Could you recognize all 50 U.S. states just by looking at the outline of their shapes? How about naming rapid-fire every element on the periodic table from glancing at the symbols?
Californian Kashe Quest can do all those things—plus a whole lot more—and she's only 2 years old.
To top that off, with a lofty IQ of 146, Kashe recently became America's youngest Mensa member. Since the international high-IQ organization admits only the elite top 2% of the intelligentsia to its ranks, that's a pretty staggering achievement for someone of any age—much less a toddler.
Displaying advanced language skills far beyond the majority of her peers, Kashe's parents Devin and Sukhjit Quest believed they saw early signs their daughter might be Mensa material. Her 18-month pediatric checkup confirmed their suspicions.
"She has always shown us, more than anything, the propensity to explore her surroundings and to ask the question ‘Why?'" Devin told CNN. "If she doesn't know something, she wants to know what it is and how does it function, and once she learns it, she applies it."
In order to be able to provide the most productive learning environment for Kashe, Devin and Sukhjit decided to have her IQ tested by a psychologist.
"I think the biggest takeaway from us doing it was we wanted to make sure we were giving her everything she also needed, in terms of her development and natural curiosity and her disposition—and we wanted to make sure we did our part in making that happen for her," Sukhjit said to CNN.
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The Quests admit parenting a brilliant child has been a real learning experience for them as well. Devin and Sukhjit say they've become extremely mindful of making the best language choices when speaking with Kashe, and believe their own communication skills have greatly improved as a result.
Although she's gifted with a genius IQ, the Quests feel Kashe's best interests will be served by continuing to let her interact with kids in her own age group. To that end, Sukhjit recently opened the Modern Schoolhouse preschool in their home. (A dozen students were enrolled in the inaugural class, and there are plans to expand to a larger facility.)
Californian Kashe Quest can do all those things—plus a whole lot more—and she's only 2 years old.
To top that off, with a lofty IQ of 146, Kashe recently became America's youngest Mensa member. Since the international high-IQ organization admits only the elite top 2% of the intelligentsia to its ranks, that's a pretty staggering achievement for someone of any age—much less a toddler.
Displaying advanced language skills far beyond the majority of her peers, Kashe's parents Devin and Sukhjit Quest believed they saw early signs their daughter might be Mensa material. Her 18-month pediatric checkup confirmed their suspicions.
"She has always shown us, more than anything, the propensity to explore her surroundings and to ask the question ‘Why?'" Devin told CNN. "If she doesn't know something, she wants to know what it is and how does it function, and once she learns it, she applies it."
In order to be able to provide the most productive learning environment for Kashe, Devin and Sukhjit decided to have her IQ tested by a psychologist.
"I think the biggest takeaway from us doing it was we wanted to make sure we were giving her everything she also needed, in terms of her development and natural curiosity and her disposition—and we wanted to make sure we did our part in making that happen for her," Sukhjit said to CNN.
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The Quests admit parenting a brilliant child has been a real learning experience for them as well. Devin and Sukhjit say they've become extremely mindful of making the best language choices when speaking with Kashe, and believe their own communication skills have greatly improved as a result.
Although she's gifted with a genius IQ, the Quests feel Kashe's best interests will be served by continuing to let her interact with kids in her own age group. To that end, Sukhjit recently opened the Modern Schoolhouse preschool in their home. (A dozen students were enrolled in the inaugural class, and there are plans to expand to a larger facility.)
While it's too early to know if they have a future Jeopardy! champion in their midst, right now, the Quests' focus is on making sure Kashe has a happy, well-adjusted childhood. "She's a toddler at heart and we want to keep that beautifulness as long as we can," Sukhjit told 23-ABC.
And that sounds like some smart parenting indeed.
(MEET Kashe in the ABC News video below.)
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