For educators

Behind every talented kid is someone who saw them first.

A teacher. A coach. A counselor. The person who noticed the spark, built the confidence, and opened a door.

An educator working thoughtfully at a laptop

Share your perspective

We want to listen to teachers before we design new programming.

Would you like to share your perspective about the experience highly capable and high-potential students have in your area? We trust and value teachers, and want to understand what is really happening in classrooms.

Your responses will be shared with the Exponential Scholars team. If you’d rather not have your answers shared, please don’t complete this survey.

Student privacy: Please do not include student names or identifying details (e.g., disabilities, family circumstances, IEP/504 plans, or other protected information). If a student could be identified by what you share, please describe the situation more generally.

About you — optional

NameRole (e.g., teacher, counselor, principal)School or districtZIP code

1. Does your school have a formal gifted identification process?

YesNoUnsure

2. Think of the strongest, most creative, quick thinker you've taught. What do they do or say that made you notice it?

Not test scores — just what you actually see.

3. What are reasons that strong thinkers and creative problem-solvers in your class might not get formally identified as highly capable, gifted, or accelerated?

4. Once a student is identified as talented or academically gifted, what actually changes for them at school? Is that enough?

5. What would be most impactful for building on the strengths and capabilities of students in rural or under-resourced schools — help that's less necessary in a well-resourced school?

Think big — don't worry if it's not in the budget today.

6. Is there anything about educating accelerated or academically gifted students in your school that you wish more people understood — something you don't get to talk about often?

Every field is optional. Your responses go straight to the Exponential Scholars team.

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