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The pay isn't as much compared to a hyperfocused CS to FAANG/startup track. It's not bad though.
But if the child isn’t passionate about comp sci/programming/etc their life is gonna be hell. Better to let them be happy than be miserable.
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If you, or someone else is seriously considering learning math from the basic at a high level, I’d recommend picking up “art of problem solving, pre-algebra” book, and walking up from there. These sets of books are universally considered to be among the best math education resources by mathematicians and others, and they start from the very basic (such as the number line and basic operations), but without the need of…
I think the TAOPS curriculum would be incredibly challenging for somebody who has actively incorrect intuitions about math.
But for anyone who's graduated high school, a lot of it would be at least a second encounter so you'll be reviving forgotten knowledge which is much easier while also diving deeper in your second pass.
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But if the child isn’t passionate about comp sci/programming/etc their life is gonna be hell. Better to let them be happy than be miserable.
Only with work. If they are destitute but don't have to program, it's also quite possible they'll be hungry and cold and thus still also miserable.