Most of the anecdotal news stories about super gifted early university entry kids brings to the fore controlling parents and a substantial dose of depression.
Maybe it's better to allow normal pace, and suffer a downside of the occasional Gauss being a little late to the table?
The other risk being delaying advancement for gifted kids puts them at risk of depression and controlling parents for the inverse reasons I suppose.
It's not that different for sports talent. Or music. Or chess. There are significant nasty back stories to many of these situations.
ggm•1h ago
Maybe it's better to allow normal pace, and suffer a downside of the occasional Gauss being a little late to the table?
The other risk being delaying advancement for gifted kids puts them at risk of depression and controlling parents for the inverse reasons I suppose.
It's not that different for sports talent. Or music. Or chess. There are significant nasty back stories to many of these situations.