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| Belgian boy Laurent Simons heads off to university aged 8. |
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| ataradov:
Also, my school required us to do some projects that naturally take a lot of time, like growing bean plants from the seed. You can't accelerate nature. Obviously that did not count towards any grade, but you can't claim that you have learned everything if you skip over parts that are not covered by tests. |
| EEVblog:
--- Quote from: ataradov on July 01, 2018, 07:15:00 am ---If any of this has any truth to it at all, I suspect just coaching to take standardized tests. --- End quote --- That would be my guess, in which case he's going to be rather in-equipped in general education. [/quote] He is a genius, he does not need to be limited by your understanding of time. [/quote] Obviously ::) Anyone who has a kid in school and knows the amount of work they have to go through, even in the early years knows this is fishy. |
| EEVblog:
Flip side question... Would you hire an engineering graduate who bragged they finished their 4 year degree in 6 months because their university said they were a genius and they passed the tests? If not, why not? If yes, why? |
| ataradov:
--- Quote from: EEVblog on July 01, 2018, 07:21:50 am ---Would you hire an engineering graduate who bragged they finished their 4 year degree in 6 months because their university said they were a genius and they passed the tests? --- End quote --- I always ask about spare time projects, because they show a real passion. And I doubt a person that crammed so much "studying" will have any. But if they do, then yes, sure. |
| EEVblog:
Even if this kid finishes his degree in the standard 4 year time frame (unlikely given the existing scenario) he'll be at best 12 when he graduates. He's screwed employment wise unless he goes into business for himself somehow. He wouldn't even be able to teach at university as no student would respect a 12yo kid. Probably no option but to continue onto graduate research or something. I'm all for accelerating kids with the talent, but this seems beyond ridiculous. |
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