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    Although "gifted" is different than "prodigy", this blog post article may be of interest:

    Prodigies
    Linking and thinking on education
    Joanne Jacobs
    January 14, 2018

    This blog post mentions the newly published book Off The Charts: The Hidden Lives and Lessons of American Child Prodigies, by Ann Hulbert (discussed in this recent thread, Dec 2017).

    My favorite quote:
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    Noel Jett, who earned a Texas A&M bachelor’s degree at 16, defends “radical acceleration.”
    Related post: Considering grade skip (Nov 2017)

    The blog post's comments are insightful... indicating that the "Linking and thinking on education" blog attracts intelligent, thoughtful readers. smile

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    Noel Jett wrote an article in November 2017 addressing radical acceleration with advice for future students. See it here:

    https://edexcellence.net/articles/speaking-from-experience-a-radically-accelerated-gifted-student


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