British students Raam and Meera Songara have joined a select band of precocious maths students ahead of their time, with A* grades in GCSE maths at the tender ages of 8 and 9.
Maths GCSE A* whizzes Raam and Meera Songara (Telegraph)
The junior GCSE maths-whizzes earned this achievement seemingly without pushy parenting:
[Raam and Meera] began studying independently after they were given maths textbooks by their father Dipak when they were just four and five.
Mr Songara said he only got them the books to keep them occupied while he and wife Ruksmani, 30, looked after younger brothers Shiva, seven, and Aum, three.
Credit to the clearly motivated kids who seem to love maths. And credit also to their parents who – at least at the moment – are in no hurry to push these high-achievers through the system at a tender age:
”I just want them to enjoy their childhood. There’s no rush for them to take their A Levels.”
The God of Whizz approves – after all, a childhood filled with play and ‘childish’ things is a key part of becoming a rounded and functional adult. There’s plenty of time yet for these bright children to fulfil their ambitions:
[Raam] said that he wants to become a mathematician one day, but Meera’s favourite subject is English and she is keeping her options open for the future.
(OneIndia)
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