I love how he is so smart, but he is still a child. Just because he is smart, doesnt mean he can’t be a kid still! And I like how it’s not his entire personality
When i was a child, my parents put me into a gifted program(kids all above 130ish iq i think) at school. it was very, very important for my development. when you are surrounded by other kids like yourself all the time you are not isolated in the same way. It wasnt until i was an adult that i fully understood how different i was and how difficult it was perceiving the world in a different way then most people. Trying to push this guy into college as a child is a huge mistake.
IQ is more the ability to intuit and comprehend information, but being six years old means he's not been exposed to a level of information where that will show immediately. It's more a projection of his growth than a number that represents total intelligence. He'll still a kid because he's 6 but as he and the other kids grow, the gap between them will grow more widely. Honestly at that point keeping him with the other kids will probably be a waste of time as he just won't fit in and it isn't productive, but I wouldn't say 10 in college is a good idea either, going to school is about learning but mostly socialization and social hierarchy, learning about other humans and how to navigate them. Comparing this to a RUclips channel I watch about a 30-something UK guy with sub-80 IQ who talks about navigating the world where it's pretty much deemed that your capacity to be effective in a working environment is mostly detrimental, meaning broadly sub-80 IQ (10% of the total population) statistically on average, do more harm than good at any job they can be offered regardless of how simple it is, yet the dude is so humble about it and realistic about his prospects and how he has to give it his all just to be seen as passable and accept his limitations and how he must work to hone his focus and go about tasks at the fast-food job he works. It's just interesting, how broadly intelligence is categorized because the guy I'm talking about has a wisdom beyond many of the most intelligent people in the world. It's hard to quantify.
My child was a genius at age 3 is when they tested her in. These children are children indeed however their brain absorb and crave higher education because their brains are extraordinary. Common brains can't understand.
@@EricIreland-i3w Yeah true. I didn't know I was neurodivergent until I was 25. Throughout my schooling prek - 12 grade, I was put in regular classes and I was always off. I always felt isolated and I was physically always isolated lol. I wasn't even a bad kid per se, I just talked A LOT and had a hard time focusing. I experienced a lot of psychological trauma from school. Sometimes I wish I went to a special school or in appropriate classes. Maybe I would've enjoyed school more ( I didn't enjoy school until college, I felt like in college the teachers actually wanted to be teachers/professors and actually cared. They had personalities and were interesting people)...but then again my disadvantages forced me to think outside the box, it made me very resilient.
I studied education and psychology and I remember one of my university professors telling us, that when working with children who progress academically faster than most, it is important to pay a lot of attention to their emotional and social development because often they need support in that area and without it they may become increasingly isolated and unhappy. They often also display autistic traits. It's of course up to caregivers but I think it's important to not forget that side of development and support it, perhaps with Social Skills Training
You're right. Folks forget that just because someone shows great strengths in a certain area they can push them to that without wondering and realizing a lot of other skills are lacking
He's already struggling with social skills. I feel bad for him because he will figure out very soon how evil and dumb the world is. And at that point, whats the point in social skills when nobody else is intelligent enough to understand?
Definitely agree! Being highly intelligent is a blessing and a curse. You look at almost everything from many angles positive and negative. And regardless of being smart it's hard to not dwell on the negative aspects of things and you think you should be smart enough to not dwell on only one aspect, specifically negative aspects, you should be able to be smarter than your emotions. But the world is absurd so when things in real life don't add up it's hard to not focus on the negative etc. I don't know how smart I was growing up but school was never a challenge for me I got straight A's all through school even while being an eventual pothead. And def my advice would make sure the guidance is there, get a career path asap, don't let have too much idle time for bad thoughts, don't forget about the emotional and social areas definitely. I sometimes wish I could just shut off my brain completely smh lol
@@BethRazz Its very unfortunate that most "professionals" aren't anywhere near smart enough to understand the things they claim to specialize in. The mental health system is a complete joke. Funny how I can find more intelligence in a youtube comment but none in any doctors or "professionals". What a frustrating world this is. You get it.
He displays symptoms of Autism. He rarely makes eye contact and repeats hand motions. Were he my child, I would want him in school. He’s isolated. I’m not judging his mother and grandmother, but there are things I fear they don’t understand. None of us fully comprehends genius.
@timsnowdon29 Yes. There are people who can be academically smart and know a lot of school subjects but still may not make good decisions or know how to treat or interact with others or be open-minded.
That factoid never ceases to amaze me because to me common sense is so much easier than sums and figures yet a lot of truly intelligent people seem to make destructive lifestyle decisions that undermines their success.
To me common sense is so much easier than sums and figures yet I've come across intelligent people who make horrendous lifestyle decisions that undermines their potential. It never ceases to amaze me.
@@celestialcircledance a lot of gifted people feel immense pressure to continue achieving and are not used to failure. It can be incredibly difficult for them to deal with which in turn can cause emotional/physical outburts or seeking drugs to cope with their emotions. Its very unfortunate, but very true as you stated
I hope he gets tested for Autism. My son was exactly like that. While it is important to allow him to be challenged academically, he needs support to learn social skills. Home schooling won’t solve this. We faced the same hurdles and had the same concerns. It requires creative solutions to problems that will be unique for each child like him. My son is 41 now and is doing fine.
Yup, this is extremely autistic behavior. The hyper intelligence for nerdy subjects but lack of social skills.. he’s going to be depressed and burnt out by the time he’s a teenager if he doesn’t get the proper support and just told how amazing he is.
I teach a child who is in a similar situation. The social skills instruction is great because it is with kids of the same age and really helps form those connections with peers. There is also gifted instruction that fosters those special interests!
I was exactly the same, but back in the early 80s. I was reading at a senior level before a lot of my classmates knew how to read. Only recently realized I'm on the spectrum as well. There are no easy answers but there is definitely more support nowadays.
I love grandma, she’s so proud of him and wants the best for him. She’s reading books on how to raise an intelligent child, she makes sure he still has lots of time to be a kid, theyre doing such a great job with him!
Academic ability is not the same as intellectual and emotional maturity. He seems very conceptual - analytical is important, too. Every kid is different, so I hope he gets the guidance he needs, not just the push to move him forward.
Lovely child, so gentle. Comes across as autistic, which would link in with his level of intelligence, atypical eye contact, struggle with socialising with peers, and certain obsessions.
@@natalier4053 On it’s own, high IQ is not an indication of autism. With the other traits he is showing, his high intelligence, all factual, could definitely be linked to him being autistic.
@@natalier4053Intelligence alone is not an indication of being autistic, but with the other indicators he shows, his intellectual intelligence can certainly can be linked to autism. His emotional intelligence is more likely to be below average. Myself and two of my children are autistic and it is generally easy to see in other people. An assessment/diagnosis may not be needed at present but may be beneficial at some stage.
Just because you can send him to college, doesn't mean you should. There's no easy answer in kids like Geovanti, but the most important thing is to keep him cognitively engaged but also SOCIALLY engaged.
I have a niece who was like this. She was considered too smart for her school and they put her in college classes when she was barely in middle school. she ended up not learning how to deal with people socially and now lives at home with her parents, has dropped out of college and has so much crippling anxiety with the world around her that she can hardly function. normally. I agree completely that just because they can doesn't mean they should.
The only point is that you can't help everyone, otherwise Peter would have been happy for a long time. His uncle's words have haunted him since that incident.
Funny story: I also skipped kindergarten because I already knew the things I was expected to learn there. At a very young age I was able to memorize all the countries and their capital cities, and I also developed my own thematic maps based on the information I used to found in encyclopedias. When I was in 2nd grade, the school told my parents I should go to 3rd or 4th grade. After sending me to a psychologist, my parents decided to keep me in 2nd grade. I remember my mom talking about interactions and social skills, but also the fact that I was helping other kids of my age to learn better. Indeed, during most of my primary education I acted almost as a teacher's assistant. Despite being a very good student and have excelled from that time to my post-doc, I didn't become a genius or something like that. But I did become a professor, and I am deeply grateful for the decision my parents made when I was at 2nd grade.
Same story. The school was boring and I already knew thew stuffs. I asked my mom if I can go to a higher grade, and she said it's not a good thing to do. Now I understand why
@@saharudiaryi did it too but like 1 yr i skipped so i can at 1 yr old english and i was 2.5 or 3 when i can read. Mathematics were best hard for 1th grade but that time it becomes more easy, in spelling words i have like almost 6th grade and everyone has low but i don't care about it but i'm 10 rn and i'm a polygot languages: korean (lil bit), japanese (lil bit), russian (half), dutch (my country), german (lil better), french (lil bit), spanish (lil bit), italian (lil bit), english (my momlanguage) and african (lil bit).
@jmunizjr83 I was tested in kindergarten - high IQ, book smart. Maturity level, not so much. I was kind of bored for a few grades, but had teachers who paid attention. What a disaster it would have been to skip those grades. Kids need to be kids, with appropriate accommodations.
I went to kindergarten, then after that year they gave me a chance to skip to 2nd grade but my parents said no. Again, in 3rd grade they gave me a chance to go to 5th grade afterwards but my parents said no.
My son was just like this little guy. He was making bad grades and wanted to put him back. They tested him and he was 4th grade level. But immature, but very smart. He taught himself piano. Took him to a music teacher and he said Garrett is a prodigy, today he works on security for the government. I was so lucky to have such a sweet loving son.
