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JonLP24

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Fri Sep 20, 2019, 11:55 AM Sep 2019

'She's just relentless': 14-year-old Boise State student excels in and out of the classroom

Pangaea Finn learned to read before she was three, and started a nonprofit when she was seven.

BOISE, Idaho — Most 14-year-olds are freshmen in high school, but Pangaea Finn is a freshman in college at Boise State University.

Nicknamed Gigi by her parents, the teen phenom is taking classes including electromagnetic theory, linear algebra, and choir. She came to BSU with enough credits to be junior.

Gigi's father, Sean Finn, noticed she was gifted from a very young age.

"We learned by accident that she taught herself how to read before she was three," he said. "You never know what kinda kid you're gonna have and so immediately it was kinda a shock to us."

https://www.ktvb.com/mobile/article/news/education/14-year-old-boise-state-student-excels-life-classroom/277-0fffee2b-5e02-42f6-bfb3-bde39ff31808

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'She's just relentless': 14-year-old Boise State student excels in and out of the classroom (Original Post) JonLP24 Sep 2019 OP
Teaching oneself to read is a trait of genius. Looks like she'll be making the most of her gifts. Karadeniz Sep 2019 #1
Brava! Brava! GeoWilliam750 Sep 2019 #2
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