ators , ▁Jean ▁and ▁Mark ▁included , ▁acted ▁as ▁teacher / par ents ▁to ▁all ▁the ▁children : ▁no ▁one ▁child ▁had ▁one ▁parent , ▁no ▁one ▁teacher ▁had ▁one ▁child . ▁ ▁They ▁then ▁imm ers ed ▁the ▁children ▁in ▁a ▁knowledge - rich ▁atmosphere . ▁Since ▁they ▁were ▁pred et erm ined ▁to ▁be ▁ment ally ▁gift ed , ▁they ▁all ▁progress ed ▁rapidly ▁in ▁knowledge ▁and ▁ab ilities . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁they ▁were ▁five , ▁the ▁children ▁were ▁discover ing ▁their ▁tele path ic ▁ab ilities . ▁ ▁Jean ▁rel ates ▁that ▁the ▁children ▁usually ▁walk ▁about ▁n ude , ▁open ly ▁make ▁love ▁with ▁one ▁another , ▁and ▁possess ▁un match ed ▁knowledge ▁in ▁all ▁academic ▁and ▁physical ▁areas . ▁They ▁also ▁share ▁one ▁mind set . ▁With ▁their ▁advanced ▁tele path ic ▁ab ilities , ▁they ▁constantly ▁think ▁as ▁one , ▁no ▁ver bal ▁communication ▁is ▁necessary ▁between ▁them . ▁When ▁meeting ▁with ▁the ▁research ers , ▁who ▁they ▁love , ▁but ▁pity ▁( due ▁to ▁their ▁inferior ▁intelligence ▁and ▁lack ▁of ▁tele path ic ▁ab ilities ), ▁only ▁one ▁child ▁is ▁necessary ▁since ▁all ▁can ▁hear ▁and ▁speak ▁through ▁the ▁single ▁representative ' s ▁mind . ▁ ▁Several ▁children ▁are ▁born ▁to ▁the ▁research ers ▁while ▁living ▁at ▁the ▁facility . ▁While ▁these ▁children ▁are ▁of ▁normal ▁intelligence , ▁they ▁fl our ish ▁under ▁the ▁tut el age ▁of ▁the ▁older ▁children ▁and ▁become ▁almost ▁as ▁gift ed ▁as ▁them . ▁ ▁Near ▁the ▁end ▁of