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| Belgian boy Laurent Simons heads off to university aged 8. |
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| ataradov:
--- Quote from: Yansi on July 02, 2018, 06:41:47 pm ---Jeez, I am now pissed at the uni. --- End quote --- That's your problem with not understanding what the goals of the university are. If you need immediate practical knowledge on a specific subject, you need to look for training courses. The goal of the university is to give you a way of thinking that lasts. |
| Yansi:
What training courses do you have in mind specifically? Could you tell please? I am fascinated by how sure you are about the state in which a university teaching is on a different continent. |
| ataradov:
--- Quote from: Yansi on July 02, 2018, 08:00:41 pm ---What training courses do you have in mind specifically? Could you tell please? --- End quote --- I don't know what courses apply in your field of interest. --- Quote from: Yansi on July 02, 2018, 08:00:41 pm ---I am fascinated by how sure you are about the state in which a university teaching is on a different continent. --- End quote --- That stuff is pretty universal as far as I can see. But for sure, continue to be disappointed with your university experience. |
| Kjelt:
--- Quote from: Rick Law on July 02, 2018, 06:30:31 pm ---Just think about typical human behavior - who would be the class leader? The person who is more mature/older or the one that is younger and acting like one? So, in my estimation, the one entering a class a few years younger than his/her classmate will more likely become follower than leader, more likely to be timid than assertive... I'd rather have a leader graduating on-time than a follower graduating a year sooner. --- End quote --- I rather follow someone who knows what he is talking about rather than someone assertive talking bullocks ;) There are plenty of examples of so called assertive leaders with an iq of an ant and the ego of a gorilla. But that is all besides the point, sure he won't be accepted by the group right away with the age difference besides of the iq difference. Does it matter? Ask him, perhaps he is happy with his studies and math puzzles just as a lot of our forum members are happy in their electronic shacks playing with T&M equipment and their buttons. Sure a social life is important which gets addressed automatically when he gets older. Perhaps he will find a gf with a same iq and interest or someone who is attracted to his intelligence. |
| BrianHG:
Ok, I understand the issue with maturity being a problem in university. This is valid if you mix a 14-16 year old with 20-30 year old. The way the 14-16 year old may be treated by the other older students may cause one type of mental maddening situation. While, at home or vacation & trying to maintain friends who also have to deal with a special unusual situation. But I think many of us here aren't carefully paying attention to the fact that this kid is 8 years old. In the above case, I expect the 14-16 year old to be shunned and isolated in many ways which can be brutal. But when it comes to the 20-30 year olds being in class with an 8 year old, the equation is truly different and undefined. Yes, the 8 year old will still not be in with any outside older activities, but, I would not expect the 20-30 years olds treating an 8 year old as a younger graduate. Even they must realize they are dealing with a real child 12 years younger and when in front of him, they will behave differently compared to being around a student only 4-5 years younger. Think along the lines of having a 4 year younger brother, when you were 16, how would you treat them. I have experience here. Now, imagine you are 20 with an 8 year old aged brother. You wont be giving your 8 year old brother the same treatment. Also, being 8, I don't believe Laurent Simons friends of 7 to 9 year olds will shun him for going to university in the same way a 14 year old's 13-15 year old friends. So, I say, yes, there will be development issues, but, in this special ultra young 8 year old's case, I don't think it will the nightmare scenario a few here are proposing. |
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