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Overthetrees8 t1_j7f086o wrote

Reply to comment by Goseki1 in Pennsylvania boy, 9, becomes one of the youngest ever high school graduates by QuicklyThisWay

Generally speaking you're hitting the nail on the head most people just fail to understand that school isn't about learning (mostly).

It's about social integration, social conformity, learning to do things you don't like, and learning to take orders from authority.

From what I've seen in cases like this the kids usually end up suffering long term because they fail to devolpe proper social skills. Because we learn social skills from our peers.

No one in college is going to consider this young man a peer.

It's honestly usually pretty sad.

One of the most important and hardest lessons to learn in life is that it doesn't matter if you're right it only matters if people are willing to listen.

No one is going to listen to a 9 year old the graduated highschool even if he's right. What do you think that does to someone? Nothing good that's for sure.

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Goseki1 t1_j7f0ske wrote

That's all i can think too. Like i bet he's found it fun to do, and hos parents are proud of him. But realistically, is he going to be happy to leave all his friend's behind? When will he eventually get to pursue a romantic relationship (if wanted) with a girl or boy his own age?

I remember watching a documentary a while ago about gofted kids and the vast majority of them smashed through high school on their larents suggestion and then absolutely burnt out after years if studying at a level appropriate to their capabilities. I dunno, i guess it's a weird line to try and navigate, but i hope the dude doesn't burn out and end up working a shitty job be cause of it

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Overthetrees8 t1_j7f1ble wrote

It's usually what happened because what people fail to constantly realize is that the thing most important in our lives are the connections we share with others. Generally those connections are the ones we create in school.

They have pretty much eliminated that possibility.

Although generally speaking a lot of people this smart are usually on the spectrum as well.

So sometimes they just don't care about human connections.

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