4-year-old is one of Mensa’s youngest members

A young boy has become a pint-sized prodigy. He already knows the capitals of every state and country in the world — and he hasn’t even reached kindergarten. Jamie Yuccas shares more.

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[lilliaarntz]

He has cards and toys to educate him, So it's obvious that his toys and cards r helping him. Plus at his age, he's 4 and he has a reading level as a high schooler, so it's obvious that when he goes to school, he'll end up in a advanced class.

[mbbuckeyes]

Good prompting from parents. Over and over and over again - most Kids can learn quickly when it’s repetitive and told they are gifted or special.

[roshelltannen]

Wow. That's dope. Geography rocks. .

[ruzzelladrian]

I just hope they send him to a good school where his fast learning brain is put to good use.

[AniBAretz]

Just wait until his musculoskeletal (motor) development allows perfect speech! He's going to fly faster and higher in his ability to communicate just how much he knows. Clearly, he was absorbing and retaining just about everything he heard and saw before he started speaking, in the first place. I bet a scan would show tons of white matter in that little brain, creating many times more connections than an average brain of any age.

[scottjackson]

If he remains in Mensa as an adult, he’s going to be criticized by peevish, kibitzing dolts who will label him elitist and narcissistic. Extreme giftedness in children is considered entertaining. The same trait in adults is alternately doubted and disparaged, especially when expressed as an elevated I.Q. We like our geniuses to be “uncertified.”

[samanthab]

It's those Leap Frog globes & tablets. My son was the same. Knew every country & capitals all over. States too. Believe me he's no genius 😆

[JDOGFTW]

What about engineering? I heard the future of that occupation is grand we need to get this kid paid and working. Please don't do drugs.

[JDOGFTW]

I may suggest getting him into business so he can start his own and work his way up? looks like a future CEO.

[gamingtonight]

Knowledge is not intelligence. This is just marketing.

[james]

This little dude should have been in charge of the Afghanistan withdrawal ~ not Saigon Joe💯👍🏽

[victormaciel]

Has anyone ever mentioned that in Castilian, the word Mensa means stupid. How funny is that?

[kakisage]

People, never mix races and make lots of mini yous

[xs]

I Spitts At Afghanistan—Itni Excitement Already He Wo Kyu Nai Chala Raha??