[quote]
Boy, 10, enrolls at Pittsburg State
COLUMBUS — A 10-year-old southeast Kansas boy is heading to college after speeding through high school coursework.
Alex Jaeger of rural Cherokee County has enrolled in a full load of classes next semester at Pittsburg State University. His classes will include university choir, piano, chemistry, calculus and biology.
Alex, who turns 11 in January, said that he was "excited" and a "little nervous."
One of his parents will accompany him to college classes. But his father, Wesley Jaeger, who has been home-schooling Alex for the past 3 1/2 years, said that his son is ready.
"I think he thrives on the challenges, and he wants to learn new concepts and he has the ability to do that," Wesley Jaeger said. "Once he sets his mind to it, his focus is on that task or... whatever he wants to learn."
He said Alex was precocious by 18 months, and his Riverton kindergarten teacher noticed his abilities.
Already, Alex is pretty comfortable writing Japanese and scored a 23 on the ACT college entrance exam. The average composite score is 21.1.
His parents said he gets bored when he isn't learning, but Alex said sometimes there is a downside.
"Everything is about homework because you're always home," Alex said. "There's a disadvantage about not being able to have enough friends, but you do get to go to swimming classes and all that."
His parents acknowledge that raising such a bright child is challenging.
"He's still 10 years old," his mother, Chasinee, said, adding that she worries about "whether he will have friends and all that."
Like most children his age, Alex is into video games and the Wii. He also is finding friends in karate class.
"Raising a kid that has certain gifted abilities, they have different emotional issues you deal with," Wesley Jaeger said. "(You) can't just say, 'He's an adult.' You recognize his childhood , but you have to honor his academic ability."
Pittsburg State is preparing for the "buzz" surrounding his arrival, said Melinda Roelfs, the school's director of admissions.
She said the school wants to make sure it is "accommodating the uniqueness of the situation."
[/quote] Source: [url]http://www.kansas.com/news/story/1108446.html?storylink=fbuser[/url]
I find it wrong that although there are many individuals with the potential to do the same as this boy, they just aren't given the opportunity. Not to say that this isn't quite the interesting occurrence.
Read some of the comments on the page too, you'll see what it's like here in Kansas. Imagine how hard it was for me to grow up with people like this around me: [quote]The professors will instill their atheistic beliefs and palor of Darwinism until it is stamped on the kids' psyche forever. Every parent is so bent on their kids getting a college education, but remain blind to the state of the children's souls.[/quote]
[quote]Just goes to show, parents can and often do do a better job than our socialist public schools, whose aim is to reduce as many individuals as possible to the same safe level so that there is no dissent or originality.[/quote]
With people like that around, it's a wonder any of us end up in college.
What's he going to do after college?
[QUOTE=Kyle902;19142541]What's he going to do after college?[/QUOTE]
:science:
[QUOTE=Kyle902;19142541]What's he going to do after college?[/QUOTE]
Hit puberty.
What a nerd.
In my opinion is heading up way too fast, and there is no guarantee he will become anymore brilliant up to a certain point. Good luck to him though.
[QUOTE=Kyle902;19142541]What's he going to do after college?[/QUOTE]
He lives the dream.
Go through childhood without doing [i]shit[/i].
[QUOTE=Reflectent;19142552]What a nerd.[/QUOTE]
I blame the parents.
I'll bet he's going to grow up to be a snooty asshole after spending his childhood constantly being told he's smarter than everyone else.
[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;19142574]I'll bet he's going to grow up to be a snooty asshole after spending his childhood constantly being told he's smarter than everyone else.[/QUOTE]
I'll bet you're correct.
[QUOTE=Reflectent;19142552]What a nerd.[/QUOTE]
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[editline]10:46PM[/editline]
[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;19142574]I'll bet he's going to grow up to be a snooty asshole after spending his childhood constantly being told he's smarter than everyone else.[/QUOTE]
Lets lock him up and force him to invent cool shit.
[quote]Like most children his age, Alex is into video games and the [b]Wii[/b].[/quote]
I'll bet he is. :q:
[QUOTE=Axznma;19142714]I'll bet he is. :q:[/QUOTE]
Get out of here, you. Back in the basement.
