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[quote=Anonymous]I could read and write at 3. Ended up doing great in school, got a phd from top university, speak four languages, could probably do whatever I wanted professionally, baring physics and math because that would have required a different academic path. What does all that get me? A happy but average D.C. existence. I get to wipe butts, get up many times a night, deal with difficult coworkers and worry about aging parents as well as what's for dinner. Not very different from my best friend from middle school who was labeled slow, failed two grades (due to discrimination on the basis of her ethnicity, which I witnessed) but who is now a happily married kindergarten teacher with two kids, etc.

What I'm trying to say is that marginally higher intelligence will get you some advantages but it actually doesn't matter that much in the long run.

Make your charge feel safe and loved and follow her lead in terms of learning. That's the same advice as what would apply for most other kids.

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