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EsX_Raptor
United States2801 Posts
i have to admit i've never felt this stupid in my entire life. it makes me uncomfortable knowing i will see him almost everyday learning from the same professor. i will kill myself if i fail this course and he passes it. yes, the kid is asian. any thoughts on how to handle this o,o? edit: i put him on my SE team, seems like a cool kid and has a shitload of manners, let's see how he does ^^   | ||
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QuanticHawk
United States32051 Posts
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538
Hungary3932 Posts
On October 14 2009 02:50 EsX_Raptor wrote:yes, the kid is asian. I cant decide if you are racist, or you have some kind of strange social minority complex... (or some third option) please elaborate. | ||
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GreEny K
Germany7312 Posts
On October 14 2009 02:56 538 wrote: I cant decide if you are racist, or you have some kind of strange social minority complex... (or some third option) please elaborate. Get over it, MOST OF THE WOrLD THINKS ALL ASIANS ARE SMART. It's a stereotype, care to learn it? Anyway, i think i saw a new story a year or so ago where an ASIAN!!! (OMG NO WAY) 13 year old kid was in college. Then i thought he should play SC. | ||
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EsX_Raptor
United States2801 Posts
Ever heard of the (possibly true) stereotype that Asian people tend to be really smart at pretty much all academics? I think this is possibly true do to the emphasis their parents tend to put on academics from a young age. | ||
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the_enborfser
13 Posts
Unless he is korean of course, if thats the case i would drop the class. | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
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CaucasianAsian
Korea (South)11579 Posts
Maybe you can talk to him about starcraft, asians i think are known to be very gifted with this game. | ||
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Husky
United States3362 Posts
Who gives a balls if the kid is smart. So he'll get a job 5 years sooner than the average person? Who the fuck cares. I would rather enjoy my childhood instead of worrying about passing a college class. Child geniuses like never do anything that great anyways. Just because they're smart as a kid does not mean they're some sort of amazing person later in life. Congrats to the kid for wanting to go to college but damn, I sure as hell wouldn't want to do that at 13. | ||
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Rotodyne
United States2263 Posts
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CaucasianAsian
Korea (South)11579 Posts
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Insane
United States4991 Posts
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Frits
11782 Posts
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Cloud
Sexico5880 Posts
On October 14 2009 03:07 HuskyTheHusky wrote: LOL. Imagine if you were 13 having to take college level courses. That would have been the stupidest shit ever. Who gives a balls if the kid is smart. So he'll get a job 5 years sooner than the average person? Who the fuck cares. I would rather enjoy my childhood instead of worrying about passing a college class. Child geniuses like never do anything that great anyways. Just because they're smart as a kid does not mean they're some sort of amazing person later in life. Congrats to the kid for wanting to go to college but damn, I sure as hell wouldn't want to do that at 13. Boy are you smart, you think he is going to last as much working like an ass as you? He did his HS in like a third of the time as you did. And he is smart for choosing to have the hardest part of his life (college and work) when he is best able to face it, aka. while he is still young. Dont come with shit like "they never do anything special anyway" if you are such an ignorant asshole. | ||
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Husky
United States3362 Posts
On October 14 2009 03:23 Cloud wrote: Its funny, every asian movie ive seen, tends to have some really stupid people in it, and then some normal guys, never an intellectual or whatever. Boy are you smart, you think he is going to last as much working like an ass as you? He did his HS in like a third of the time as you did. And he is smart for choosing to have the hardest part of his life (college and work) when he is best able to face it, aka. while he is still young. Dont come with shit like "they never do anything special anyway" if you are such an ignorant asshole. O.o. I don't know how you took my post to be ignorant. Just because we view it differently doesnt mean I'm ignorant. I personally think that going to college at 13 is a terrible idea. You completely miss out on your childhood and all the badass things you get to do as a kid. I'm sure he has friends his own age but he doesn't really get to go to class with them at all. All the articles I've read before about kids graduating college early really don't go on to do anything 'that special'. All I was saying was just because you are smart at a young age does not mean you are more intelligent at an older age. | ||
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spinesheath
Germany8679 Posts