The kid has a fucking GREAT oppritunity here. I hope he doesn't waste his extra time.
I can't help but think that having your parents accompany you to every class in college will be awkward
and hes not even asian
what the fuck god?
Wouldn't this fuck him up socially in the long run?
The smarter they are, the worse a quirk will be. Or if the family has another child, that one will be retarded. Nature's little balancing procedure.
I got a 22 on my ACT......:<
a 23 is nothing to brag about, in fact, that is a shitty score
what a dumbfuck lol
[QUOTE=Gyper;19143041]Wouldn't this fuck him up socially in the long run?[/QUOTE]
homeschooling already did that
Sadly he'll probably become smart enough to see that people are stupid and he'll end up killing himself. :saddowns:
Too bad none of that means shit in the real world.
Sure college will get you a better job, but it's not going to stop you from doing something stupid and fucking yourself over.
I wonder how much they had to bribe the school to let in a ten year old..
[QUOTE=Links;19142549]Hit puberty.[/QUOTE]
I had straight A's until I contracted puberty.
[QUOTE=Kyle902;19142584][img]http://madewithluv.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/nerds_candy.jpg[/img]
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Ohshit i loved them
Also, what the fuck? I bet if anyone below the age of the disease known as 'PUB-ER-TY' was forced into college, they would be GREAT at schoolwork, but fuck up in real life, never get a wife, not to mention they will die a virgin, like the pope. What the fuck possesed the parents to fuck their child's life up like this. Do they realise how BORED he's going to get in the coming years?!
[editline]10:50AM[/editline]
My fucking automerge.
[QUOTE=SuPeR_MaN;19143350]Ohshit i loved them[/QUOTE]
I fucking agree also, where the fuck did they go?
[quote]Boy, 10, enrolls at Pittsburg State
COLUMBUS — A 10-year-old southeast Kansas boy is heading to college after speeding through high school coursework.
Alex Jaeger of rural Cherokee County has enrolled in a full load of classes next semester at Pittsburg State University. His classes will include university choir, piano, chemistry, calculus and biology.
Alex, who turns 11 in January, said that he was "excited" and a "little nervous."
One of his parents will accompany him to college classes. But his father, Wesley Jaeger, who has been home-schooling Alex for the past 3 1/2 years, said that his son is ready.
"I think he thrives on the challenges, and he wants to learn new concepts and he has the ability to do that," Wesley Jaeger said. "Once he sets his mind to it, his focus is on that task or... whatever he wants to learn."
He said Alex was precocious by 18 months, and his Riverton kindergarten teacher noticed his abilities.
[b]Already, Alex is pretty comfortable writing Japanese[/b] and scored a 23 on the ACT college entrance exam. The average composite score is 21.1.
His parents said he gets bored when he isn't learning, but Alex said sometimes there is a downside.
"Everything is about homework because you're always home," Alex said. "There's a disadvantage about not being able to have enough friends, but you do get to go to swimming classes and all that."
His parents acknowledge that raising such a bright child is challenging.
"He's still 10 years old," his mother, Chasinee, said, adding that she worries about "whether he will have friends and all that."
Like most children his age, Alex is into video games and the Wii. He also is finding friends in karate class.
"Raising a kid that has certain gifted abilities, they have different emotional issues you deal with," Wesley Jaeger said. "(You) can't just say, 'He's an adult.' You recognize his childhood , but you have to honor his academic ability."
Pittsburg State is preparing for the "buzz" surrounding his arrival, said Melinda Roelfs, the school's director of admissions.
She said the school wants to make sure it is "accommodating the uniqueness of the situation."[/quote]
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[QUOTE=siberpredaht;19143222]homeschooling already did that[/QUOTE]
:downs:
[QUOTE=siberpredaht;19143222]a 23 is nothing to brag about, in fact, that is a shitty score
what a dumbfuck lol
homeschooling already did that[/QUOTE]
It isn't a shitty score, it is actually a bit above average. Nothing to brag about though.
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