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Caleb Anderson was doing fractions when he was 2. He passed the first grade when he was 3. Now at 12, he's a sophomore in college. He wants to be an aerospace engineer.

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With many blessings I wish you to infinity and beyond. Reach those stars ⭐️ ✨

Way to go Calib you have a gift use it to the best of your ability and make a difference in the world

Well done young man 👏👏👏 ❤️

By 14...

Keep it up kiddo!

Galing eighth yearer

Kid is smart, no lie. But let the kid be a kid, and let him be happy. Play, explore, have a good friend group. These kids are often wrecked by parents who push too hard for nothing. We all end up in the same place more or less.

Nice story for a time like this. :)

Awesome good for him we need the scientifically informed.

Wow‼️

Maybe he can figure out how to get Cruz, Hawley and tRump in a rocket for a one way trip to an unknown planet

Thank you for the eye bleach. I needed to see something awesome today, instead of the usual chaos. NASA take note, maybe call this kid and see where he wants to go 🛰🚀🛸

grandoftwo What an awesome youth. Best of luck to him in all his studies! I see great things in his future. Well done, young man! 😊

Congratulations young man, stay focused God Bless🎉🎉

MacDeah These stories always seem great until I realize I’d never want my children to miss their childhoods. Bitter sweet I guess.

You Can Do It!! 🍑💙🇺🇸💙✌🏼🎉

If and that hard to believe

Niiiiice‼️

That’s cool

He should probably move out of this country to a safer one then. Until we abolish the police.

Do your thing little man. The works is your oyster!

Is there any way the mother can share videos of him when he was a baby? I’d loooove to see that!!!

Please lord guide and protect him on his journey

Awesome story, CONGRATULATIONS

Cool, I Passed The 1st Grade When I Was 12

Tomorrow’s future in today’s youth. Set the bar high young man, The sky is the limit for you.

I can’t imagine his mom’s face when other people say they’re kid is a “genius” Lol!

And yet he could be shot for walking while black.

Aerospace engineer might be below him.

Amazing! Way to go Caleb! ❤️

Sending you lots of prayers and love and hugs from Texas! Go for it Caleb! 🥰💙👏

🤩 that is Great Caleb!!

Amazing story.

You can’t fix stupid, and you can’t stop brilliant.

That’s why they never wanted US to learn 2 read & write

This is ur world young man

Wow! I can't tell you how much I needed to read this today! So impressed, and that wonderful smile says so much.

Damnnn he's a smart little one. God bless him! And keep doing well ☺

Awesome!

What a sweet smile, congratulations Caleb on your many accomplishments

thats so awesome !!😍😍

That’s fantastic, just wow!!

Babies do algebra, they like it.

I love it!🖤

gimli0413 Wow.

Keep up the good work

I was doing fractions in the womb. Where's my story?

Whoa. And all the best to this amazing young man. I hope he thrives and finds happiness, however he utilizes that enormous intellect!

He is truly an amazing carácter he said he learns information quicker than most wich makes him excell quicker than most. Can’t wait to see him in action congrats. !!!!

Yay Caleb. If we are going to Mars, we need you!

He WILL be an aerospace engineer. 💪🏽

reading at 6 months I’d like some details about that

This kid must have a billion sulci [brain folds] to have an IQ as high as the sky!🤯🧐🤓📚📖👍👍👍

I like it when he's skipped ahead and the kid is like: booooring!

Awesome!!!! He will be going far in life. Good for him. 👍👍

KidFury Black excellence! (You may have spoken about him already. I can't keep track of people's talented babies)

I'm a grown ass man who is preparing for graduate school in medicine and I can't do a single fraction. 😂😂😵😵

Love this story. Go Caleb!!!

So, it is rocket science.

Solid career choice!

This is what Gifted means.

I wish that was me... finish with the BS of school early 😭

Wonderful Caleb!! Keep up the outstanding and great work!

Go, guy, go!

elonmusk would you agree that future Dr. Anderson (PhD) will be a model citizen when we go to mars ?

Amazing!! Yeah!! 👍🎉🌟💖🎉

God bless you caleb Anderson

That is both amazing and wonderful, he and other children give us hope for a better future. Good going Caleb, your on your way to a incredible future ! 🥰❤️

GO CALEB!!! ⭐🌟⭐🌟⭐

Make him run for POTUS, please!!!

The most important takeaway from this is how many brilliant kids/people we would see if we fully enabled all of society with strong education access. And the leaps forward society would make as a result. How many aerospace engineers are we losing? Medical researchers? Artists?

Outstanding, my young scholar. Best of luck to you.

A real life Sheldon

NIXON,REAGAN,BUSH (NRB) et al. accepted white supremacists in the modern-day Republican party (not Lincoln’s Republican Party). “Vote for me, keep quiet..I got your back”. NRB set it up for the CON orange 🍊 dude. 45 told those folk to COME OUT LOUD..& TAKE OVER your party.

Bravo young man. Carry on

Incredible

I feel Veterans involved in the attempted coup should be reviewed and dishonorably discharged

He was doing fractions at age 2. What took him so long to complete 1st grade? Joking, lol. I hope his parents also look out for his social development. His brains will always get him far in life, but his social development will determine how well adjusted and happy he is.

🙌🏼💙🙌🏼

No! We're incapable of having a brain and how to use it! White folks must be shocked and bewildered at this announcement.

Poor kid never had a childhood.

To his parents:

That’s exciting! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

What an awesome kid!!

So happy to see a story like this

I'd love to see a two year old doing fractions.

Great news! 👍🏼🥰

Wow! I'll bet he could do anything he puts his mind to!

Protect this young man AT ALL COSTS!

At the age of 45, I read 5 pages from a book in a single month, and I figured how to get Alexa to turn off a light.

I don't know about the rest of you but all I can think about is how scared I am that he's going to get shot by some idiot cop someday for no reason, 🤪 Uuuh we thought he was breaking into NASA (I'm sorry I'm just really angry today)

Currently contemplating my life choices after joking that I could probably hire a kid half my age to tutor me in calc.

Great Job! Keep rocking in the free world!!!!

The younger brains, taught correctly, can usually easily absorb training. I wish I had taught more. I was in a 1 rm school & doing the work of 6-9 grade at age 7 because I was exposed to it daily.

Right on, young man. Sky’s the limit! ❤️

Caleb will lose his childhood & will catch up later Time is on his side 😃

Wow!! So awesome!

No, he will be assigned a science position at Walmart Labs and he will like it.

Amazing! 🥰

Yet 80 years ago, the whites would of said he was mentally impaired. And Caleb Anderson would of never had the God Freedom Right to learn in the 1600 to 1900 & still today. He is a token in 2021 not justice for all MSNBC.

Seemingly limitless opportunity. Just hope he doesn’t get pushed too hard too quickly.

Awesome! Sky is unlimited. Go chase after your dream! You got this & you can do it. You are our future! AIM high, Caleb! Way to go & most proud!

And he's adorable!

A bright light during these dark days.

I WANT HIM TO BE ONE TOO LMAO

sherrirbgr We hear a lot of horrible news, so here is something comforting.

Great job Caleb, keep striving!

Wow now that's what I call superhuman.

Awesome!!!

It’s so amazing that he never let people tell him all the things he couldn’t be. Shoot for the stars man, you will get there!

No one believes this.

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