It's a waste of time, imo, that's all, okay? A complete waste of time. Particularly for someone who has already demonstrated quite a bit of intellectual maturity, curiosity and drive.
To me this kid seems very bright, highly motivated, and he has some rather lofty and admirable goals, which he wants to achieve by the time he's 26. Attack while the fire is hot, I say! But you're right, I wouldn't push every kid to do this.
I would suggest that someone who cannot find something to pique his interests (beyond Dick and Jane, of course) in most high schools is, himself, retarded.
It's a waste of time, imo, that's all, okay? A complete waste of time. Particularly for someone who has already demonstrated quite a bit of intellectual maturity, curiosity and drive.
Huh? You got all of that from a couple of sentences in the original post? I'll leave open the possibility that you know the kid personally, in which case you have a distinct advantage over the rest of us in speaking about him. Maybe I'm too harsh, but a couple of posts on a forum do not "intellectual maturity, curiosity and drive" make. And while I certainly don't think he's remedial or retarded or whatever, I don't think rushing through high school is the answer to a student that *might* be gifted. I don't think it's hardly ever the answer to anything other than, "How can I get into something too soon and raise my chances of failure?" Answer: "Rush through high school."