Take heart, parents perplexed by the explanations required with the Common Core method (why isn’t 5 + 5 + 5 the same thing as 5 x 3 again?!). A first-grader who illustrated his critical thinking (literally) on a math question was given credit for the riotous original response.

Six-year-old Dash correctly answered on his worksheet that “Bobby,” who has four dimes, has more money than “Amy,” who has 30 pennies. But when he jotted down his response to the next question, “How do you know? Show your thinking,” the brainy boy didn’t use numbers. He sketched a picture of himself scratching his head, with a thought bubble and the answer inside of it. “This is why my kid is going places,” the boy’s mom captioned a photo of the assignment, which she shared on Reddit Wednesday. As for how many people agree, you do the math: The photo on imgur has been viewed a stunning 5.5 million times.

“In Dash’s mind, he was just answering the question,” his mother, Fiona, tells Yahoo Parenting of her son (whose last name she prefers to keep private, along with hers). “He didn’t understand why we laughed so hard at it. We had to actually explain what was so funny about the picture to him. Then he understood immediately.” Dash’s teacher appreciated the response the moment that she saw it. “She thinks he is a very smart boy and loves having him in class,” says Fiona. “He received a 100 percent on the test and the word ‘Wow’ written at the top.”

Dash wasn’t intentionally being a wiseguy — after all, the mom (aka Redditor “Irishchck14”) wrote in response to a commenter’s question on the social media site about whether her son’s snark was intentional: “Not at 6 years old. His smart-a**ery comes naturally.” And when another commenter added, “I hope you framed this. It deserves more than just a place on the fridge!” Fiona confirmed that they’re saving the paper.

“His dad and I are incredibly proud of him,” she tells Yahoo Parenting of the boy who, she reveals, comes home from school almost every day and starts drawing pictures. “He blows our mind with his intelligence and creativity.”

https://www.yahoo.com/parenting/6-year-olds-hilarious-math-answer-shows-hes-180019539.html

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Show your thinking

That's a smarty right there...

Good one kid!