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I asked my three-year-old son, "What is three plus three?" He answered, "Four!" I said, "No, it equals six."
He then put together two triangle-shaped pieces of paper and said, "Four sides. See?"

  • Profile picture of the author TimPhelan
    Very creative! He may have a future as an engineer or artist.
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    • Profile picture of the author Kay King
      He's creative - but wrong. A triangle has three sides - and two triangles....even when put together...have 6 sides. If they have four - they aren't triangles, but a square so if he tapes them together the number is "4" - but there is no "3" to be found.

      When a child is smart enough to come up with this stuff - you have to be smarter and challenge his conclusions and make him rethink his answers.

      Exercise that little brain every chance you get.
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      • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
        I don't know, Kay.

        I can see TB's little guy coming back with 1 triangle + 1 triangle makes 1 square.
        1 triangle + 1 triangle + 1 square equals 3
        1 + 1 + 1 = 3

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        • Profile picture of the author thunderbird
          Originally Posted by MissTerraK View Post

          I don't know, Kay.

          I can see TB's little guy coming back with 1 triangle + 1 triangle makes 1 square.
          1 triangle + 1 triangle + 1 square equals 3
          1 + 1 + 1 = 3

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          You're onto him. He was just making a joke. He has given answers like the one you have there. But he laughs at his own jokes -- we'll have to work on that.
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          • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
            Originally Posted by thunderbird View Post

            You're onto him. He was just making a joke. He has given answers like the one you have there. But he laughs at his own jokes -- we'll have to work on that.
            I always like to read about him as he discovers and does things. I actually could see him saying that in my mind's eye.

            Awww!

            No, not yet, it's too cute for his age yet. Save that for a little later when he's a bit older. Trust me, you'll miss that little laugh later.

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      • Profile picture of the author lcombs
        Originally Posted by Kay King View Post

        He's creative - but wrong. A triangle has three sides - and two triangles....even when put together...have 6 sides. If they have four - they aren't triangles, but a square so if he tapes them together the number is "4" - but there is no "3" to be found.

        When a child is smart enough to come up with this stuff - you have to be smarter and challenge his conclusions and make him rethink his answers.

        Exercise that little brain every chance you get.
        Seriously!?

        He's 3 and comes up with a pretty creative math equation and you're going to call him on it?

        I say for a 3 year old he's a damn genius!:p
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        • Profile picture of the author whland
          Originally Posted by lcombs View Post

          Seriously!?
          I say for a 3 year old he's a damn genius!:p
          lol. So true. That's genius.

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        • Profile picture of the author thunderbird
          Originally Posted by lcombs View Post

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          I say for a 3 year old he's a damn genius!:p
          Let's not get carried away. It's cute and clever, but does not merit a "genius" assessment at this juncture. His friends and classmates are cute and clever in different ways as well. Kids are smart.
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          • Profile picture of the author HeySal
            Originally Posted by thunderbird View Post

            Let's not get carried away. It's cute and clever, but does not merit a "genius" assessment at this juncture. His friends and classmates are cute and clever in different ways as well. Kids are smart.
            He might not be going to graduate from college at 16, but he's got some genius potential if he's even kidding around like that at his age. Math is an abstract concept for a kid that young. To be able to play with it and make jokes such as that one, it takes a lot of areas of sharps that some kids just don't have - logical inferencing is one of them and it's a strange one for a 3 year old to have. It also shows a spatial acuity, and some math skill.

            You may not think that kid's a genius, but keep working with him because he's showing some extremely high level potential. Some parents actually gloat if their kids can count to 10 when they get into kindergarten. Serious.
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    • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
      Originally Posted by TimPhelan View Post

      Very creative! He may have a future as an engineer or artist.

      ....or a Super Villain.
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        Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

        ....or a Super Villain.
        Do you mean a chimera specialist, like a Monsanto engineer?
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        • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
          Originally Posted by thunderbird View Post

          Do you mean a chimera specialist, like a Monsanto engineer?
          For three years old, it's amazing.

          If he starts putting on a tinfoil helmet and calls himself Professor Chaos.....you can be his side kick General Disarray.

          Those are from South Park. My favorite character Butters.
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      Originally Posted by TimPhelan View Post

      Very creative! He may have a future as an engineer or artist.
      Or an attorney.

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  • Profile picture of the author Sumit Menon
    That's still five sides, but I like how he thinks! Smart Kid!
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  • Profile picture of the author Jack Gordon
    You are all missing the obvious career path.

    I'm sorry thunderbird, but it appears your son is headed into politics.
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    • Profile picture of the author Kay King
      you're going to call him on it
      You missed the point - but I think TBird got it.
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  • Profile picture of the author bizgrower
    All of you are wrong. The correct answer is five - four sides and the middle edge.

    I think he is a future physicist or science fiction writer. Next year, maybe the year after, he'll be contemplating string theory and Schrödinger's cat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    The other day I was thinking about how I am going to miss the way my housekeepers'
    three and four year olds get things "wrong". "Lello" instead of yellow. "Poon" instead of spoon. "Us are" instead of "I am". And so on.

    On the other hand, the three year old that says "poon" and "Us are" is already correcting adults who say glass when it's a plastic cup. "No! It's a cup. Not a glass". Future English teacher or copywriter?

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  • Profile picture of the author JulieB
    LOL - love how this little one thinks VERY out of the box!
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  • Profile picture of the author paul7998
    Old generation 2+2=5....

    and New generation 3+3=4....

    See the difference..
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  • Profile picture of the author garyv
    If I ever get audited, I'd like to use your son as my accountant.
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