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Child genius -which bright spark decided to put it on on a Tuesday???

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Emochild · 30/06/2015 21:04

Anyone watching?

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ImperialBlether · 08/07/2015 20:14

naffedoff, he sits with his stepbrother in A2 Maths! Think it's A2 not AS as his stepbrother is 18.

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DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen · 09/07/2015 00:17

I'm not sure about that cupping, I've had it and it hurts so much it made me cry! Poor boy

I want to get them all out in the sunshine for a bit, some of them look so pasty.

I hate this programme, makes me so angry,I have no idea why I watch it!

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girliefriend · 09/07/2015 09:47

Yes that cupping looks awful, am amazed they still do it after being investigated by social services!!

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DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen · 09/07/2015 15:22

I had 3 cups and that was bad enough, never again! He has them all down his back and they leave huge bruises.

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TheGirlFromIpanema · 10/07/2015 11:42

naffed our dc are at the same school then! Thomas is in a Yr7 form group and does some subjects with them, but yes, he is doing sciences (at least) with yr 10. Holds his own very well I am told He does have regular friends his own age, and I know he's in at least one sports team too so it's not all classroom for him!

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Mumoftwoyoungkids · 11/07/2015 10:50

I though it must be further maths that Thomas sits with his step brother for as hasn't he already got an A in Maths A level? Was surprised how long the step brother took to work out that Thomas was working six years ahead.......

Suspect Thomas is a true genius.

The trouble with the competition is that it only really tests memory and maths. You can't really test history ability by asking who shot Harold in the eye. They need to be set an essay discussing the battle of Hastings and examining the evidence that Harold was shot in the eye.(Or something like that - I'm a mathematician who gave up history at 13.)

But that would be rubbish telly. So I don't think someone like Holly can truly show her abilities on the competition.

The programme makers also seem to think that all viewers are unable to get basic maths. They have already said that you need 8 points to get through. Holly got 10 in the maths and Thomas got 16. So Holly doesn't need to "conquer her nerves" and Thomas doesn't need to deal with something he's (according to him) not very good at. They don't need to do anything. Except possibly avoid thumping the annoying bloke who asked the questions.

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noblegiraffe · 11/07/2015 11:19

If Thomas doesn't win after his extraordinary performance so far then something weird has happened with the editing.

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Mumoftwoyoungkids · 11/07/2015 14:09

noble One thing I don't like about it is that the points don't carry on from one day to another. Thomas gets no more credit for getting 30ish points from each of the first 2 days than the child who got 8ish on the first 2 days and just scraped through.

But I guess they are trying to make a TV programme - not truly find the most intelligent child.

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CaptainSubtext · 11/07/2015 23:46

Just watched episode 2 and agree the only one so far who seems like a true all-round genius is Thomas.

I also agree that the show seems to favour maths and memory ability - don't know why they seem to put more of the linguistic stuff (eloquent, aren't I? :o) at the beginning and mix it up a bit.

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2rebecca · 13/07/2015 22:38

Agree with them not really analysing the ability to assess and prioritise information and present it well, in the way one would in a history assessment based on original sources or an English exam paper.
They do spelling but that's just more memory.
Agree that the cumulative score should win as well, with no-one being kicked out until the last day.

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CaptainSubtext · 13/07/2015 23:05

I remember in a previous year they had debating. That was where the more mathsy children struggled. I also remember that one of the boys had his script written by his mum

I found Julian pretty arrogant in this episode. The bit where they said he was a published writer (can't find any info on his book though?) - think the interviewer asked him to read a favourite passage and his "do you REALLY think I could choose..." response really irked me.