Students made the mathematical team U.S.A. by outscoring 350,000 other teens on the American High School Math Exam last February. They then passed a series of follow-up tests and attended a one-month mathematics seminar at the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md., before leaving for Hong Kong. In contrast, Chinese and Russian students, who usually dominate the math olympiad, train together year-round. Last week they had to settle for second and third place, respectively.
The U.S. win, said Mientka, proves that American students can excel at math despite the steady drumbeat of poor results on standardized tests in recent years. “Without question [the winning students] have innate ability, but their performance is directly attributed to the excellent teachers they’ve had.” All six went to public schools.
title: “Education A U.S. Gold Medal In Math” ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-04” author: “Clayton Azevedo”
Students made the mathematical team U.S.A. by outscoring 350,000 other teens on the American High School Math Exam last February. They then passed a series of follow-up tests and attended a one-month mathematics seminar at the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md., before leaving for Hong Kong. In contrast, Chinese and Russian students, who usually dominate the math olympiad, train together year-round. Last week they had to settle for second and third place, respectively.
The U.S. win, said Mientka, proves that American students can excel at math despite the steady drumbeat of poor results on standardized tests in recent years. “Without question [the winning students] have innate ability, but their performance is directly attributed to the excellent teachers they’ve had.” All six went to public schools.
