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10 Post author: James_Miller 09 October 2013 07:19PM

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 09 October 2013 08:28:39PM 2 points [-]

What is he interested in?

Comment author: James_Miller 09 October 2013 08:37:18PM *  4 points [-]

Video games (especially Minecraft), computers, math, reading (all types), art, chess, origami, and strategy games.

Comment author: Decius 09 October 2013 10:48:56PM 4 points [-]

Get him a copy of a tabletop role-playing game, a notebook for writing down campaign ideas, a couple of people willing to include him in their group as a part-time DM, and (importantly) an understanding from the teacher that when he is sufficiently done with the classwork, his time is his so long as he isn't disrupting other students.

Comment author: polymathwannabe 11 October 2013 12:03:17AM 0 points [-]

Have him learn Go. It's not only a game; it forces you to examine your thinking patterns, review your expectations, and meta-model other people's model of your mind. It's a tremendous booster.

Comment author: James_Miller 11 October 2013 02:21:47AM 1 point [-]

I have. Unfortunately, I enjoy the game far more than he does.