Math problems hurt your head? To this whiz kid, they're play

"I was always fascinated with recognizing patterns and playing with numbers since I can remember," says Elizabeth, who hints that a career in mathematics or linguistics might be on her horizon. "My favorite classes at Voyagers are obviously math, and it's that mathematical part of language that has me interested in linguistics so much."

Even as a toddler, she demonstrated a mathematical curiosity far beyond her years. Her mother, Laura Yaker, a Dartmouth College-trained computer scientist, recalls observing Elizabeth playing with manipulative blocks, commonly used in math education, with obvious delight at age 2.


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