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Speaking of child geniuses...

SeaStar430SeaStar430 member
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The valedictorian at my high school and Treasurer of my senior class was 9 years old.  I walked next to him at graduation and he was our graduation speaker.  He was nominated for the first of four Nobel Peace Prizes for his work with disadvantaged children overseas when he was 12, and he got his master's degree from the University of Virginia when he was 16.

He was reciting books when he was 14 months, doing addition by 18 months, and has several times been on Oprah and Ellen.  https://www.virginia.edu/insideuva/2006/09/finals_smith.html

Whatch-you got early walkers!  Wink

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  • howa0155howa0155 member
    LOL!  So I am thinking DS saying "this" doesn't count, right! Haha.
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  • SWILMSWILM
    I would really appreciate if people would stop posting about my child Wink
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  • jessicaclarejessicaclare member
    Is it bad to say I wouldn't want that for my child? Sure, I want my girls to be bright and go places in life but it seems like so many of those kid geniuses miss out on regular kid stuff. I want my girls to be kids for awhile before they have to be adults.
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  • katiekate1974katiekate1974 member
    Dude. That's all I've got.
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  • SeaStar430SeaStar430 member
    lol!  I keep trying to whip Allie into shape, explaining to her that people are going to think she's some sort of an idiot if she doesn't pick up the pace and begin her dissertation before Christmas.
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  • katiekate1974katiekate1974 member
    imageSeaStar430:
    lol!  I keep trying to whip Allie into shape, explaining to her that people are going to think she's some sort of an idiot if she doesn't pick up the pace and begin her dissertation before Christmas.
    Yeah, she's a bit behind, huh? I'm sorry. Look on the bright side...she's cute. So there's that.
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  • SeaStar430SeaStar430 member

    imagekatiekate1974:
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    lol!  I keep trying to whip Allie into shape, explaining to her that people are going to think she's some sort of an idiot if she doesn't pick up the pace and begin her dissertation before Christmas.
    Yeah, she's a bit behind, huh? I'm sorry. Look on the bright side...she's cute. So there's that.

    LOL!  Yeah if she doesn't shape up in the brains department soon, I'm afraid I'm going to have to fall back on her supermodel career.  Chunky legs=first things that have to go.  Wink

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  • sam19sam19 member

    imagejessicaclare:
    Is it bad to say I wouldn't want that for my child? Sure, I want my girls to be bright and go places in life but it seems like so many of those kid geniuses miss out on regular kid stuff. I want my girls to be kids for awhile before they have to be adults.

    I agree.  

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  • ZTACRYSTALZTACRYSTAL member

    imagejessicaclare:
    Is it bad to say I wouldn't want that for my child? Sure, I want my girls to be bright and go places in life but it seems like so many of those kid geniuses miss out on regular kid stuff. I want my girls to be kids for awhile before they have to be adults.

    NO! I have an aunt that started college at 14. had a PHD at 21 or something like that. She is so socially awkward now because of it. She missed everything. I would never want that for my child.

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  • SeaStar430SeaStar430 member

    I agree, this kid was a real freak.  No one could stand him in high school (we all voted for him for Treasurer just because it was so odd, and before we really knew him.)  He would lecture on and on about "Save the Children!"  It was ridiculous.  On Oprah he said he felt bad for the other, slower kids, he really had no tact at all, but who would expect an 8 year old to?  He sounded like a really pompous, arrogant adult.  I've never wanted to punch a kid before, but I'm sure if I could show you his Oprah interviews you'd want to give him a good smack!

    During his graduation speech where he advocated and yelled about needing a better world for the children, everyone was groaing and a beach ball was being thrown around. 

    I'd never want that for my kid.  He wasn't normal, and I can't imagine that he is socially normal now.

    Here are some quotes from him that I found online, all made when he was 9-10 years old, the same year we graduated high school:

     "THERE REALLY IS ONLY ONE CHOICE.
    We must hear the cries of the children and answer their prayers."


    And this was in his graduation speech:

    "I have a vision.
    At a time when people are insecure about the future
    - when hatred turns against the innocent?
    wouldn't it restore hope if children took it upon themselves
    to help other children
    - children bridging cultural, political and religious divides
    - coming together in peace,
    speaking with one voice for freedom and justice
    and working for a future without fear and suffering?
    Children who have not learned to hate,
    children who feel a connection with their world,
    children who can define the ideal world where all have opportunity
    and then believe that it can happen.
    For the sake of all of us, we must make this happen."

    Seriously?  Gag me.  And for my baby?  NO THANKS.

     

     

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  • CarmeltopherCarmeltopher
    This poor kid is going to "grow up" some day and want to rewind his life and be a kid again because he never got the chance too. Poor guy!
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