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Originally posted by AOII_LB93
I see where you are coming from as a former teacher as I am currently a teacher. I wasn't talking about the academic aspect, by all means kid, read up a storm, learn astrophysics, whatever! I was just talking of the social aspect of things. Aside from the classes, how much does a 12 year old have in common with a 22 year old other than the 2 in the ones column of age? While I don't agree with stifling a child academically in any way, I do think it's important for kids to do kid stuff.
Realistically, will this kid grow up to be well adjusted? Who knows? Hopefully so, but I don't think he would have done all of this on his own without a parent who pushed him to do it.
And his sister saying she wants to be a cardiologist? How many 7 year olds do you know that say, "Hey mommy! I want to be a cardiologist when I grow up." Not saying it's not possible, it just seems like the kids are getting "fed" by their parents.
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I am sure their parents encouraged them to set high goals. It sounds like he had as normal a childhood as one can have for a young genius. But can you imagine him in school knowing MORE than his teachers and being teased by his classmates and his teachers running out of things to teach him. It sounds like he would have it rough where ever he was, be it his AGE peers or his MENTAL ABILITY peers. From what I read about his mother, sounds like he has a home life that centers him.