DUO Guest Author @thelastdash with - Does being underage matter in education and learning?

Welcome to a DUO guest author post by @thelastdash
If you are interested in being a guest author be sure to let us know, 50% profit share on the post and 5 DUO tokens are up for grabs!
More info and rules about the guest author spot here

If you need any help or have questions about DUO, the team is here for you! Leave a comment or reach out on discord

This post is written by a guest author. The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the DUO team. The DUO team check the guest author posts with ai and plagiarism detection tools


Top 3 DUO stakers

1

2

3


Does being underage matter in education and learning?

I encountered this debate in a whatsapp group when someone wrote that having underage children in higher classes is not a good thing.

I’m having this thing in my family and it’s such an uncontrollable kind. I just need to go with what’s happening and see where it goes. My kids are way younger than their classes and learning they have experienced and I kept questioning if this is right or not. Does age count in learning?

My son, soon to be 14 years old, just received admission to the university along with a little scholarship towards his tuition and going away during the week to campus. This kid graduated from elementary school at age 9, spent only 4, instead of 6 years of high school. He enrolled for the joint admission examination as well as a local scholarship program and succeeded in them.

Other than that, this kid is studying software engineering, Java script coding and animation for his online classes. He’s also good at graphic design and mobile phone repair, and simultaneously conducting lesson classes for middle school students on science topics. When he mentioned the university admission, I was worried about his age, and that he wouldn’t be able to handle campus life along with the online classes and other stuff he’s into right now.

I wanted him to concentrate on his training a couple of years before contemplating the university, but my son told me he can handle it. At his age, I pity him to be involved in all these things simultaneously, but it’s like hubby to him, and he’s genuinely having a time with all that he’s engaged in.

I wasn’t psychologically prepared to let him go off to university yet, but for the scholarship he earned, I’ve got no other choice because I don’t want him to miss out on an opportunity that benefits him, but equally benefits me, the dad.

My son is not the only victim of this under age education and learning. My two youngest daughters are both minors in their respective classes. My youngest, a 7-year old, is in primary 3, while her 10-year old sister is in basic 7 or class one in secondary school. When she graduated from primary school a few months ago, her school principal actually told me to put her in class basic 8 in secondary because her level of understanding is beyond basic 7. But her peers are still in primary 4.

But I could not heed the principal's advice, I started her in secondary 1st year class because I wanted her to have the basic knowledge of secondary lessons. Well, it turns out she was actually ahead of other students in her class in terms of knowledge even though she’s the youngest by age. And to top it all, they appointed her class prefect on her first day at school.

So I ask you, how much does age really matter in education and learning? Does being young for your class aid or impede academic development?


You can trade DUO with the links bellow
https://tribaldex.com/trade/DUO
https://hive-engine.com/trade/DUO

HOC/DUO discord link

Link to the DUO white paper here

If you no longer want to be tagged in the guest author posts please just let us know and we will remove you. Thanks!

@itharagaian @wearelegion @oahb132 @borniet @servelle @juanvegetarian @thebighigg @bulliontools @bitcoinman @crazyphantombr @dbooster @freecompliments @caspermoeller89 @trumpman @tokenpimp @enginewitty @bradleyarrow @daveks @melinda010100 @shiftrox @tengolotodo @esmeesmith @davedickeyyall @youloseagain @gwajnberg @adamada @cwow2 @flemingfarm @elevator09 @imagenius.dac @thewobs94 @misterc @postapopgamer @justclickindiva @godfish @eolianpariah2 @rainbowdash4l @sylmarill @scoutroc @costanza @hiveph @rollingstar87 @coolguy123 @lourica @stuartcturnbull @gratefuleveryday @chaosmagic23

Posted Using INLEO

Sort:  

@thelastdash Interesting question - one I believe that cannot be simply awnsered with a yes/no - only with personal views. What would be the right move will turn out to be in hindsight and until then - you as a parent should just follow your intuition what you believe is best for your kids.

My view on this matter (based on my own kids, in their own context) is that I want to allow them to be kids as long as possible. School offers 2 major development area’s:

  • knowledge
  • social-emotional
    I feel most of the kids that skip classes here, are indeed really smart but by doing so they are taken away the opportunity in the social-emotional area. Really connect with friends of their own age, build lasting friendships. Rushing them through school would prepare them for work asap (which they will have to do the rest of their lives).

As a parent, I hope to achieve that they look back later and think they had a great childhood where they could be kids.

This doesn’t say that I think a intelligent gifted kid should stay in the class doing exactly the same work. But I would try to broaden the knowledge rather that deepening it too early - let them discover and learn other stuff next to the regular courses so they can really discover themselves and what they want in life.

!DUO


You just got DUO from @rainbowdash4l.
They have 1/2 DUO calls left.
duo_logo
Learn all about DUO here.

I love your perspective on the matter, allowing children to feel being kids and growing up together with their age mates can really help their social characteristics.

For my kids, they haven't skipped any classes in their learning journey. The only thing is that they started school very early, at age 2 and through to primary class 5 where they had their school leaving examination. It's actually how almost all schools operates here except the government owned school.