Under Common Core, parents are likely to see some unfamiliar terms on their children’s elementary-school math homework. Here are some examples drawn from New York state’s math curriculum ...

The Ateneo Math Olympiad was conducted in cooperation with the Ateneo Math Society, Ateneo Grade School, high school, college math faculty and the Ateneo Problem Solving Group.

However, the sample math problems I’ve seen go well beyond basic competency. I suggest that the current version of the test be given to a cross-section of successful adults in various walks of life.

Some students had access to the AI program ChatGPT while doing the practice math problems; some had access to an AI tutor version of ChatGPT while practicing; and others practiced on their own.

See if you can spot where students stumbled in the three sample math problems at left.