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Cool. And, I have a 13-year and she is still, literally, crying over spilt milk, hacked Roblox merchandize, how done the steak is, why her monitor is tilted wrong, and why I din't warned her before rebooting the primary router.
I see robust e-nose as being a huge development that would change how we see the world.
Cool. And, I have a 13-year and she is still, literally, crying over spilt milk, hacked Roblox merchandize, how done the steak is, why her monitor is tilted wrong, and why I din't warned her before rebooting the primary router.
Did you send a downtime notification to her and update your family’s status page?
I wonder what his parents do for a living. Just curious.
My father? A smart, but not affluent, guy who thought hard on things. He's the one that actually invented the device...but I learned a few things along the way.
Parents absolutely help children become high achievers, but it doesn't always mean it was attached to their day job. Having attentive parents is a privilege.
note: As for the device, it was just a little car powered by a weight.
Cool. And, I have a 13-year and she is still, literally, crying over spilt milk, hacked Roblox merchandize, how done the steak is, why her monitor is tilted wrong, and why I din't warned her before rebooting the primary router.
My 13-year-old cat can probably sniff out pneumonia. If only he could talk and tell us what he's smelling.
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Sometimes you give the children these tools and they decide to do something they are more interested in. It is important to realize that not all children are interested in sciences.
Of course, no one should be forced to make things. But a lot of kids are naturally curious and can look at things in ways that are not obvious to adults.
>No door is ever closed. You can do anything! I am a thirteen-year-old kid, and I can do this—if I can do it, anyone can!
Although he may have similar opportunities to his peers, he (understandably) doesn't yet realize that he has a "spark" that not everyone is fortunate enough to cultivate. Age is not strictly the limiting factor to being capable of reaching a high potential.
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Of course, no one should be forced to make things. But a lot of kids are naturally curious and can look at things in ways that are not obvious to adults.
But, by the law of nature, not all kids are prodigy. The normal distribution curve still holds, and the current society is putting too much pressure on them. Last time I visited India, I was shocked that parents were forcing their kids to learn IIT related thing in class 6. I encountered same thing in US, where kids were being prepared for competitive exams like SAT etc… Parents expect their children should go to pre…
This exactly is the issue: not all kids are geniuses and not all kids are morons, but you'll NEVER know if you treat them like you think they deserve to be treated. If you believe that kids can't understand complex things, they of course won't because you won't explain it to them.
Does anyone else approach these "teen invents x" or "wiz kid middle schooler discovers y" articles with extreme skepticism? About half the time the invention turns out to be bogus or trivial, and in the other half it comes to light the parents were behind it.
It's to improve the pipeline of kids excited to go into science by making science accessible, rewarding, and prestigious.
The reason I'm asking is that I see a lot of these (used to judge science fairs, worked with smart undergraduates who build their own equipment) but most of it overstates the technical advances made by the kid.