When Zhou Wei was a child, he was always a poor object for the people in the village. He was diagnosed with rickets at the age of 6 months and was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at the age of 3. Due to his low intelligence, he entered the first grade at the age of 10 and was dropped out of school until the fifth grade.
But who would have thought that such a child would have an extraordinary talent for mathematics? Got a full score of high-level mental arithmetic on the stage of "The Strongest Brain" and successfully advanced.
This boy, who would not have much success in the eyes of people, was named "mathematical genius". Could it be that the previous doctor made a wrong diagnosis? Or maybe children who are born with defects also have their own gifted world? Listen to the childlike student observation and then go on.
Stupid kids in other people's population
Zhou Wei was born in 1991 to an ordinary peasant family in Shanxi Province. Everything was normal at birth, and the little baby was well cared for by its parents.
But after a few months, zhou's parents found that their children occasionally had unconscious convulsions. Without waiting too long, the family rushed the child to the local hospital for examination, and finally got the result that the child had rickets.
At present, there is no drug that can be treated for this disease, and it can only be corrected slowly in daily life. New fathers and mothers are heartbroken, and after bringing their children home, they take care of them more carefully, hoping to correct the disease.
But gradually, the "difference" on Zhou Wei's body appeared little by little, and in the end it could not be ignored.
Other children of the same age could already climb and walk, but Zhou Wei couldn't stand up. And until the age of 2, he could not speak normally, and the parents once again rushed to take the child to the hospital.
After passing the detailed examination this time, the doctor found that there were some problems with the child's intellectual development and suggested that they go to the big hospital for examination.
Unbelievable parents took their children to Peking Union Medical College Hospital, hoping that through the consultation of authoritative experts, the results would be changed. However, under the doctor's examination, the child was directly diagnosed with cerebral palsy and also suffered from refractory hypoglycemia.
In the face of such a result, Zhou Wei's parents cried bitterly, they discussed with each other, not to have too high requirements for their children, only hope that they will grow up healthy and healthy, and spend their lives safely.
After returning home, they not only tried to restrain themselves from temperament, but also tried to meet Zhou Wei's requirements from patience, because of the disease, Zhou Wei almost lost her language ability and could not communicate with normal people, so the parents patiently taught their sons to speak.
Fortunately, kung fu pays off. When Zhou Wei was 9 years old, his condition improved significantly, his epilepsy no longer had seizures, and the symptoms of hypoglycemia improved a lot.
And this child's mathematical talent was revealed, but also because of a field play. The people in the village all said behind their backs that Zhou Wei was a stupid child, who was not intellectually good, could not speak, and even his movements were somewhat strange.
But when the uncle asked in passing: how many legs does a donkey have 4 legs and two donkeys have, Zhou Wei didn't think about it and answered "8 legs".
If you change a child, the villagers working nearby will not be too surprised, but this child is Zhou Wei, and everyone is a little curious.
Does this kid count? Is it also possible to go to school and add a guarantee for the future? After returning home surrounded by everyone, Zhou Wei's parents learned of this, followed everyone's advice and sent their children to school.
The "Little Superman" in Mathematics
In the face of such a special child, the local school is not willing to accept it, and even the head of some schools has bluntly said that their parents should let their children stay at home and take good care of themselves.
In the face of reality, even if the pain in their hearts, Zhou Wei's parents did not give up. A year later, on the first day of school, he took the child to the school again and begged the principal to accept it. Sympathy arose, and the principal agreed to let the child enter the school, but only gave a special qualification as a side student.
The hard-won opportunity to go to school, but Zhou Wei, who has an intellectual disability, can't grasp it. Often unable to keep up with the teacher's progress, the boy was dissuaded from school when he reached the fifth grade.
The uneducated child stays at home all day, and the calculator he stumbles upon becomes his favorite toy. And the amazing mathematical talent also began to show at this time.
With no one to teach, Zhou Wei can look at the math books and learn the knowledge on her own. He couldn't remember the content and formulas the teacher talked about, but when he read the book, it seemed that the child with his own set of calculation methods was making rapid progress.
Parents were very happy to find out what was special about their children, bought him a lot of mathematical books, and slowly Zhou Wei was able to deduce more calculation methods, and could quickly calculate the squares of multiple digits without pen calculation.
Because of the spread of her parents, Zhou Wei became a local celebrity. The teacher who smelled the wind took the initiative to ask the boy to do it.
Some of the questions are not simple, even the teacher has to calculate to get the answer, but Zhou Wei can solve the problem in a short time.
Immersed in the mathematical world, children who cannot extricate themselves from the continuous learning and refinement can later deduce the equal difference series, and can mentally calculate the multi-digit multi-digit multiplication of multi-digit numbers, and for the square of multi-digit numbers, the opening cube can be mentally calculated.
The family saw Zhou Wei's talent in mathematics and decided to let him participate in Zhejiang TV's "The Strongest Brain".
In the interview process of participating in the program, Mr. Xu, associate professor of the Department of Mathematics of Shanghai University, was responsible for giving him questions, did not systematically learn calculations, nor did he receive higher education Zhou Wei, some of the questions even the professors who came out of the questions needed to use a pen to calculate, and Zhou Wei directly calculated the answer.
As he wishes to stand on the stage of "The Strongest Brain", Zhou Wei challenges the high-digit square opening cubic level calculated through mental arithmetic.
Not to mention that ordinary people have to calculate half a day by listing pens, even the calculator may not be able to calculate the results at once, will be solved by a child diagnosed with "cerebral palsy"?
The "genius" who has achieved self-achievement
When the number of the opening party was modified by the guests to increase the difficulty, Zhou Wei was not afraid of the stage, and the surrounding audience was a little nervous, he was still calm. After only a moment of thought, the boy wrote the answer, and it was correct again and again.
In the end, Zhou Wei successfully advanced with a full score of 150 points, and became famous in one battle, making everyone remember this talented teenager.
It may also be that the contrast is too great, and Zhou Wei's wonderful performance in the show has been questioned.
Some people suspect that the program team deliberately arranged it in order to achieve the effect, believing that the child had memorized the answer before going on stage, and even came up with a series of seemingly professional evidence and published it on the Internet.
In the face of various doubts, Zhou Wei's mother felt angry. They say that even the silly children in the public impression may have extraordinary talents in some aspect, depending on whether the family can find out and whether the children can catch it.
They took Zhou Wei to Shanghai and were tested by experts from various universities. Facts have proved that although Zhou Wei's mental arithmetic ability is not the top in the world, it is definitely far beyond ordinary people. With the support of many experts, the doubts were completely eliminated.
Nothing in the outside world affected Zhou Wei's interest in mathematics. After the game, he was immersed in the mathematical world as usual, searching for himself in it.
It was also because of this competition that he got a job in the Academy of Sciences, which can give full play to his strengths and let him live like a normal person.
Zhou Wei also liked the job, and he even said that it allowed him to find his own social value.
Today's Zhou Wei, under the care of his parents, has stepped step by step towards the trajectory of normal people's lives, perhaps he is what people call God's favorite apple, and he can't bear to bite more and become a special child.
But he was lucky that his parents discovered his talent and showed it. The story of this child has once again shown people that children with diseases can also create miracles, and what they need is more encouragement and love from us to tap the potential that exists in them.
After listening to the story of this pair of mathematical geniuses Zhou Wei, what do you think? Don't look at the special people around you coldly, maybe there is a special talent in them, what we have to do is to have more encouragement and love. What do you think? Welcome to discuss in the comments section.
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Childlike student observation