Holly (@HollyBlomberg)
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The takeaway from this story is a condemnation of US higher education tbh. Exquisitely gifted 13 year old graduates from college with a major in physics & a minor in math — wants to apply for PhD programs but his parents can’t afford it https://abc11.com/elliott-tanner-college-graduate-university-of-minnesota-physics-major/11788944/
    • Quimby [any, any]
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      3 years ago

      I think a lot of people could. But I think there's little-to-no advantage to jumping ahead, and it tends to negatively impact social and emotional development.

    • SovietyWoomy [any]
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      3 years ago

      I was put in a math class one year above my grade in elementary school. I dropped out after a few weeks because the class skipped morning recess.