Also, in many areas in Asia, people study extremely hard if they get the chance to. It's expected in their society. If I am informed correctly, China's government takes quite forceful actions to produce such "gifted" children/people in all areas. Chances are, that child isn't all that much more intelligent than you, but he most likely studies harder while you are having fun. Children can learn a lot, but they can't reflect it so well. They simply do what their parents tell them. If he actually is as mature as you (or other people of your age, in case you aren't very mature either  ), respect him. It's not your fault that your mind developed at a normal speed (lol). Though I would be surprised if he isn't suffering from some genetical defect or something like that if his mind is years ahead of his body. If he isn't, just think about him as someone who spent his short life studying all day long because that's most likely what he has been doing. I personally wouldn't want to miss my childhood, really. | ||
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Neivler
Norway911 Posts
On October 14 2009 02:50 EsX_Raptor wrote: any thoughts on how to handle this shit? kill myself | ||
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Hittegods
Stockholm4641 Posts
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Zoler
Sweden6339 Posts
On October 14 2009 03:01 the_enborfser wrote: Unless he is korean of course, if thats the case i would drop the class. hahaha | ||
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tredmasta
China152 Posts
 I was 10 when I took AP Calculus, and looking back, I did not enjoy it at all. I was fucking scared of all the older kids, who were like twice my age.My advice to you would be to just ignore him and try your best. Don't be too competitive, and aim for a goal that you can reach. Don't let the kid make you feel stupid, even if he does better than you. I also agree that going to college that early is a terrible idea. Being from a typical Asian family, i basically got pushed to skip grades and start college early. Once I got into college, I realized that I never got to enjoy my childhood, so I took a year off to get a job...and play Starcraft. | ||
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MiniRoman
Canada3953 Posts
On October 14 2009 03:21 HnR)Insane wrote: Ignore him and just take the class like a normal non-weird person...? That's down right lunacy ~! Get over it, don't give a fuck. Don't do anything? Also don't fail the class, but you shouldn't need a 13 year old to motivate you to pass your college courses, right? | ||
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gngfn
United States1726 Posts
On October 14 2009 03:28 HuskyTheHusky wrote: All the articles I've read before about kids graduating college early really don't go on to do anything 'that special'. All I was saying was just because you are smart at a young age does not mean you are more intelligent at an older age. Unsupported generalizations ahoy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noam_Elkies | ||
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Cloud
Sexico5880 Posts
On October 14 2009 03:28 HuskyTheHusky wrote: O.o. I don't know how you took my post to be ignorant. Just because we view it differently doesnt mean I'm ignorant. I personally think that going to college at 13 is a terrible idea. You completely miss out on your childhood and all the badass things you get to do as a kid. I'm sure he has friends his own age but he doesn't really get to go to class with them at all. All the articles I've read before about kids graduating college early really don't go on to do anything 'that special'. All I was saying was just because you are smart at a young age does not mean you are more intelligent at an older age. Well and i was here thinking that getting a phd at 24 and then following it by getting a Nobel, was something rather special. And to the OP, maybe you could learn something from the kid? Like, he doesnt seem to be such a bad project or study partner? | ||
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spinesheath
Germany8679 Posts
On October 14 2009 03:46 gngfn wrote: Unsupported generalizations ahoy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noam_Elkies Yay, Game of Life! | ||
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n.DieJokes
United States3443 Posts
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MooCow
1434 Posts
On October 14 2009 03:21 HnR)Insane wrote: Ignore him and just take the class like a normal non-weird person...? This. I think it's interesting that a 13 y/o is in your uni class but it shouldn't really affect you at all. If you do fail and he passes i dont even see the big deal because he's obviously some kind of prodigy and studies alot ^^ | ||
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Itachii
Poland12466 Posts
If he doesn't play SC, hes not smart | ||
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Luddite
United States2315 Posts
On October 14 2009 03:39 tredmasta wrote: I've had experience with this before, as the kid I was 10 when I took AP Calculus, and looking back, I did not enjoy it at all. I was fucking scared of all the older kids, who were like twice my age.My advice to you would be to just ignore him and try your best. Don't be too competitive, and aim for a goal that you can reach. Don't let the kid make you feel stupid, even if he does better than you. I also agree that going to college that early is a terrible idea. Being from a typical Asian family, i basically got pushed to skip grades and start college early. Once I got into college, I realized that I never got to enjoy my childhood, so I took a year off to get a job...and play Starcraft. I had sorta the opposite experience. I always felt really bored in school, and wanted to skip some grades. But my parents (who are white) were like "don't stress yourself too much, we want you to enjoy your childhood". So I was just really lazy as a kid. | ||
