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the-secrets-of-americas-greatest-high-school-math-team-11657791000

  * Science of Success

How a Public School in Florida Built America's Greatest Math Team

A teacher obsessed with identifying talent, maximizing potential and
optimizing education has created a dynasty

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Members of Buchholz High School's powerhouse math team spend a lot of
time teaching each other. Michelle Bruzzese for The Wall Street
Journal
Ben Cohen hedcutBy Ben Cohen
July 14, 2022 5:30 am ET
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GAINESVILLE, Fla.--It was a sticky Thursday afternoon in the middle of
summer break when dozens of teenagers walked through the doors of
their high school. One of the world's most dominant teams was about
to start math practice.

There was probability in one classroom and pre-algebra next door,
code-breaking down the hall and number theory around the corner. And
there were few adults to be found anywhere. The students would spend
the rest of the day teaching each other.

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