What about the Polgar sisters [1]? There is a story of Terence where at 4 or 5 years old or so explained math to his cousins who were 9 or so years old, but my

What about the Polgar sisters [1]? There is a story of Terence where at 4 or 5 years old or so explained math to his cousins who were 9 or so years old, but my memory may not serve me right. I share a similar experience and I am certainly not a genius. By 4 I was doing long division and multiplication, and playing with negative and parentheses; this was the consequence of attentive parents. As I grew older my environment became significantly less supportive and even hostile. At 16 I was deep in depression and almost failed math at precalc, only for the next year to have the highest scores in honors and I was against people who also did A-levels for a year and therefore had well over a year more experience. I genuinely believe we are a) not asking enough of our brains, and b) not providing the right environment for children to grow as school is often treated as baby sitting for parents to ~~slave away at~~ work. [1] https://productiveclub.com/polgar-sisters-story/ https://productiveclub.com/polgar-sisters-story/