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Listen "What You Never Learned About Gifted and Talented Programs and Possible Solutions to Redefine Them"
Episode Synopsis
00:00:00 Short introduction of who we are
00:00:13 Thesis
00:00:38 What are gifted and talented programs (GTP)?
00:01:00 What are gifted youths?
00:02:14 How to identify gifted youths
00:02:36 What test did you take to be classified as a gifted youth?
00:7:30 How diverse do you think our program was?
00:8:26 Underrepresentation
00:10:30 How can we help solve underrepresentation?
00:14:20 Social risks and costs
00:15:15 How did the divide between the gifted and nongifted students affect you?
00:18:10 Did the program place an emphasis on teamwork or was it more individualized?
00:24:27 Gifted students are more likely to internalize their behaviors
00:24:40 Are there moments in your life that you feel being in a gifted and talented program influenced you to do or feel?
00:26:35 Gender differences
00:27:15 Were there any incidents that led you to believe that teachers punished males more severely than females?
00:31:54 Perfectionism
00:32:20 Previously we discussed a lot about perfectionism, but do you think you’ve become harder on yourself and set unrealistic expectations as a result of being in a gifted and talented program?
00:36:44 What kind of expectations do you think others have imposed on you?
00:39:30 How has your mental health changed as a result of being in a GTP?
00:41:30 Do GTP work?
00:42:30 Do you think that being in a gifted and talented program did more harm or helped you?
00:50:41 Do you think the program we went to is a good example of a GTP?
01:03:53 Concluding thoughts
00:00:13 Thesis
00:00:38 What are gifted and talented programs (GTP)?
00:01:00 What are gifted youths?
00:02:14 How to identify gifted youths
00:02:36 What test did you take to be classified as a gifted youth?
00:7:30 How diverse do you think our program was?
00:8:26 Underrepresentation
00:10:30 How can we help solve underrepresentation?
00:14:20 Social risks and costs
00:15:15 How did the divide between the gifted and nongifted students affect you?
00:18:10 Did the program place an emphasis on teamwork or was it more individualized?
00:24:27 Gifted students are more likely to internalize their behaviors
00:24:40 Are there moments in your life that you feel being in a gifted and talented program influenced you to do or feel?
00:26:35 Gender differences
00:27:15 Were there any incidents that led you to believe that teachers punished males more severely than females?
00:31:54 Perfectionism
00:32:20 Previously we discussed a lot about perfectionism, but do you think you’ve become harder on yourself and set unrealistic expectations as a result of being in a gifted and talented program?
00:36:44 What kind of expectations do you think others have imposed on you?
00:39:30 How has your mental health changed as a result of being in a GTP?
00:41:30 Do GTP work?
00:42:30 Do you think that being in a gifted and talented program did more harm or helped you?
00:50:41 Do you think the program we went to is a good example of a GTP?
01:03:53 Concluding thoughts
In God we trust