Posted on 04/28/2021 10:55:17 AM PDT by lowbridge
A 12-year-old in North Carolina used the downtime he had during the pandemic to take on a few extra classes in school.
Now, one year later, Mike Wimmer, of Salisbury, is getting ready to graduate high school and college -- in the same week.
Wimmer completed four years of school in one year -- two years of high school and a two-year associate's degree. He will graduate from Rowan-Cabarrus Community College on May 21, and from Concord Academy High School on May 28, where he is valedictorian.
But this wasn't always Wimmer's plan, he said.
The student was taking dual enrollment classes and realized that at the pace he was going, he just needed a few more classes to get his associate's degree by his high school graduation.
He said his GPA at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is 4.0, while his high school GPA is 5.45.
A love of robotics
Despite being several years younger than his classmates, Wimmer said he gets along well with them -- and was even nominated to Homecoming Court last year.
Wimmer, who has an interest in robotics, told CNN that he's "the math and science guy." He's always had an affinity for technology -- he got his first iPad when he was 18 months old, and wondered how it worked.
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She looks like she’s on the spectrum
Yeah...he will prolly become a thug bank robber.
> not sure how you get >5.0 <
As I noted in my post #10, I taught in a high school. Different school districts can have different rules. Our honors classes were given a 125% bump and our AP (college credit) classes were given a 150% bump.
So if you got an “A” in an AP class: 4 x 1.5 = 6.
I think those guys should be steered into medicine. Research. I said ‘steered’.
I've a A.S.
And many, many of the people I work with have the same...and are very intelligent.
Yeah I went to college...and have a Degree.
And I've saved more lives than,,,I expect you have.
I WAS that kid...then my buddy handed me a beer...
What is school but listening, reading and asking questions to finally be tested on all of that.
I've often said if we cab teach the ability to read and enjoy reading, most of us could teach ourselves.
Think of what it must be to enjoy chemistry (f'instance) and learning (remembering) all those formulas.
My Algebra teacher gave ME wisdom ... (he said it to the whole class, but I'm only responsible to and for myself) ... "Don't try to understand Algebra ..... learn the rules and apply them and you'll pass my class"
I did and I dfid.
Dual enrollment through a Community College
Got it...thanks for the information!
Yes, AP (Advanced Placement) courses. They go to 5 on the grade scale. And then you take a test and if you score a 3 or higher, you can skip that course in college.
GPA above 5, I never heard of before. Never heard of one even close to 5 since not every class has an AP level course in high school.
In my senior year of HS I enrolled in a couple community college courses. One of them was taught by my 10th grade math teacher. We had a mutual disdain for each other. We both earned it too :-). He said “what the H are you doing here” knowing I was just a HS kid. I told him I wanted to learn. I ended up attending just to annoy him. The grades and course credit were not an issue for me and I was already headed to university in the fall.
Not sure how I feel about a 12 year old graduating. I am sure he is quite intelligent but IMO he really shouldn’t be hanging out with 20-somethings. Unless they are nerds. Good thing he’s into robotics.
Obviously has a great brain, but sad not to get the high school and college experience.
“She?”
Science, technology, hey kid, can you invent a REAL WORLD HEARING AID? THESE CRAPPY ONES AVAIBLE TODAY DON’T HAVE THAT FUNCTION. FUSTRATED HEARING DAMAGED Hearing Aid user.
And, I've saved a couple. 8~)
Well yes in part. But it's really about learning how to learn and how to apply what you learn.
It’s called a “weighted” GPA with certain courses being given more weight for being advanced, etc.
Don’t know about that, but lots of these wiz kids find adult life challenging.
There was a time I would have agreed with your sentiment; however, I don't believe those experiences are as enriching and as positive as they once were. To the contrary, I think for the most part, in their present state, they are things that are best minimized or avoided altogether.
This was in 1970, and he's long passed, so can't help you.
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