He needs to learn the skills of how to communicate with kids that are not as smart as he is. He will have a whole lifetime of learning how to see the magic in people and things that are too easy for him. Lean into the unique, special, and especially the fun and the love. ❤
@@acecat101 What about it ??? My brother was having full blown conversations with adults at the age of 3. There is not special about this kid imo he might be autistic i just don't know about a genius.
The Asynchronization was really interesting, you don't necessarily think of that with profoundly gifted children that their mind is akin to an adult but in the body of a little kid. Geo is such an adorable kiddo, hopefully he can find peers more similar to him through homeschooling programs. I am a teacher and completely understand how the school system is not built for kids like Geo. Hope all his goals of becoming an astronaut, he achieves. Brilliant children blow my mind, how they just know things. Incredible!
So sweet when he said he wants to be an astronaut and go to Saturn first. And when asked what he’d do there he was like “I’d see if any friends could come and we could have a race” 🥹🥹
My goodness, the way this woman looks at this child. Nothing but love and so much emotion, no words needed. Every child deserves this kind of relationship in their lives. Nothing less.
I went to kindergarten with a kid who was brilliant like this. He was so, so smart and they wanted him in 3rd grade at least after kindergarten. His family said no because they wanted him to be socially mature before they moved him that fast. I lost touch with him, but I looked him up on Facebook and it looks like he just skipped one grade at some point.
Yeah, I'm pretty high up in the academic world, and most Mensa people, savants, prodigies and people with high IQ never go very far. The measurements are flawed to begin with, because what is useful in one job is not in another. A high IQ person with 20 years of theoretical knowledge would not last long in a hands-on field, and vise versa. I always use the car mechanic analogy, you can have 10 degrees, but that doesn't help you fix my car, so how smart can you really be. I do wonder if this kid is really as advanced though or if he is just very interested in languages. His family says he speaks Ugandan and Swaheli on top of the English, but he talks just like a normal 6 year old, which is not that advanced. So doubtful he would be coherently speaking 3 languages at 3, probably more likely he mimicked the sounds and repeated after people. It's a pretty heavy burden to put on a kid, to tell him he's more advanced than all the kids his age, it's isolating, and will likely eventually burn him out. ADHD kids and people in general suffer from that very often, where they can coast through subjects where they hold an intrest in, but the ones they don't are nearly impossible to complete, which often leads them to get into problems with grades or work performance or increased stress later in life.
@@NarfusalaYou are exactly correct! I am a psychologist and a teacher and have worked closely with many autistic children. Give the kid a chance to learn a little extra but support his natural age and interests.
My daughter at 3yrs old was tested for social, cognitive and many other skills because she couldnt relate with most kids her age in VPK. It was determined she had an IQ of 135 at 3, which at the moment I was unaware she was rated gifted. She was attending a Montessori school, reading at a 2nd grade level, adding, diving & multiplying in kindergarten at above 3rd grade level and unstoppable. She fell in love with the anatomy of the human cell at 11 and decided she was going to study molecular biology and is now about to finish grad school (bio-med engineering) in an ivy league Boston university that pays her a large yearly stipend which is provided by NASA. When she graduates she will have $0 college debt.
He is lovely! I hope he doesn't start college so young. He need to experience childhood and be among his peers. Children who go to college early often end up feeling alienated from people their age. I hope he continues to use his IQ to study and establish his interests and hobbies.
Finding peers is sometimes about seeking intellectual equals/levels, sharing thoughts, feelings and common interests. He already feels alienated from others his age because they are completely immersed in things he intellectually superseded long ago, so maybe he doesn’t need to worry about fellowship with kids who are interested in things he passed by when he was 2 and 3 (half his life ago) just because they are physically his age. It sounds unconventional because it is, he’s not an average 6 year old.
The biggest problem is that you're right, he should be among "his peers," but the problem is that the kids at school can't really be called that. They think differently and want to engage in different activities. Emotionally, his peers are much closer to high schoolers and college students, when compared to children his age. The disparity is just so high that he probably can't make meaningful connections with other children. Obviously, kids should always be allowed to be kids, but at the same time, you should encourage and engage your children in whatever way is most appropriate to him. For most kids, that just means playing with kids your age. For gifted kids, it means playing with kids that are also gifted, or just older than them. Just some food for thought.
He IS feeling alienated from people his own age already because his peers by age are stuck playing with toy cars and only just starting to learn numbers and letters, while this guy would have more fun hanging out with some Nobel Prize Laureate in their 40's or above and discussing wormholes or something, because the Nobel Prize Laureates are actually on his level brain wise regardless of his physical age. There's a huge difference between just being a 6 year old, and being a 6 year old and already essentially trying to solve the mysteries of the universe and being more intelligent than most adults in the world. Sure, it may sound odd to most of us to see someone potentially starting college at age 10, but these exceptionally gifted kids NEED more challenging school work and thrive with it, if you have them stuck with their peers, they'll just suffer badly because they don't get to do anything that's at their own level intellectually. I'm not a "gifted person" (though not exactly stupid either, some online IQ test I took many years ago now said I have an IQ in the 100+, think it was 120's even), but I know people who are, and they did so much better both at school and with mental well-being when their intelligence was recognized and they got to study at a higher level than their age would have had them at. They were absolutely miserable before getting their brain challenged at school! It's of course super important that these kids are allowed to just be kids when they want to, but one of the most harmful things you can do to them is force them to be with their peers by age, especially at school. They need to be encouraged by having their brain challenged at school, or many of them end up becoming troublemakers or depressed instead.
I definitely worry about this, most of the time when parents do this it's to fuel their own egos. There are plenty of smart kids out there, but school gives you so much more than academic knowledge.
Genius kids often have horrible lives as adults. They need to be able to have a childhood and develop their maturity and personality with peers like everyone else. It'll just need some different ways to support him along the way. Hope the very best for him
Funny, for over 50 years the schools refused to skip this kids and push them ahead. For 50 years they labeled this kids as behavior problems, due to boredom in classes with kids their age. Now everyone states let him have a childhood. Funny was the past 50 years better, or now that the school is skipping these kids. Many gifted kids committed suicide the old way, not that they are trying to change and place these kids ahead, people are saying no hold him back and let him be a kid.
dunno if he'll see this but the stars on australia and nz's flags represent the southern cross constellation. it's both for mythological reasons and a way for settlers to represent colonies in the southern hemisphere. also i'm surprised his therapist called for college at 10 but not for an autism assessment😭 i hope he'll grow without feeling too alone!
It’s common for those with high IQ to have cormorbid with other neurodivergent conditions. I wonder during this interview if he’s also autistic especially because of his lack of eye contact, issue with being social, being into science and other things kids his age cannot relate to, amoung other things
Dude, we HAVE to get a life update when he turns 10. I want to see where this kid goes in life, cause I know for a fact hes going places. Bravo Geovanti, Bravo!
As a dual diagnosis Neurodivergent (AuDHD) who was also labeled extremely gifted at 4 yrs old, I so very strongly recommend to get him tested for ASD. This kid is SOSOSOSOSOOOOOOO SIMILAR to how I was. The extreme hyperfocused interest on a specific topic (space/planets) is called a "special interest". I'm with him on eye contact being ehhh and reading a book > dumb kids toys!!! I was diagnosed late, at 16. It made everything so much better to finally know. I remember reaching my preteen years and always wondering why I was a social failure. Thoughts such as "why am I so weird, why doesn't anyone like me, why do I do everything wrong" was the internal dialogue I had running through my head.
@@MidnightGaming_YT it’s just curiosity. His mannerism & the way he talks, etc. looks very similar to how autism can present. This is a comment section. Anyone is allowed to post. It doesn’t matter if he’s autistic or not. She was only asking *if he is.
"I'm the only brown person in Florida!" made me chuckle but to be serious, I hope he meets and sees people who look like him. It's already difficult since he's a literal genius, and now looking different too is just gonna isolate him more. I hope he can find peers around his age who he can connect with, though that may not happen until he's high school age.
@@ginabritton8878 you seem to be annoyed by the statement and I would appreciate why that is, if you don’t mind…Just to give you a different perspective, I live in London, one of the most diverse cities in the world. My son goes to a private school where he and another girl are the only students of African descent. It's worth understanding that the middle class and upper class tend to be wealthy white people who either work as executives or have inherited money. This is what I've observed so far, so I can understand when people talk about white privilege. Many ethnic minority kids have parents who are first-generation immigrants, which leads to significant differences in income and education between groups. This is not to dismiss the large group of white working-class people
As someone such as myself with Autism, he is showing a lot of signs of possibly being one. He should get evaluated for that; otherwise, his current challenges is going to get worse...
A lot of kids are extremely bored with school for the first few years but are rarely given the opportunity to advance ahead. I hope this kid understands how lucky he is.
@@EhlaarLucky to be healthy, have a brilliant mind, have supportive parents that challenge him and encourage him, go to a school that is willing to let him skip grades, start his dream career years before others could, have his story shared with the world and we are all rooting for him to succeed. Lucky, fortunate, endowed, whatever you want to call it.
If a country is doing poor at providing basic human needs, a 6-year-old doesn't need to "understand how lucky he is" about being given them. I hope not, but seen his intellect he will probably worry enough about issues like this when he gets a little older. His disposition seems to be great, not ungrateful at all. Just let him live these last few years without having to worry about societal issues that are beyond his control. We all get to understand that we are lucky in many ways when we grow up and see in what ways society is failing. I remember being 8, 9 and slowly being crushed by the weight of societal issues being introduced to me, feeling somewhat responsible for them, feeling the need to do my part etc.
