I can't imagine having a child who is a prodigy. I know some of you do- and that has to be a huge challenge!
I went to graduate school with a prodigy. She started her Ph.D. at 18. When my dissertation advisor interviewed her and asked for my opinion, I told him that I thought she was more focused and poised than any other candidate. Her family relocated to the city where our University was. Even though she was 18, I think they were apprehensive about her moving 1/2 way across the country when her colleagues would be 5 - 10 years older than her. She finished her Ph.D. and is now working at Harvard.
