My Child's a Genlus!
Child prodigies are the circus animals of our age, a source of
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to us all, whether they are worthy of
admiration or pity is debatable. It is more than two decades since
the 10)..........
Ruth Lawrence, at the age of
thirteen, obtained a First in mathematics at Oxford University,
becoming a national 11)..........
More recently,
six-year-old Justin Chapman enrolled at the University of
Rochester, New York, to study ancient world history. Their
intellectual 12)........
...... are obviously impressive, but
surely such children are too immature to cope with university?
Some 13)........
... point out that while it is entirely
understandable that parents of exceptionally gifted children
should 14).........
them to succeed, it is important
that they are not put under 15).......
pressure, and
also that their emotional and social development as children is not
neglected
15 EXCEED
9 FASCINATE
10 REMARK
11 CURIOUS
12 ACHIEVE
13 PSYCHOLOGY
14 COURAGE​