It made me realize how important this contest is to many people, and all the opportunities in winning. It gave me a new respect for people in the contest. I loved your blog and thought it was very well written.
Your blog was definitely one of my favorites because you really explained the chapter while also making it interesting. I myself competed in the Geography-Bee when I was in elementary school, so I know first-hand how difficult those questions are. Though I did not make it very far in the competition, I did enjoy competing even though the preparation was a bit much.
I can imagine the hard work those children at the national level are putting in and it is very impressive.
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You can know more about his work here. Several connoisseurs of art are of the opinion that his style, bold black lines, the use of vibrant colours and cubist forms bear a striking resemblance to the works of the Spanish genius, Picasso. Hamad chooses to paint his world with youthful emotions-his characters- some real, some legendary and others just imaginary, are composed with mastery. Not surprisingly, both his collection were sold out within hours of them being released.
Nancy Yi Fan : It is only in the last couple of years that several college students in our country have sought to writing and getting their works published. So was the case any different with the year-old Ms Finn, who too got her book published?
The answer is a resounding yes! Gaskin and his wife, Nikki, worry about their responsibility as parents to offer Lilly the best education possible.
This was also a point reiterated by Adrian's mother, Carrie Aivaliotis. People warned us if he knows everything already for the first few grades, he's gonna be a discipline problem because he's not gonna be learning anything," she said. Really gifted children fascinate us. How can someone so young know so much? Their feats of memory are huge hits on the Internet and a staple of TV talk shows.
Abby Julo has been on the TV circuit since she was 3. She's been a guest on "The Tonight Show" four times, where she loves to talk about her passion: politics. Thenyear-old Abby: "Nine. Abby's also been on Oprah Winfrey's talk show, not once, but three times. Now, at the ripe old age of 8, Abby is something of the grand dame of child prodigies. Abby can name every U. She was so inspired that she recited, by heart, President Kennedy's inaugural address from start to finish.
So are these kids really geniuses? Certainly what Abby and Lily and Adrian do is unusual. Most of us can't do it, but just how remarkable is this? Stanford University psychology professor Carol Dweck, who studies child development, says memorization is not a sign of genius. Dweck, the author of "Mindset: The New Psychology of Success," agrees that the kinds of memory skills demonstrated by these kids are impressive and unusual. Dweck cautioned though that "it's not what you would call a prodigy.
A prodigy is someone who has a deep precocious understanding of something — of numbers, words, music. They think in new ways, invent things. A true prodigy is someone like Picasso or Mozart who was composing by age 5, or Tiger Woods who shot a 48 on a nine-hole course by the age of 2.
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