'Child Genius': William Clarence Education MD warns of the dark side of putting bright children on TV

After watching an episode of Channel 4’s ‘Child Genius’, Stephen Spriggs penned a new blog article, expressing his concerns about the impact such formats have on children and warned of the long-term implications of focusing on knowledge over character development in education.Back in March, Mr Spriggs tuned in to ‘Child Genius’, a programme that observes highly gifted primary school-aged youngsters battling it out to be crowned the UK’s brightest child. These children are asked to... Source: RealWire