American TV series: Starting with exploiting young Sheldon

In fact, George also didn't understand the school's actions this time.

"We're doomed!" Upon receiving the answer, George slumped into his chair as if his soul had left his body. Then, he complained, "How could they do this to me? I helped the team reach the state's top ten..."

Yes, in little George's mind, this surprise math test at school was specifically designed to target him.

If it were any other requirement, George might still choose to give it his all in order to participate in the rugby league.

There was simply no possibility of struggling when it came to studying.

George knew his own limitations; since starting high school, he had never passed math.

If you don't have the talent, hard work won't help.

Just as George was in despair, Sheldon, on the other side, offered a unique perspective, analyzing: "The data shows that George's performance on the court has less than five percent of the impact on the team's wins and losses."

The school football team will function perfectly well without you. So, there's no need to blame yourself for missing the game next Monday.

At this time, Sheldon Jr. made such remarks. It's hard to say whether he was trying to comfort George Jr. or to mock him.

The only thing that's certain is that little George doesn't want to hear these words right now.

His face flushed red as he retorted, "What do you know? Football is a team sport. As the wide receiver, I share in all the honors the team wins."

To bolster his credibility, George Jr. added, "If you don't believe me, you can ask Mike."

Mike nodded upon hearing this.

In fact, wide receivers have a very strong tactical role in American football.

The Melford football team only made wide receivers seem dispensable due to special strategic needs.

From another perspective, George made a great sacrifice for the team's victory.

"Hmmmm~"

Faced with George's rebuttal, Sheldon shrugged indifferently, seemingly disagreeing with George's statement.

"Damn it!" George roared in frustration, then said enviously, "If only I could understand what the teacher is saying in class."

The root of all of George's current distress is his poor academic performance.

If he could, he would like to be a top student like Sheldon and Mike, learning as easily as drinking water.

"If you used all the time you usually spend reading fashion magazines to study, your grades wouldn't be so bad now," Sheldon bluntly exposed George's excuse.

"Shut up!" George scolded Sheldon, sounding a bit annoyed.

"Quiet down, everyone!"

Seeing that his two sons were about to start arguing again, George stopped them in time.

“Take a break for a bit.” George glared at his youngest son, then looked at George and comforted him, “It’s not the end of the world, George. What you need to think about most right now is how to pass Wednesday’s test.”

"What can I do?" Little George, having given up all hope, continued to give up.

“Perhaps you don’t,” George smiled, adding meaningfully, “but don’t forget, there are two other smart people in the room.”

George's meaning was quite clear: he wanted George Jr. to seek help from Sheldon Jr. and Mike.

He thought that with the help of two good students, little George might have a chance to pass the test.

Before George could make a move, Sheldon refused, saying, "I'm not willing to waste my time on a hominid that hasn't fully evolved yet."

As always, Sheldon expressed skepticism about George's intelligence.

Rather than teaching upright apes to do math, young Sheldon preferred to play with his toy trains in his spare time.

"How about a toy car?" George offered his price, using enticement as a lure.

"What?" Hearing about toys, little Sheldon was indeed intrigued.

“If you can help little George pass his math test on Wednesday, I’ll give you a toy car,” George promised.

"Can I go to the shopping mall and pick out my favorite style myself?" Sheldon asked carefully.

"of course."

Having figured out his youngest son's interests, George's face lit up with satisfaction. Then, he turned to Mike and asked, "What kind of reward do you want? A brand new football, how about it?"

"No need..." Mike generously stated that helping little George pass the test was also helping the football team, and he didn't need any compensation.

In reality, after acquiring the [Moonlight] trait, which continuously enhances his physique, Mike has lost most of his passion for rugby.

He joined the rugby team because he valued the highly competitive nature of the sport, believing it would help him quickly improve his physical fitness.

Now, after the initial period of opportunity, it has become very difficult for Mike to improve his physical condition through exercise.

Mike's truest thought right now is that instead of spending every day with a bunch of men, it would be more worthwhile to do more couples' activities with Karen or Lina.

Unaware of Mike's true intentions, George assumed Mike was acting in the team's best interests. So, he said with satisfaction, "Okay, your reward will stay with me for now. Let me know if you want anything later."

Mike nodded noncommittally, offering no further explanation. He hadn't intended to ask George for a reward anyway.

On the other side, Missy's eyes lit up. She went to Mike's side, grabbed his arm and shook it, and said in a coquettish tone, "Mike, if you get a prize, can you give me a pink Escher?"

Looking at the little girl's expectant eyes, Mike asked in confusion, "Aishe? What's that?"

"Aisher is the eldest of the twelve ballet princesses. She recently released a pink Barbie outfit, and it's so beautiful," Missy explained with sparkling eyes.

Girls as young as Missy are at the age where they love bright pink Barbie dolls.

Mike took a while to understand that Missy was talking about a Barbie doll.

He then naturally agreed to Missy's request and solemnly promised that he would immediately send her a pink Aisha as soon as he received his share of the reward.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go study!" Missy cheered, she had never been so enthusiastic about learning.

Of course, Missy was the one supervising the learning this time, while the one who really needed to learn was little George, who had a long face.

The family had already planned out little George's study schedule without asking for his consent.

Chapter 72 Teaching

In little George's room, he was sitting at his desk, pulling at his hair in distress.

Beside him, young Sheldon was earnestly explaining a math example.

