7 year old boy seeking university placement
By ahgong
@ahgong (10064)
Singapore
November 10, 2007 4:04pm CST
Wow... I am amazed at the abilities of this child prodigy!
I cannot imagine how a boy at 7 could be concentrating on chemistry equations that only 'O' level students tackle at the age of 16 on average.
At 7, I would probably be thinking of which other cartoon I would like to watch and not some homework that only a teenage kid can do!
Check out the article at -- http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/310233/1/.html
On one hand, I am amazed at the abilities of this child. On the other, I have this nagging feeling at the back of my head asking, is this child growing up way, way, way too fast for his own good?
I wonder if this child is being deprived of his childhood by going to the university so early. Would he be able to fit in?
What do you think?
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@poohgal (6845)
• Singapore
11 Nov 07
Wow. Amazing. However, I also think this boy is growing up too fast. He should be enjoying his childhood. I enjoy my childhood tremendously and nothing can replace those memories. Despite the boy's high intelligence level, he should slow down slightly and enjoy his childhood days. Once these days are gone, they cannot come back again.
I personally feel that no matter how intelligent he is, he is still a kid. I'm sure he craves for fun. If he does get into the University now, I'm sure he will feel very out of place as everyone will be much older and he will have trouble finding friends.
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@ahgong (10064)
• Singapore
22 Aug 08
I too think he is growing up way too fast!
And I am sure he will stick out like a sore thumb in the lecture hall.
Reminds me of the few episodes of CSI where there was this girl prodigy that went to high school when peers her age is still struggling to finish grade school.
She was constantly the butt of jokes from the older students in her same class.
Sad.
@ctrymuziklvr (11057)
• United States
11 Nov 07
Whenever I hear these stories I feel bad for the child. There's no way he can have a normal childhood and as wonderful as it is for his parents they need to think of that.
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@ahgong (10064)
• Singapore
22 Aug 08
I am guessing that the parents are so elated over the fact their child is so smart, they have overlooked the very fact that he is, after all, still a child.
I sure hope this is what he wants.
And I also hope that the parents will realize that he is a child that still needs to play. And have friends around his age.
I wonder what happened to this child after the news reported about him.
There was no follow up there after. Anyone have any ideas?
@lilaclady (28206)
• Australia
10 Nov 07
I think it is sad in a way as I firmly believe childhood is a persons good fun days before their world becomes serious, so unless this child has an unusually exceptional brain he must be studying a lot as information doesn't implant in the brain automatically, he should be playing with toy cars and other little kids...but all in all he must be a super clever kid.
@ahgong (10064)
• Singapore
22 Aug 08
I am sure he is super clever. Otherwise he would not have qualified for applying to a university.
Question is whether this is what he wants? Or is it a decision that is made by the parents?
I mean, if I were the parents of that child, I'd be proud to have a scholar prodigy in my home too! But to rush a child into tertiary education like that, is it too fast?
