I took Jamie for a McDonald's Happy Meal a little earlier and, on the way back, thought I would seize the opportunity to test his powers of mental arithmetic.
"What's one plus one," I asked.
"Six," came the response.
"No," I replied, gently. "Let's try it another way. What's one and another one?"
"Two." Bingo - we were in business.
"What's two and another one?"
"Three."
"And what's three and another one?"
"Four." The boy was clearly on a roll. So I decided to raise the bar.
"Let's make it a little harder," I said. "What's four and another two? That's four and another one and another one. So, Jamie, what's four plus two?"
"A quarter past three."
He starts school in September.
