Calendar Calculating

[Guest guest]

Question for the group.

We have developed an amazing new talent. Connor has

always been

infatuated with calendars. Last month he exposed a

capability I have never seen. If given any specific

date in the last fifty years or in the next fifty

(Maybe more) he can name the day of the week for that

date

100% of the time in less than a minute - Actually in

less time than I can type it into my planner.

I have read about various serial memory capabilities

of these kids. He has correctly named the week day for

dates back to 1965 (a friends birthday) to dates in

the 2050's. Given the multitude of months over those

years he has obviously determined a pattern that he

can calculate-not just memorized calendar images. He

started this after I explained the existence of Feb 29

of this year and he gained the concept of leap years.

When we discussed this I asked him when was the next

leap day. He responded " Feb 29 2012 Wednesday " / I was

astounded and he proceeded to name the day of the week

for any date he was asked.

Another interesting point is if he works this for more

than a couple of dates he gets very exhausted and

naps. He is now ten and has not napped during the day

for years.

The question is what can I do to support additional

processing of this

nature that will help direct this talent into more

useful areas?

Will it apply to any given learning tool, he is very

proud of this ability and the attention he earns using

it.

Has anyone experienced this?

Bill

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[Guest guest]

I would start teaching him higher math. If he can do these kinds of

calculations in his head and he likes doing them, encourage him to do

more math. Teach him how to play a musical instrument and relate it

to math (musical notes are all math based). He obviously has a

fondness for numbers and calculations. Teach him chemistry. Teach

him science. All of these areas will further develop his math skills

and provide him with challenges he desires.

Cheryl

On Mar 30, 2008, at 3:42 PM, Bill klimas wrote:

> Question for the group.

> We have developed an amazing new talent. Connor has

> always been

> infatuated with calendars. Last month he exposed a

> capability I have never seen. If given any specific

> date in the last fifty years or in the next fifty

> (Maybe more) he can name the day of the week for that

> date

> 100% of the time in less than a minute - Actually in

> less time than I can type it into my planner.

>

> I have read about various serial memory capabilities

> of these kids. He has correctly named the week day for

> dates back to 1965 (a friends birthday) to dates in

> the 2050's. Given the multitude of months over those

> years he has obviously determined a pattern that he

> can calculate-not just memorized calendar images. He

> started this after I explained the existence of Feb 29

> of this year and he gained the concept of leap years.

> When we discussed this I asked him when was the next

> leap day. He responded " Feb 29 2012 Wednesday " / I was

> astounded and he proceeded to name the day of the week

> for any date he was asked.

>

> Another interesting point is if he works this for more

> than a couple of dates he gets very exhausted and

> naps. He is now ten and has not napped during the day

> for years.

>

> The question is what can I do to support additional

> processing of this

> nature that will help direct this talent into more

> useful areas?

> Will it apply to any given learning tool, he is very

> proud of this ability and the attention he earns using

> it.

> Has anyone experienced this?

>

> Bill

>

> __________________________________________________________

> No Cost - Get a month of Blockbuster Total Access now. Sweet deal

> for users and friends.

> http://tc.deals./tc/blockbuster/text1.com

>

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