Homeschooled with MIT courses at 5, accepted to MIT at 15

Re:Homeschooled with MIT courses at 5, accepted to MIT at 15 by lettergram on Wednesday November 18, 2015 @10:58AM (#10588394)

Hell Im 23, and even with easy access to information its difficult if you have to work full-time to pay the bills. Ive been working full-time since I was 15, and no matter how many courses I completed or books I read, without financially stable parents there is no way a normal person can do this. Thats why most of us attend public school.

I have full confidence most people are capable, but they would need some exceptionally staunch parents and finacial stability. Plus a lot of drive to accomplish these goals (it is not for everyone).

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Re:Homeschooled with MIT courses at 5, accepted to MIT at 15 by agentultra on Wednesday November 18, 2015 @11:21AM (#10588623)

The obligations and circumstances that get in the way are as challenging as ever. Time is the only constant in our experience. However kids today have instant access to MIT lectures and problem sets. I had to sneak out textbooks on classical mechanics and applied mathematics and that's all I had for years. Technology today has enabled us in so many ways that I envy my children who will get to have what I never did. So cool.

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Re:Homeschooled with MIT courses at 5, accepted to MIT at 15 by OJFord on Wednesday November 18, 2015 @05:18PM (#10591185)

    > Thats why most of us attend public school.

This has to be the single most confusing AmE/BrE difference..

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Re:Homeschooled with MIT courses at 5, accepted to MIT at 15 by chris_wot on Wednesday November 18, 2015 @11:48PM (#10592813)

In case people don't know what is being referred to here, it's that in Britain a Public School is something you pay for, and in America (and Australia!) a Public School is funded by the government and not the individual.

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