Comments on: 8-Year-Old Math Whiz Proved Discovery Center Wrong. http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/15/8-year-old-math-whiz-proved-discovery-center-wrong/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:30:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jimbo http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/15/8-year-old-math-whiz-proved-discovery-center-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-77544 Jimbo Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:10:39 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/15/8-year-old-math-whiz-proved-discovery-center-wrong/#comment-77544 I noticed it 3 years ago but didn't want to say anything.. :D I noticed it 3 years ago but didn’t want to say anything.. :D

]]> By: Solo http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/15/8-year-old-math-whiz-proved-discovery-center-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-77350 Solo Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:21:49 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/15/8-year-old-math-whiz-proved-discovery-center-wrong/#comment-77350 That has absolutely nothing to do with math skills. At all. Those are reading/comprehension skills. Sure, kudos to the kid to actually map the given instructions to the real world case in front of him. What he has is a critical mind. 4 years, 8 cities, and nobody ever thought of doubting the the instructions and explanations were correct. From the FA: "It's a gift that, for some reason, God gave him," Koch said." Oh the irony. That has absolutely nothing to do with math skills. At all. Those are reading/comprehension skills. Sure, kudos to the kid to actually map the given instructions to the real world case in front of him.

What he has is a critical mind. 4 years, 8 cities, and nobody ever thought of doubting the the instructions and explanations were correct.

From the FA:

“It’s a gift that, for some reason, God gave him,” Koch said.”

Oh the irony.

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