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[Cloud]

This kid is smarter than you!

Genius kid...

He's graduating with a 4.0 GPA at 11, taking martial arts... (Must be those hidden asian genes) >_<

I'm 21 and my best GPA in my 3rd year of college is a 3.3... D:

He's graduating and thinking of releasing a book to teach kids how to do better in school, and video games aren't on the list...

WHY?!??!?!

(Video games are a nice way to kick back after a long day. Certainly you don't want to read books after you just shoved your head in school material)

[The Middleman]

I heard about that. He actually doesn't consider himself smart. If anything, he just remembers, memorizes, then pays attention to the details.

[Unknown Entity]

Always easy to say you don't believe in geniuses when you are one...

[RyrineaHaruno]

Not on the agenda: playing video games.

"I feel it's a waste of time playing video games because it's not helping humanity in any way," says the 11-year-old, who wants to use his knowledge to change the world.

What how is it a waste of time? I think it a cool way to relax from work or something like that. He's a 11 year old boy that has too much stress. I think he needs a way to relax. His parents need to do something about this, before he stress himself out to much.

Edited by RyrineaHaruno, 14 June 2009 - 05:02 AM.

[Cloud]

I think he can handle stress. 4.0 GPA.

If he doesn't like video games, he doesn't like em. His parents already have a scholar on their hands XD

[Yakatsu]

Jack Thompson Junior?

Is that you?

[RyrineaHaruno]

I think he can handle stress. 4.0 GPA.

If he doesn't like video games, he doesn't like em. His parents already have a scholar on their hands XD

Yes, anyone with a 4.0 GPA can handle stress. Their a saying out their All work and no play makes someone go crazy.

Edited by RyrineaHaruno, 14 June 2009 - 05:06 AM.

[Sora no Kitsune]

Yes, anyone with a 4.0 GPA can handle stress. Their a saying out their All work and no play makes someone go crazy.

Not if the man loves the work he does, which seems to be the case here. This kid loves studying and learning, and finds videogames and play irrelavant. If he likes what he does, then he shouldn't be stresse, which i don't think he is.

And that's not a saying, thats a revised quote from the movie "The Shining"...

Edited by Sora no Senshi, 14 June 2009 - 05:22 AM.

[Cloud]

Jack Thompson Junior?

Is that you?

Yes, God? :cookie:

[Lid]

Wow, my feeling of accomplishment just went down the drain.

[Sora no Kitsune]

What i don't quite get is how is it humanly possible to get that far in only 10-11 years? even if he never did anything such as videogames or computer games, it still seems unlikely to be able to get 17 years worth of education and extensive martial arts training in only 11 years. Though i must say, dispite his dislike for videogames, i think he's an awesome person and its nice to have those kinda people in our country who get the job done.

[RyrineaHaruno]

Wow, my feeling of accomplishment just went down the drain.

I agree, I am lucky to get a 3.00 GPA and this kid get a 4.00 GPA. I felt myself self worth go down the drain.

Edited by RyrineaHaruno, 14 June 2009 - 05:57 AM.

[shadow_Uzumaki]

Impressive, most impressive. The Force is strong in this one. Though I do have to agree, he's 11 but he has 17 years of education and 11 years of Martial Arts? That meant he has to have been doing both when he was a baby...he must've just likely skipped several grades, but that martial arts thing? I dunno.... And, well, there was a study by Kutner and Olson, co-directors of the Harvard Medical School Center for Mental Health and Media, a division of the department of psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, that video games do allow most people to become less violent in their adult lives. There's also a slightly greater chance of becoming a violent person if you played less video games. So, it's not really putting too much of a negative impact on humanity, just if someone played a lot of exclusively M-rated games does a person run the risk of violent behavior in regards to games. Read Grand Theft Auto Childhood for more info

Edited by shadow_Uzumaki, 14 June 2009 - 06:06 AM.

[True]

Obviously he's never played Brain Age for the DS.

[Cloud]

Obviously he's never played Brain Age for the DS.

That game is clearly evil!

It always said I had a 30 year old mentality!

[dl316bh]

The kid may be a certifiable genius, but he's obviously ignorant. He obviously doesn't understand a thing about the effects of video games and the positive things they can do. Also, changing the world? Good luck kid; unless you cure cancer or invent a flying car I doubt many people are going to give a s***.

Still, he's young yet. He'll learn.

I agree, I am lucky to get a 3.00 GPA and this kid get a 4.00 GPA. I felt myself self worth go down the drain.

You shouldn't. The kids book smart. Being book smart is not the only criteria for intelligence. There are plenty of other factors.

[Recompense]

All he's demonstrated is the ability to memorize and re-state ideas. While that is important, it far from makes him a genius. A genius not only knows the knowledge of before, but also brings something new to the table. Einstein was a genius because he revolutionized modern science. Newton was a Genius because he defined and quantified universal rules, allowing a new age of scientific advancement.

This kid is smart. But he's no genius.

Yet, he's got a lot of potential.

[jacm]

WOW. he's superhuman. gosh. and i thought i was intelligent. haha

[psycho666]

Gee I feel sorry for the kid, I mean how many people does he have to relate to?

But what's this I hear about video games?

[BlackLightning]

He got no life, nuff said