Discipline and Teamwork - Comments and Discussion

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Math Competition: Discipline and Teamwork, published in Directory : Mathematics : Competition.

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Douglas Twitchell wrote on Feb 24, 2005	quote options
Wow! I sure can relate to all of that. Math competition was a huge part of my high school career! Thanks for posting this article.
Douglas Twitchell wrote on Feb 24, 2005	quote options
I remember, when I was in high school, we spent enormous amounts of time preparing for math competitions. I think I was after school every day (of course, I was a bit of a geek ). What's it like these days? Do students spend time practicing problem solving skills outside of class/homework?
Brian A. Twitchell wrote on Mar 3, 2005	quote options
Quote What's it like these days? Do students spend time practicing problem solving skills outside of class/homework? Sigh It's not like the good ol' days. I remember what you are talking about - it was always great when I could stay after an school an extra two hours, and could use the time to work on math team problems. Unfortunately, at least at my school, it's like pulling teeth to get kids to come in to work on problems. I have a few who come in, but not like I used to do when I was in high school.
Douglas Twitchell wrote on Mar 3, 2005	quote options
What keeps them away the most? jobs? clubs? sports?
kirk wrote on Nov 18, 2005	quote options
In my experience, all of the above keep students from school work in general, math team in particular.

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