Braxton Morality, 16 years old, just graduated from Ulysses High School in Kansas. On May 30th, he will graduate from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He is studying government management. He hopes that his degree will pave the way for entering Harvard Law School in the fall, and he will eventually enter politics, serve his country and maybe become president one day.
Braxton was born in Kansas, the youngest of four children. Like his peers living in this small town, he likes video games, especially World of Warcraft. He likes watching movies, playing tennis, going to church on weekends, sleeping around 1 1 at night and waking up around seven or eight in the morning.
But other than that, they have nothing in common. His mother, Julie Moller, said that Braxton showed different talents when he was a toddler. When he was two or three years old, he was taken to his brother and sister's school to watch a volleyball match. He sat in the stands and counted poor scores, which amused everyone around him, but his parents didn't realize how talented he was at that time, although he would show it when chatting with his brothers and sisters.
His sister said that his brother had shown amazing talent since he was a child. When he was very young, his vocabulary was extraordinary. No matter what articles he saw or books he read, he almost never forgets anything.
In the second grade of primary school, he was arranged to study English and mathematics in the third and fourth grade classes. Later the school talked to his parents. He was allowed to skip the fourth grade because of his good grades. Mom said that the whole family was very excited at that time, but they observed that although Braxton made faster progress than other children, he was still depressed. He felt bored at school and couldn't find his own value and existence.
His parents took him for a physical examination. Experts say he is a little depressed, because these problems are often found in many adults. This is the so-called midlife crisis, and his academic test has reached the fifth grade level. He needs to accept some stronger challenges.
So his parents helped him make a better choice. At first, his father helped him choose a computer course at Harvard College of Adult Education, but Braxton was not interested. In the eighth grade, he took part in Harvard writing class and wrote three papers: one on Watergate; An article on the architecture and history of the Supreme Court Building; There is also an article about President Reagan and the former Iranian Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
This incident ignited his enthusiasm for politics and government. In the next few years, Braxton attended high school and Harvard University courses. In the second and third year of high school, he attended the summer school of Harvard, and he took classes online at other times.
Mom said that for Braxton, sometimes he would take out his IPAD to take online courses at Harvard during the break of high school tennis match, sometimes he would miss the debate in high school, and every Friday morning he would go home to take online courses at Harvard University. The hardest thing is that every semester, high school comes with Harvard's final exam. "This is indeed a difficult challenge, but fortunately, our whole family is United." Mom said with emotion.
His sister said: "We are a very close family, and we stick together at all times, including the special moment when my mother had a kidney transplant." When his father and mother are not at home, his brothers and sisters take care of Braxton's daily life. "We are very much looking forward to seeing Braxton enter a new stage of his life. We can't wait to see his Harvard graduation ceremony and his beloved political career. "
Braxton's high school also supports him, giving him 4-5 hours to attend Harvard courses every day, which makes Braxton spend half his time studying in high school and Harvard Online School. If you think that Braxton comes from a very good school, you are all wet. Braxton's high school is a three-point high school. Does it surprise you?
Braxton described himself like this. "I am an ambitious person. I think it is very important to have a goal and achieve it. At the same time, it is also important to have extraordinary charm and likability. " Braxton likes watching inspirational videos, especially Tesla founder elon musk and ultimate fighting champion Conor McGregor. Both of them are supporters of the law of attraction. They point out that whatever you encounter in life comes from your own thoughts and the results.
Braxton also admitted that he was very talented, but he attributed more success to his efforts and effective time management. He said that I never let myself get tired, I would make time for my family, and my parents always supported him.
Seeing this, you will feel that Braxton's success is no different from those children who usually study hard.
Next, we will give you an exclusive introduction to a key driver of Braxton's success: the American Elite Student Program.
This is Duke University's talent appraisal project, Duke University appraisal project, a non-profit project to help gifted children. Many top private schools and organizations in the United States have such programs.
It was this plan that helped Braxton. When Braxton was still in primary school, his parents had been exposed to this plan. It was under the intervention of this plan that his parents began to understand how to train Braxton and recommended him to Harvard College of Adult Education when he was confused.
Since the establishment of 1980, Duke TIP has provided services to more than 2.9 million academically outstanding students in grade 4- 12, cooperated with schools and parents, helped gifted students to evaluate their academic performance, enabled them to have the ability to take high-level examinations, recognized their achievements, and provided them with various rich benefits, face-to-face lectures and online education programs to accelerate their study. In addition, TIP constantly studies the educational, emotional and social factors that affect the lives of gifted children, and then shares this research and related suggestions with the staff, educators, parents and more gifted communities of the program. Our service aims at increasing the work of ordinary schools, not replacing them.
