Anonymous
Post 12/18/2024 08:49     Subject: I haven't met any dedicated kids who voluntarily self study
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My 25 yo DS1 was like this. He's now getting a PhD philosophy.


I now feel compelled to add that he attended public schools. FFS.


Mine, too.


Mine too. He would buy math books on EBay to work through.

He's getting a PhD in math now.

Public HS grad.
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2024 08:44     Subject: I haven't met any dedicated kids who voluntarily self study
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Mine just finished his first philosophy class in college and said he wishes he could major in it. He asked for a few philosophy books for Christmas (I’m looking for them at the library first since they aren’t cheap).

He’s always found topics to learn more about. Last year was Photoshop and photography. When he was a kid, it was tornadoes, insects, and different historical time periods.

Check out thrift books! That’s where I get lots of coding books for my kid
bookfinder.com scrapes a bunch of websites including thriftbooks to find the cheapest ones
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2024 08:42     Subject: I haven't met any dedicated kids who voluntarily self study
Anonymous wrote:Do they exist?

I'm almost 50 and I haven't met any kids in high school who are so dedicated, they voluntarily get books and self study to get a deeper dive into some subjects. Never! The only kids who sort of do it are being pushed by their parents.

My kid's peers just like my peers at this age are and were primarily interested in socialization and other fun things - video games, music, art, fashion, pop culture, makeup, etc.

Do those kids even exist? Is that not a figment of imagination?
Look at olympiad kids. Some are pushed by their parents, but at the highest level, almost all are self motivated.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2024 19:09     Subject: I haven't met any dedicated kids who voluntarily self study
Anonymous wrote:I’ve met many kids like this who homeschool.


+1
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2024 18:57     Subject: I haven't met any dedicated kids who voluntarily self study
Anonymous wrote:Do they exist?

I'm almost 50 and I haven't met any kids in high school who are so dedicated, they voluntarily get books and self study to get a deeper dive into some subjects. Never! The only kids who sort of do it are being pushed by their parents.

My kid's peers just like my peers at this age are and were primarily interested in socialization and other fun things - video games, music, art, fashion, pop culture, makeup, etc.

Do those kids even exist? Is that not a figment of imagination?


Yes, they do exist. My 17 year old does this. Spoiler alert -they are on the autism spectrum.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2024 18:41     Subject: I haven't met any dedicated kids who voluntarily self study
I was that kid (and still am. I read textbooks for fun in middle age).

My kids aren't like that but one of my nephews is.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2024 15:42     Subject: I haven't met any dedicated kids who voluntarily self study
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My 25 yo DS1 was like this. He's now getting a PhD philosophy.


I now feel compelled to add that he attended public schools. FFS.


Mine, too.