Thread: Prodigies
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Old 09-09-2003, 12:51 PM   #1
Reeka
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Join Date: March 2, 2001
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I was talking to someone who posts regularly on a board that promotes creative writing. He was talking about how many young people (teenagers) there were that posted there and how so many of them were really talented and gifted (this guy has a Master's in English so he sort of knows his stuff). We got to talking about that that is pretty rare in writing to see that. He said you don't see any "prodigies" in creative writing. I said, I didn't know of any in art, i.e., painting, sculpting, etc. But, you do see child prodigies in music. I guess the best know example, though at bit extreme, was Mozart, but you do see children that are excellent and accomplished musicians at an early age. (Being a musician this is of interest to me.) We could not think of any other creative art that you see "child prodgies" in but music.

So, I wanted to know, if you know more than I know, i.e., child prodigies in other areas, and if you agree with us on this, why do you think it is? I have been thinking about it and I really don't know at this point.

I would like to have some other peoples thoughts on the matter.
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