I'm not familiar with Stuyvesant, TJHSST and the like. The best Russian schools follow the Konstantinov [1] tradition of "listki" (handouts), where each student

I'm not familiar with Stuyvesant, TJHSST and the like. The best Russian schools follow the Konstantinov [1] tradition of "listki" (handouts), where each student is essentially guided to re-invent the math curriculum by solving problems. There're no textbooks or lectures. You solve problems from the handouts at your own pace and discuss them with a TA when ready (typically volunteers from among former graduates of the same school). You can get some taste of these handouts for grades 8 and above from https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fdev.mccme.ru%2F~merzon%2Flistki.html https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%... [1] https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=&sl=ru&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fpolit.ru%2Farticle%2F2010%2F09%2F29%2Fmatheducation%2F https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=&sl=ru&tl=en&u=htt...