I was watching a show last night, I think it was on TLC about smart kids. There was this one kid that supposedly had a higher IQ than Einstein (176 or something) and the mom had him over scheduled to the max. Let his sister play video games but would only let him play for a few minutes then make him go to his room and read. When he would get to play with kids his dad would quiz the kids with math equations, seriously...what kid is going to want to spend time with another kid and get pop quizzes from his parents every time? The mom was worse than the dad. The kid is going to burn out long before he gets out of school. Letting kids be kids is just as important as fostering their intellect.
When I was 4, my Dad got hit head on by a drunk driver crossin' 4 lanes on the freeway and hittin' him head on at about 70 mph on the on-ramp. He was in a coma for about 6 months. I learned to read the comics while he was in a hospital bead in my living room.
I didn't go to kindy garden. I was too busy watchin' over Dad while Mom was at work. I got my early education emptyin' bed pans.
He was in a body cast for damn near a year. I read AllyOop, Dick Tracy and POGO to him every day for 8 months! 4 months of it, he wasn't even awake!
When I started 1st grade, I taught my buds to read!
Yeah, dipshit, you're kid is special!