This blog discusses the common practice of streaming maths classes and its implications for students' performance in competitions like the maths olympiad. It highlights how grouping students by ability can create significant disadvantages, particularly in preparing for the international maths olympiad.
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It’s common to ‘stream’ maths classes. But grouping students by ability can lead to ‘massive disadvantage’ - International Maths Challenge
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It’s common to ‘stream’ maths classes. But grouping students by ability can lead to ‘massive disadvantage’ - International Maths Challenge

It is very common in Australian schools to “stream” students for subjects such as English, science and maths. This means students are grouped into different classes based on their previous academic attainment, or in some cases, just a perception of t