what a strange thing to subject your kids to, shame on these parents.<p>Has anyone done any studies on what these &#x27;math wizards&#x27; end up doing in life.<p>I grew up in Indian community where this kind of stuff was the norm, many of my friends won regional championships but <i></i>none<i></i> of them do anything remotely related to math now. 
Instead of associating math with magical patterns that explain the world, they now associate it with stress&#x2F;anxiety&#x2F;competition.<p>Please don&#x27;t do this repulsive stuff to your  kids, read Richard Feynman&#x27;s bio and see how his parents inspired him to like math&#x2F;science&#x2F;world.