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Joshua Beckford, Oxford University Youngest Student, Admitted At 6, Graduated 14 by pressmanng: 9:35pm On Aug 28, 2019
Yes, its not a misleading headline, what you just read is true. How old were you when you got admitted into University? One of the smartest Human got admitted into the prestigious Oxford University and he graduated at age 14.

And according to reports he will soon be in Lagos, Nigeria for Fundraising of school project he intend to build in Kaduna.

Read more about him below as reported by blacknews:


At the age of 6, Joshua Beckford, who is living with high-functioning autism, became the youngest person to ever attend the prestigious Oxford University in England. Now 13-years old, Beckford is ready to take on more challenges as he sets his sights to be a neurosurgeon and save the earth someday.

Beckford was just 10 months old when his father, Knox Daniel, first discovered that he is not just a typical child. His son was sitting on his lap in front of the computer and he could already memorize and understand letters on a keyboard.

He was 3-years old when he started reading fluently using phonics and speaking Japanese. He taught himself to touch-type on a computer before he could even write.

At the age of four, he played on his dad’s laptop with a body simulator where he would pull out organs. He has been molded so well that he could already deliver PowerPoint presentations tackling human anatomy to audiences of 200 to 3,000 people at community fundraising events.

Daniel knew his son’s brain was too advanced for a standard curriculum. Beckford was homeschooled because he “doesn’t like children his own age and only likes teenagers and adults” and what interests him is ancient Egypt that he is now working on writing a children’s book about it.

In 2011, Daniel found out about a special program that Oxford University offers to children ages 8 to 13. Even though his son was just 6-years old then, he enrolled him to challenge his bright, young mind.

Beckford, who was two years younger than usual applicants, then became the youngest student ever accepted at Oxford University. He took courses in philosophy and history through their online program for gifted children where he got distinctions in all of his classes and was recognized with a certificate.

Moreover, Beckford supports charities and fundraising activities for minorities with autism. He is the face for the National Autistic Society’s Black and Minority campaign, which highlights difficulties that minorities with autism face getting support and services.

He was also recently appointed as the Low Income Families Education (LIFE) Support Ambassador for the Boys Mentoring Advocacy Network in parts of Africa and the United Kingdom. He and his father will participate in a mentoring session and the Father And Son Together (FAST) initiative event in Nigeria in August 2019.

Among his long list of accomplishments, he participated in the TEDx International Conference in Vienna and presented a poem he wrote himself titled “Saving Mother Earth,” advocating for saving the environment, he won the Positive Role model award for his age at the National Diversity Awards in 2017, and he was recognized as one of the top 30 remarkable people in the world with autism.

Daniel admits that parenting a child with high-functioning autism is not always easy. According to him, his son “doesn’t like loud noises and always walks on his tip toes and he always eats from the same plate, using the same cutlery, and drinks from the same cup.”

Despite that, Daniel believes the future is bright for his son, who dreams of becoming a neurosurgeon and wants to save the earth.

“I want to save the earth. I want to change the world and change peoples’ ideas to doing the right things about earth,” he told HowAfrica.


https://www.pressmanng.com/2019/08/meet-youngest-person-to-ever-attend.html?m=1

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Re: Joshua Beckford, Oxford University Youngest Student, Admitted At 6, Graduated 14 by Gentlemanforyou: 9:46pm On Aug 28, 2019
There is so much greatness in being black . But somehow someway something seems to go somewhere wrong in this part of the planet .

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Re: Joshua Beckford, Oxford University Youngest Student, Admitted At 6, Graduated 14 by akinade28(f): 10:09pm On Aug 28, 2019
Fascinating, the boy is a genius
I remember Sheldon cooper of the big bang theory and young Sheldon.

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Re: Joshua Beckford, Oxford University Youngest Student, Admitted At 6, Graduated 14 by keryj(f): 11:24pm On Aug 28, 2019
Cool. Front page material

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Re: Joshua Beckford, Oxford University Youngest Student, Admitted At 6, Graduated 14 by stamapro(m): 12:19am On Aug 29, 2019
Great mind in the making

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Re: Joshua Beckford, Oxford University Youngest Student, Admitted At 6, Graduated 14 by JohnFrankling(m): 2:02am On Aug 29, 2019
Can't happen in Nigeria.

