>The point is that these are not outliers in aptitude. They're outliers in opportunities offered.
Kids that can program in "several assembly languages" (your words) are just outliers in "opportunities offered"?
Even in college, heck, even in CS majors, there are kids that "get it" and kids that do not. So, no kids that are programming geniuses at 10 are not just outliers in opportunities.
Besides, the kids that could not pinpoint their country on the map were ALSO taught Geography. They weren't lacking in "opportunities", they lacked in skills, attention, etc.
>Why would anyone not offer a class in hard stuff to 14 year olds?? 14 is not some tender sensitive age where kids need coddling.
And why would that hard stuff be C++? It's not like it's something good to teach even for adults...
Kids that can program in "several assembly languages" (your words) are just outliers in "opportunities offered"?
Even in college, heck, even in CS majors, there are kids that "get it" and kids that do not. So, no kids that are programming geniuses at 10 are not just outliers in opportunities.
Besides, the kids that could not pinpoint their country on the map were ALSO taught Geography. They weren't lacking in "opportunities", they lacked in skills, attention, etc.
>Why would anyone not offer a class in hard stuff to 14 year olds?? 14 is not some tender sensitive age where kids need coddling.
And why would that hard stuff be C++? It's not like it's something good to teach even for adults...