I think that Sho Yano's quote is pretty apt here ( not directly related to Maths but does hit the nail on the head wrt holding back or accelerating )

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Yano said. "Why would being allowed to challenge yourself be considered more damaging than being totally bored?"

See story here:-

NBC coverage

To Val's point I had no clue of how quickly true gifties grok things until DD came along even though it seems normal until it became obvious that it wasn't. I think that Dr Wu is talking about skipping in terms of leaping over parts of a curriculum without having had experience of kids with such a prodigious appetite that n whole year's curricula can be consumed within a given year.



Last edited by madeinuk; 10/29/13 03:11 AM.
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