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Re: Joshua Beckford, Oxford University Youngest Student, Admitted At 6, Graduated 14 by Gabrie300(m): 2:55am On Aug 29, 2019
Our 10 year olds in Nigeria that cannot spell Nairaland talk less of 6 years

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Re: Joshua Beckford, Oxford University Youngest Student, Admitted At 6, Graduated 14 by Nobody: 6:23am On Aug 29, 2019
Wow. Einstein in d making

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Re: Joshua Beckford, Oxford University Youngest Student, Admitted At 6, Graduated 14 by Dsgraphiks(m): 6:45am On Aug 29, 2019
6 years? Wow shocked

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Re: Joshua Beckford, Oxford University Youngest Student, Admitted At 6, Graduated 14 by onyotakom: 6:48am On Aug 29, 2019
The movie Gifted comes to mind

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Re: Joshua Beckford, Oxford University Youngest Student, Admitted At 6, Graduated 14 by Ikegift4real(m): 7:01am On Aug 29, 2019
grin grin
Wow. Gifted

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Re: Joshua Beckford, Oxford University Youngest Student, Admitted At 6, Graduated 14 by Miracle4Sure: 7:28am On Aug 29, 2019
Great

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Re: Joshua Beckford, Oxford University Youngest Student, Admitted At 6, Graduated 14 by baldboy(m): 7:40am On Aug 29, 2019
Quite impressive.

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Re: Joshua Beckford, Oxford University Youngest Student, Admitted At 6, Graduated 14 by Aryastarks(f): 9:24am On Aug 29, 2019
I need a self con at/close to ring road ibadan
Requirements: water, tiles,wardrobe.

Ps: Scammers and greedy people back offffff or you won't know what hit you

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Re: Joshua Beckford, Oxford University Youngest Student, Admitted At 6, Graduated 14 by Olufemiolaolu(m): 9:36am On Aug 29, 2019
pressmanng:
Yes, its not a misleading headline, what you just read is true. How old were you when you got admitted into University? One of the smartest Human got admitted into the prestigious Oxford University and he graduated at age 14.

And according to reports he will soon be in Lagos, Nigeria for Fundraising of school project he intend to build in Kaduna.

Read more about him below as reported by blacknews:


At the age of 6, Joshua Beckford, who is living with high-functioning autism, became the youngest person to ever attend the prestigious Oxford University in England. Now 13-years old, Beckford is ready to take on more challenges as he sets his sights to be a neurosurgeon and save the earth someday.

Beckford was just 10 months old when his father, Knox Daniel, first discovered that he is not just a typical child. His son was sitting on his lap in front of the computer and he could already memorize and understand letters on a keyboard.

He was 3-years old when he started reading fluently using phonics and speaking Japanese. He taught himself to touch-type on a computer before he could even write.

At the age of four, he played on his dad’s laptop with a body simulator where he would pull out organs. He has been molded so well that he could already deliver PowerPoint presentations tackling human anatomy to audiences of 200 to 3,000 people at community fundraising events.

Daniel knew his son’s brain was too advanced for a standard curriculum. Beckford was homeschooled because he “doesn’t like children his own age and only likes teenagers and adults” and what interests him is ancient Egypt that he is now working on writing a children’s book about it.

In 2011, Daniel found out about a special program that Oxford University offers to children ages 8 to 13. Even though his son was just 6-years old then, he enrolled him to challenge his bright, young mind.

Beckford, who was two years younger than usual applicants, then became the youngest student ever accepted at Oxford University. He took courses in philosophy and history through their online program for gifted children where he got distinctions in all of his classes and was recognized with a certificate.

Moreover, Beckford supports charities and fundraising activities for minorities with autism. He is the face for the National Autistic Society’s Black and Minority campaign, which highlights difficulties that minorities with autism face getting support and services.

He was also recently appointed as the Low Income Families Education (LIFE) Support Ambassador for the Boys Mentoring Advocacy Network in parts of Africa and the United Kingdom. He and his father will participate in a mentoring session and the Father And Son Together (FAST) initiative event in Nigeria in August 2019.

Among his long list of accomplishments, he participated in the TEDx International Conference in Vienna and presented a poem he wrote himself titled “Saving Mother Earth,” advocating for saving the environment, he won the Positive Role model award for his age at the National Diversity Awards in 2017, and he was recognized as one of the top 30 remarkable people in the world with autism.

Daniel admits that parenting a child with high-functioning autism is not always easy. According to him, his son “doesn’t like loud noises and always walks on his tip toes and he always eats from the same plate, using the same cutlery, and drinks from the same cup.”

Despite that, Daniel believes the future is bright for his son, who dreams of becoming a neurosurgeon and wants to save the earth.

