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2026 AIME I - key concepts
One of my favorite lessons to teach is the debriefing after a contest goes well for my students. After talking through these problems repeatedly, I decided to make a video compiling the key insights for each one. Feel free to comment or reach out with any questions or thoughts you have about particular problems/solutions. https://youtu.be/9aeH3HYW1fg
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How to Qualify for AIME
Independently answer every single challenge question in the following AoPS books: Prealgebra Intro to Algebra Intermediate Algebra Intro to C&P Intermediate C&P Intro to Number Theory Intermediate Number Theory Intro to Geometry Intermediate Geometry (If your kid gets stuck along the way, that is where my lessons are a benefit. But no amount of lessons is a replacement for working through the books for hours and hours.) This path may look simple, but s imple does not mean eas
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Showing Work For Math
There is often a deep mismatch between how showing work is taught in schools versus how the most advanced students experience math. Therefore, I wanted to share this stellar Art of Problem Solving blog post that helps parents understand and communicate with their child why, where, and how showing work matters. https://artofproblemsolving.com/blog/articles/why-wont-my-child-show-any-work#:~:text=Early%20in%20their%20first%20AoPS,need%20to%20be%20broken%20down . Here is a quick
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