[mike70]

If, indeed, this kid is as bright as the article indicates, he at least has the potential to contribute significantly to society. And public high schools just won't cut it.

My nephew, a very bright young man, got so fed up and frustrated with public high school, he dropped out at sixteen. After getting a GED he bummed around for a while, until he decided to go to college (at around 20). Now he's a mechanical engineer (and a good one). His mother, a single parent) could not afford college.

[nmh]

So, because the mother can't get her act together, taxpayers should fund her kid?

Honestly, I can hardly believe what I'm seeing on this thread. That's called SOCIALISM. Perhaps you need to become a Demoncrat. That is their ultimate goal - socialism; not individual responsibility which is what THIS country, the U.S. is founded on ... not "diversity".