“I want to save the earth. I want to change the world and change peoples’ ideas to doing the right things about earth,” he told HowAfrica.


https://www.pressmanng.com/2019/08/meet-youngest-person-to-ever-attend.html?m=1

Lalasticlala
Fynesboi
Awesome feat by a rare genius. Bravo

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Re: Joshua Beckford, Oxford University Youngest Student, Admitted At 6, Graduated 14 by Kingkun69(m): 9:48am On Aug 29, 2019
Gabrie300:
Our 10 year olds in Nigeria that cannot spell Narialand talk less of 6 years
gradutes sef that can't spell their name
I Don see plenty things for gate sad

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Re: Joshua Beckford, Oxford University Youngest Student, Admitted At 6, Graduated 14 by Unpredictablejo(m): 9:49am On Aug 29, 2019
if na 4 9ja here...the guy for win award for best food consumer with all those brain...this is what we need in Nigeria,parents should train their kids in the field they are good in...�

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Re: Joshua Beckford, Oxford University Youngest Student, Admitted At 6, Graduated 14 by Attempt: 9:59am On Aug 29, 2019
Inside life

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Re: Joshua Beckford, Oxford University Youngest Student, Admitted At 6, Graduated 14 by budaatum: 10:17am On Aug 29, 2019
JohnFrankling:
Can't happen in Nigeria.
Can happen anywhere. Just be the sort of father this boy's father was and, 6 might be young, so aim for 12, perhaps.

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Re: Joshua Beckford, Oxford University Youngest Student, Admitted At 6, Graduated 14 by Nobody: 10:20am On Aug 29, 2019
Heard he is from Kaduna



That's impressive

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Re: Joshua Beckford, Oxford University Youngest Student, Admitted At 6, Graduated 14 by iamjane(f): 12:17pm On Aug 29, 2019
Wow Commendable!

AND THIS YOUNG LAD BELOW IS BUSY SCAMMING

The Face of a Novice Scammer

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Re: Joshua Beckford, Oxford University Youngest Student, Admitted At 6, Graduated 14 by Nobody: 12:22pm On Aug 29, 2019
Hope he grows up to do great things.

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Re: Joshua Beckford, Oxford University Youngest Student, Admitted At 6, Graduated 14 by Uyi168: 1:45pm On Aug 29, 2019
Gabrie300:
Our 10 year olds in Nigeria that cannot spell Narialand talk less of 6 years
...
Shut up... We have smart kids here in Nigeria..

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Re: Joshua Beckford, Oxford University Youngest Student, Admitted At 6, Graduated 14 by Davash222(m): 2:31pm On Aug 29, 2019
akinade28:
Fascinating, the boy is a genius
I remember Sheldon cooper of the big bang theory and young Sheldon.
Young Sheldon lost my attention when he starts to dispute the existence of God. He even went as far as starting his own religion with only one member, his fat friend. Lol

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Re: Joshua Beckford, Oxford University Youngest Student, Admitted At 6, Graduated 14 by EkunKekere: 2:34pm On Aug 29, 2019
And in Nigeria the minimum age for admission in universities is 18 abi? Shi-thole things. If I were his parents I'd keep him away from that den of criminality and insecurity called Kaduna State.

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Re: Joshua Beckford, Oxford University Youngest Student, Admitted At 6, Graduated 14 by Isoduwa(m): 2:54pm On Aug 29, 2019
Aryastarks:
I need a self con at/close to ring road ibadan
Requirements: water, tiles,wardrobe.

Ps: Scammers and greedy people back offffff or you won't know what hit you


Are you single?

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Re: Joshua Beckford, Oxford University Youngest Student, Admitted At 6, Graduated 14 by prinsam30: 3:31pm On Aug 29, 2019
Gabrie300:
Our 10 year olds in Nigeria that cannot spell Narialand talk less of 6 years


Abeg make una stop this thing jor, the boy na pure genius, any child can be like that even here in naija.....

even ur sentence is nothing to write home about

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Re: Joshua Beckford, Oxford University Youngest Student, Admitted At 6, Graduated 14 by Goalnaldo(m): 3:37pm On Aug 29, 2019
Gabrie300:
Our 10 year olds in Nigeria that cannot spell Narialand talk less of 6 years
even you that is 30 couldn't spell it.

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Re: Joshua Beckford, Oxford University Youngest Student, Admitted At 6, Graduated 14 by prinsam30: 3:37pm On Aug 29, 2019
Uyi168:
... Shut up... We have smart kids here in Nigeria..


don't mind that nincompoop of a guy jare, even him sentence no make sense....

which one is talkless

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Re: Joshua Beckford, Oxford University Youngest Student, Admitted At 6, Graduated 14 by gift2xl: 4:35pm On Aug 29, 2019
Another Micheal Jackson

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Re: Joshua Beckford, Oxford University Youngest Student, Admitted At 6, Graduated 14 by Lefty500: 7:01pm On Aug 29, 2019
Kingkun69:
gradutes sef that can't spell their name
I Don see plenty things for gate sad

Are you Musa?

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