Youngest ever college graduate in Canadian history is a 12 year old

[princekwekua]

Ottawa girl set to become the youngest university graduate in Canadian history

OTTAWA — Anthaea-Grace Patricia Dennis is not your typical 12-year-old. She is a child prodigy who's about to become the youngest Canadian to ever graduate from university. On Saturday, Patricia Dennis will walk across the University of Ottawa stage and accept a bachelor’s degree in biomedical...

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Bachelor's degree in biomedical science. 12 year old Ottawa student set to become youngest ever graduate in Canada. Her mom is a single mom who put herself through college and is now a law professor

 

[Pleasure Hound]

The weird thing about hearing about child prodigies is that you see them once, then never see them again....

Why is that?????

 

[Hands95]

The weird thing about hearing about child prodigies is that you see them once, then never see them again....

Why is that?????

No longer a child....

 

[Pleasure Hound]

Ottawa girl set to become the youngest university graduate in Canadian history

OTTAWA — Anthaea-Grace Patricia Dennis is not your typical 12-year-old. She is a child prodigy who's about to become the youngest Canadian to ever graduate from university. On Saturday, Patricia Dennis will walk across the University of Ottawa stage and accept a bachelor’s degree in biomedical...

ca.yahoo.com

Bachelor's degree in biomedical science. 12 year old Ottawa student set to become youngest ever graduate in Canada. Her mom is a single mom who put herself through college and is now a law professor

There has to be a Chinese prodigy that has beaten this.....at 5 years old.....

 

[bazokajoe]

The weird thing about hearing about child prodigies is that you see them once, then never see them again....

Why is that?????

If you are graduating college as an adult, nobody cares. And nobody cares what you do as an adult.

 

[Pleasure Hound]

If you are graduating college as an adult, nobody cares. And nobody cares what you do as an adult.

Well, unless you commit a serious crime, that is.....

 

[xix]

I remember a kid in the U.S I think 18 graduate with PHD, at 28 I think he ended it all.

 

[latinboy]

I saw this young lady interviewed, she's amazing.

And apparently the apple didn't fall far from the tree:

"Perhaps no one will be more proud or excited than her biggest supporter, her mom Johanna Dennis.

Dennis said she realized her daughter was special when she was around two-and-a-half years old. She has felt so ever since.

The pair have a close bond.

Dennis was a single mother while she built her own academic career. After obtaining a number of degrees, she's now a law professor and has been instrumental in her daughter's education."

Kudos!

 

[basketcase]

Great story but I feel sad that the kid missed so much of her childhood.

 

[Nesbot]

Great story but I feel sad that the kid missed so much of her childhood.

Don't. Childhood is overrated. Money is all that matters when you're an adult. That's what the system has created. If you can't afford a home, food, transportation, you're done. She has a head start.

 

[Pleasure Hound]

Don't. Childhood is overrated. Money is all that matters when you're an adult. That's what the system has created. If you can't afford a home, food, transportation, you're done. She has a head start.

Yeahhhhh. Maybe you should tone down the "mega-alpha social Darwinism" thing. It's not healthy.....

 

[canada-man]

12 year olds cannot be hired as employees due to child labour laws so what will he been doing for the next 6 years?

 

[Big Rig]

Great story but I feel sad that the kid missed so much of her childhood.

How do you know ?

I suspect child prodigies should be with other child prodigies so they play math, listen to great music
or read great works together

To them that is play. You want them to engage in, what is to them, useless childhood activities
and hide their intelligence or be ostracized ?

I feel sad for prodigies that have to socialize with average children, go to church etc

 

[dirtyharry555]

The weird thing about hearing about child prodigies is that you see them once, then never see them again....

Why is that?????

I suspect that they get involved in high level science/math/technology that may benefit society but that the overwhelming majority of people don't understand, will never understand, and have no interest in. Most people are interested in the latest Netflix series or sports game, rather than what's going on in scientific labs around the country.

Here's a list of other prodigies from 2013. https://listverse.com/2013/07/09/resend-10-modern-child-prodigies/

 

[Ref]

The weird thing about hearing about child prodigies is that you see them once, then never see them again....

Why is that?????

One of my friends had a brother who was a very highly intelligent gifted kid (all of the kids in his family were bright). He ended up working for NASA or one of those type of companies where staff are required to sign non disclosure agreements. I would imagine many of them are in similar circumstances.

 

[shakenbake]

One of my friends had a brother who was a very highly intelligent gifted kid (all of the kids in his family were bright). He ended up working for NASA or one of those type of companies where staff are required to sign non disclosure agreements. I would imagine many of them are in similar circumstances.

Every employer that I have worked for has required an NDA. Non disclosure agreements are no indication of corporate sophistication. Even a lowly retail operation can require their employees to sign one, I have observed.

 

[Darts]

I suspect child prodigies should be with other child prodigies so they play math, listen to great music or read great works together

When I was in high school the smart kids were all in the "enriched" class, the bottom tier in shop and everybody else in regular class.

 

[xix]

12 year olds cannot be hired as employees due to child labour laws so what will he been doing for the next 6 years?

Self employed like hackers.

 

[dirtyharry555]

When I was in high school the smart kids were all in the "enriched" class, the bottom tier in shop and everybody else in regular class.

Why did that change?

 

[Darts]

Why did that change?

I suppose the powers decided to treat everybody the same.