friends—expect from you, “a gifted person”?

[K]   How do others react when you make a mistake? How do you react when you make a mistake?

[L]    Do you ever do anything “just to go along with the crowd”? Why or why not?

Overall Discussion

[M]  What's the best and worst thing about being gifted?

[N]   Sometimes gifted people talk about intensities or passions rather than interests. What are the differences from your perspective?

[O]   Is there anything I didn’t ask about that I should have? Explain.

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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
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Robert.Schultz@utoledo.edu

 

updated 4 January 08