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zulu_nation8
China26351 Posts
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integral
United States3156 Posts
On October 14 2009 03:35 Hittegods wrote: I thought this was about testie finding another girlfriend. lol | ||
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EsX_Raptor
United States2801 Posts
but you guys suggested some good ideas. the class is software engineering and we're going to be forming groups so i guess i'll put him in mine along with some of my good peeps and see how it goes. + Show Spoiler [offtopic] + can someone tell me if i wrote my sig correctly? =D (learning japanese) | ||
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ghostWriter
United States3302 Posts
On October 14 2009 03:35 Hittegods wrote: I thought this was about testie finding another girlfriend. HAHA That's so wrong. | ||
micronesia
United States24680 Posts
On October 14 2009 04:39 EsX_Raptor wrote: handle it psychologically -.- but you guys suggested some good ideas. the class is software engineering and we're going to be forming groups so i guess i'll put him in mine along with some of my good peeps and see how it goes. + Show Spoiler [offtopic] + can someone tell me if i wrote my sig correctly? =D (learning japanese) If this seriously has you worried, then you need to rethink your attitude. | ||
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butter
United States785 Posts
On October 14 2009 04:39 EsX_Raptor wrote: can someone tell me if i wrote my sig correctly? =D (learning japanese) 私は花火を愛です。 it's ai suru, but i'm guessing you just want to say hanabi ga suki? | ||
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koreasilver
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ghostWriter
United States3302 Posts
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niteReloaded
Croatia5281 Posts
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EsX_Raptor
United States2801 Posts
hanabi ga suki desu but, is it the same thing as: watashi wa hanabi ga suki desu ? i have no idea o,o suru? so i suppose ai by itself has different meanings o,o thx!!! | ||
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Pokebunny
United States10654 Posts
On October 14 2009 03:39 tredmasta wrote: I've had experience with this before, as the kid I was 10 when I took AP Calculus, and looking back, I did not enjoy it at all. I was fucking scared of all the older kids, who were like twice my age.My advice to you would be to just ignore him and try your best. Don't be too competitive, and aim for a goal that you can reach. Don't let the kid make you feel stupid, even if he does better than you. I also agree that going to college that early is a terrible idea. Being from a typical Asian family, i basically got pushed to skip grades and start college early. Once I got into college, I realized that I never got to enjoy my childhood, so I took a year off to get a job...and play Starcraft. O___O 10? | ||
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tonight
United States11130 Posts
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the_enborfser
13 Posts
On October 14 2009 05:25 tonight wrote: just suplex him Yes. this is also a rational option. | ||
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Mastermind
Canada7096 Posts
On October 14 2009 04:34 zulu_nation8 wrote: why do you need to "handle this shit", what the fuck is wrong with you this | ||
Waxangel
United States33388 Posts
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Triple7
United States656 Posts
On October 14 2009 06:11 Waxangel wrote: introduce him to starcraft, ruin his academic life (but enrich it overall) And make him join TL. | ||
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gngfn
United States1726 Posts
On October 14 2009 05:22 EsX_Raptor wrote: there ya go! hanabi ga suki desu but, is it the same thing as: watashi wa hanabi ga suki desu ? i have no idea o,o suru? so i suppose ai by itself has different meanings o,o thx!!! This is a pretty big derail, but it's your blog, so... The first two sentences are identical. In Japanese, the only person whose likes and dislikes you can really talk about with 好き without going through some grammatical contortions is yourself, so specifying that 好き refers to 私 isn't really necessary. It's more natural in most contexts to leave the pronoun off. 花火を愛です makes absolutely no sense, because you have the direct object particle を followed by the copula です. Even if you corrected it to 花火が愛です, you'd be equating fireworks and love in some mysterious way, which while far from impossible in context is sort of strange alone. The closest to correct would be 花火を愛する, but that's weird too since usually 愛 is a deep love for someone close to you or an ideal like peace. Your current hypercorrection to 私は花火を愛するです combines する and です, both sentence-final, in an ungrammatical way, so it's straight up wrong. Just go with 花火が好きです. On-topic: Be nice to the kid and try to make him feel welcome. This would be futile advice if it were high school, but people in a college classroom should be mature enough to respect someone going through what that kid is. If you think it's awkward being "shown up" by a 13-year-old kid, imagine what it's like for him being in a class where he can relate to no one and is most likely painfully aware of how much he stands out, not to mention the probable parental pressure involved. | ||
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YPang
United States4024 Posts
On October 14 2009 06:11 Waxangel wrote: introduce him to starcraft, ruin his academic life (but enrich it overall) hahahha | ||
