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Beijinger 6 hours ago

Why the Downvote? It is true.

jrflowers 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I can’t do a standing backflip. This is a true statement and contributes the same amount to a discussion about higher education in the US as “I know a kid that can do algebra”

SanjayMehta 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It's due to your username; they think you're a troll.

Beijinger 6 hours ago | parent [-]

Well. I love Beijing. But I am not Chinese, nor do I currently live in China. Unfortunately.

fragmede 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

what does it add to the conversation? The fact that incoming UCSD freshman cannot solve the problem is being brought up as a failure. That this six year old can solve it does nothing to address the issue of UCSD students being unable to solve a problem that we all expect them to. It it as if you are a stoichastic parrot, bringing up a fact that, yes, it happens to be true, because it is nearby on some vector space. Hence the downvotes.

11101010001100 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It may come across as bragging to some. You can decide if that is fair.

Beijinger 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Well, if someone feels extremely inferior, true.

Many mothers claim their child is gifted. In this case, I believe it. It is not my son, unfortunately. I am just in a roommate situation.

I give him math challenges sometimes. Today I started introducing equations with 2 unknowns.

SanjayMehta 5 hours ago | parent [-]

My father taught me simple algebra when I was around 8 using puzzles.