A timely example is on the forum now: czechdrum's child is highly motivated to plow through schoolwork--far more than she is, she says--and she's guessing he'll be ready for college at 11 or 12.
Please note that kids who are *ready* for college-level work don't always do it. They study subjects more in-depth on their own or they study subjects never covered in elementary school like engineering or ballet or archaeology. Is it college-level work? No, but it's extra time spent on subjects they'd never see in elementary school, and that delays their move to college. Most parents tend to prefer this delay!
Many kids take online college-level courses at home, but do not attend a residential college (or even a community college) at age 10 or 12.
I don't recall anyone saying anything that even sounded like "ignore that" in this thread, though admittedly I didn't go back to reread every post. It sounds like you're wanting to read Ruf's book as if it were a how-to, and that's just not what it is. It's not what it's designed to be. Think *case study*!
There are lots of ways to be *capable* of college-level work without actually going to college.
Oh, and never underestimate the power of a starting point.
