From my former state - 14-y.o. earns A.S. degree

https://www.ksla.com/2022/04/04/14-year-old-graduate-bpcc-with-associates-degree/

"14-year-old Schmidley will be soon graduating with his associate’s degree in general science from Bossier Parish Community College (BPCC) and he has his sights set on the future.
Schmidley plans to soon attend LSU Health Shreveport to begin a medical laboratory science program."

Apparently he can complete the B.S. program at LSU Health in 15 months, according to the program website. https://www.lsuhs.edu/departments/allied-health-professions-departments/medical-laboratory-science

"The standard educational track consists of 65 hours of pre-requisite courses that can be taken at any regionally accredited U.S. college or university with an additional 55 hours of professional courses that are completed at LSU Health Shreveport."

 

Neat, but not that out of the ordinary. Here are two articles about one of my former students.

https://www.rappahannock.edu/news/meet-the-genius-among-us

https://wydaily.com/news/local/2019/02/18/hes-14-and-headed-to-william-mary-say-what/

While I think it's great that these students have such opportunities, I worry that they miss the chance to just be a kid.

 

That's awesome. I've shared other examples here as well, including a 17-y.o. with a DBA.

Hasn't the internet changed much of what it was like to be a kid anyway?