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Child prodigy enters university at 11
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Gemüsepizza
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I can't even tell anymore if people are serious here. Just... because he is probably more intelligent than others at his age and knows more it makes him some kind of Messiah? What bizarre logic is that? You need a lot more than intelligence to be successful in life, and even more to "advance humanity".
Ignorance: what's it like?
deadmuffin
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I for one applaude his decision. He seems like a smart kid and will do well in school. But just because he is in college at such a young age doesn't mean he will become a megamind or something, it just means he is particularly well at learning and memorizing. He may graduate with all perfect scores, but if he doesn't have creativity to think outside to box or critical thinking skills, he will just be regurgitating facts all the time.Even speaking mandarin and playing the piano is just memorization.
I don't want to push down his accomplishments, I'm just saying, he needs to grow in other places than learning alone.
I don't want to push down his accomplishments, I'm just saying, he needs to grow in other places than learning alone.
Conciliator
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Pfffff.
I could beat him up.
I could beat him up.
Lasthope106
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I would have loved to be in his place when I was that age. I would be a much better software engineer, and I could concentrate on solving bigger and more complex problems.
edit: Oh and I forgot. To be surrounded with thousands of college age women.
edit: Oh and I forgot. To be surrounded with thousands of college age women.
An important question for somebody like this is:
Does he have friends that he can relate to and spend time with if he wants?
We don't have enough information to say, but so long as he has some form of social and emotional development, I don't see any reason to hold him back academically. There's probably an organized group for gifted children that helps to facilitate his progress and make sure he's developing okay, so good on him for seeing through his potential.
Does he have friends that he can relate to and spend time with if he wants?
We don't have enough information to say, but so long as he has some form of social and emotional development, I don't see any reason to hold him back academically. There's probably an organized group for gifted children that helps to facilitate his progress and make sure he's developing okay, so good on him for seeing through his potential.
BronsonLee
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Goddamnit Naoto just be a normal kid
Yes they are incompatible. Religion doesn't explain the 'why' either?
Jason's Ultimatum
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Reminds me of that prodigy movie with Jodie Foster and Harry Conick Jr.. Actually, I liked that movie.
Some religions are more incompatible with science than others. Quakers have done well in science relative to other denominations of Christianity.
Necromanti
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I've always wondered about situations like these where schools let you skip several grades, or do not pay attention to your age. Was he homeschooled?
Devil Theory
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To be fair, I don't see anyone belittling his achievements, only being at opposing views as to where his focus in life should be.
I don't know why everyone assumes that because his intelligence is so high at such a young age, that automatically indicates he'll end up being a slave in front of textbooks with parents refusing to let him do as he wants for enjoyment otherwise, or growing naturally.
I've never heard a story of the opposite; I've never heard of an intelligent "genius" child prodigy ending up with some awful, life-ruining social handicap due to their studies or early abilities. There may be one out there somewhere, but I doubt this is a common occurance within those groups of people.
A lot of people will say things like "his childhood has been ruined!".
I disagree. I'm 23, and am having as much fun, even more so, than I ever did. Life is more stressful, but that doesn't mean I have to let it get to me. Childhood, that mentality and approach to life, never really ends unless you let it.
I disagree. I'm 23, and am having as much fun, even more so, than I ever did. Life is more stressful, but that doesn't mean I have to let it get to me. Childhood, that mentality and approach to life, never really ends unless you let it.
Not Spaceghost
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This kid is a champion, getting past all this stuff so fast. More time to play video games when he is rolling in the dosh.
I am sixty kinds of jealous.
I am sixty kinds of jealous.
This.
we can all socialise after we have the money, but Uni is the place to study and relaxation should come secondary.
and this is coming from someone who spend most of his uni life socialising.
I feel like some of you, the ones talking about how his social skills will be underdeveloped, forget that in all likely hood if you put this kid in a room full of "average" kids his age, he would be bored out of his mind, because the other kids aren't as smart as him.
Also, i shouldn't be surprised, but really? Trashing the university because it has "christian" in the name? I went to catholic university and wasn't required to take a single religious course.
Also, i shouldn't be surprised, but really? Trashing the university because it has "christian" in the name? I went to catholic university and wasn't required to take a single religious course.
DonasaurusRex
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man college at 11...wtf is he gonna do when he starts developing other things...i mean damn no HS/prep school, no college with peers your age he's done lol...wow , i guess he can like ..work from home and still do team sports later...he's gonna be done BS/BA fast as hell with that kind of mind.
Schweinehund
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He better be discovering flying cars.
I'm always surprised to see young kids around my university, I hope they aren't lonely or anything because of their age.
I'm always surprised to see young kids around my university, I hope they aren't lonely or anything because of their age.