@@sssssssss111 I guess for me, acknowledging the good fortune brought on in life is the same as being thankful and counting your blessings. Considering this young boy is already smarter than I am, I wouldn't place anything outside of his realm of understanding. It's just a simple and harsh fact that some children are not going to grow up with the same opportunities as others. I am confident that my man, Geo, has every opportunity possible in front of him because of his special gift and the support system around him.
that's what i thought. third grade in 12 weeks does sound nice. school in general is very slow and repetitive, so i would have loved just skipping the whole repetition part. so.. good for him^^
I don't think it's wise to send a 10 year old to college. College is not just a tool to get a degree. It is a place where someone builds connections to others and learns to be independent (aka, an adult). A 10 year old does not have the emotional intelligence or maturity necessary to appreciate the opportunities that college provides. While I understand the need to have a captivating title, this is not something to be proud of. That kid is going to need a lot of accompaniment if he wants to thrive in society. If you don't learn how to form relationships, life will be miserable.
When i was a child, my parents put me into a gifted program(kids all above 130ish iq i think) at school. it was very, very important for my development. when you are surrounded by other kids like yourself all the time you are not isolated in the same way. It wasnt until i was an adult that i fully understood how different i was and how difficult it was perceiving the world in a different way then most people. Trying to push this guy into college as a child is a huge mistake.
Yes, what people don't understand is, that this is kind of a learning disability, just from the other end. The more you get close to the end of both sides, it isn't doing a child good to put them into schools or classes together with people above or below their age. They focus too much on isolated aspects like partial intellectual advantages, and ignore that their role isn't to educate the child scientifically, but to parent them adequately according to their age. What makes me sad is this admiration for kids with a high iq disability, whilst those at the lower end are seen as a burden. Specially when the caretaker/parent is obviously average intelligent at most. They forget that it's a kid, with still the same emotional demands and obstacles to grow through.
There were a couple of really smart kids who started at my local college at 10. The older one finished his Ph.D. at 21. This is something both kids were motivated to do, but they both had a lot of support from the school, their mother, and other students.
Exactly…why don’t they just put him in programs with other gifted kids? My daughter’s IQ is higher than his, and we sacrificed financially to enroll her in a private school for highly and profoundly gifted children. There are also online groups, summer programs, etc. Being connected with other gifted youth will benefit him much more than going to college early. I don’t understand why that isn’t the family’s focus. They also need to connect him with other neurodivergent people, including racially diverse groups if possible.
I really wish the best for him; academics is such a small sliver of the challenges that life tosses at us and I hope he has or finds community and friendship that supports him through all of that ❤️
Gio shows signs of high functioning autism (avoids eye contact, said he didn’t socialize or get along with other kids). My teacher thoughts (and I taught 1st & 4th grades) is that he is being fed ego-boosting thoughts (examples are his statements about 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades). While he is in 4th grade now at age 6, he is also being homeschooled. I’m hoping by a credentialed teacher :) since the woman (was it his grandmother?) isn’t even sure where NASA is based in Florida & makes other errors while speaking. Getting into one subject, meeting themselves into it, is a sign of autism. My grandson is 5 and loves space & will tell you how the Earth rotates, all about gravity and inertia. My 3 year old grandson will tell you all of the technical names of dinosaurs, explain their habitat, whether they are carnivores or plant eaters, etc. even which period they existed. I would never suggest that either of my grandsons are soooo gifted that they need to skip to 4th grade. Social & life skills are a necessary part of life. The fact that Gio wants to visit Saturn lets you know his knowledge isn’t all that. It’s so many light years away we can’t possibly travel there in his life time.
I think you are spot on about this. I think his mother and grandmother are doing the very best they know how. Clearly, they tried all the grades and the school even encouraged him to move forward, but when they were faced with social issues, decided to home school. It doesn’t seem that the grandmother is a teacher by any stretch, so I do think they should have him in a tutoring program or even look into a private school of some sort. My guess is finances won’t allow it. Also, they live in Florida, which is abysmal for education. I don’t know what resources are around them, but the school district does have to provide a student with a Free Appropriate Public Education so they theoretically should be providing services for his giftedness. But again, FLORIDA. I doubt they would be met with much success. They really should get a good qualified teacher or get him into a co-op where he can be exposed to actual teachers.
I'm not trying to be mean or troll or be negative.. none of those things. I just, I don't think he's extreeeemley intelligent. I'm sure more than average, but I'm afraid his family is setting him up for expectations he won't be able to live up or grow in to. That's my only point, just worried about that outcome.
Yeah, he definitely is bright! I love that he has memorized a lot of stuff, but he has no deeper knowledge of subjects. Notice how he didn’t know anything about Scotland except the flag… also, Bolivia doesn’t look anything like Alabama upside-down. I feel like Chris was catching onto this and that is why he was asking him certain questions. I hope he points out to these parents that this child is bright, but is most likely on the spectrum and needs to be assessed for that. He needs to be around children his age and to socialize. And he needs teachers that are actual educated teachers
Makes me wonder how many geniuses are squashed because we make them move at speeds that are too slow for them. So many families don’t have the resources to homeschool. I used to be so bored because I was advanced but they didn’t want to move me up grades because they thought i needed to be with kids my own age (but i spent every recess hanging out with the teachers because the kids didn’t want to talk about things i did and i didn’t connect). My elementary school hired a tutor for myself and one other advanced child to avoid holding me back academically and I am so grateful for that. But the time I was stuck in the classroom relearning things I already knew was painfully boring. Lots of “disruptive” children are really just bored because the curriculum doesn’t stimulate them anymore.
Yes, I remember being smart on some levels, made me almost angry when we had to do the same stuff again and again. When I learned it the first time, I don't need to relearn it again. But I never could explain it. So it went sort of downhill for me. Getting into trouble etc. Now I am okay at 46, but it was a long struggle.
i remember my teacher getting angry at me for moving too ahead in math class - she forced me to stay in the class, rather than letting me move up, because she didn't want the other kids to feel they were being treated unfairly.
He's a cute kiddo. Very sweet.😊 I feel like he might be on the spectrum. I liked that you thought to ask him about making eye contact, and giving him prompts to help him to answer. (I worked in special ed and understand using prompts). I wish him the best life. I can see that he's surrounded by love & kindness.💜
My son who is 6 now learned how to multiply at the age of 4, as long as I remember him he’s been doing maths, he’s been counting everything. He’s learned so much about space and planets as well. 195 flags of each country - is also what he learned. I suggest he’s also gifted but at the same time he is a normal kid, that loves his toys and his friends and his parents) He’ll go to the first grade of a normal school this year and though he already knows much more than most of the students his age or older I believe there’s still a lot he needs to learn. How to make friends with new people, how to stand for his beliefs, etc. Maths is not the only subject btw)) But I’m sure he’ll make this journey full of excitement. Love seeing such prodigious people. Can’t wait to see what happens next
when the thirst for knowledge is this great, there is hope in humanity the more time passes. I'm completely blind and I learned stuff every day, this year we are a quarter of the way into the century, and 25 years ago there was no RUclips. that folks is progress.
well that's quite simple. 25 years ago you were still paying for long distance calls, your brand new car at the time still had a cassette stereo, payphones were everywhere and folks still had carphones to call home, cell phones weren't too popular.
DO NOT rush him forward, you will regret it. I appreciate he's smart, but he needs to develop socially and emotionally or he may be miserable, isolated and depressed. It seems like a great idea, but it's really not, there is totally no benefit.
You can separate the child from the adult-like knowledge when he still has kid-creative answers for things. That's important. That's a big key to him staying happy and able to connect with others as he goes on this journey.
Please have him evaluated for Autism Spectrum Disorder if you haven’t already. Encourage him to form some kind of friendships with his peers, but don’t force it. His friendships at this age will be hard for him, but it’ll get a heck of a lot harder when he’s older if he doesn’t practice now.
I hope he doesn't become one of the kids who get left behind in adulthood because "you're supposed to be gifted!" Let's keep in mind he's still ONLY 6. He's very smart for his age but only for his age
This kid is incredible. I hope they give him lots of love and support. A child that is extremely intelligent could potentially feel just as alienated as any other child. Bravo for the work you do! 👏
Please do get him involved in music!! It can be very stimulating in a lot of different intelligences and can give him an opportunity for a hobby 😁 I’d suggest getting into private lessons or even buying some instructional books on an instrument he likes and some music theory books ❤
At the age of 6, being able to retain that much information is very impressive - he should be watched closely with care bc often gifted kids don't end up using their potential properly (when the parents and/or the school don't know what to do with them) and when they grow up they feel frustrated/depressed
I "skipped" 2 grades in school. I was able to cope academically but not emotionally. My friends were interested in boys and I was still interested in playing with dolls.
I honestly don't see anything abnormally smart about this precious little boy. He is being inquisitive like all kids. He's just living out his imagination as a child.
He's 4 grades ahead, depending on if they can afford a good tutor he could skip other grades. Who knows. His speech pattern is very mature for a 6-year-old.
Totally agree. He’s memorized a lot. My child, at 3, was identifying dinosaurs and correctly pronouncing those with 6 syllables. He loved doing flash cards so we reviewed often. It seemed very impressive at the time but it was just bc of repetition. The grandma here seems to be blowing it out of proportion. Apple doesn’t fall far from the tree and she said the kid knows how to play “chest”. Grandma says he’s conducting?… Any kid would do that. Laughing at a cartoon (not a ‘comic’, grandma)… it would be odd for him not to. Grandma is delusional.
I agree, he’s only smarter in areas of his interests. Does he have a high IQ? Yes. Is he intelligent as a whole? Not necessarily. I do hope he gets to live out his dream of going to Saturn and study it.
