women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/families/article3688461.ece
Sunday Times article
TV programme next week.
"Another family on the programme, the Napier-Smiths, deal with the challenge of how to educate their son Adam by sending him, aged eight, to a private boarding school 200 miles away that prepares children for Eton.
After moving house to try to find a suitable school five times in as many years, his mother, Emma, who was brought up on a council estate, thinks they have found the answer. Adam, now in his eighth month of boarding, is, Emma says, ?really happy? and sufficiently stimulated at last.
One thing she notices is that Adam seems to be becoming just another little boy, enjoying toffee apples instead of endlessly reading. She admits she was dazzled by his gift. ?We always looked for a school to cater for his academic needs. But then we became more relaxed about his abilities. I felt he should be somewhere he could enjoy himself,? she says.
?I have seen children who?ve never grown out of that geek, boffin stage. It is cute when someone is six doing very difficult maths and speaking in a small voice, but society doesn?t look kindly on teenagers or adults like that. It?s fine having a brain but if you can?t mix in society there?s no point.? "
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