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Unless he was born on February 29th (good luck getting that drink at a bar), reading after only hitting two birthdays is the stuff of legend. That said, having
by chaboud 5y ago
Unless he was born on February 29th (good luck getting that drink at a bar), reading after only hitting two birthdays is the stuff of legend.
That said, having been told so by a genius, I feel like I'm now unshackled, ready to pursue a life of mathematics as a non-genius.
- eyelidlessness 5y agoThis is the correct takeaway! Go learn and explore!
- spoonjim 5y agoMy son was reading at age 2. Was definitely not doing calculus at 7.
- wutbrodo 5y ago> reading after only hitting two birthdays is the stuff of legend. I don't think this is quite true. I started reading shortly after my third birthday, and I don't think I just missed the cutoff for "legend". Though any one or two of Tao's other accomplishments fairly easily clear that bar, IMO.
- thaumasiotes 5y ago> Unless he was born on February 29th (good luck getting that drink at a bar), reading after only hitting two birthdays is the stuff of legend. No it isn't. I would have called it "normal".
- CRConrad 5y agoRe-read, or dial down.
- jamesdmiller 5y agoChildren with hyperlexia can often learn to read before they are two. I personally knew a children who before the age of two was reading.
- sdiupIGPWEfh 5y agoEchoing others, hyperlexia is a thing, and reading by age 2 isn't really all that special. I was reading by age two and a half, and my own kid was reading just before turning two. I'm no genius, while she's definitely sharp but not gifted.