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re: Mom and dad of 9-year-old high school graduate share their No. 1 parenting rule....
Posted on 8/13/23 at 8:33 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
Posted on 8/13/23 at 8:33 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
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They prioritize happiness over social norms
The older I get, the more I realize happiness shouldn’t be the goal necessarily. Happiness, while a good thing, is typically a fleeting thing. Contentment, purpose ought to be the goal.
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Posted on 8/13/23 at 8:47 pm to grizzlylongcut
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Contentment, purpose ought to be the goal.
Good thing I’m content drinking beer and smoking pork butts.
Posted on 8/13/23 at 8:58 pm to Jim Rockford
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We see these stories periodically but we never see them ten years later curing cancer or making breakthroughs in particle physics.
Einstein's teachers considered him a dullard.
I remember reading awhile back about a former prodigy, like this kid, who wanted his records erased because he felt like he never amounted to anything based on his potential.
Posted on 8/13/23 at 9:02 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
It's well within reach for most children to achieve a HS diploma by 10.
All it takes is parents keeping the child 100% focused on education. There is nothing about the brain structure at 10 that prevents them learning calculus, but most children haven't spent so much dedicated education time to build up to that point.
Mostly because it's not very healthy for their overall well-being and there's not a huge payoff as most other people can catch them in earnings by 30.
The fields that require heavy math PhDs pay pretty bad.
In China state level testing means those who rank at the top will have income to take care of their entire family.
In the USA, post doctorate doesn't mean huge income, just huge debt.
All it takes is parents keeping the child 100% focused on education. There is nothing about the brain structure at 10 that prevents them learning calculus, but most children haven't spent so much dedicated education time to build up to that point.
Mostly because it's not very healthy for their overall well-being and there's not a huge payoff as most other people can catch them in earnings by 30.
The fields that require heavy math PhDs pay pretty bad.
In China state level testing means those who rank at the top will have income to take care of their entire family.
In the USA, post doctorate doesn't mean huge income, just huge debt.
Posted on 8/13/23 at 9:23 pm to Talkum Poudar
Exactly how many 36 year olds do you think are associate professors in STEM fields? 
The guy linked on Research Gate has a really impressive resume
The guy linked on Research Gate has a really impressive resume
Posted on 8/13/23 at 9:56 pm to Gee Grenouille
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Good thing I’m content drinking beer and smoking pork butts.
Me too baw!
Posted on 8/13/23 at 10:57 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
My daughter has an IQ found in about one out of 20.6 million individuals. She started classes at a university at age 11 and at 25 is on track to be a neurosurgeon with undergrad, masters, and doctorate degrees in related disciplines. I once would proofread her research articles and presentations for grammar suggestions but she stopped sending them years ago because she concluded that I wouldn't understand them. Was never much interested in Barbie dolls and related better to adults than to other children, but otherwise pretty normal. She has lacked finding any eligible guys who aren't out of work actors currently waiting tables.
Posted on 8/13/23 at 11:10 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
Hopefully he falls in with the right crowd like Harold Wormser.
Posted on 8/13/23 at 11:12 pm to Narax
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post doctorate ...huge debt
You get paid for getting a stem grad degree.
I don't know WTF you are talking about here.
Posted on 8/14/23 at 12:22 am to Narax
No one is paying tuition while getting a STEM Ph.D at a reputable school. They may pay a few hundred in fees to use the gym, but they have tuition waivers and stipends.
Now if you want to live in nice housing, you might accumulate some debt, but it’s very manageable.
The ones who have mountains of debt are masters students, especially in non-STEM fields.
Now med school and law school are also like that, but the salaries are much higher as well so they should only be struggling with debt if they are living very expensively straight out of school.
Now if you want to live in nice housing, you might accumulate some debt, but it’s very manageable.
The ones who have mountains of debt are masters students, especially in non-STEM fields.
Now med school and law school are also like that, but the salaries are much higher as well so they should only be struggling with debt if they are living very expensively straight out of school.
Posted on 8/14/23 at 12:42 am to Keys Open Doors
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This post was edited on 8/14/23 at 1:34 am
Posted on 8/14/23 at 1:41 am to TheWalrus
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School is just as much about social development than education.
Yep, agree 100%
I’d argue it’s completely about social development
Including college
This post was edited on 8/14/23 at 1:42 am
Posted on 8/14/23 at 4:26 am to SteelerBravesDawg
Dads everywhere: "frickin 9 year old graduating high-school and your arse is getting D's in English"
Posted on 8/14/23 at 6:34 am to SteelerBravesDawg
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“I think the biggest social and emotional problem [for gifted children] is that they can’t find other people like themselves,”
I definitely agree with this. Look how many downvotes I get around here
Posted on 8/14/23 at 6:54 am to SteelerBravesDawg
I always wonder what becomes of these child prodigies.
So your child graduates college by 16. Congrats to them! That's a great accomplishment.
But..now what. Do they just get started in the workforce a some office cubicle at 16 as well. Do they not get to enjoy being a kid at all. Do they get to play football/baseball, even if they are absolutely terrible at it. Do they get to go to prom? Do they get to get rejected after asking for the cutest girl in school's number?
I would worry that the child is missing out on their childhood, and those are moments that can never really be replaced when older.
So your child graduates college by 16. Congrats to them! That's a great accomplishment.
But..now what. Do they just get started in the workforce a some office cubicle at 16 as well. Do they not get to enjoy being a kid at all. Do they get to play football/baseball, even if they are absolutely terrible at it. Do they get to go to prom? Do they get to get rejected after asking for the cutest girl in school's number?
I would worry that the child is missing out on their childhood, and those are moments that can never really be replaced when older.
Posted on 8/14/23 at 7:00 am to SteelerBravesDawg
It was suggested that I be moved to 10th grade when I was in fourth. My parents discussed it, and decided that It would not be wise to push me that far ahead -- I was ten at the time, and they realized the 16-year-olds might treat me poorly or be a bad influence.
This kid was in a Charter school. As a parent of a kid that went to an online school of this type for a bit - ( pre-covid), they learn very little. I am sure that at 10, my parents could have given me a book about Einstein's theory, and I would have repeated it verbatim after reading it. It would not mean I understood it or was prepared for physics in college.
This kid may be brilliant, but an insane Mom might also push him, and it won't end well. I am glad my parents made the choice they did.
This kid was in a Charter school. As a parent of a kid that went to an online school of this type for a bit - ( pre-covid), they learn very little. I am sure that at 10, my parents could have given me a book about Einstein's theory, and I would have repeated it verbatim after reading it. It would not mean I understood it or was prepared for physics in college.
This kid may be brilliant, but an insane Mom might also push him, and it won't end well. I am glad my parents made the choice they did.
This post was edited on 8/14/23 at 7:05 am
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