They tested him - you're not going to see those sorts of results in a 20 minute RUclips video. That's the beauty of Chris' interviews. All you are seeing is this kid as himself. I'm sure his "student" self is entirely different.
I absolutely love how intelligent he is, but also how innocent-minded his response was to why his grandmother is so great. I bet her meals are everything to him 🥹🥰
My son is about his age and is also doing a fourth grade homeschool curriculum, I am worried about the way that his mother and his grandmother are teaching him to think about himself. My husband and I are very, very careful not to have conversations with our son that are explicitly going to make him believe that he’s superior to people around him. It’s better to let him figure it out on his own when he is older that he is more intelligent.
This is why I home schooled my own children. They had the opportunities to advance scholastically and yet be their own people. I also don't blame schools, they aren't set up for learning like this. Don't slow him down!
Are my 2.5 YO twins gifted? They know the ABC in English and Spanish, they learned it over the course of 3 weeks at around 16 MO, along with number 1-10. They know colors, shapes, numbers up to 50, fruits, vegetales, vehicles, etc... They speak Spanish fluently and put words together into a sentence very easily. They also speak English, but they know more Spanish than English at the moment. I plan to send them to Pre-k next year, when they will probably know more things. As for social skills, they play together very well, and when they are aroung other kids they love to play with them. I will keep teaching them new things.
I mean all kids are special. I don’t think he is a genius or a prodigy. I think he’s undiagnosed autistic and his parents, as sweet as they are, are doing him a disservice not getting him diagnosed and by not having him around typical kids… and treating him like he’s an Einstein. He really doesn’t seem to have deep level knowledge of most subjects so he needs to have good teachers who foster his growth but also make him work collaboratively with kids his own age.
Children need to be taught vocabulary, identifying words and their definitions so is it just fast retention, memorization of what their exposed to? What a cute little guy ❤
I hope this kid is still able to enjoy his childhood without the immense pressure of reaching revolutionary achievements that many other gifted kids have forced upon them...
Please, please work on his social and emotional well-being. Playing with friends is important to learning these skills. My son has asbergers and is very intelligent. He can be super awkward around other people. We have been working on his people skills.
He should have an IEP or 504 plan so he can be taught at a higher level but while being with his peers in tge 1st grade. Whoever said college at ten is super misguided.
Oh he’s like a little puppy with his mom, he absolutely adores her. I pray for the best for this kid, he needs to be protected and nurtured, it seems like they’re doing just that for him
All the 8 and 9 year olds were playing Chutes and Ladders? Find a different group. Lots of kids that age play more interesting board games than that. My average-IQ kid played chess a bit at 6. He played various more complex board games by the time he was 4 (not following all the rules but participating). There are kids out there that could play games with Gio, even if they can’t match his intellect. Have they tried cooperative games like Pandemic or Forbidden Island where groups of different abilities work together to accomplish the game’s goal? Even a super-smart kid needs to just run around, dig in the sand, play imaginatively, play tag. Gio may not enjoy every one of those, but hopefully they keep trying to find play activities that he does enjoy and keep trying to find kids he can play with. Playing and connecting with other kids is important, too.
Geo reminds me of how I was as a kid. I got diagnosed with ASD at 15. I hope that he doesn't have to wait as long as I did to know why he's different. Regardless, I'm rooting for his success and happiness.
I have always been a strong advocate for a little kid be a kid. I worry for him because sending him to college this early couldn’t let him miss out on his childhood even if he is smart he does need kid moments.
Thank you for showing a wide range of people with different disabilities and varying IQ levels I think it’s important to show everyone and I love your channel
Sweet kid, I hope he’s getting support from speech pathology. He needs some help with speech sounds, and social skills to ensure he has access to friendships and play. He’s still just a little boy who deserves all the happiness and joy life has to offer.
Wow! Geovanti and his family are amazing! Thank you for sharing this with us, I always wondered what it would be like to have a genius child. Thinking they will act grown up, but no! Geovanti acts like a 6 year old and sounds like a 6 year old, just really smart! I hope you do an update in the future! ❣
Truly incredible talent and intelligence! Super important to find balance between academics and having time to enjoy life in whatever ways make him happy. But I'm so excited to see what Geovanti achieves!
Amazing little boy. But why people rush smart kids in collages at age of 10? I mean a person with high IQ would pass thru college easily, and even easier when older. So why to steal a childhood from them, and put a early preassure? If my kid was gifted I would sent him/her to normal school (to pass all grades) to have fun with pears. Obviously it would not need to study hard, so piece of cake. If school is boring, I would sign him or her to do extra things, what she or he would like to do, to develop further, but still be able to have fun with kids own age. The most beautiful part of life is school period and I would never steal that from my kid. In collage he or she will be able to study things which can't learn in school not even high, but probably be lonely cause all other students will be at least 9-10 years older. Maybe now he feels no urge to talk with pears or have fun, but later in life he will have regrets for that.
It would blow people's minds away when I would tell people my son was reading adult books at 3 years old. My son is 7 years beyond his life. He never felt like he fit in because he was extra tall and extra smart. My boy reads over 300 books in a year. He pays attention to the fine details of life. His favorite phase is " momma, did you know....." He's a wealth of information. He never had to study hard for anything.
My son’s 2 and his intellect is insane it genuinely worries me if I’ll be able to give him enough. This has given me abit of comfort that maybe I’ll be able to make him happy and support him ❤
There are a number of intracurriculars and extracurriculars that can be explored to develop other modalities of intelligence. For instance, there is band, choir , orchestra, model UN, drama, sports, chess club, quiz bowl, and language learning. This is ignoring the fact that there are also schools that are specifically geared towards gifted kids with interests in STEM. I'd be hesitant to send him to college until he's experienced more. I'm thankful my parents kept me alongside kids my age. I have yet to personally meet an individual who didn't regret being thrust into an early life of adulthood, bills, and taxes.
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I love how he is so smart, but he is still a child. Just because he is smart, doesnt mean he can’t be a kid still! And I like how it’s not his entire personality
When i was a child, my parents put me into a gifted program(kids all above 130ish iq i think) at school. it was very, very important for my development. when you are surrounded by other kids like yourself all the time you are not isolated in the same way. It wasnt until i was an adult that i fully understood how different i was and how difficult it was perceiving the world in a different way then most people. Trying to push this guy into college as a child is a huge mistake.
IQ is more the ability to intuit and comprehend information, but being six years old means he's not been exposed to a level of information where that will show immediately. It's more a projection of his growth than a number that represents total intelligence. He'll still a kid because he's 6 but as he and the other kids grow, the gap between them will grow more widely. Honestly at that point keeping him with the other kids will probably be a waste of time as he just won't fit in and it isn't productive, but I wouldn't say 10 in college is a good idea either, going to school is about learning but mostly socialization and social hierarchy, learning about other humans and how to navigate them.
Comparing this to a RUclips channel I watch about a 30-something UK guy with sub-80 IQ who talks about navigating the world where it's pretty much deemed that your capacity to be effective in a working environment is mostly detrimental, meaning broadly sub-80 IQ (10% of the total population) statistically on average, do more harm than good at any job they can be offered regardless of how simple it is, yet the dude is so humble about it and realistic about his prospects and how he has to give it his all just to be seen as passable and accept his limitations and how he must work to hone his focus and go about tasks at the fast-food job he works. It's just interesting, how broadly intelligence is categorized because the guy I'm talking about has a wisdom beyond many of the most intelligent people in the world. It's hard to quantify.
Thank you! Exactly!
My child was a genius at age 3 is when they tested her in.
These children are children indeed however their brain absorb and crave higher education because their brains are extraordinary.
Common brains can't understand.
@@EricIreland-i3w Yeah true. I didn't know I was neurodivergent until I was 25. Throughout my schooling prek - 12 grade, I was put in regular classes and I was always off. I always felt isolated and I was physically always isolated lol. I wasn't even a bad kid per se, I just talked A LOT and had a hard time focusing. I experienced a lot of psychological trauma from school. Sometimes I wish I went to a special school or in appropriate classes. Maybe I would've enjoyed school more ( I didn't enjoy school until college, I felt like in college the teachers actually wanted to be teachers/professors and actually cared. They had personalities and were interesting people)...but then again my disadvantages forced me to think outside the box, it made me very resilient.
I studied education and psychology and I remember one of my university professors telling us, that when working with children who progress academically faster than most, it is important to pay a lot of attention to their emotional and social development because often they need support in that area and without it they may become increasingly isolated and unhappy. They often also display autistic traits. It's of course up to caregivers but I think it's important to not forget that side of development and support it, perhaps with Social Skills Training
You're right. Folks forget that just because someone shows great strengths in a certain area they can push them to that without wondering and realizing a lot of other skills are lacking
He's already struggling with social skills. I feel bad for him because he will figure out very soon how evil and dumb the world is. And at that point, whats the point in social skills when nobody else is intelligent enough to understand?
Definitely agree! Being highly intelligent is a blessing and a curse. You look at almost everything from many angles positive and negative. And regardless of being smart it's hard to not dwell on the negative aspects of things and you think you should be smart enough to not dwell on only one aspect, specifically negative aspects, you should be able to be smarter than your emotions. But the world is absurd so when things in real life don't add up it's hard to not focus on the negative etc. I don't know how smart I was growing up but school was never a challenge for me I got straight A's all through school even while being an eventual pothead. And def my advice would make sure the guidance is there, get a career path asap, don't let have too much idle time for bad thoughts, don't forget about the emotional and social areas definitely. I sometimes wish I could just shut off my brain completely smh lol
@@BethRazz Its very unfortunate that most "professionals" aren't anywhere near smart enough to understand the things they claim to specialize in. The mental health system is a complete joke. Funny how I can find more intelligence in a youtube comment but none in any doctors or "professionals". What a frustrating world this is. You get it.
