This kid is going to be so much better of in life in a STEM field than his peers without a parent who teaches functional programming/theory courses and as one that takes an interest in their children (which I am sure most, of not all, parents do). I say this because reading the story helped me see that I should do this when I have kids: expose them early on to what I’m doing and help them get ahead anyway I can (if they so choose a STEM aligned career they’ll be advantaged some) but also wishing I had parents that finished college so they could do this for me. They didn’t and I made it out okay so I’ll just better the next generation where I can. What a cool post. And that kid sounds really smart. I bet he’s going to go on to do big things.