Boy, 8, tutors mum for O levels

[An excerpt from Straits Times, March 09, prepared by Marcus Lau]


Ben Hayward, aged 8, is preparing to coach his mum, Sue, through her ‘O’ levels. Although the youngest of six children, he has been helping his older brother with his homework. At this age, he has the mathematical ability of a 16-year-old and the reading talent of an 18-year-old. He has a dream of becoming a math’s teacher and aiming to attend Oxford University. Besides being a youthful mathematician, his math’s teacher noticed that he is a well-behaved, modest and a bright young lad.

My thought: if I were him, I could be a tutor by then. It will be the greatest achievement for me