Teachers took Greg off the grading curve to quell the resentment. The gifted students were the worst, seething with jealousy over the little boy who had suddenly infiltrated their elite ranks, merrily hopscotching from second grade to ninth in a single year.
Gregory Smith recognized the Langston Hughes verse from his honors high school English class the sender was almost certainly a classmate. Sing it softly, for the song is wild, it began. So he's one of the gang, he's not really an exception.The first death threat, veiled in a poem, came when he was 8 years old. He's a little boyish, but at the mathematical level he keeps up with them and participates equally. He fits in with the other students, he's not that much shorter than they are. And I've made many friendships and they've given me such a great opportunity to interact with them as well as to learn." WIDE SHOT OF CLASSROOM SMV PROFESSOR KEVIN McCRIMMON TALKING TO CLASS SCU SOUNDBITE (English) PROFESSOR KEVIN McCRIMMON SAYING: "He fits in very well.
And I see myself as another student who wants to gain as much knowledge as they can." (REPORTER ASKS: AND HOW HAVE YOU FELT WITH YOUR OTHER CLASSMATES, AS FAR AS THEIR ACCEPTANCE?) "My other classmates have been wonderful. And I love the abilities I'm gaining to learn. And so I believe one of the most important things in preparing for the sciences is to get a great mathematics foundation." VARIOUS OF GREG IN THE LIBRARY (4 SHOTS) VARIOUS OF GREG WORKING WITH STUDY GROUP (4 SHOTS) SCU SOUNDBITE (English) GREG SMITH SAYING: "I love my life. I believe that science is the gateway to understanding the mysteries of our universe and that mathematics is the beacon that lights its path.
SITTING IN CLASS SLV GREG WALKING ON UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CAMPUS SCU SOUNDBITE (English) GREG SMITH SAYING: "I do desire to get four Ph.D.s, in mathematics, biomedical research, aerospace engineering and political science. CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA UNITED STATES (JUNE 25) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF GREGORY SMITH WRITING MATHEMATICAL PROOF ON BLACKBOARD (2 SHOTS) VARIOUS OF STUDENTS IN CLASS (2 SHOTS) CLOSE UP OF GREG WRITING ON BLACKBOARD CUTAWAY OF ALGEBRA TEXTBOOK WIDE SHOT OF CLASS CLOSE UP OF GREG
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