[Oz-gifted] oz-gifted Digest, Vol 43, Issue 1

[March Family]

Hi nice to hear form oz-gifted as I haven't had any messages for months. 
Should be an interesting show.

KayeM

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> Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 18:24:54 +1000
> From: Fly2 <fly2 at bigpond.net.au>
> Subject: [Oz-gifted] gifted children programme
> To: OG <oz-gifted at rite.ed.qut.edu.au>
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> MONDAY NIGHT ON NINE Monday, July 9
> 7.30pm - I AM A CHILD GENIUS
>
>
> They are some of the most gifted children in the world and on Monday,
> July 9 they?re on Channel Nine.
>
> At 7.30pm, I Am A Child Genius introduces the amazing Adam, Mikhail and
> Michael. Adam Napier-Smith has a level of intelligence found in just one
> child in 100,000. At age six Adam?s IQ is off the scale and he has the
> mathematical ability of a 16-year-old.
>
> At three, Mikhail is as cute as a button and the youngest ever member of
> Mensa, an international organisation for people with an IQ in the top
> two per cent of the general population. He can multiply five figure
> numbers before most kids can count to 10.
>
> Michael Dowling is 11 but when he was eight he became Britain?s youngest
> published author, with his first novel racing up the bestseller list.
> He?s currently learning two musical instruments, seven languages
> (including Mandarin and Old Norse), and he is already a gourmet cook
> specialising in medieval cuisine.
>
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2007 21:33:14 +1000
> From: "L B" <lmb400 at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Oz-gifted] gifted children programme
> To: oz-gifted at rite.ed.qut.edu.au
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> Just the thought of having a child that intelligent makes my heart race. 
> I
> am running to try and keep up with my two!! My ds7's report said that he 
> is
> currently doing "End Stage 3" maths, which is year 6.  He is in year 2. 
> I'm
> not sure what the school is going to do with him for the remaining 4 years
> that he will be there, and am not even thinking about high school. Luckily
> he is only about a year ahead in literacy (although the books he reads are
> the same as his friends in year 5), and they don't test him on medieval
> history!!
>
> Lynda
>
>
>>From: Fly2 <fly2 at bigpond.net.au>
>>Reply-To: oz-gifted at rite.ed.qut.edu.au
>>To: OG <oz-gifted at rite.ed.qut.edu.au>
>>Subject: [Oz-gifted] gifted children programme
>>Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 18:24:54 +1000
>>
>>MONDAY NIGHT ON NINE Monday, July 9
>>7.30pm - I AM A CHILD GENIUS
>>
>>
>>They are some of the most gifted children in the world and on Monday,
>>July 9 they're on Channel Nine.
>>
>>At 7.30pm, I Am A Child Genius introduces the amazing Adam, Mikhail and
>>Michael. Adam Napier-Smith has a level of intelligence found in just one
>>child in 100,000. At age six Adam's IQ is off the scale and he has the
>>mathematical ability of a 16-year-old.
>>
>>At three, Mikhail is as cute as a button and the youngest ever member of
>>Mensa, an international organisation for people with an IQ in the top
>>two per cent of the general population. He can multiply five figure
>>numbers before most kids can count to 10.
>>
>>Michael Dowling is 11 but when he was eight he became Britain's youngest
>>published author, with his first novel racing up the bestseller list.
>>He's currently learning two musical instruments, seven languages
>>(including Mandarin and Old Norse), and he is already a gourmet cook
>>specialising in medieval cuisine.
>>
>>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 10:45:46 +1000
> From: Ellen Hrebeniuk <ehrebeniuk at optushome.com.au>
> Subject: Re: [Oz-gifted] gifted children programme
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> At 6:24 PM +1000 5/7/07, Fly2 wrote:
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>>Michael Dowling is 11 but when he was eight he became Britain's youngest
>>published author, with his first novel racing up the bestseller list.
>>He's currently learning two musical instruments, seven languages
>>(including Mandarin and Old Norse), and he is already a gourmet cook
>>specialising in medieval cuisine.
>
> And his mother is an Aussie expat.  Thanks for letting us know about the 
> show!
> -- 
> Ellen Hrebeniuk
> Sydney, Australia
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