Most of the anecdotal news stories about super gifted early university entry kids brings to the fore controlling parents and a substantial dose of depression.
Maybe it's better to allow normal pace, and suffer a downside of the occasional Gauss being a little late to the table?
The other risk being delaying advancement for gifted kids puts them at risk of depression and controlling parents for the inverse reasons I suppose.
It's not that different for sports talent. Or music. Or chess. There are significant nasty back stories to many of these situations.
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[ 3.0 ms ] story [ 10.8 ms ] threadMaybe it's better to allow normal pace, and suffer a downside of the occasional Gauss being a little late to the table?
The other risk being delaying advancement for gifted kids puts them at risk of depression and controlling parents for the inverse reasons I suppose.
It's not that different for sports talent. Or music. Or chess. There are significant nasty back stories to many of these situations.