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Shadowknight

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I'm suddenly reminded of the story repeatedly in "Real Genius" about the kid who got into their college at 12 and had a subsequent breakdown due to the stress of getting in classes that advanced.
 

Whisper

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For all the people talking about parents pushing their kids: did you read the article? Apparently, the only thing the parents did differently was homeschool the children. Beyond that, going to college ahead of time (and the other decisions) seem to have been made by the two kids themselves. I don't see any evidence that their parents have "pushed," or in any other way forced them to do what they're doing.
 

MagicConch

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I feel sorry for them; missing high school teenage years would suck bigtime. Good times for almost everyone I know.
 

atiyeh

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Originally posted by: MagicConch
I feel sorry for them; missing high school teenage years would suck bigtime. Good times for almost everyone I know.

definitely
 

mercanucaribe

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Originally posted by: MagicConch
I feel sorry for them; missing high school teenage years would suck bigtime. Good times for almost everyone I know.

I don't know what you did in high school, but as far as I can remember, they didn't miss much...

The biggest problem I see is that they will go on to do nothing significant with their lives. Rather than using their gifted intelligence for something great, they will end up being doctors because of their Asian mom.
 

Shadowknight

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Better question; assuming it takes them 4-years to graduate, or given their learning skills possibly less, how are they going to get someone to hire them professionally when they aren't even 18? If they go for being a doctor, good luck with that.
 

erub

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Originally posted by: Shadowknight
Better question; assuming it takes them 4-years to graduate, or given their learning skills possibly less, how are they going to get someone to hire them professionally when they aren't even 18? If they go for being a doctor, good luck with that.

They should finish in much quicker than that, they already have a couple of years of college credit..i think that their only option is an advanced degree of some type..
 

tami

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Originally posted by: AnitaPeterson
Nice... the kids are hard-working and, ironically enough, true embodiments of what *used to be called* the "American Dream" , and yet, the envious jerks in this thread are venting their hate towards them... You are the REAL losers, people!

indeed.

Shadowknight: there are young 16 year olds in medical school even today. it's rare, but not at all unheard of.
 

mercanucaribe

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Originally posted by: Shadowknight
Better question; assuming it takes them 4-years to graduate, or given their learning skills possibly less, how are they going to get someone to hire them professionally when they aren't even 18? If they go for being a doctor, good luck with that.

It would be a waste for them to do either. I hope they get Phds in some gee whiz field.
 

z0mb13

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smart kids like these dont like hanging out with people their age anyways

kids their age are probably still talking about yu gi oh, or whatever the current trend is.. while they are already reading complex literature, doing calculus, etc

 

NikPreviousAcct

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Originally posted by: AnitaPeterson
Nice... the kids are hard-working and, ironically enough, true embodiments of what *used to be called* the "American Dream" , and yet, the envious jerks in this thread are venting their hate towards them... You are the REAL losers, people!

QFFT. :)
 

Kalbi

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Why da fvck does a caucasian man and chinese woman name their daughter a japanese name?!
 

ironcrotch

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Theres more to life than "success". That comes with time IMO. I'm gonna let my kids be kids and let them grow up and enjoy the fun things in life. If they gravitate towards studies and being nerds then great but I'm definitely not going to force them and make them do anything. I don't think it has anything to do with jealousy.
 

z0mb13

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Originally posted by: ironcrotch
Theres more to life than "success". That comes with time IMO. I'm gonna let my kids be kids and let them grow up and enjoy the fun things in life. If they gravitate towards studies and being nerds then great but I'm definitely not going to force them and make them do anything. I don't think it has anything to do with jealousy.

who says their parents pushed these kids?

 

ironcrotch

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Originally posted by: z0mb13
Originally posted by: ironcrotch
Theres more to life than "success". That comes with time IMO. I'm gonna let my kids be kids and let them grow up and enjoy the fun things in life. If they gravitate towards studies and being nerds then great but I'm definitely not going to force them and make them do anything. I don't think it has anything to do with jealousy.

who says their parents pushed these kids?

i didnt.. I was just saying I wouldn't because it's a common thing with first generation asian americna parents.