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by Bubbles » Wed, 22 Mar 2006 5:13 pm
I saw the programme and although it is perfectly obvious this boy has potential genius the little lad was really rather strange. The way he berated himself on what he saw as his 'failures' in the European testing of his IQ was eye-opening, like an old man after a long fight against injustice, he shook his head, looked so sad, yet pledged to do better and get tested again. (He failed on the dexterity tests miserably and fell below other children of his age...) Would you want someone with those failings to do delicate operations? The experts, (Child Psychologists, Med Docs, etc) said he'd been hot-housed too soon, too pressured and needed to have more fun, basically. As a child would, doing childish things to get the dexterity most children acquire through play.
I hope this lad does take a back seat so that his body catches up with his mind, and is left to build his important social networks. I don't think he will be able to though, as he's been put on such a pedestal now. Poor lad, a brilliant mind for our futures pushed too hard, too soon. Yes, he likes it, but he shouldn't have been placed in such an exalted position without the adults in charge knowing he also needed to be a baby and child before being an adult.
That's my take on it, anyway.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Dylan Thomas.
