Elon Musk's son has cute way of counting which he's picked up from Tesla CEO dad
dailystar.co.ukSpace-X billionaire Elon Musk has always done things outside of the box so it's perhaps no surprise he's adopted an unorthodox way of teaching his kids basic numeracy skills.The Tesla mogul, who named his son X- Æ A-12, has always taken a keen interest in alternative ways to teach children and a tweet from his mum Maye Musk shows how that works in practise.She tweeted: "When you ask X to count, he says 10… 9… 8… 7… I think he’s watched too many Space-X launches!"Musk has seven kids, with a set of 17-year-old twins, 15-year-old triplets as well as X- Æ A-12 and new daughter, Y, who he shares with GrimesSinger Grimes, 34, revealed during her Vanity Fair interview that her family had grown after her daughter was heard wailing from upstairs.She didn't share their daughter's name in the interview but she did tell the publication that they call the newborn "Y'.The name "Y" is very fitting as the pair call their son "X".Elon has always been vocal about alternative ways to teach children and says he believes the internet is the most important tool in his kids' education.Speaking in 2021, Musk said: "Well, my observation is that my kids were mostly educated by YouTube and Reddit."I guess there were lessons as well, but judging by the amount of time they spent online, it seemed like most of their education is actually coming from online."He admitted the need for education to be "as interesting and exciting as possible" and acknowledged the help of video games as tools."If kids can be super engaged in video games, there's a way for them to be super engaged in education as well," Musk said.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.His kids, who go to Ad Astra, the school he.
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