I always wonder how many genius kids never get a chance to grow to their full potential, because of poverty, racial inequality, being born in the wrong country, etc.
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I'm one of those kids. I was reading at 18 months old. They wanted to enroll me in gifted programs at age 4,but they were all located in neighborhoods that were still off-limits to Blacks and Latinos in 1966. I went to public schools in South Central LA instead. And struggled as a result.
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Probably because you were bored out of your skull. Such a waste. So sorry for you.
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And because I was already ahead of most students. I got into fights and got expelled. Plus my racist stepfather refused to allow me to get a permit to attend better schools in other parts of the city because they were white. And he refused to let mom enroll me in a Catholic high school.
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Imagine that, I was also a smart kid. Got extra tasks in primary school, was pretty bored in highschool, but it was a good school, did not find (free) uni challenging enough so quit and eventually found my way. White, in The Netherlands, so all schools are good. You’re the example to my point.
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I dropped out of college multiple times. Boredom. Money. Working full-time. My health. Plus I was the only one in my family to graduate from high school,so the expectations were very low. Mom wanted me to work as a janitor. Grandma wanted me to get married. Everyone else wanted me in the military.
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Did you in the end find your own way?
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I did. I moved out of LA to escape the shadow of my mom and grandma. Went to school part-time while working 3 jobs. Ultimately threw in the towel in 2009 due to burnout and my health.
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