Why is mathematics education failing some of the world’s most talented children?
Nature, Published online: 12 February 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00402-xA study shines a light on the remarkable arithmetic skills that young people acquire outside formal schooling. Education must evolve to enable them to fulfil their potential.
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Nature, Published online: 12 February 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00402-xA study shines a light on the remarkable arithmetic skills that young people acquire outside formal schooling. Education must evolve to enable them to fulfil their potential.