My wife's nephew is the smartest person I've ever met (and I've met a lot of really smart people).
Aced the SAT as a teen, and interned at JPL, etc. Got a free full ride, wherever he wanted. He got his undergraduate at CalTech. Ph.D at Some midwest college -a good one, but can't remember which one -may have been Urbana-Champagne.
His mother was adamant that he have as normal a childhood as possible. She deliberately kept his K12 at a normal pace.
He's now a regular professor at a fairly good college (but not an Ivy League one).
He's married, has a kid, and two cats. Has a great life.
Part of me wants to say "What a waste!", but that part needs to get smothered with a pillow.
He's quite happy, and is doing something that he really wants to do.
Most of us could be so fortunate.
I've found "I.Q. smart" to be overrated. It opens a lot of doors, but it can also get in the way.
Many of my heroes have 2-digit IQs.
Aced the SAT as a teen, and interned at JPL, etc. Got a free full ride, wherever he wanted. He got his undergraduate at CalTech. Ph.D at Some midwest college -a good one, but can't remember which one -may have been Urbana-Champagne.
His mother was adamant that he have as normal a childhood as possible. She deliberately kept his K12 at a normal pace.
He's now a regular professor at a fairly good college (but not an Ivy League one).
He's married, has a kid, and two cats. Has a great life.
Part of me wants to say "What a waste!", but that part needs to get smothered with a pillow.
He's quite happy, and is doing something that he really wants to do.
Most of us could be so fortunate.
I've found "I.Q. smart" to be overrated. It opens a lot of doors, but it can also get in the way.
Many of my heroes have 2-digit IQs.