Hey Nerdnproud, especially at that age, I find my DS6.5 is an explorer who likes to dabble in a wide variety of different things and has an imaginitive bent. He has a professed interest in science but it hasn't shaped into anything yet. I think there is a definite merit and if a kid is wired as a breadth first person with a creative focus, it is a completely viable path. Interest in high fantasy seems to be a correlate there too. Other terms I've seen associated are "big picture" thinkng and "high conceptual."
It seems unfortunate that despite talk of a need for innovation, that there isn't a gifted creative or high concept academic path through schools that I've heard of.
