GEP kids and their parents
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jtoh:
No leh. My friend's two older kids not in GEP but youngest one is. :D[/quote]My friend's 3 kids are all in/from GEP. She had the youngest when she was near forty.
Possibly that's why some have elder kid in GEP but not the younger ones.sleepy:
[quote=\"verykiasu2010\"]one possible conclusion : younger smarter parents produce even smarter kids
disclaimer : I am not implying the other way round :siam:
Gave birth when mummy was younger.
What defines 'smart'? Must hold doctorate? Then my friend disqualified. Both husband and wife are diploma holders. -
jtoh:
No leh. My friend's two older kids not in GEP but youngest one is. :D[/quote]
Possibly that's why some have elder kid in GEP but not the younger ones.sleepy:
[quote=\"verykiasu2010\"]one possible conclusion : younger smarter parents produce even smarter kids
disclaimer : I am not implying the other way round :siam:
Gave birth when mummy was younger.
My friend's ds1 in GEP, ds2 didn't clear round 1.
Among my siblings, middle child is the smartest.
I guess hypothesis doesn't hold then
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my friend husband and wife are medical doctors. But child is autistic. sometimes too smart, genes ‘clash’ ?
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phtthp:
my friend husband and wife are medical doctors. But child is autistic. sometimes too smart, genes 'clash' ?
I know a couple who are like that too. But the autistic kid is smart. -
just some friendly jesting hor, please refrain from labeling the kids / parents, praises are okay … don’t want to get fire work
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verykiasu2010:
just some friendly jesting hor, please refrain from labeling the kids / parents, praises are okay ..... don't want to get fire work
vks2010, the discussion has tangent off quite far, do you have a relevant topic title for me to move the whole lot of it to a new discussion. My brain is feeling quite dead, cannot think of anything suitable. It should start from the Sheldon's articles. -
ksi:
yes agreed it has OT a long distance liao .....verykiasu2010:
just some friendly jesting hor, please refrain from labeling the kids / parents, praises are okay ..... don't want to get fire work
vks2010, the discussion has tangent off quite far, do you have a relevant topic title for me to move the whole lot of it to a new discussion. My brain is feeling quite dead, cannot think of anything suitable. It should start from the Sheldon's articles.
may be you can name the thread as \"GEP Kids and their Parents\" ?? -
verykiasu2010:
yes agreed it has OT a long distance liao .....ksi:
[quote=\"verykiasu2010\"]just some friendly jesting hor, please refrain from labeling the kids / parents, praises are okay ..... don't want to get fire work
vks2010, the discussion has tangent off quite far, do you have a relevant topic title for me to move the whole lot of it to a new discussion. My brain is feeling quite dead, cannot think of anything suitable. It should start from the Sheldon's articles.
may be you can name the thread as \"GEP Kids and their Parents\" ??[/quote]ok thanks uncle! will move now.. :hi5: -
Thank you very much, ksi for your kind effort to shift.
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verykiasu2010:
That's actually normal and not accelerated. If in UK, after graduating with bachelors, can get PhD with just 2 yrs more study in Oxbridge.phtthp:
from Straits Times:-
Sheldon Tan, 11, scores distinction in O-level Maths & Additional Maths :-
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IF THERE is one subject Sheldon Tan, 11, looks assured of scoring an A* for at the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) this year, it is Mathematics.
He has already bagged distinctions in Mathematics and Additional mathematics at O level.
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Sheldon's mother, Dr Lee Tung Jean, a 35-year-old civil servant who holds a PhD in economics from Oxford University, said her son has been been doing maths puzzles and raiding the bookshops for maths textbooks and assessment books since he was three years old.
His father Gary Tan, 35, a deputy director at a statutory board, said: 'We believe in sufficient rest and want him to be in bed by 9pm every day. But he has no problem doing that. He also has time to play with his brother and sister and play computer games. He is very organised.'
reference source:-
http://www.asiaone.com/News/Education/Story/A1Story20100214-198663.html
so between age 21 to 23 gone to uni get a degree and get a wife for the father and for the mother, from first degree to Phd in 5 years immediately after A level ... wow
sorry for the :offtopic:
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