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This 12-year-old memorized the periodic table at age 2. He’s heading to NYU after finishing high school in 2 years
CNN ^ | Updated: 4:13 PM CDT Jul 1, 2024 | Ashley R. Williams, CNN

Posted on 07/04/2024 7:36:10 AM PDT by deport

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1 posted on 07/04/2024 7:36:10 AM PDT by deport
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To: deport

Another anchor baby.

Deport him!

/huge sarc


2 posted on 07/04/2024 7:38:07 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (A truth that’s told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent ~ Wm. Blake)
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To: deport

But can he do a brake job, or install that mini-split air conditioner in the picture?


3 posted on 07/04/2024 7:44:05 AM PDT by BobL
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To: deport

Check your link.


4 posted on 07/04/2024 7:44:38 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: deport

Memorizing the periodic table is pointless; understanding the basis of the periodic table is what matters. Think of all the jokers who have memorized the Koran, but fail to appreciate where it leads.

The guy in question may be a really sharp cookie, but the author of the headline is likely pretty clueless.


5 posted on 07/04/2024 7:45:32 AM PDT by Stosh
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To: deport

This poor kid likely has zero social skills and after attaining several doctoral degrees, he will likely end up living in his parents basement playing play station.


6 posted on 07/04/2024 7:45:40 AM PDT by jerod (Nazis were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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To: Stosh

Dude.

He was 2.


7 posted on 07/04/2024 7:46:41 AM PDT by Skooz (Gabba Gabba accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us )
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To: deport

More power to him. We are all created unique. I like the picture shown. It says something.


8 posted on 07/04/2024 7:48:07 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: deport

Good for him.

Not everybody is capable of graduating high school, from grade 1 in four years. However, I do think that it does show the traditional route that we do use is woefully time laden to ensure everybody graduates at the same time instead of according to their ability to take in the information.

I think everybody could learn a 1950’s curriculum by the time they were 14 years or so, leaving the ability to earn a journeyman’s ticket or bachelor diploma by the time they are 18.


9 posted on 07/04/2024 7:51:01 AM PDT by Jonty30 (He hunted a mammoth for me, just because I said I was hungry. He is such a good friend. )
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To: deport
The link doesn't take me to the article.
10 posted on 07/04/2024 7:51:08 AM PDT by Carry_Okie (The tree of liberty needs a rope.)
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To: jerod

To quote Kramer, “You’ve gotta put a negative spin on everything.”


11 posted on 07/04/2024 7:52:25 AM PDT by Ge0ffrey
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To: Responsibility2nd

I think less people would have a problem with illegals, if we did allow the good and productive ones to stay and the criminal set set back through a catapult system.


12 posted on 07/04/2024 7:53:49 AM PDT by Jonty30 (He hunted a mammoth for me, just because I said I was hungry. He is such a good friend. )
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I think everybody could learn a 1950’s curriculum by the time they were 14 years or so,

Our girls could factor selected quadratics in their heads by the age of 7. They self-taught college calculus at the age of 12. The key was reading, and using linear algebra to teach them arithmetic, solving each problem as if it was a proof with explanation of each step.

13 posted on 07/04/2024 7:55:26 AM PDT by Carry_Okie (The tree of liberty needs a rope.)
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To: Jonty30

Every illegal is a criminal, by default.

You don’t even know their real name. They have no valid papers, by design.


14 posted on 07/04/2024 7:55:39 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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Corrected link .. asking mods to fix it

https://www.cnn.com/us/new-york-12-year-old-college-trnd/index.html


15 posted on 07/04/2024 7:56:21 AM PDT by deport
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MY bad. I posted the wrong link. I’ve asked the mods to change it.

Correct link

https://www.cnn.com/us/new-york-12-year-old-college-trnd/index.html


16 posted on 07/04/2024 7:59:20 AM PDT by deport
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I think less people would have a problem with illegals, if we did allow the good and productive ones to stay and the criminal set set back through a catapult system.

And if we had some tea we could have tea and cake if we had some cake.

The kid is not an illegal. His parents are here legally.

I know this is just a small detail to you but other people find it important.

17 posted on 07/04/2024 7:59:21 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Roses are red, Violets are blue, I love being on the government watch list, along with all of you.)
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To: ConservativeMind

I agree. But I’m saying that if the good ones were given a chance and the bad ones were simply goned, more people would be receptive to being forgiving.


18 posted on 07/04/2024 8:01:35 AM PDT by Jonty30 (He hunted a mammoth for me, just because I said I was hungry. He is such a good friend. )
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To: Responsibility2nd
Oh look. Another person who is totally unable to read the story and learn that he is here legally. Because his parents are here legally.

I know you want to flood the country with illegal criminals because you want to destroy it but you could be a bit less obvious.

19 posted on 07/04/2024 8:02:14 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Roses are red, Violets are blue, I love being on the government watch list, along with all of you.)
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To: Carry_Okie

Based on what I know about myself, if I had been raised by parents invested in my outcome, I could have probably done grade six within two years and grade 9 in two years and high school in two years.

That’s six years and 12 years old. Possibly, I could have done it faster than that by a year if had parents who were skilled in scholastics.


20 posted on 07/04/2024 8:03:35 AM PDT by Jonty30 (He hunted a mammoth for me, just because I said I was hungry. He is such a good friend. )
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