According to the follow-up survey of 5,000 geniuses over 45 years, it was discovered that it is socially and economically more likely to succeed as "premature genius"

A "precocious genius" that takes high scores with mathematical ability and spatial recognition ability when younger is a result that society and economics are easy to succeed sometime in the future, more than 5000 geniuses Research that tracked ourselves "Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth (SMPY)It is indicated by. As to how sensational research that early ability is more likely to succeed is born and what kind of discussion is invoked,Scientific AmericanIt is summarized.

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Dr. Julian Stanley, a professor at Johns Hopkins University, met a very smart 12 year old Joseph Bates boys in 1968. Since Bates boys were too smart, consultation talks on their path came to Dr. Stanley who was studying cognitive abilities at that time through a scholar of acquaintance at the time.

Dr. Stanley gave the Bates a boat test as part of a college entrance exam, and he took the test of SAT, and the score of Bates boys was far beyond the passing line of Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Stanley who thought about accepting the results of the test and enrolling a boy's boy on a prominent high school where students can learn very advanced mathematics and science at a skipping class, this plan failed. Therefore, Dr. Stanley persuaded the president and decided to enter the Bates boys to Johns Hopkins University.

After one case of this Bates boy, Dr. Stanley targets boys and girls who excel in mathematical ability of quantitative reasoning ability very young, and how "prematurity genius" are growing Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth (SMPY) "which keeps track of whether it is going to start in March 1972. Based on the mathematical thinking power of SAT, SMPY extracted 450 very talented students living in Baltimore, 12 to 14 years old. In addition, in 1976 Dr. Stanley added not only mathematical abilities but also elements on "spatial recognition ability" and added 563 samples that were in the top 0.5% of the test results.


Dr. Stanley's first surprise to start the SMPY project was that many premature geniuses were able to solve even mathematical problems that had never met yet. At that time, Daniel Keatinging, who was studying at the Johns Hopkins University doctoral course, said, "The second surprise is that many young people far exceed the passing line of college entrance exams that many young people deserve to call as many elites It was that I scouted the score above it, "I look back on the situation at the time.

Dr. Ben Bow Rubinski, a disciple, also participated in Professor Stanley 's SMPY project and expanded its scale. Initially, SMPY had divided into four geniuses and elderly groups from the top 0.01% class of the SAT score to the top 3% class, but in 1992 5 more groups were added and after the students' We are pursuing the results of long-term results.

SMPY tracked more than 5,000 precocious geniuses' career during the 45 years since the start of the research, "As the younger SAT and sports cognitive ability score is higher, scientists, scholars, The CEO, Federal judge, senator, and billionaire of Fortune 500 companies are likely to be confirmed. " According to a follow-up survey at the age of 18, 23, 33 and 48, there is also a correlation between the number of patent acquisitions and the number of papers written on the SAT score and the spatial recognition ability It is known.


The result is that it was conflicting with the idea that it was a common opinion so far, "The ability as an expert is cultivated mainly by training, so that anyone can reach the top level if enough effort is made according to an appropriate method" It was very shocking thing. Professor Jonathan Way who teaches psychology at Duke University says, "Precious geniuses are actually controlling our society, regardless of whether they prefer it or not."

The research result of SMPY says that "the high level of cognitive ability in younger age has a stronger correlation with higher social and economic status compared with other factors such as appropriate training and environment" I suggest that. And from the viewpoint of not only the United States but the world as a whole, from the viewpoint of "How to effectively improve student's ability" for this research result, "How to discover and support a talented young genius The focus has shifted to the point of view that "some?"

For example, in the Middle East and East Asia over the past few decades, science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM education) Education focused on students who show high abilities at the same time. In Korea, Hong Kong, and Singapore, we have adopted an educational policy of selecting talented and highly skilled people in early childhood and applying education for gifts. And in China, we have advanced over the top ten class students to the science and technology fields and fields requiring advanced skills by the ten year National Talent Development Plan.


However, for Sophy's "premature marital genius myth", we focused only on some talented young people, and as a result, it would not lead to a posture to truncate the majority of students and poorly performing students Some scientists have raised concern that they are not. On the other hand, Professor Camilla Bembou, who inherited his research from Dr. Stanley who is the creator of SMPY, said, "What Julien wanted to know is how to find out the superior ability in the field we call STEM And it is a quest to see how they can increase the possibility of reaching the limits of their abilities, "Dr. Stanley said was not simply interested in talent of premature genius, I reconfirm the significance of SMPY that it was to raise the possibility of raising intellect and changing the world.