Re: Alsen's new book

MDuran said:
<< Although I have my own issues with Hapworth, I disagree that a seven
year old genius is not capable of writing good prose. Mozart was composing
great symphonies at 7. >>

GREAT symphonies at seven? What symphonies were those?

And:
<< I work for The Psychological Corporation and you wouldn't believe some
of the responses we get on the IQ tests that are being standardized. >>

I don't doubt that some rare kids can perform extraordinarily on IQ tests or
calculus exams. Nor that some can play a mean piano. But seven-year-olds,
no matter how rare, don't make the same sort of music (or prose).

-robbie

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Received on Sun Nov 10 19:00:13 2002