{"id":4790,"date":"2017-09-26T07:00:54","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T11:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/?p=4790"},"modified":"2023-08-21T11:03:20","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T15:03:20","slug":"meet-michael-a-12-year-old-studying-advanced-algebra-after-one-year-in-kumon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/meet-michael-a-12-year-old-studying-advanced-algebra-after-one-year-in-kumon\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet a 12-year-old Studying Advanced Algebra after One Year in Kumon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8j33VsJaZTM&amp;t=4s&amp;index=4&amp;list=PLrXvpkY64Hg5YIshU6sLNTcO-dhIgcf-Z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Meet Michael, a 12-year-old Studying Advanced Algebra after One Year in Kumon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4945\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Michael_Thumbnail_blog.jpg\" alt=\"Meet Michael, a 12-year-old Studying Advanced Algebra after One Year in Kumon\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Michael is the perfect example that not all Kumon Students are the same. 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