I have read that it is all in the upbringing that if parents encourage their kids, and give them a desire to succeed they will.

Tiger Woods is an example, a loving father recognised his sons ability with a golf club and look at where Tiger is today.

I don’t know about Tiger’s education, but I am certain the same principle will apply.

No. You cannot create a genius. They are or they aren’t. And if they are not mathematically inclined, teaching them advanced math isn’t going to do a lick of good. Some kids will advance faster than their peers when young, and then “level out” as they get older. I was considered a genius when I was 5/6. By the time I was 15, I was about average. I failed in math and sciences, but excelled in English and the arts. No amount of flash cards or practice was going to change that. It is better to teach them according to their age, and if you find they have a knack for a particular subject, encourage that, and make it more challenging, but let them set the pace for how far they want to go. Pushing them into concepts and subjects they are not ready for won’t do them any favors.

Crrent brain research acknowledges that learning occurs if it is focused, emotionally tied, repetitive, and increased in more difficult steps, gradually. Check out brain plasticity, and the brain fitness category. You need to know why certain strategies work. Go to the nitty gritty, research on the brain in relation to learning.

I agree with Dune!