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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To add to my previous post (about the perceived advantage of "one-sided" candidates) - there is more and more research suggesting that early "one-sidedness" does not predict success later in life. Once you look at real high achievers (e.g. Nobel prize winners or elite athletes), you will see that a disproportionate number of them stayed "well rounded" for longer than their peers.

From a recent article in the Economist (Why child prodigies rarely become elite performers):

"The adult superstars also had a reliably different approach to their fields from that of the child prodigies, in that they seemed to maintain interests besides the one in which they eventually became elite... Nobel-prizewinning scientists were less likely to have won academic scholarships than those nominated for a Nobel who did not win. They also took longer to reach senior academic positions, had less impressive early publication records, and maintained interest in fields beyond that for which they won their prize."

It is yet to be seen whether "well-roundedness" will overtake "one-sidedness" in college admission preferences. [/quote]

The problem with kid prodigies (I'm the mom to one)  is when they are not challenged consistently. They don't learn grit. The biggest predictor of success isn't Smarts (though it CAN help), its a love of learning and a growth mindset. Its why finding schools that can support that is so huge and so hard. [/quote]

Yes, exactly. I have a little genius at home — can work at HS level since 2nd grade — but God forbid she encounter something that is hard for her. She has absolutely no grit. Never had to learn stuff and now doesn’t know how.

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