Chapter 1570

Later, Bryson tried to teach Jamie basic mathematics using real objects, but she couldn't grasp even simple things like one plus one. One time, Bryson placed several apples on the table and asked, "Jamie, how many apples do you want to eat?" Jamie replied, "Two." Bryson said, "Okay, then pick up the two apples you want to eat." Jamie quickly picked the biggest apple and hugged it to her chest. Bryson asked, "But didn't you say you wanted to eat two apples?" Jamie responded, "Yes." Bryson asked, "Then how many apples are you holding in your arms right now?" Jamie answered seriously, "Two." Bryson nearly lost it. Every time he taught Jamie that one plus one equals two, if he asked her two minutes later, "Jamie, what's one plus one?" Jamie would seriously and enthusiastically reply, "Five. It's five." These were things that happened when Jamie was just over two years old. Even though she was older now, she still hadn't made much progress in her studies and was still clueless,