Boy, 9, with high IQ reprimands his father over his grammar during an SBS TV discussion on robots

A primary schoolboy with a high IQ reprimanded his father on television over his grammar.

The funny moment occurred when his father Ray explained why he moved his son Seth, now in year four, from Singapore to Melbourne so he could study advanced computing.

The nine-year-old boy had no qualms about correcting his dad who was a studio guest on SBS’s Insight program.

 

Seth (right), a primary schoolboy with a high IQ reprimanded his father Ray (centre) on television over his grammar. What happened next had his teacher Kieran Nolan (left) in stitches

Ray was explaining how he went about moving his son away from Singapore, to avoid the rote style of teaching.

‘Yeah, I went online to look for alternative schools and I just happened to saw it on this blog,’ he said.

Young Seth was quick to point out his father should have said ‘see’.

‘Saw?,’ he asked, evoking laughter from the audience.

The boy’s teacher Kieran Nolan, from Wooranna Park Primary School in Melbourne’s south-east, was in stitches as he sat next to Seth’s father Ray.

Insight host Jenny Brockie, a former Sydney ABC radio presenter, was also laughing along.

‘You’re correcting grammar now,’ she said to Seth.

The boy’s embarrassed father immediately apologised for his grammatical faux pas. 

‘Sorry my grammar isn’t that good,’ he said.

In an earlier profile on the program, Seth explained how he was already teaching his classmates how to create video games.

In an earlier profile on the program, Seth explained how he was already teaching his classmates how to create video games

In an earlier profile on the program, Seth explained how he was already teaching his classmates how to create video games

‘I teach them Minecraft. I’m thinking of teaching them next time a bit of coding,’ he said.

Asked what he liked about teaching, he said: ‘That they listen to me more than when I’m not teaching them.’

His teacher Kieran Nolan, who tutors children on robotics and virtual reality, said Seth had blossomed during his two years at the school.

‘He’s really intelligent. He’s got a really high IQ,’ he said.

‘Schools in Singapore weren’t really facilitating the learning that he needed.’

His teacher Kieran Nolan, who tutors children on robotics and virtual reality, said Seth had blossomed during his two years at the school. 'He's really intelligent He's got a really high IQ.'

His teacher Kieran Nolan, who tutors children on robotics and virtual reality, said Seth had blossomed during his two years at the school. ‘He’s really intelligent He’s got a really high IQ.’



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