Jivyan Reddy Dhruva scored 196 out of 240, achieving Grade 8 (equivalent to an A) across three papers in a General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) exam, normally taken by students aged 16 years.
A seven-year-old Indian-origin boy has aced a mathematics exam almost a decade earlier than most schoolchildren in the United Kingdom (UK) and is already preparing for the next level.
Explaining the process of homeschooling, Katta noted: “We have also used AI as a learning tool to make some subjects more interactive and engaging for him. We try not to make home education feel like sitting in a classroom for the whole day. A lot of learning happens through custom games and apps that I created for him, conversations, puzzles, diagrams, practical examples and questions. His father admitted that Jivyan does miss certain aspects of school life, but as a family they ensure that he interacts with his peers and has many friends from the different clubs – including chess, football, tennis, and other hobbies.
Jivyan attended a mainstream primary school in London until February this year, after which his parents – originally from Andhra Pradesh and now living in South Ruislip in west London for nearly five years – moved him to home education so that he could learn at a pace more suited to his sharper abilities.
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