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> a high school math teacher who produces great math undergrads I don't believe a high-school teacher can produce great math undergrads. Personal anecdote, whe
by yodsanklai 7y ago
> a high school math teacher who produces great math undergrads
I don't believe a high-school teacher can produce great math undergrads. Personal anecdote, when I was in high-school (very small town in Europe), one of my friend was very gifted at maths. He would spend his time in math classes drawing cartoon. The curriculum didn't fit his abilities. Today he's professor in an Ivy league university. He would have been a great math undergraduate no matter who his high school teacher was.
EDIT: It's just an anecdote and of course I'm not saying teachers are useless, but I wouldn't rate teachers based on how many stars they've produced.
- majos 7y agoSome people are sufficiently talented that a mediocre high school education doesn't hurt them. I think more people have enough talent and latent interest to "go pro" in math or STEM but won't get there without a good teacher taking an interest. A good teacher is not always necessary, but sometimes it is.