A Little Different

Shen Nuo Fei's first group outing was a wonderful experience.

After the outing, the elementary school students returned to the main theme: studying.

As she studied, Shen Nuo Fei began to feel that the lessons the teachers taught in class were moving too slowly.

She only needed to hear a poem once to remember it. Why did Teacher Yang repeat it three times?

She only needed to hear a piece of music once to learn it. Why did Teacher Ouyang teach it three times?

And the things Teacher Yang, Teacher Ouyang, and the other teachers had taught yesterday, they taught again today.

The only interesting place was Pomegranate Math Class. The teachers there taught quickly, and Shen Nuo Fei learned something new every day.

Troubled, Shen Nuo Fei went to Teacher Liu at Pomegranate Math Class and confided in him. "Teacher Liu, I... I think I'm a little different from the other students in Class 1(2)."

Teacher Liu smiled gently, as though he'd expected this. "Shen Nuo Fei, do you think the teachers in Class 1(2) are teaching too slowly? The teachers go so slowly that the other students listen with rapt attention, while you find it boring? You finish the homework the teachers assign during recess, while the other students spend all day thinking about it and still can't figure it out?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Shen Nuo Fei nodded repeatedly. What Teacher Liu had said was exactly what she'd been thinking.

Teacher Liu said kindly, "Child, you really are different from them. You're smarter, better at learning, more efficient, and better at understanding things. There's only one child like you in a million elementary school students. In other words, across the entire capital, there are only 0.8 children as clever as you."

Shen Nuo Fei lowered her head and