When she went outside, she’d count the trees and at night, she’d count the stars in the sky.
By the age of four, Katherine could spell many words and knew her multiplication tables. One day she followed her brother, Charlie, to school and stayed with him all day, helping him to solve maths problems in class. The teacher, Mrs Leftwich, was so astonished, she went to see Katherine’s mother. It was decided that Katherine should start school in the autumn when she was aged just four. This was unusual in the USA, where children normally start school aged between five and six. 5
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