Comments on: I don’t know whether…

By: AesopFan

AesopFan — Thu, 07 May 2020 21:13:46 +0000

“we in the west completely underestimate the ability of children given we are into not teaching them so they are stunted later in life in all kinds of ways” – Arfldgr

So true.
But not all young children are as precocious as these non-savants, even without being stunted by schools and society.
IIRC true savants really can’t be stunted; it’s built into their brain functions.

By: Barry Meislin

Barry Meislin — Thu, 07 May 2020 19:58:00 +0000

Another feel-good story, powerful, poignant and inspiring, if—alas—Lamborghiniless…
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/279870

By: Artfldgr

Artfldgr — Thu, 07 May 2020 17:27:57 +0000

Roy, i agree… i cut and pasted…
there is another with the kid picking up and flipping a coin..
couldnt find it (unless it was in that vid and i got them mixed up)

glad people enjoyed it..
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By: Roy Nathanson

Roy Nathanson — Thu, 07 May 2020 03:18:53 +0000

Artfldger,

Not quibbling with you, since the U-tube video title was wrong as well, but equipment with the 5-year old Chinese boy is not a tractor. That is a front end loader. To operate it is far more complex than a mere tractor.

The boy is not a pro. But he does know what he is doing. He has some limitations in speed and fluidity due to his size. That’s not his fault, of course, the equipment is designed for a full grown adult.

By: Mrs Whatsit

Mrs Whatsit — Thu, 07 May 2020 02:47:29 +0000

A five-year-old in my town, some years ago, took his parents’ car in a moment of fury and got quite some way away from home before he was stopped. It does happen. You want to watch out for the power of these five-year-olds, who have not learned yet about the limits that everybody else agrees must be imposed on life. I have, right now, a four-year-old granddaughter and a three-year-old grandson. Both of them are as sweet and fierce as they can be, and neither one has any idea yet that life has limits. I say, more power to them.

By: Rufus T. Firefly

Rufus T. Firefly — Thu, 07 May 2020 02:12:24 +0000

parker,

That’s remarkable. Did the tractor have a clutch?

By: Rufus T. Firefly

Rufus T. Firefly — Thu, 07 May 2020 02:11:56 +0000

Artfldgr,

Thanks for those links. That sent me down a youtube rabbit hole learning about hyperpolyglots. Fascinating stuff. And that Chinese boy playing piano so remarkably seems to take true joy in his playing!

By: F

Thu, 07 May 2020 02:09:41 +0000

I think the parents need to sit that kid down and explain, very carefully, that a Lamborghini is no good for a family with 8 children.

By: parker

parker — Thu, 07 May 2020 01:42:20 +0000

Hey, I drove a tractor at 5. I drove a pickup truck at 7 pulling grain wagons to the elevator. Give the kid a break.

By: OBloodyHell

OBloodyHell — Thu, 07 May 2020 01:35:51 +0000

I don’t think the parents need charges filed against them, but I think there’s one 16yo that better be grounded for a few months…

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