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sounds like a localized problem, to me. i was good at math, went to a the best HS in the area, and didn't experience anything like this.

• amichail 18y ago
  Your HS didn't care much about math contest performance? Even if your marks are in no way affected by math contest results, teachers can still make you feel awful for not meeting their expectations.
  • noodle 18y ago
    no, my HS didn't care at all about the performance. the only pressure was on the inside of the team to do better for ourselves. yes, thats true, but thats a property of the individual teacher, really. i've had teachers all across the spectrum.
    • amichail 18y ago
      Team? In my case, there was no team. In junior high, I believe everyone (at least at my level of instruction) was expected to write these contests. In high school, it was optional, but teachers looked down on you if you were generally a good math student but didn't go for it.
      • noodle 18y ago
        in my school, it was voluntary via a group of people, i.e. team. again, this sounds like its insular to your school, or maybe your school district via some sort of inter-school rivalry.
        • amichail 18y ago
          Maybe it is also a Canadian thing. While the US routinely has a strong math olympiad team every year, this is not the case in Canada.