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Re:Math is still catching up to the genius of Ramanujan by nurettin on Monday October 21, 2024 @10:29PM (#41910620)
> I wonder how many geniuses we skip on because doing the chores of homework and getting through boring classes is busywork and memorization for the sake of getting an A.

Zero? If you qualify as a prodigy, it is apparent from a young age. Maths prodigies are especially easy to distinguish. Given a little time, they will self-learn, grok and innovate on anything you throw at them and will likely attend higher education early unlike "the brilliant kid"s who will struggle with advanced concepts all their lives.

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Re:Math is still catching up to the genius of Ramanujan by acka on Tuesday October 22, 2024 @07:38AM (#41913291)
It seems you are assuming that all child prodigies are polymaths (no pun intended).

There are children with exceptional mental abilities in a limited range of topics or even a single topic, such as math, music or drawing, They may struggle to various degrees with subjects or life skills that don't correspond closely with their specific topics of interest and ability.

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