TIP is committed to providing services and support for gifted students, so as to better understand, motivate, enrich and challenge the brightest students in China. Since its establishment, TIP has worked hand in hand with teachers, counselors, gifted coordinators and school administrators to provide certification and services for gifted students. We respect the important role that educators play in the success of gifted students and are committed to supporting their efforts. There is no need to pay any fees to participate in the program, and in 20 17, the program distributed more than 465,438+million dollars to ensure that students from all economic backgrounds can participate in the course.
Most students of Duke TIP are recommended by their school, but parents and guardians can also register directly on the website, and eligible students in grades 4-7 can participate.
Duke TIP also has summer schools, weekends and online education programs, which are also better learning opportunities for students with academic advantages. They can meet their specific learning needs and academic interests through innovative projects to support their intellectual and social development. All TIP students will accept course assignments and have the opportunity to establish social and emotional ties with other academically gifted peers in a safe learning environment. TIP also encourages students to pursue their curiosity and passion in a collaborative learning environment, regardless of competition. Because there are no grades and scores, students have time to establish strong social relations and potential lifelong friendship with their peers.
A set of official website data:
? Through the talent search and education program, TIP serves 450,000 students in grades 4 to 12 every year. This figure includes100,000 newly discovered gifted students every year.
? TIP has 86 employees all year round and employs about 1 200 seasonal employees every year.
? TIP has offices in Durham, North Carolina, Sarasota, Florida and Austin, Texas.
? In the academic year of 2065,438+07-2065,438+08, TIP provided more than 465,438+08 USD of financial assistance to 65,438+07,700 students to support their participation in talent search and education programs.
Are you shocked to see Duke's tip? But to be honest, organizations like this can be found everywhere in the United States, such as PolyTechnic, a private k- 12 school in Pasadena, Los Angeles. Their plan is called "successful partnership".
No matter what kind of organizations have a common feature, that is, high-quality students. Generally, starting from the fourth grade, we should not only look at the grades, but also look at the learning ability and family support. Once they are selected, they will receive special courses for free and get rich resources to support them, and they will be with equally successful students. However, according to the different students and management methods of each organization, elite organizations are also divided into three or six grades. Call it ABC for the time being.
Generally speaking, C coffee organizations can get good grades or be among the best in their schools. If it is a school with a score of 9+ 10, C coffee institutions will generally hold some special genius courses in the school, or called fast classes, and the number of people will be more. The access of C coffee institutions is generally an invitation system. Generally, the school will inform parents if they have good grades, and parents can go directly to school if they agree. Although C-Cafe is also an elite organization, because it belongs to the most basic resources in elite organizations, the funds are usually not very stable, and the resources, services and funds provided are different. But what is certain is that children will enter the fast learning channel, or the fast class. The name is very simple. It is often called the genius project.
B coffee organizations, that is, organizations of top private schools such as Duke and Poly, usually have relatively stable financial support and can provide certain forms of organizational activities. Because they already have good students, their entry mechanism is the selection system. Among students with good grades and good families, we should choose all kinds of excellent abilities, provide resources and environment, let these children learn more advanced courses and various life courses, and give them a channel to win. The name of the B coffee organization is varied, and everything is called.
Cafe A is the most mysterious organization. Their selection mechanism is a trigger system, and there are usually some very tough indicators. For example, once a student triggers this condition, they immediately send someone to investigate the student's family and school background. There are also high requirements for the selection of background, students' families and school cooperation, and many café A institutions have requirements for students. Cafe A has strong financial support. At the same time, due to the small number of children who meet their requirements, the resources and funds allocated to each child are quite abundant. After these children are selected, they will have a nearly tailor-made training plan, which is not only a supplement to the advantages, but also a quick remedy for the shortcomings, and the resources given are also quite high.
When cultivating children, these institutions usually expose children to more difficult courses, set challenging goals, set up elite study groups, get through the internal and external resources of students, parents, schools and institutions, integrate various forces, and drive students to progress. The goal is to cultivate top elites from all walks of life in the future. According to the age and development of students, there will be different organizations at the next level to meet them.
So the American students we usually see are relaxed and happy. Usually we only see one side of ordinary students. Elite students are unlikely to appear in public view because of their intensive study and living arrangements, which are the real core of American education.
FamilyMax is committed to the research of elite education and family education in Europe and America all the year round. The children we serve are all found in elite organizations in various cafes, which is our unique advantage and resource. Like many elite institutions and parents, we are committed to shaping and cultivating future elites. At the same time, we are also willing to make these core contents into easy-to-understand courses to benefit more parents who need to know more about family education.