�I planned since pregnancy to cultivate his academic development in time with his natural intellectual development if he was smart. �If he was normal I wouldn't have so he could have a normal childhood. �That's different than "following his lead child-led learning.". because I'm inserting academics where it was only his intellect that was developing naturally.
This just seems to make sense, intuitively.
I recall wanting to do this in math and science when I was younger. I don't think my parents knew what do to with me. But those were my areas of interest. That and short selling the stock market (and economic analysis, generally).
Although I think I was "hothoused" to become valedictorian. My father was the school superintendent, so he, quite literally, had some control over this process.