The allure of a toy train was enough to make young Sheldon tolerate young George's foolishness.

Behind the two, Missy, who had been so confident earlier, was now hugging a plush toy and pestering Mike to chat.

The little girl only had a short attention span when it came to supervising George's studies.

After all, for Missy, the gift she hadn't received yet was no match for the handsome Mike.

At the desk, Sheldon, having explained his problem-solving process in detail, confidently asked, "Well, did you understand?"

Little George looked at the math problems in his book and replied listlessly, "Probably, maybe, perhaps... I didn't understand."

After saying that, little George blinked his clear eyes.

It's not that he's unwilling to work hard.

To little George, looking at the exercises in the book was like listening to gibberish; he felt completely lost.

If there weren't other people around, little George would have pulled out a magazine from under his desk to perk himself up.

"Such a simple question, and I explained it in such detail, how could you not understand?" Young Sheldon was a little doubtful. Then, he looked into young George's eyes, and in those eyes, he saw a hint of stupidity.

As expected, teaching upright apes to do arithmetic is still too difficult.

"Mike, come over here and take a look. This is your task too." Driven by his obsession with toy cars, young Sheldon chose to seek help from outside the arena.

American public schools emphasize joyful learning, and the curriculum is not too difficult.

Mike was also a little curious as to why little George couldn't learn the exercises in the textbook.

He stepped forward, observed Sheldon's problem-solving approach, and pointed out, "Sheldon, your solution is too complicated. George only needs a simpler and clearer solution to pass this math test."

In Mike's view, Sheldon's problem-solving approach seemed to be trying to explain to George the significance of the number one.

For George now, all he needs to know is that one plus one equals two; he doesn't need to investigate why the one exists.

Sheldon was clearly unconvinced by Mike's statement, saying, "Fine, you're in charge here. I'll watch from the sidelines."

"Okay~" Mike nodded.

Mike knew his intelligence was still inferior to that of young Sheldon. However, he was still somewhat confident in teaching young George math.

The problems in the exercise book are just simple arithmetic operations. By plugging in the formula and calculating, the answer can be easily obtained.

Having figured things out, Mike demonstrated the simplest solution steps he had summarized to little George.

Then he asked, "How was it? Did you understand?"

Little George fell silent. After a long while, he stammered, "I think I understand a little... Why don't you explain it again, maybe I'll understand."

George could vaguely sense that Mike's method was simpler than Sheldon's, but he still couldn't understand it.

“Okay, let’s try another question.” Mike hadn’t realized the seriousness of the problem. He found a similar question and continued the demonstration.

Mike thought to himself, "The formula for solving this problem is right there. As long as little George familiarizes himself with this type of question and memorizes the formula, he'll naturally know the solution steps."

This is a process of practice makes perfect.

After checking the problem again, Mike asked, "So, did you understand this time?"

This time, all that answered him was silence.

Mike looked up at little George.

Well, he already knew the answer from the other person's clear eyes.

The other person still didn't understand.

“Let’s try another question of the same type…” Mike was still not giving up and continued to look for example questions.

Even after explaining the same question five times in a row, he was still met with little George's lifeless eyes.

After being tortured by the exercises, little George's eyes were almost turning into circles.

This situation caused Mike and Sheldon to exchange a glance, both seeing helplessness in each other's eyes.

As expected, teaching upright apes to do arithmetic is still too difficult.

Just as both highly intelligent individuals were rendered speechless, little George cracked his neck, making a "crackling" sound.

Then, he asked curiously, "Mike, why did you stop? I'm almost there."

Faced with little George's thirst for knowledge, Mike smiled awkwardly and said, "It's getting late, and you must be tired. Let's continue tomorrow."

In reality, even after all this time, little George still hasn't been able to learn such a simple math problem.

Trying to raise a math grade to a passing level within two days is simply an impossible task.

Yes, Mike has given up.

With Mike gone, only George Jr. and Sheldon Jr. remained in the room.

Driven by his obsession with the toy train, young Sheldon hadn't given up. He asked, "Little George, how about I explain my solution to you again?"

When Mike explains the problems, George might be able to understand a little, but when Sheldon explains them, it's like listening to gibberish to George.

So little George refused, saying, "No, I..."

Just as little George was about to refuse, he suddenly noticed his feet under the table. In a flash of inspiration, he smiled and said, "I've already learned it."

Now it was Sheldon's turn to be surprised: "You really learned it?"

“Yes, just watch during the test.” Little George radiated confidence. Then, he impatiently urged, “I need to review some more, you should go too.”

"Well, hopefully I can get my own little train," Sheldon muttered, happy to have some peace and quiet, and turned to leave George's room.

In young Sheldon's mind, as long as he can get the toy train, he doesn't care how little George learned math.

Meanwhile, a car with its high beams on was driving slowly down the road.

Grandma Connie, sitting in the passenger seat, said, "It's already dark, and there aren't many cars on the road. You can speed up."

Although Jeff is not old, he has the personality of an old man.

Although he bought a red sports car at Serena's urging, he hardly ever drove it himself.

"No, I need to pay attention to the traffic rules. There's an intersection ahead, and the light is about to turn red." Pastor Jeff, who was driving for the first time, was still a novice, and he felt both excited and nervous.

Seeing Pastor Jeff dawdling and about to miss the green light, Grandma Connie commanded, "There are still three seconds left on the green light. You have plenty of time. Speed ​​up and get through!"