Little People, Mega Brains

I have wondered about these prodigies too satchi! Kids today certainly seem to have a greater knowledge base thanks to the information overload .....but these prodigies are on completely diff plane...I really wonder how they are who they are .Amazing...another unsolved mystery of nature!

 

Mmmm! Interesting!
I most certainly agree the children today are smart and bright.
Given that information is available at the touch of a button it easy for children to be more knowledgeable and aware of world and its happenings than when we were young!
I am all admiration of the brilliant minds of todays youth!
That was delightful read of the young children and their mega brains.

On the flip side however, I am a little skeptical about those parents who keep pushing their children to the brink and I have seen many young folks who do exceptionally well in their shool years suddenly give up as if they are tired of learning and learning and learning! Burn out!

I hope parents of young children balance academics with the right amount of play. Playing is very very important during childhood and not to be dismissed. Research has proven that when children play unstructured games where they make their own rules, they turn up to be brilliant in academics

Sorry Sats, if I have gone off at a tangent, again

 

Dear Satchi,

certainly an interesting read and makes me wonder in awe. I come across many kids who are exteremly brilliant, IQs going off charts and the only point of interest to me as a teacher is as to how to keep that love of leraning intact in these kids, how to help them succeed in wordly terms yet be the brilliant young minds that they are! I often cringe at the thought of parent's testing their young kids' IQ - I understand the enthusiasm, gratitude, gratefulness and wanting to do their best but I am often terrified of parents loosing perspective.

Neverthless all this will not diminish everything you have said! It is true it is fascinating for us, as watchers, observers, even proud parents/friends/associates but I am sure they live in a different world where they have very few who get them exactly the way they want to be understood. The world certainly is a beautiful place with all these young minds showing us what is possible.

 

I feel quite certain the kid u talked about in the post is a child prodigy. Granted some parents and teachers overdo it but MRI /X scans and identifying organs is way beyond any 6 yr old (or even their parents to be honest)..

 

Dear Satchi,

Well yr husband suire has serious competition, as they say the old give way to the new. Would u like such a young champ to operate on u . Satchi, u must honestly ask yrself. HAHA

What msut the patrents be teaching these young kids eh ! All about bones and X Rays eh !As u rightlyu said this is the time for kids to play and enjoy and not go into such serious things, which are way out of their legues.

Good one.

Regards

kamal