He said he especially likes “the thinking and logic that comes with the study of math,” and sees how the ability to think logically through complex problems can directly benefit future political, business and social activities in which he might become involved.But “genius” is only one half of the Greg Smith story.
“I want to work on so many things, and discuss solutions with people, but realistically, I know I can only do so much. One drop doesn’t make an ocean, but with enough drops, you can begin to make a change.”Meanwhile, Smith remains committed to making his education his priority and will take time this summer to consider his next steps. “I always want to learn more and to understand our world.”Also on tap for this summer: more travel. Greg went through most of elementary school in a single year, was in high school by the age of 7, and was enrolled in college at 10 years old. Smith hopes that plans will firm up for a trip to Venezuela, where he will give motivational speeches and travel to different schools and visit various humanitarian projects.Smith will find some time this summer just to be a teen: shooting hoops on the basketball court behind his house (he loves sports, especially the Philadelphia Eagles football team and NASCAR stock car racing) and listening to music — anything from the less-well-known Afro-Celt Sound System to the hugely popular Irish rock band U2, whose lead singer, a peace activist named Bono, Smith would love to meet one day.A newly licensed driver, Smith will also spend some time behind the wheel of his new Chevy Cavalier — “blue, because they didn’t have orange,” he said with a grin.A new discovery sheds light on the developing brain’s immune defenses.Media studies associate professor Jack Hamilton takes a deep dive into the Milwaukee Bucks’ decision to sit out a playoff game in response to Wisconsin police shooting unarmed Black man Jacob Blake.Vickie Southall, an assistant professor in the School of Nursing, talks about why it’s critical that nurses – on the COVID-19 front lines as children return to classrooms – be on staff at every Virginia school. Born in 1990, Gregory Smith was memorizing and reciting books at the age of 14 months and had enrolled in university at 10 years.
He said he has a strong interest in political science and international relations, and that he expects to complete several doctoral degrees.
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He then attended Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Va., where he earned a bachelor of science degree cum laude, with a major in mathematics and minors in history and biology.He arrived at U.Va. © 2020 By The Rector And Visitors Of The University Of Virginia https://news.virginia.edu/content/another-notch-educational-belt-prodigy-and-peace-advocate-greg-smith But he also sees such judgments, when made about him, as an opportunity “to prove them wrong,” he said.That optimistic spirit has led Smith to organize humanitarian aid projects for East Timor orphans and youth in Sao Paulo, Brazil; to help Rwanda build its first public library; and, while youth ambassador for the Christian Children’s Fund, to launch a $350,000 campaign to build a “peace school” in Kenya for the children of three warring nomadic tribes — the idea being that, with joint formal education, these tribal children would have the knowledge necessary to come up with innovative ideas for how to live and coexist peacefully.Over the years, Smith has met with former U.S. President Bill Clinton and former president of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev, plus Nobel Peace Laureates, including Betty Williams, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Jose Ramos-Horta, to talk about his educational and peace plans and to learn from them about “how they’ve dealt with difficult situations” so that he can follow their example, he said.For these and other humanitarian and advocacy efforts, Smith has been nominated four times for a Nobel Peace Prize.“In my heart, I hope for so many things to happen,” Smith said of his efforts for peace. You would be surprised to know that Smith could remember chapters of books when he was barely 14 months old.
He tries to fit his public speaking engagements around his academic calendar, preferring to travel on weekends, during spring and winter breaks, and over the summer than miss any classes.The founder of International Youth Advocates, an organization that promotes principles of peace and understanding among young people throughout the world, Smith has visited nine countries, and has traveled extensively throughout the United States.When overseas, he speaks through the use of local interpreters when necessary, although he tries to learn a few phrases in the native language of each place he visits, such as this quote from Kenya’s first president Mzee Jomo Kenyatta: During his talks, Smith advocates education for all children, as well as “peaceful parenting,” a term he has coined to connote “loving and caring parenting that instills moral values in children and that does not permit children to be exposed to overly violent situations,” including movies, television programs or computer games, he said.When talking to groups of children, he tries to refute a common stereotype that learning is “only for nerds and geeks,” he said.
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Gregory R Smith won a Nobel Prize for Peace at the tender age of 12, making him one of the youngest recipients of the award.
He finished college at 13.
You would be surprised to know that Smith could remember chapters of books when he was barely 14 months old. She won the ‘Mental Calculation World Cup’ held in 2010 and has even earned a place in the ‘Limca Book Of Records’ and ‘Guinness Book Of World Records’ books for her outstanding accomplishments. It bothers him that children who like to learn are sometimes ostracized for exhibiting their intelligence.He admitted that he is also bothered when people judge other people because of their age.
When Gregory graduates, he was the youngest person ever to receive a master’s degree from the University of Virginia. Here are a few child prodigies who astonished the world with their remarkable abilities. Here are a few child prodigies who astonished the world with their remarkable abilities. Many famous personalities we know today are late bloomers, who became celebrities in their 20s and 30s.