He displays symptoms of Autism. He rarely makes eye contact and repeats hand motions. Were he my child, I would want him in school. He’s isolated. I’m not judging his mother and grandmother, but there are things I fear they don’t understand. None of us fully comprehends genius.
Intelligence is not wisdom. As long as his loved ones remember that and guide him accordingly, he will have a wonderful future.
@timsnowdon29 Yes. There are people who can be academically smart and know a lot of school subjects but still may not make good decisions or know how to treat or interact with others or be open-minded.
That factoid never ceases to amaze me because to me common sense is so much easier than sums and figures yet a lot of truly intelligent people seem to make destructive lifestyle decisions that undermines their success.
To me common sense is so much easier than sums and figures yet I've come across intelligent people who make horrendous lifestyle decisions that undermines their potential. It never ceases to amaze me.
@@celestialcircledance a lot of gifted people feel immense pressure to continue achieving and are not used to failure. It can be incredibly difficult for them to deal with which in turn can cause emotional/physical outburts or seeking drugs to cope with their emotions. Its very unfortunate, but very true as you stated
I agree, he deserves to have a Childhood and teenagehood. ❤
i love “you’ll just die!” followed by “…you’ll turn into a ghost” this kid is so cute and intelligent but still just a kid 😭
bruh how you not gonna mention the next sentence? "you will long for something that will never be found"
@@yungkudabecause he repeated what the man said with those words.
And if he thinks ghost are real, then he is not thinking rationally despite his intelligence
It would be nice if someone would tell him about Jesus and give him some hope since his parents have not done so.....
@ there’s no evidence of the supernatural
I hope he gets tested for Autism. My son was exactly like that. While it is important to allow him to be challenged academically, he needs support to learn social skills. Home schooling won’t solve this. We faced the same hurdles and had the same concerns. It requires creative solutions to problems that will be unique for each child like him. My son is 41 now and is doing fine.
Yup, this is extremely autistic behavior. The hyper intelligence for nerdy subjects but lack of social skills.. he’s going to be depressed and burnt out by the time he’s a teenager if he doesn’t get the proper support and just told how amazing he is.
he most likely has aspergers
i think he shows all the behaviours of being on the spectrum
I teach a child who is in a similar situation. The social skills instruction is great because it is with kids of the same age and really helps form those connections with peers. There is also gifted instruction that fosters those special interests!
I was exactly the same, but back in the early 80s. I was reading at a senior level before a lot of my classmates knew how to read. Only recently realized I'm on the spectrum as well. There are no easy answers but there is definitely more support nowadays.
I love grandma, she’s so proud of him and wants the best for him. She’s reading books on how to raise an intelligent child, she makes sure he still has lots of time to be a kid, theyre doing such a great job with him!
Academic ability is not the same as intellectual and emotional maturity. He seems very conceptual - analytical is important, too. Every kid is different, so I hope he gets the guidance he needs, not just the push to move him forward.
It seems they're letting him progress at his own pace because they're aware of his still being a 7-year-old.
Lovely child, so gentle. Comes across as autistic, which would link in with his level of intelligence, atypical eye contact, struggle with socialising with peers, and certain obsessions.
Very true. This young man is going to do great things one day 🙂
I agree as a sped teacher and autism mama. I see the same social interaction of my level 1 and 2 kiddos.
Autism is not linked to high intelligence or IQ. I’m sure him being homeschooled and high IQ alone has affected his social ability.
@@natalier4053 On it’s own, high IQ is not an indication of autism. With the other traits he is showing, his high intelligence, all factual, could definitely be linked to him being autistic.
@@natalier4053Intelligence alone is not an indication of being autistic, but with the other indicators he shows, his intellectual intelligence can certainly can be linked to autism. His emotional intelligence is more likely to be below average. Myself and two of my children are autistic and it is generally easy to see in other people. An assessment/diagnosis may not be needed at present but may be beneficial at some stage.
Just because you can send him to college, doesn't mean you should. There's no easy answer in kids like Geovanti, but the most important thing is to keep him cognitively engaged but also SOCIALLY engaged.
I have a niece who was like this. She was considered too smart for her school and they put her in college classes when she was barely in middle school. she ended up not learning how to deal with people socially and now lives at home with her parents, has dropped out of college and has so much crippling anxiety with the world around her that she can hardly function. normally. I agree completely that just because they can doesn't mean they should.
Geovanti, remember: With great power, comes great responsibility. Always use your gifts for good 😇
The only point is that you can't help everyone, otherwise Peter would have been happy for a long time. His uncle's words have haunted him since that incident.
Sheldon cooper said that 😂❤
@@FullTimePatient37it’s from spider-man
Funny story: I also skipped kindergarten because I already knew the things I was expected to learn there. At a very young age I was able to memorize all the countries and their capital cities, and I also developed my own thematic maps based on the information I used to found in encyclopedias. When I was in 2nd grade, the school told my parents I should go to 3rd or 4th grade. After sending me to a psychologist, my parents decided to keep me in 2nd grade. I remember my mom talking about interactions and social skills, but also the fact that I was helping other kids of my age to learn better. Indeed, during most of my primary education I acted almost as a teacher's assistant. Despite being a very good student and have excelled from that time to my post-doc, I didn't become a genius or something like that. But I did become a professor, and I am deeply grateful for the decision my parents made when I was at 2nd grade.
Same story. The school was boring and I already knew thew stuffs. I asked my mom if I can go to a higher grade, and she said it's not a good thing to do. Now I understand why
@@saharudiaryi did it too but like 1 yr i skipped so i can at 1 yr old english and i was 2.5 or 3 when i can read. Mathematics were best hard for 1th grade but that time it becomes more easy, in spelling words i have like almost 6th grade and everyone has low but i don't care about it but i'm 10 rn and i'm a polygot languages: korean (lil bit), japanese (lil bit), russian (half), dutch (my country), german (lil better), french (lil bit), spanish (lil bit), italian (lil bit), english (my momlanguage) and african (lil bit).
Thank you for sharing your experience. Absolutely wonderful!😊
@jmunizjr83 I was tested in kindergarten - high IQ, book smart. Maturity level, not so much. I was kind of bored for a few grades, but had teachers who paid attention. What a disaster it would have been to skip those grades. Kids need to be kids, with appropriate accommodations.
I went to kindergarten, then after that year they gave me a chance to skip to 2nd grade but my parents said no. Again, in 3rd grade they gave me a chance to go to 5th grade afterwards but my parents said no.
My son was just like this little guy. He was making bad grades and wanted to put him back. They tested him and he was 4th grade level. But immature, but very smart. He taught himself piano. Took him to a music teacher and he said Garrett is a prodigy, today he works on security for the government. I was so lucky to have such a sweet loving son.
he's smart piano!!
He needs to learn the skills of how to communicate with kids that are not as smart as he is. He will have a whole lifetime of learning how to see the magic in people and things that are too easy for him. Lean into the unique, special, and especially the fun and the love. ❤
Whats so smart about him ? He just sounds like a 6 year old kid to me
@@WayneTwitch have you met a lot of six year olds that talk about black holes and chemical reactions, or..?
@@WayneTwitchmy little sister is 7 and isn’t well spoken as he is
@@acecat101 What about it ??? My brother was having full blown conversations with adults at the age of 3. There is not special about this kid imo he might be autistic i just don't know about a genius.
The Asynchronization was really interesting, you don't necessarily think of that with profoundly gifted children that their mind is akin to an adult but in the body of a little kid. Geo is such an adorable kiddo, hopefully he can find peers more similar to him through homeschooling programs. I am a teacher and completely understand how the school system is not built for kids like Geo. Hope all his goals of becoming an astronaut, he achieves. Brilliant children blow my mind, how they just know things. Incredible!
I was about to look up what asynchronization means, thanks for the explanation grandma!
So sweet when he said he wants to be an astronaut and go to Saturn first. And when asked what he’d do there he was like “I’d see if any friends could come and we could have a race” 🥹🥹
Someone needs to show him Mario kart and the rainbow road hehehe
Right? So smart, but he's still just a kid who wants to have fun and have friends 🤗
My goodness, the way this woman looks at this child. Nothing but love and so much emotion, no words needed. Every child deserves this kind of relationship in their lives. Nothing less.
I went to kindergarten with a kid who was brilliant like this. He was so, so smart and they wanted him in 3rd grade at least after kindergarten. His family said no because they wanted him to be socially mature before they moved him that fast. I lost touch with him, but I looked him up on Facebook and it looks like he just skipped one grade at some point.
Yeah, I'm pretty high up in the academic world, and most Mensa people, savants, prodigies and people with high IQ never go very far. The measurements are flawed to begin with, because what is useful in one job is not in another. A high IQ person with 20 years of theoretical knowledge would not last long in a hands-on field, and vise versa. I always use the car mechanic analogy, you can have 10 degrees, but that doesn't help you fix my car, so how smart can you really be. I do wonder if this kid is really as advanced though or if he is just very interested in languages. His family says he speaks Ugandan and Swaheli on top of the English, but he talks just like a normal 6 year old, which is not that advanced. So doubtful he would be coherently speaking 3 languages at 3, probably more likely he mimicked the sounds and repeated after people. It's a pretty heavy burden to put on a kid, to tell him he's more advanced than all the kids his age, it's isolating, and will likely eventually burn him out. ADHD kids and people in general suffer from that very often, where they can coast through subjects where they hold an intrest in, but the ones they don't are nearly impossible to complete, which often leads them to get into problems with grades or work performance or increased stress later in life.
