Math competition results show that a 12-year-old Rainham whiz kid is global no. 5 and UK no. 2. As part of the World Maths Day 2022 celebration from March 22-24, Clifford Rabess, 57-year-old father of Harrison, and his 13-year-old sister Elizabeth participated in the event.
Students from The Campion School in Hornchurch’s Year 7 battled against millions of others to solve questions that were specifically tailored for their grade level.
He answered 786 of the questions correctly in the allotted 20 minutes, earning him first place in his school, second in the country, and fifth in the world.
For each successful answer, students are awarded one point. This event was created by 3P Learning and has 20 60-second live mathematics games.
Since the death of his wife, Lisa, Clifford has been a single father to his two children.
I’ve simply been making sure they can achieve what we [Lisa and Clifford] set out to make sure the kids had a great foundation.”
According to the 57-year-old, there are only three wrong responses allowed in the competition.
Additionally, he noted that his youngster had “incredible speed.”
Clifford, a former auditor, said he began teaching arithmetic to his children at a “very young age.”
My approach was to start with difficult concepts like mathematics and fractions so that students wouldn’t be intimidated. ”
My mantra to my students is that “this is only the beginning,” and even though they’re doing well now, they must continue to rise.
The task isn’t done until you go to college and do well, in my opinion.
As a member of the Havering Athletic Club, he has a great interest in computing and coding, likes playing rugby, and aims to one day play for England.
According to his father, the 12-year-ambitions old’s include one day receiving the honor of being knighted.
Standing ovations, an Amazon gift card, and a spot in the competition’s marketing materials were all bestowed upon Harrison as a result of his performance at The Campion School.
Afterward, Clifford’s father gave him a “huge embrace” and took him to a cake shop where the two siblings “get to eat cake anytime they do anything,” Clifford recalled.
The mathematician’s platform’s Hall of Fame presently has Harrison at position 45 out of 100.
