> should a child like that not rather spend time with children at the same age
I doubt a child as gifted as this would have a "normal" time spent with other children of the same age.
I doubt a child as gifted as this would have a "normal" time spent with other children of the same age.
Being smart can be isolating, either from not being able to relate to people or act normal, or people assuming you are arrogant, or developing actual arrogance, but in the scheme if things this is just one of many issues that affect people, and not necessarily that serious. The super-smart shy people I know are not too different from the average intelligence shy people I know.
Social skills can be taught. From reading individuals, to reading a crowd, to speaking with the proper poise for a certain scenario... these skills are directly teachable. We don't have to rely on hoping that they'll be re-invented by every child who happens to find themselves in an appropriate circumstance.
I'd suggest a renaissance style education, of the sort given to those in the gentleman's class. Teach science, teach maths, teach memorisation and the such, but also directly teach children how to function in society and how to grease its wheels to suit their desires.