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 Revolutioniz
Male, 18-29, Western US
 914 Posts
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Saturday, July 07, 2012 11:52:57 PM
guy at 3:50 works at the 7-11 by my house. |
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 TheJ3553
Male, 18-29, Canada
145 Posts
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Saturday, July 07, 2012 8:51:09 PM
Qystein
It definitely contributes. Think of the social ascept of it. It clumps all the below average, average and above average students into the same group and they have to get along socially. If you're smart, you suck. If you're dumb as a brick, you fit in. Or if at least you pretend to be as stupid as the dumb kids.
Now I'm not ENTIRELY blaming the public school system, but if I had been in a class with people that had around the same intellegence as me and was taught as such, I would have learned WAY more there and wouldn't have hated school as much as I did.
That's just how it was at my school. |
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 Qystein
Male, 18-29, Europe
159 Posts
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Friday, July 06, 2012 12:54:25 PM
@OldOllie did you go to a local library and read up about "everything" ?
The school system is meant to help the average, if you are bright your going to make it anyway. You were maybe slightly above average, but not bright. If you were bright then you would have done something. Getting sick and tired of people saying that the school system not seeing them as "geniuses" is the reason their life did not turn out the way they wanted.. |
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 OldOllie
Male, 50-59, Midwest US
8751 Posts
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Thursday, July 05, 2012 10:59:36 PM
I hope he does something great with his life.
The schools in my day wouldn't let me do anything like this. I was chained at the ankle to everyone else my age, and there was no way in hell they were going to let me get ahead.
I was put in a class of 30 kids, 2 of whom couldn't quite keep up, which meant the curriculum was paced for the 3rd dumbest kid in the class, i.e., the 10th %ile.
I learned long division the first day they showed it to me. Then I spent the next 4 months doing it over and over and over and over till I hated school like Satan hates holy water.
If I were to describe my public education in a word, it would be "negligent" -- in two words, "criminally negligent."
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 Matwix_2004
Male, 18-29, Europe
2097 Posts
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Thursday, July 05, 2012 7:24:22 PM
wolladude - He is, apparantly he spends a fair bit of time with kids his own age, and enjoys it. |
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 eovogt
Male, 18-29, Canada
197 Posts
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Thursday, July 05, 2012 7:23:27 PM
Love being left handed :) except when I have to write :( |
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 robosnitz
Male, 40-49, Eastern US
2752 Posts
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Thursday, July 05, 2012 2:13:29 PM
He's left handed!!!That's the witch hand!!SORCERY!!! |
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 wolladude
Male, 30-39, Europe
324 Posts
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Thursday, July 05, 2012 12:54:22 PM
He needs to be subjected to experiences where he is not the best kid at his age, like the choir, thats a good idea, maybe also do some sports.
That would help him balance his social life, and make him more accepted among kids his age. |
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 onoffonoffon
Male, 30-39, Western US
1252 Posts
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Thursday, July 05, 2012 12:54:20 PM
This is exactly what is wrong with our country. Seemingly endless amounts of money is spent propping up failing students and those that are incapable. Yet, very little money and effort is spent developing those with outstanding potential. |
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 sutra46
Female, 40-49, Asia
2008 Posts
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Thursday, July 05, 2012 9:37:01 AM
Super cute kid. I want to know more about the little sis too. |
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 FoolsPrussia
Male, 18-29, Western US
2869 Posts
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Thursday, July 05, 2012 8:57:24 AM
There aren't enough stars for me to properly rate this post. |
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 unmercyfuldu
Male, 18-29, Western US
731 Posts
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Thursday, July 05, 2012 8:36:30 AM
Good to see his parent's concerns well placed. You hear an awful lot about child prodigies, but they usual flounder as adults who have been crushed by their own highly unrealistic expectations of themselves. |
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 dm2754
Male, 30-39, Western US
2767 Posts
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Thursday, July 05, 2012 8:32:40 AM
whats odd is most kid like this end up in ordinary jobs
i once dated a girl who graduate at 14 she is a contact lawyer |
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Matwix_2004
Male, 18-29, Europe
2097 Posts
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Thursday, July 05, 2012 8:23:11 AM
Link: Tanishq Abraham: An Eight-Year-Old College Student [Rate Link] - The 8-year old already studies astrophysics and has even discovered a supernova, but he still loves Buzz Lightyear. |
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