After the failures of child geniuses, Chiang Ti Ming and Sufiah Yusof, the question now is can child geniuses contribute to society and live successful lives? I believe that they can but the people surrounding them do play a part in their success. It is quite clear that the best institutes of higher learning do not always bring out the best in people. It needs to be actually looked into why it does not do so.
What are the factors that stop these people from progressing?
I was playing this computer game called Silkwood and the main goal of the game is to set up a program to take care of a digital organism. The digital organism would thus follow a routine of eating, sleeping, working etc. If the program was not effective, the digital organism would quite likely end up dead!
I think this is what needs to be looked into - that whether there is an effective program that could bring out the best in people and that this program should be the basic requirement of all institutes of learning.
As I mentioned earlier the people surrounding them also play part in their success. Hence the importance of living in an environment that really cares for them.
Child geniuses need to be constantly reminded that they have a special gift and be encouraged to use that gift for the good of society.
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