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Old 03-22-2009, 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by hi_im_god
"In pre-kindergarten, his teacher had him do more challenging work, such as division and telling time. In kindergarten, his classmates are learning the alphabet and numbers up to 100. He's counting over 1 million."

lol.

someone sat around and listened to him accomplish this?

or...once you figure out powers of 10, the sky's the limit? if i were the reporter, i'd have gone with a trillion which is more newsworthy at the moment.

he's obviously a bright kid that tests well on the kind of intelligence that's testable. but comparing that kind of intelligence to einstein is suggesting that someone who can name the most colors is the best artist.

i feel bad for him. his parents must have called the paper or at least ok'd the article. intellectual stage parents.

he can't help but disappoint.
Someone needs to get him involved in horse racing..that will bring him down to earth...or he might be a walking Formulator 4!
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