{"id":4107,"date":"2016-07-15T17:28:13","date_gmt":"2016-07-15T15:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=4107"},"modified":"2022-05-25T08:30:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T06:30:08","slug":"12-year-old-scores-college-acceptances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2016\/07\/12-year-old-scores-college-acceptances\/","title":{"rendered":"12-Year Old Scores College Acceptances"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><strong>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12-year old Tanishq Abraham is just like any other young boy his age. He goes&nbsp;on Twitter and plays video games. But what makes him different is that,&nbsp;by age 11, he had already received a college degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the article below to find out more about child prodigy, Tanishq Abraham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/feature\/college-game-plan\/tanishq-abraham-12-scores-college-acceptances-uc-davis-uc-santa-n578056\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/feature\/college-game-plan\/tanishq-abraham-12-scores-college-acceptances-uc-davis-uc-santa-n578056<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. If you were Tanishq&#8217;s parent, would you allow him to go to college at a very young age?<br>2. What are the benefits and drawbacks of entering college at an early age?<br>3. How would you feel having a college classmate who is 12 years of age?<br>4. Would you give up your job to support your child when you see that they are gifted? Why or why not?<br>5. Would you allow your child to give up college education for a career (e.g. sports, modelling or entertainment)? Why or why not?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate 12-year old Tanishq Abraham is just like any other young boy his age. He goes&nbsp;on Twitter and plays video games. But what makes him different is that,&nbsp;by age 11, he had already received a college degree. 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