How to get a perfect math score?

charlucas
Fri, 31 Jan 2014 15:58:31 +0000

I’m going to disagree here. Yes, some people say “careless mistakes” when it means slightly shaky fundamentals, but I’ve also worked with legitimately brilliant kids who did miss one or two because they were sloppy. At an extreme, some kids have attention issues. Some get over-confident. Some mis-transcribe things. Some misread the question because they’re rushing (not everyone who is strong in math is also a fast processor). No, they’re not unavoidable mistakes, but nor do they indicate someone doesn’t know the math or understand the concept.