Sentence examples for math contests from inspiring English sources

Is your kid entranced by math but discouraged by math contests?

Dr. Paul Zeitz I'd like to offer a not-too-full-throated defense of math contests.

Now let's get back to Dr. O'Neil's complete essay on math contests.

Dr. Cathy O'Neil I think math contests for kids kind of suck.

When I was in middle school, there were no math contests.

"In between the math contests he'd take tests in physics for fun.

Joshua Zucker, who had won a Saint Mary's Math Contest book, responded and informed me that the contest no longer existed.

My goal was to inspire, delight and challenge children, as the Saint Mary's Math Contest did for me.

Dr. O'Neil's complete essay is included below, along with a balancing perspective from Dr. Paul Zeitz, a longtime math contest participant and coach.

Always Clumsy, and guileless, mind-Blind, and deathly shy, Winning every spelling bee, Every math contest, Done before the rest, finishing First in science test.

I remember that I didn't enjoy the Saint Mary's Math Contest in which I sat at a desk alone and spent several hours working on problems.