Anonymous wrote:Math, pattern recognition, and language abilities are the most reliable indicators of high IQ. Musical instrument proficiency is not.

Anonymous wrote:Lol my first reaction was "All that talent being wasted on mealworm cookies that nobody wants to eat." (And yes, I do know that people in other countries do eat grubs.)

Too much of a tryhard. Not surprised to hear parents are scaffolding this.

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Anonymous wrote:Every single kid I know who was radically accelerated in math also started qualifying for AIME in 5th or 6th grade, perhaps also qualified for JMO in middle school, and did quite well in Mathcounts as well as other competitions. It seems odd to me when a kid is put forth as a math genius and in need of Calculus by age 12 or 13, but the kid doesn't seem to have any notable math accomplishments, aside from being so accelerated.

It's also possible that some kids are fabulous at rote learning, following algorithms, memorizing, and so on, but they're not extraordinary at deeper thought and analysis. For the most part, K-8 is a lot of memorizing and regurgitating, and not a lot of problem solving. Even in math, it's entirely possible to get straight As through pre-calculus by being good at applying standard algorithms without necessarily having a deep understanding of why the mathematics works the way it does. I bet most of the kids who are struggling at TJ would fit this profile.

I know several true prodigies and they were very competitive to participate in IMO when they were in approximately 8th grade.

This student has children's book and some cookies as their crown achievements. She is also playing violin and piano. How well?

She doesn't have a profile of a prodigy.

Anonymous wrote:Every single kid I know who was radically accelerated in math also started qualifying for AIME in 5th or 6th grade, perhaps also qualified for JMO in middle school, and did quite well in Mathcounts as well as other competitions. It seems odd to me when a kid is put forth as a math genius and in need of Calculus by age 12 or 13, but the kid doesn't seem to have any notable math accomplishments, aside from being so accelerated.

It's also possible that some kids are fabulous at rote learning, following algorithms, memorizing, and so on, but they're not extraordinary at deeper thought and analysis. For the most part, K-8 is a lot of memorizing and regurgitating, and not a lot of problem solving. Even in math, it's entirely possible to get straight As through pre-calculus by being good at applying standard algorithms without necessarily having a deep understanding of why the mathematics works the way it does. I bet most of the kids who are struggling at TJ would fit this profile.

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Anonymous wrote:The jealousy in these replies is insane. SOME KIDS ARE JUST SMART!

Some of us also have very high IQ children, but we allow them to have a normal childhood instead of pulling all the strings we can pull to get them in the spotlight like this. I think my DD and DS could have done all this crap too if my co-parent and I had spent all our free time scaffolding precocious achievements. Maybe some people think we failed them by not trotting them out and about as public prodigies. But my gut tells me my kids are happier as they are in our low-key family.

Based on her videos, she seems pretty happy. The family is also probably pulling in a decent amount of money from her book sales and media appearances. She'll likely get into a great college program due to her media presence. I wouldn't necessarily feel sorry for this girl and her family at all.

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Anonymous wrote:Every single kid I know who was radically accelerated in math also started qualifying for AIME in 5th or 6th grade, perhaps also qualified for JMO in middle school, and did quite well in Mathcounts as well as other competitions. It seems odd to me when a kid is put forth as a math genius and in need of Calculus by age 12 or 13, but the kid doesn't seem to have any notable math accomplishments, aside from being so accelerated.

It's also possible that some kids are fabulous at rote learning, following algorithms, memorizing, and so on, but they're not extraordinary at deeper thought and analysis. For the most part, K-8 is a lot of memorizing and regurgitating, and not a lot of problem solving. Even in math, it's entirely possible to get straight As through pre-calculus by being good at applying standard algorithms without necessarily having a deep understanding of why the mathematics works the way it does. I bet most of the kids who are struggling at TJ would fit this profile.

No doubt she's very smart, but her "college credits" in Mandarin and math and science are what half of TJ also does at home and at Chinese Saturday school and at RSM/AoPS, but don't get "college credit" for their Discrete Math and Number Theory and Physics and Python classes because those schools aren't degree granting institutions.

Anonymous wrote:So well said by a PP above "parent manufactured genius child". This kid is nowhere close to what she is being projected to be - Its her Parents creating each post, book showing, science experiemtn, trip blah blah blah.. DD is in TJ and this kid seems to be failing miserably and seems to come across as pretty average / clueless when other kids speak with her. What is being projected and hyped by her parents in media is however altogether a different story.

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Anonymous wrote:The jealousy in these replies is insane. SOME KIDS ARE JUST SMART!

Some of us also have very high IQ children, but we allow them to have a normal childhood instead of pulling all the strings we can pull to get them in the spotlight like this. I think my DD and DS could have done all this crap too if my co-parent and I had spent all our free time scaffolding precocious achievements. Maybe some people think we failed them by not trotting them out and about as public prodigies. But my gut tells me my kids are happier as they are in our low-key family.

Anonymous wrote:Every single kid I know who was radically accelerated in math also started qualifying for AIME in 5th or 6th grade, perhaps also qualified for JMO in middle school, and did quite well in Mathcounts as well as other competitions. It seems odd to me when a kid is put forth as a math genius and in need of Calculus by age 12 or 13, but the kid doesn't seem to have any notable math accomplishments, aside from being so accelerated.

It's also possible that some kids are fabulous at rote learning, following algorithms, memorizing, and so on, but they're not extraordinary at deeper thought and analysis. For the most part, K-8 is a lot of memorizing and regurgitating, and not a lot of problem solving. Even in math, it's entirely possible to get straight As through pre-calculus by being good at applying standard algorithms without necessarily having a deep understanding of why the mathematics works the way it does. I bet most of the kids who are struggling at TJ would fit this profile.