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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]America does a poor job of teaching math. Many top math students, whether in public school or private, had some form of math supplementing outside school. [/quote] I think the most important thing in Math that is missing is to teach students to ask 'why'. Why is pi*r**2 the area of a circle? Are they encouraged to ask in class? Solving problems is great. But it doesn't really encourage critical thinking and cultivate interests? Many puzzles just need great pattern recognition. But deep understanding needs both intuition and training on how to think. Maybe AOPS is gonna be hopeful? CTY summer programs? [/quote]
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