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JohnColtrane
Australia4813 Posts
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Snet
United States3573 Posts
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KlaCkoN
Sweden1661 Posts
On October 14 2009 06:47 Snet wrote: Kids like this will grow up like Michael Jackson naming their kids blanket and spending there engineer salary on toys and cotton candy. Does believing this somehow make you feel better? | ||
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Tekin
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Tom Phoenix
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On October 14 2009 02:50 EsX_Raptor wrote:any thoughts on how to handle this o,o? Handle what exactly? I do not see why it should be of any particular relevance to you if a prodigy is studying at the same university. Just accept that some people are particularly gifted and move on. Besides, being a prodigy is a double-edged sword. If you are talented, people will have much bigger expectations from you then they would of others your age. Such pressure is something that is difficult for a child in his/her early teens to handle, so I would not be suprised if what Husky says is true. Still, there are examples where prodigies did end up being successful as adults as well, such as Mozart. | ||
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gen.Sun
United States539 Posts
On October 14 2009 06:51 KlaCkoN wrote: Does believing this somehow make you feel better? Indeed, that was a hilarious comment. And Husky, I'm sure you look back at your supersoaker days with fondness, but I'm sure this kid will look back on learning _fill in advance subj here_ as greatly enriching to his personal development. I love the attitude in the west, where academics are somehow assumed to be the drudgery of childhood, where for some reason, children don't *want to learn, and has to be forced by their parents. lol. Hilarious, it's only by learning about the world around you can you become a true person, with your own mind. Learning science and philosophy, learning how the world works, was my greatest joy as a kid, and I don't think I was a nerd. | ||
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selboN
United States2523 Posts
On October 14 2009 03:07 HuskyTheHusky wrote: LOL. Imagine if you were 13 having to take college level courses. That would have been the stupidest shit ever. Who gives a balls if the kid is smart. So he'll get a job 5 years sooner than the average person? Who the fuck cares. I would rather enjoy my childhood instead of worrying about passing a college class. Child geniuses like never do anything that great anyways. Just because they're smart as a kid does not mean they're some sort of amazing person later in life. Congrats to the kid for wanting to go to college but damn, I sure as hell wouldn't want to do that at 13. I was taking college classes at the age of 15 and graduated high school as a sophomore in college. While doing this I was very active in football/track/basketball/tennis, receiving regional recognition freshmen to senior year in each. You don't "sacrifice" your childhood to take higher level courses. Those higher level courses count as dual credit for high school and keep you from being bored in a classroom for 8 hours a day. + Show Spoiler + This is not a brag, there is no other way to present it than state flat out facts. | ||
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Chuiu
3470 Posts
EDIT: Didn't read page 3, Waxangel beat me to it: On October 14 2009 06:11 Waxangel wrote: introduce him to starcraft, ruin his academic life (but enrich it overall) | ||
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LeperKahn
Romania1839 Posts
Then make fun of him when he asks what you're talking about. | ||
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Butigroove
Seychelles2061 Posts
okay who am i kidding it still makes me lmao | ||
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Snet
United States3573 Posts
On October 14 2009 06:51 KlaCkoN wrote: Does believing this somehow make you feel better? No, it makes me appreciate my childhood and my parents. | ||
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il0seonpurpose
Korea (South)5638 Posts
On October 14 2009 03:39 tredmasta wrote: I've had experience with this before, as the kid I was 10 when I took AP Calculus, and looking back, I did not enjoy it at all. I was fucking scared of all the older kids, who were like twice my age.My advice to you would be to just ignore him and try your best. Don't be too competitive, and aim for a goal that you can reach. Don't let the kid make you feel stupid, even if he does better than you. I also agree that going to college that early is a terrible idea. Being from a typical Asian family, i basically got pushed to skip grades and start college early. Once I got into college, I realized that I never got to enjoy my childhood, so I took a year off to get a job...and play Starcraft. Wow, 10 year old taking Calculus? Amazing | ||
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gchan
United States654 Posts
1) Do something good 2) Prevent him from going Columbine 3) Benefit from his success in the future as his friend Win-win-win situation. | ||
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Nitrogen
United States5345 Posts
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FragKrag
United States11552 Posts
hahahahaha ... I actually have a sophomore in my Calc BC class and he rapes me in every test ;_; | ||
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pubbanana
United States3063 Posts
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