My aunt had that issue with my baby cousin the teachers wanted him to skip kindergarten. He's 24 now, and a forest ranger in North Carolina.
@@NarfusalaYou are exactly correct! I am a psychologist and a teacher and have worked closely with many autistic children. Give the kid a chance to learn a little extra but support his natural age and interests.
My daughter at 3yrs old was tested for social, cognitive and many other skills because she couldnt relate with most kids her age in VPK. It was determined she had an IQ of 135 at 3, which at the moment I was unaware she was rated gifted. She was attending a Montessori school, reading at a 2nd grade level, adding, diving & multiplying in kindergarten at above 3rd grade level and unstoppable. She fell in love with the anatomy of the human cell at 11 and decided she was going to study molecular biology and is now about to finish grad school (bio-med engineering) in an ivy league Boston university that pays her a large yearly stipend which is provided by NASA. When she graduates she will have $0 college debt.
luck all the way down. cool when happens.
He is lovely! I hope he doesn't start college so young. He need to experience childhood and be among his peers. Children who go to college early often end up feeling alienated from people their age. I hope he continues to use his IQ to study and establish his interests and hobbies.
Facts
Finding peers is sometimes about seeking intellectual equals/levels, sharing thoughts, feelings and common interests. He already feels alienated from others his age because they are completely immersed in things he intellectually superseded long ago, so maybe he doesn’t need to worry about fellowship with kids who are interested in things he passed by when he was 2 and 3 (half his life ago) just because they are physically his age. It sounds unconventional because it is, he’s not an average 6 year old.
The biggest problem is that you're right, he should be among "his peers," but the problem is that the kids at school can't really be called that. They think differently and want to engage in different activities.
Emotionally, his peers are much closer to high schoolers and college students, when compared to children his age. The disparity is just so high that he probably can't make meaningful connections with other children.
Obviously, kids should always be allowed to be kids, but at the same time, you should encourage and engage your children in whatever way is most appropriate to him. For most kids, that just means playing with kids your age. For gifted kids, it means playing with kids that are also gifted, or just older than them. Just some food for thought.
He IS feeling alienated from people his own age already because his peers by age are stuck playing with toy cars and only just starting to learn numbers and letters, while this guy would have more fun hanging out with some Nobel Prize Laureate in their 40's or above and discussing wormholes or something, because the Nobel Prize Laureates are actually on his level brain wise regardless of his physical age. There's a huge difference between just being a 6 year old, and being a 6 year old and already essentially trying to solve the mysteries of the universe and being more intelligent than most adults in the world. Sure, it may sound odd to most of us to see someone potentially starting college at age 10, but these exceptionally gifted kids NEED more challenging school work and thrive with it, if you have them stuck with their peers, they'll just suffer badly because they don't get to do anything that's at their own level intellectually. I'm not a "gifted person" (though not exactly stupid either, some online IQ test I took many years ago now said I have an IQ in the 100+, think it was 120's even), but I know people who are, and they did so much better both at school and with mental well-being when their intelligence was recognized and they got to study at a higher level than their age would have had them at. They were absolutely miserable before getting their brain challenged at school!
It's of course super important that these kids are allowed to just be kids when they want to, but one of the most harmful things you can do to them is force them to be with their peers by age, especially at school. They need to be encouraged by having their brain challenged at school, or many of them end up becoming troublemakers or depressed instead.
I definitely worry about this, most of the time when parents do this it's to fuel their own egos. There are plenty of smart kids out there, but school gives you so much more than academic knowledge.
Genius kids often have horrible lives as adults. They need to be able to have a childhood and develop their maturity and personality with peers like everyone else. It'll just need some different ways to support him along the way. Hope the very best for him
Funny, for over 50 years the schools refused to skip this kids and push them ahead. For 50 years they labeled this kids as behavior problems, due to boredom in classes with kids their age. Now everyone states let him have a childhood. Funny was the past 50 years better, or now that the school is skipping these kids. Many gifted kids committed suicide the old way, not that they are trying to change and place these kids ahead, people are saying no hold him back and let him be a kid.
Projection? Envy? Need for conformity? I tend to believe individuals need to be provided support at their own pace.
@@marygiles607 Irony there. Some people think that children committing suicide in a modern-day phenomenon.
The classic gifted kid to burnt out depressed adult trajectory. Most of them are neurodivergent. It's a tough life
Horrible lives? I don't think that applies to all for sure. If anything, that special gift opens a lot of doors.
dunno if he'll see this but the stars on australia and nz's flags represent the southern cross constellation. it's both for mythological reasons and a way for settlers to represent colonies in the southern hemisphere.
also i'm surprised his therapist called for college at 10 but not for an autism assessment😭 i hope he'll grow without feeling too alone!
@wisedred Good point but then he would have a lot of company if he is autistic.
It’s common for those with high IQ to have cormorbid with other neurodivergent conditions. I wonder during this interview if he’s also autistic especially because of his lack of eye contact, issue with being social, being into science and other things kids his age cannot relate to, amoung other things
I'm thinking he's on the spectrum as well. He's obviously high functioning, but he's probably Aspergers.
I thought that immediately. Used to be called Asperger.
@@susie934 ya but people stopped using the term as it was from a Nazi
Absolutely 100%, I am shocked that he hasn't had a diagnosis yet.
Also his stimming around 10:10 with his hands
Dude, we HAVE to get a life update when he turns 10. I want to see where this kid goes in life, cause I know for a fact hes going places.
Bravo Geovanti, Bravo!
Hopefully you get to interview him again a few years in the future, I would love to see what he becomes.
As a dual diagnosis Neurodivergent (AuDHD) who was also labeled extremely gifted at 4 yrs old, I so very strongly recommend to get him tested for ASD. This kid is SOSOSOSOSOOOOOOO SIMILAR to how I was. The extreme hyperfocused interest on a specific topic (space/planets) is called a "special interest". I'm with him on eye contact being ehhh and reading a book > dumb kids toys!!!
I was diagnosed late, at 16. It made everything so much better to finally know.
I remember reaching my preteen years and always wondering why I was a social failure. Thoughts such as "why am I so weird, why doesn't anyone like me, why do I do everything wrong" was the internal dialogue I had running through my head.
Has Gio been tested for autism yet? What a brilliant little mind. I love how humble he is. Sweet boy ☺️🫶🏻
I was wondering this too. He reminds me so much of my autistic son
why does that matter?
@@MidnightGaming_YT it’s just curiosity. His mannerism & the way he talks, etc. looks very similar to how autism can present. This is a comment section. Anyone is allowed to post. It doesn’t matter if he’s autistic or not. She was only asking *if he is.
@@MidnightGaming_YT Catching the signs of a condition early on will help that person to live (and hopefully thrive) with it.
@@MidnightGaming_YTIf they understand that he has autism, they can offer him specific support with that in mind.
He is brilliant but emotionally still a child.... You can tell by most of his responses. Wishing this beautiful boy a wonderful and bright future!!!!
"I'm the only brown person in Florida!" made me chuckle but to be serious, I hope he meets and sees people who look like him. It's already difficult since he's a literal genius, and now looking different too is just gonna isolate him more. I hope he can find peers around his age who he can connect with, though that may not happen until he's high school age.
It’s utterly ridiculous. I live in FL and we are one of the “brownest” states in the country. He is being told that racist garbage from someone.
@@ginabritton8878 you seem to be annoyed by the statement and I would appreciate why that is, if you don’t mind…Just to give you a different perspective, I live in London, one of the most diverse cities in the world. My son goes to a private school where he and another girl are the only students of African descent. It's worth understanding that the middle class and upper class tend to be wealthy white people who either work as executives or have inherited money. This is what I've observed so far, so I can understand when people talk about white privilege. Many ethnic minority kids have parents who are first-generation immigrants, which leads to significant differences in income and education between groups. This is not to dismiss the large group of white working-class people
Protect this kid. Don't move him up so fast. He needs to emotionally mature before he exits school.
Why
@@catsrule8844 because being a kid is important.
As someone such as myself with Autism, he is showing a lot of signs of possibly being one. He should get evaluated for that; otherwise, his current challenges is going to get worse...
I’m autistic too, as well as gifted. He is absolutely one of us.
A lot of kids are extremely bored with school for the first few years but are rarely given the opportunity to advance ahead. I hope this kid understands how lucky he is.
luck??
@@EhlaarLucky to be healthy, have a brilliant mind, have supportive parents that challenge him and encourage him, go to a school that is willing to let him skip grades, start his dream career years before others could, have his story shared with the world and we are all rooting for him to succeed. Lucky, fortunate, endowed, whatever you want to call it.
If a country is doing poor at providing basic human needs, a 6-year-old doesn't need to "understand how lucky he is" about being given them. I hope not, but seen his intellect he will probably worry enough about issues like this when he gets a little older. His disposition seems to be great, not ungrateful at all. Just let him live these last few years without having to worry about societal issues that are beyond his control. We all get to understand that we are lucky in many ways when we grow up and see in what ways society is failing. I remember being 8, 9 and slowly being crushed by the weight of societal issues being introduced to me, feeling somewhat responsible for them, feeling the need to do my part etc.
