Hopefully he’ll grow up to be embarrassed by this, instead of turning into a crank.
I agree with this, but I’d bet this kid would be willing to drop his pet theory if he found it was wrong (if grudgingly). I really don’t think this one article, or just being in the news mostly for his youth/intelligence combo will ruin him.
It’s terribly common for highly intelligent boys to become slackers as adults. (More precisely, to strive to be “ordinary” and not overachieve). This book is a classic longitudinal study on this topic. I don’t know how well this applies way out on the tail end of the bell curve where Jacob resides, as opposed to kids who are “just” in the top couple percent.
I agree with this, but I’d bet this kid would be willing to drop his pet theory if he found it was wrong (if grudgingly). I really don’t think this one article, or just being in the news mostly for his youth/intelligence combo will ruin him.
It’s terribly common for highly intelligent boys to become slackers as adults. (More precisely, to strive to be “ordinary” and not overachieve). This book is a classic longitudinal study on this topic. I don’t know how well this applies way out on the tail end of the bell curve where Jacob resides, as opposed to kids who are “just” in the top couple percent.
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