You can’t help but be crazy about 9 year-old Tanishq Abraham… Yeah, he’s super smart, but he still talks almost exactly like my own elementary-aged son. He’s not freakishly grown-up, just a charming little guy.
But in thinking about a 9 year-old being in college one can’t help but worry about his social development. Is it worth it to allow a child to progress with his intellect, or should he be kept with his peers for social reasons? Can you achieve both?
I don’t think he should be kept back with his peers because that will stunt his intellectual development and quite possibly bore him. I know one boy who was kept back all his life because his mother didn’t want him to progress, and he eventually dropped out of high school because it was far too easy for him. Now he’s in the military in the airforce doing things he’s always wanted to do but never could because the public school system just didn’t push him. There are a myriad of ways this boy can be with his peers that doesn’t… Read more »
I attended a specialized school for students on an accelerated curriculum for grades 7-12…before that, I felt stymied by the regular public school system that was woefully inadequate and quite boring….I think they have special accelerated programs for kids on many college campuses (so that they can get extra intellectual stimulation)….My friend’s kid is a genius…she kept him in a private school during elementary and had a special tutor to spend extra time after school on Greek Mythology or Roman History, or whatever…Now he goes to HS (in a special gifted kids’ program at the local community college)….I think it… Read more »