@@sssssssss111 I guess for me, acknowledging the good fortune brought on in life is the same as being thankful and counting your blessings. Considering this young boy is already smarter than I am, I wouldn't place anything outside of his realm of understanding. It's just a simple and harsh fact that some children are not going to grow up with the same opportunities as others. I am confident that my man, Geo, has every opportunity possible in front of him because of his special gift and the support system around him.
that's what i thought. third grade in 12 weeks does sound nice. school in general is very slow and repetitive, so i would have loved just skipping the whole repetition part. so.. good for him^^
I don't think it's wise to send a 10 year old to college. College is not just a tool to get a degree. It is a place where someone builds connections to others and learns to be independent (aka, an adult). A 10 year old does not have the emotional intelligence or maturity necessary to appreciate the opportunities that college provides. While I understand the need to have a captivating title, this is not something to be proud of. That kid is going to need a lot of accompaniment if he wants to thrive in society. If you don't learn how to form relationships, life will be miserable.
I agree with you but I'm assuming he'd do an online college course rather than going in person like how he's following the school curriculum at home
I think he will be fine
When i was a child, my parents put me into a gifted program(kids all above 130ish iq i think) at school. it was very, very important for my development. when you are surrounded by other kids like yourself all the time you are not isolated in the same way. It wasnt until i was an adult that i fully understood how different i was and how difficult it was perceiving the world in a different way then most people. Trying to push this guy into college as a child is a huge mistake.
Yes, what people don't understand is, that this is kind of a learning disability, just from the other end. The more you get close to the end of both sides, it isn't doing a child good to put them into schools or classes together with people above or below their age. They focus too much on isolated aspects like partial intellectual advantages, and ignore that their role isn't to educate the child scientifically, but to parent them adequately according to their age.
What makes me sad is this admiration for kids with a high iq disability, whilst those at the lower end are seen as a burden. Specially when the caretaker/parent is obviously average intelligent at most. They forget that it's a kid, with still the same emotional demands and obstacles to grow through.
There were a couple of really smart kids who started at my local college at 10. The older one finished his Ph.D. at 21. This is something both kids were motivated to do, but they both had a lot of support from the school, their mother, and other students.
Agree. The gate kid to nd pipeline is alive and well 😅 I would’ve much rather had social and emotional education bc I still am behind in many ways
Exactly…why don’t they just put him in programs with other gifted kids? My daughter’s IQ is higher than his, and we sacrificed financially to enroll her in a private school for highly and profoundly gifted children. There are also online groups, summer programs, etc. Being connected with other gifted youth will benefit him much more than going to college early. I don’t understand why that isn’t the family’s focus. They also need to connect him with other neurodivergent people, including racially diverse groups if possible.
Geo acts somewhat just like his grandmother 😂❤ so good to see a relationship between adult and child like this
"You will long for something from the past that will never be found" hit my soul 😯
I hope lil dude finds a good, nurturing community. Sometimes being too intelligent can lead to isolation.
I really wish the best for him; academics is such a small sliver of the challenges that life tosses at us and I hope he has or finds community and friendship that supports him through all of that ❤️
Gio shows signs of high functioning autism (avoids eye contact, said he didn’t socialize or get along with other kids). My teacher thoughts (and I taught 1st & 4th grades) is that he is being fed ego-boosting thoughts (examples are his statements about 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades). While he is in 4th grade now at age 6, he is also being homeschooled. I’m hoping by a credentialed teacher :) since the woman (was it his grandmother?) isn’t even sure where NASA is based in Florida & makes other errors while speaking.
Getting into one subject, meeting themselves into it, is a sign of autism.
My grandson is 5 and loves space & will tell you how the Earth rotates, all about gravity and inertia. My 3 year old grandson will tell you all of the technical names of dinosaurs, explain their habitat, whether they are carnivores or plant eaters, etc. even which period they existed.
I would never suggest that either of my grandsons are soooo gifted that they need to skip to 4th grade. Social & life skills are a necessary part of life.
The fact that Gio wants to visit Saturn lets you know his knowledge isn’t all that. It’s so many light years away we can’t possibly travel there in his life time.
I think you are spot on about this. I think his mother and grandmother are doing the very best they know how. Clearly, they tried all the grades and the school even encouraged him to move forward, but when they were faced with social issues, decided to home school. It doesn’t seem that the grandmother is a teacher by any stretch, so I do think they should have him in a tutoring program or even look into a private school of some sort. My guess is finances won’t allow it. Also, they live in Florida, which is abysmal for education. I don’t know what resources are around them, but the school district does have to provide a student with a Free Appropriate Public Education so they theoretically should be providing services for his giftedness. But again, FLORIDA. I doubt they would be met with much success.
They really should get a good qualified teacher or get him into a co-op where he can be exposed to actual teachers.
Hello, Mr. Future Scientist, Astronaut, Physicist, Neurosurgeon, President, etc. The sky is the limit for this beautiful child! ❤❤❤
I have an urge to respond cynically - he's way too smart to ever be a president!
@FafikGrapodol Not going down the political road, sorry!!
@@FafikGrapodolI chuckled; really need the levity as we approach the end of this month. Thank you.
Greetings from Chile, Geovanti!, i'm glad our country interests you :)
That stood out to me too since my mom is from Chile. 😂
I'm sorry, I don't care how smart a child is, a 6-year-old is not mentally and emotionally mature enough to be in college.
No one asked you.
you gotta be careful not to let him base his self worth on quantifiable intelligence
Let him be a kid. Encourage kid-ness. He has a long time to be an adult. Don't rush it.
He’s very much a kid already. His imagination and EQ, and him casually picking his nose is him being a kid.
I'm not trying to be mean or troll or be negative.. none of those things. I just, I don't think he's extreeeemley intelligent. I'm sure more than average, but I'm afraid his family is setting him up for expectations he won't be able to live up or grow in to. That's my only point, just worried about that outcome.
I would agree. He’s intelligent on the subjects he likes. Not in a broad sense.
Yeah, he definitely is bright! I love that he has memorized a lot of stuff, but he has no deeper knowledge of subjects. Notice how he didn’t know anything about Scotland except the flag… also, Bolivia doesn’t look anything like Alabama upside-down. I feel like Chris was catching onto this and that is why he was asking him certain questions. I hope he points out to these parents that this child is bright, but is most likely on the spectrum and needs to be assessed for that. He needs to be around children his age and to socialize. And he needs teachers that are actual educated teachers
Makes me wonder how many geniuses are squashed because we make them move at speeds that are too slow for them. So many families don’t have the resources to homeschool. I used to be so bored because I was advanced but they didn’t want to move me up grades because they thought i needed to be with kids my own age (but i spent every recess hanging out with the teachers because the kids didn’t want to talk about things i did and i didn’t connect). My elementary school hired a tutor for myself and one other advanced child to avoid holding me back academically and I am so grateful for that. But the time I was stuck in the classroom relearning things I already knew was painfully boring. Lots of “disruptive” children are really just bored because the curriculum doesn’t stimulate them anymore.
Yes, I remember being smart on some levels, made me almost angry when we had to do the same stuff again and again. When I learned it the first time, I don't need to relearn it again. But I never could explain it. So it went sort of downhill for me. Getting into trouble etc. Now I am okay at 46, but it was a long struggle.
i remember my teacher getting angry at me for moving too ahead in math class - she forced me to stay in the class, rather than letting me move up, because she didn't want the other kids to feel they were being treated unfairly.
He's a cute kiddo. Very sweet.😊
I feel like he might be on the spectrum. I liked that you thought to ask him about making eye contact, and giving him prompts to help him to answer. (I worked in special ed and understand using prompts).
I wish him the best life. I can see that he's surrounded by love & kindness.💜
My son who is 6 now learned how to multiply at the age of 4, as long as I remember him he’s been doing maths, he’s been counting everything. He’s learned so much about space and planets as well. 195 flags of each country - is also what he learned. I suggest he’s also gifted but at the same time he is a normal kid, that loves his toys and his friends and his parents)
He’ll go to the first grade of a normal school this year and though he already knows much more than most of the students his age or older I believe there’s still a lot he needs to learn. How to make friends with new people, how to stand for his beliefs, etc. Maths is not the only subject btw)) But I’m sure he’ll make this journey full of excitement.
Love seeing such prodigious people. Can’t wait to see what happens next
when the thirst for knowledge is this great, there is hope in humanity the more time passes. I'm completely blind and I learned stuff every day, this year we are a quarter of the way into the century, and 25 years ago there was no RUclips. that folks is progress.
@jetstar1011 Interesting to think about it.
well that's quite simple. 25 years ago you were still paying for long distance calls, your brand new car at the time still had a cassette stereo, payphones were everywhere and folks still had carphones to call home, cell phones weren't too popular.
DO NOT rush him forward, you will regret it. I appreciate he's smart, but he needs to develop socially and emotionally or he may be miserable, isolated and depressed. It seems like a great idea, but it's really not, there is totally no benefit.
He's very much still a little boy. He's smart but you can tell he wants friends. He should hang out with other smart kids at least.
He can be a kid and play when he's together with other kids like him, he should go to a school for especially intelligent kids
Awesome! Reminds me of my first child!!!
I really hope someone can reach out to him and help him succeed and be full of wonder and joy
You can separate the child from the adult-like knowledge when he still has kid-creative answers for things. That's important. That's a big key to him staying happy and able to connect with others as he goes on this journey.
Really nice interview!!!
Geovanti my favorite planer is Saturn too!
Hope you keep learning and growing and achieve your dreams!!!
