Why the Downvote? It is true.

I can’t do a standing backflip. This is a true statement and contributes the same amount to a discussion about higher education in the US as “I know a kid that can do algebra”

what does it add to the conversation? The fact that incoming UCSD freshman cannot solve the problem is being brought up as a failure. That this six year old can solve it does nothing to address the issue of UCSD students being unable to solve a problem that we all expect them to. It it as if you are a stoichastic parrot, bringing up a fact that, yes, it happens to be true, because it is nearby on some vector space. Hence the downvotes.

What do you do add to the discussion?

It's due to your username; they think you're a troll.

Well. I love Beijing. But I am not Chinese, nor do I currently live in China. Unfortunately.

It may come across as bragging to some. You can decide if that is fair.

Well, if someone feels extremely inferior, true.

Many mothers claim their child is gifted. In this case, I believe it. It is not my son, unfortunately. I am just in a roommate situation.

I give him math challenges sometimes. Today I started introducing equations with 2 unknowns.

My father taught me simple algebra when I was around 8 using puzzles.