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I skimmed most of this because the whole notion is ridiculous. So this person can do 4 digit division at age 5? So what? Anyone can be trained to do 4 digit div
by hsjqllzlfkf 3y ago
I skimmed most of this because the whole notion is ridiculous. So this person can do 4 digit division at age 5? So what? Anyone can be trained to do 4 digit division really young. Succeeding in life is infinitely more complex than doing division. The complexity comes from the problem not being narrowly defined. You know there's a simple algorithm for division that you can practice 16 hrs a day, right?
I was skeptical of your argument, but the specific example you came up with is so stupid I'm starting to think you're trolling.
You know what's also stupid? Making policy decisions based on anecdotes. Sure, I could invent a system that would work great for a specific kid but terrible for society. So? That's no basis for making policy decisions.
Surely you're trolling.
- anonymouskimmer 3y agoI spent about 20 minutes putting that comment together, including having to print to PDF from Google books various individual sections and then copy and paste and reformat them. You are trolling, so I flagged your comment.
- hsjqllzlfkf 3y agoSorry, this wasn't my intention.
- anonymouskimmer 3y agoApology accepted. For a topic as personal and social as educational policy, anecdotes serve to highlight systemic points of failure. Miraca Gross' entire book on the education of exceptionally gifted students does this quite well. You may not find the parts I excerpted convincing, but you might find other convincing. This book is titled "Exceptionally Gifted Children: Edition 2". You can find articles for free online about the research if you are interested. I believe her work generalized outside of the exceptionally gifted range (because I'm certainly not one), and outside of Australia.