Please have him evaluated for Autism Spectrum Disorder if you haven’t already. Encourage him to form some kind of friendships with his peers, but don’t force it. His friendships at this age will be hard for him, but it’ll get a heck of a lot harder when he’s older if he doesn’t practice now.
Just stop. So many autism experts in the comments.
Ever notice how nobody ever hears anything about these kids later? Let him be a kid. He only gets to be 6 once.
I hope he doesn't become one of the kids who get left behind in adulthood because "you're supposed to be gifted!"
Let's keep in mind he's still ONLY 6. He's very smart for his age but only for his age
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Whats smart about him ?
Very well said!
This kid is incredible. I hope they give him lots of love and support. A child that is extremely intelligent could potentially feel just as alienated as any other child. Bravo for the work you do! 👏
That Grandmother is a story in and of herself 😂 such an amazing and sweet human being, the wonders this world produces❤️
Please do get him involved in music!! It can be very stimulating in a lot of different intelligences and can give him an opportunity for a hobby 😁 I’d suggest getting into private lessons or even buying some instructional books on an instrument he likes and some music theory books ❤
At the age of 6, being able to retain that much information is very impressive - he should be watched closely with care bc often gifted kids don't end up using their potential properly (when the parents and/or the school don't know what to do with them) and when they grow up they feel frustrated/depressed
"people call me 7 but I'm 6" 😭
He is definitely on the autism spectrum. I am autistic too and I was just like him when I was young
I "skipped" 2 grades in school. I was able to cope academically but not emotionally. My friends were interested in boys and I was still interested in playing with dolls.
I honestly don't see anything abnormally smart about this precious little boy. He is being inquisitive like all kids. He's just living out his imagination as a child.
He's 4 grades ahead, depending on if they can afford a good tutor he could skip other grades. Who knows. His speech pattern is very mature for a 6-year-old.
Totally agree. He’s memorized a lot. My child, at 3, was identifying dinosaurs and correctly pronouncing those with 6 syllables. He loved doing flash cards so we reviewed often. It seemed very impressive at the time but it was just bc of repetition.
The grandma here seems to be blowing it out of proportion. Apple doesn’t fall far from the tree and she said the kid knows how to play “chest”. Grandma says he’s conducting?… Any kid would do that. Laughing at a cartoon (not a ‘comic’, grandma)… it would be odd for him not to. Grandma is delusional.
@@myrnahuichapan7624he’s homeschooled. Mom and grandma can place him in a grade.
I agree, he’s only smarter in areas of his interests. Does he have a high IQ? Yes. Is he intelligent as a whole? Not necessarily. I do hope he gets to live out his dream of going to Saturn and study it.
They tested him - you're not going to see those sorts of results in a 20 minute RUclips video. That's the beauty of Chris' interviews. All you are seeing is this kid as himself. I'm sure his "student" self is entirely different.
I absolutely love how intelligent he is, but also how innocent-minded his response was to why his grandmother is so great. I bet her meals are everything to him 🥹🥰
My son is about his age and is also doing a fourth grade homeschool curriculum, I am worried about the way that his mother and his grandmother are teaching him to think about himself. My husband and I are very, very careful not to have conversations with our son that are explicitly going to make him believe that he’s superior to people around him. It’s better to let him figure it out on his own when he is older that he is more intelligent.
He's a GEOgraphical genius
Nice
This is why I home schooled my own children. They had the opportunities to advance scholastically and yet be their own people. I also don't blame schools, they aren't set up for learning like this. Don't slow him down!
I would LOVE for him to be a child as long as possible while still succeeding academically.
Are my 2.5 YO twins gifted? They know the ABC in English and Spanish, they learned it over the course of 3 weeks at around 16 MO, along with number 1-10. They know colors, shapes, numbers up to 50, fruits, vegetales, vehicles, etc... They speak Spanish fluently and put words together into a sentence very easily. They also speak English, but they know more Spanish than English at the moment. I plan to send them to Pre-k next year, when they will probably know more things. As for social skills, they play together very well, and when they are aroung other kids they love to play with them. I will keep teaching them new things.
Just a regular kid, I don’t see anything special about him,
I mean all kids are special. I don’t think he is a genius or a prodigy. I think he’s undiagnosed autistic and his parents, as sweet as they are, are doing him a disservice not getting him diagnosed and by not having him around typical kids… and treating him like he’s an Einstein. He really doesn’t seem to have deep level knowledge of most subjects so he needs to have good teachers who foster his growth but also make him work collaboratively with kids his own age.
It's beautiful how he's so smart yet childish.
How is he smart ?
Children need to be taught vocabulary, identifying words and their definitions so is it just fast retention, memorization of what their exposed to?
What a cute little guy ❤
Chris it is no surprise that you are with Giovanti! You always get to meet the coolest people. Giovanti is amazing!
I hope this kid is still able to enjoy his childhood without the immense pressure of reaching revolutionary achievements that many other gifted kids have forced upon them...
@Its_Ryan_lmao have had
Please, please work on his social and emotional well-being. Playing with friends is important to learning these skills. My son has asbergers and is very intelligent. He can be super awkward around other people. We have been working on his people skills.
He should have an IEP or 504 plan so he can be taught at a higher level but while being with his peers in tge 1st grade.
Whoever said college at ten is super misguided.
Greetings from New Zealand 🇳🇿
He's really special. My advice is to let him find his own way, but with the guidance of his loved ones, that's it.
He’s no smarter than a Maori.
Oh he’s like a little puppy with his mom, he absolutely adores her. I pray for the best for this kid, he needs to be protected and nurtured, it seems like they’re doing just that for him
All the 8 and 9 year olds were playing Chutes and Ladders? Find a different group. Lots of kids that age play more interesting board games than that.
My average-IQ kid played chess a bit at 6. He played various more complex board games by the time he was 4 (not following all the rules but participating). There are kids out there that could play games with Gio, even if they can’t match his intellect. Have they tried cooperative games like Pandemic or Forbidden Island where groups of different abilities work together to accomplish the game’s goal?
Even a super-smart kid needs to just run around, dig in the sand, play imaginatively, play tag. Gio may not enjoy every one of those, but hopefully they keep trying to find play activities that he does enjoy and keep trying to find kids he can play with.
Playing and connecting with other kids is important, too.
0:44 IDK WHY BUT I HAD A FEELING HE WOULD SAY THAT
Geo reminds me of how I was as a kid. I got diagnosed with ASD at 15. I hope that he doesn't have to wait as long as I did to know why he's different. Regardless, I'm rooting for his success and happiness.
Kids in 4th grade definitely know how to play Monopoly lol what
I have always been a strong advocate for a little kid be a kid. I worry for him because sending him to college this early couldn’t let him miss out on his childhood even if he is smart he does need kid moments.
Thank you for showing a wide range of people with different disabilities and varying IQ levels I think it’s important to show everyone and I love your channel
Sweet kid, I hope he’s getting support from speech pathology. He needs some help with speech sounds, and social skills to ensure he has access to friendships and play. He’s still just a little boy who deserves all the happiness and joy life has to offer.
Hopefully but those services are more often provided at school and he is being homeschooled.
Greetings from Chile, happy to be mentioned by a genious
lol
Wow! Geovanti and his family are amazing! Thank you for sharing this with us, I always wondered what it would be like to have a genius child. Thinking they will act grown up, but no! Geovanti acts like a 6 year old and sounds like a 6 year old, just really smart! I hope you do an update in the future! ❣
I started off like this. The world east you up and spits you out
He is so blessed to have a family that actually listens and they are so blessed to have him ❤❤
Truly incredible talent and intelligence! Super important to find balance between academics and having time to enjoy life in whatever ways make him happy. But I'm so excited to see what Geovanti achieves!
Amazing little boy. But why people rush smart kids in collages at age of 10? I mean a person with high IQ would pass thru college easily, and even easier when older. So why to steal a childhood from them, and put a early preassure? If my kid was gifted I would sent him/her to normal school (to pass all grades) to have fun with pears. Obviously it would not need to study hard, so piece of cake. If school is boring, I would sign him or her to do extra things, what she or he would like to do, to develop further, but still be able to have fun with kids own age. The most beautiful part of life is school period and I would never steal that from my kid. In collage he or she will be able to study things which can't learn in school not even high, but probably be lonely cause all other students will be at least 9-10 years older. Maybe now he feels no urge to talk with pears or have fun, but later in life he will have regrets for that.
Very bright children need a lot of support.❤
What a burden to carry at such a young age. I hope his grandmother can help him find a peer group where he can develop social skills.
It would blow people's minds away when I would tell people my son was reading adult books at 3 years old. My son is 7 years beyond his life. He never felt like he fit in because he was extra tall and extra smart. My boy reads over 300 books in a year. He pays attention to the fine details of life. His favorite phase is " momma, did you know....." He's a wealth of information. He never had to study hard for anything.
He has a brilliant mind&he’s so adorable God bless him ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
My son’s 2 and his intellect is insane it genuinely worries me if I’ll be able to give him enough. This has given me abit of comfort that maybe I’ll be able to make him happy and support him ❤
There are a number of intracurriculars and extracurriculars that can be explored to develop other modalities of intelligence. For instance, there is band, choir , orchestra, model UN, drama, sports, chess club, quiz bowl, and language learning. This is ignoring the fact that there are also schools that are specifically geared towards gifted kids with interests in STEM. I'd be hesitant to send him to college until he's experienced more.
I'm thankful my parents kept me alongside kids my age. I have yet to personally meet an individual who didn't regret being thrust into an early life of adulthood, bills, and taxes.
You got this kid do not let anybody judge you 😊😊😊