You mean...where will het get tackled regularly to sustain long-term damage to his brain? Yeah, he probably will not msis that one bit.
If anything, this story is incredible for the parents identified his talent at an early age: he now will most likely improve the field of calculus (or whatever he will enjoy the most in math) in a decade or two, and since he obviously enjoys it (judging by the video), he will have a hell of a time doing so.
Most school districts have some leeway regarding skipping grades for exceptional students. No one wants a bored little genius in their class. The parents usually have to petition and struggle to get their kid advanced, but it happens pretty frequently.
My sister and I both skipped a grade when we were younger. I skipped fourth grade and she skipped fifth.
opticalmace
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All team sports = brain damage now?
efyu_lemonardo
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Little Man Tate. cool movie.
It also demonstrates some of the problems with not providing a stimulating enough environment for child prodigies.
PunjabiPlaya
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Lol, they just had to get the college kid wearing his "ironic" Horny For Life TCU shirt.
Man childhood is fucking overrated. If I could of skipped middle school and high school and went straight to college with the intelligence and skills necessary to not struggle with the courses I would of done it. Socializing is not that hard, the kid talks well. He will be fine in the socializing department.
Zoramon089
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Yeah, because all the other famous scientists and inventors were child prodigies...are you saying this seriously or as a joke? There's more to life and achievement than being intelligent. Surely you must understand this
I am a physics PhD, and I can pretty much guarantee you are wrong. Quantum physicists are pretty normal human beings, even the smart ones. They value a person who can communicate.
Necromanti
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I certainly agree, I think the bigger problem is parents pushing their prodigy kids to become the next Einstein when they are still far too young. Children shouldn't have that kind of a burden.
You're only a kid once. You have the rest of your life to be an adult.
I do find it sad that he's being rushed into adulthood, and that he likely can't relate to kids his own age anymore.
Cow Mengde
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A smart kid like him will just get bullied by his peers for his intelligence. Or have you guys forgotten what being 11 was like?
He was home schooled, right? The thing is, homeschooling has a huge advantage in that the curriculum can move as fast as the kid can handle and if you don't let your kid ever let off the accelerator, quite a few kids would be capable of what this kid has done by age 11. But why? Why push kids so hard? It's important that they learn and it is bad when a school system holds a child back, but the flip side is kids should be allowed to be kids at some point.
Alternatively, why should he be bored and held back by one of the most mediocre educational systems in the industrialized world just because almost everyone else is content to let schools babysit their kids?
GoldenEye 007
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That's pretty normal for schools to require a general education program which would include either psychology or even religious study if the student chose that.
For TCU I see there is some loose affiliation but its not pervasive from what I understand compared to true religious schools.
Shadow Red
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Does he have a tiger mom?
entremet
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Wow! This thread is full of tons of reductionist thinking.
Let me devour these arguments
"He's gonna lack social skill"
Social skills like any other skills are developed through use, not through spending tons of time with people your same age range. That's actually unnatural in human history is you know the history of schooling. Kids used to grow up and socialize with mothers, fathers, uncles, and with adults. In actuality he may have better social skills than kids his age because he not just talking to idiot kids all day.
"He's not enjoying his childhood"
How do you know he doesn't have hobbies or other activities? Moreover, he's obviously a person who loves learning. Let him enjoy learning. Additionally, not everyone is built the same. I see a lot of projection in here. Maybe he gets bored with regular childhood stuff. Humans are not all the same and we've got stop thinking that everyone is. We all have different personalities and temperaments.
Let me devour these arguments
"He's gonna lack social skill"
Social skills like any other skills are developed through use, not through spending tons of time with people your same age range. That's actually unnatural in human history is you know the history of schooling. Kids used to grow up and socialize with mothers, fathers, uncles, and with adults. In actuality he may have better social skills than kids his age because he not just talking to idiot kids all day.
"He's not enjoying his childhood"
How do you know he doesn't have hobbies or other activities? Moreover, he's obviously a person who loves learning. Let him enjoy learning. Additionally, not everyone is built the same. I see a lot of projection in here. Maybe he gets bored with regular childhood stuff. Humans are not all the same and we've got stop thinking that everyone is. We all have different personalities and temperaments.
flamingotripod
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I would rather be the smartest kid at my age than relate to all the dumb kids in my age group. While I can say my friends and I did stupid shit in my childhood, this guy is actually doing something productive and has the willingness to learn, which pretty much all children dont have.
Kaisersalsek
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Well, bye bye childhood. Didn't even know there were religious universities, wtf
entremet
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What if he doesn't enjoy relating with kids his age. This stratification of peer groups by age is not natural.
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