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[quote=Anonymous]The average PhD in STEM has an IQ of roughly 145. The difference between such a person in adulthood -- especially in the subject of their specialty -- and someone with an IQ of 160 may not be notable.

Honestly, I'm of the opinion that the objective of raising a PG child is to keep them on an even keel that doesn't result in them feeling suicidal, and that prepares them for a happy and productive adulthood. Every PG kid's strengths and weaknesses are different, and therefore there's no one right answer for how to achieve that objective.

I am PG. I was accelerated by three grades. I was [i]miserable[/i] before acceleration -- bored, frustrated, and socially out of place. But after acceleration, I had a positive high school experience -- livable academics (not challenging, but not impossibly boring either) and a great social life. (It helped that my best friend drove and didn't mind giving me rides, so I didn't feel out of place for not being able to drive.)

When I reached college (an Ivy), I did not feel particularly more academically adept than my classmates. (My public high school was a mediocre suburban high school, though, so I was arguably somewhat underprepared. Certainly I felt like that compared to the East Coast boarding school crowd.) But I blended in, socially and academically.

In my professional life, the people I deal with frequently tell me that they think I'm exceptionally smart, but I otherwise blend in with the plenty of other smart people in my field on a day-to-day basis. [/quote]

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