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Belgian boy Laurent Simons heads off to university aged 8.

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Kjelt:
Yesterday there was a tv interview with this kid and his parents.
The kid seemed quit normal actually, fun , laughing, did not know if he wanted to become a F1 racing driver, or neuro surgeon or DJ, so quite normal for  his age I would say ;D
The parents esp the father however made a different impression on me (as far as you can get one from a tv interview that is). He and his wife now put their lives in duty of that of their son, hmmmmmmm
Many universities over the world want this kid. But he (the kid) may decide, so California or Netherlands or England all still on the table.
And if the kid decides he wants to go to California, the whole family will move there. That is a big difference with normal families ofcourse.

But the kid seems fine, his professor (also in the interview) said they had to brake him now and then since he would go on and on and considers studying more a hobby than work, he just loves to learn and bring it in practice.
We'll see how this develops but for now he looks like a happy kid to me and I guess all the comments in this topic are biased and projections from own experiences, every individual is unique.

EEVblog:

--- Quote from: Kjelt on November 25, 2019, 08:33:14 am ---We'll see how this develops but for now he looks like a happy kid to me and I guess all the comments in this topic are biased and projections from own experiences.

--- End quote ---

None of us have any idea, including you.
If you want biased, TV edited interviews are notoriously so, and very often have an agenda for the story.

Kjelt:

--- Quote from: EEVblog on November 25, 2019, 11:26:24 am ---None of us have any idea, including you.
--- End quote ---
Correct. That is why this topic can be closed  :)

GeorgeOfTheJungle:
What I wonder is... what's the IQ of Greta Thunberg? >:D

Avacee:
Update: depending on your interpretation he's either dropped out or his parents had a sulk and withdrew him because the university said he still had too many exams to sit before his 10th birthday and the parents really wanted him to be the first under 10 to graduate.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-50734000

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