This is the true story of scientific child prodigy, and former baby genius, Ainan Celeste Cawley, written by his father. It is the true story, too, of his gifted brothers and of all the Cawley family. I write also of child prodigy and genius in general: what it is, and how it is so often neglected in the modern world. As a society, we so often fail those we should most hope to see succeed: our gifted children and the gifted adults they become. Site Copyright: Valentine Cawley, 2006 +
My wife, who is asian has the answer, as she told me yesterday: "How else would I have someone large to carry the heavy boxes?"
This is the true story of scientific child prodigy, and former baby genius, Ainan Celeste Cawley, written by his father. It is the true story, too, of his gifted brothers and of all the Cawley family. I write also of child prodigy and genius in general: what it is, and how it is so often neglected in the modern world. As a society, we so often fail those we should most hope to see succeed: our gifted children and the gifted adults they become. Site Copyright: Valentine Cawley, 2006 +
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As a child, I had many gifts...perhaps too many - and this leads to the characteristic problem many gifted children face: what to do, when there is so much you COULD do. I resolved the issue by doing each of them serially throughout my life. I had gifts in science, writing, art, music, acting and academia...and so my life has demonstrated each of these, at some time. However, in the modern world, those who specialize, and focus all their efforts on one thing, tend to win through. In the light of this I have written two books, which are being prepared for publication. I was a child in a time when being gifted was not something people spoke about: it was not a widely recognized situation - at least not in my background. Nothing special was done therefore, to help. It is my wish that all in that position, these days, receive the support that is needed, to become the best they can be. I have been an actor, a writer of two books, a government physicist, at age 17, the founding editor of an Arts magazine, at 22, and a performance artist whose work was covered by CNN (interviewer: Richard Blystone) and Reuters. However, my greatest achievement is to have fathered three sons.
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I agree with your wife...as that is one of the reasons I just got engaged...That and and I get piggyback rides as well due to my shortness in stature and his height. :)
From all your blog posts, you do enjoy a very loving family. Congrats to you on finding your sanctuary.
Thank you. I have, indeed, found my personal sanctuary. The world is a much better place, for me, since I founded this family. The life of a father is far richer than the life of any bachelor. There is something they miss, which they can never understand, until they have become a Daddy.
Good luck on your forthcoming marriage and may you, too, one day, enjoy a loving family.
Hi, I enjoyed reading around 30 entries of your blog. Congratulations on having a wonderful family. I am so amazed by Ainan’s intelligence. I also admire a lot of things about you such as your way of raising a family, your way of teaching your students, your principles, your intelligence (of course!), etc.
I would just like to ask one question, which is absolutely NOT related to this post. Hehe. Please don’t be offended, but I just wanna ask if you do believe in God. I haven’t read your entire blog so I don’t know if you have an entry about religion or anything related to it. My question may be inappropriate, but I’m just curious. You may not answer. It’s OK. (But I suppose that you’re a Catholic since you were born of Irish parents. I am a Catholic and I have nothing against other religions. I’m just plain curious, that’s why I’m asking hehe.)
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