AoPS has long served students who are ready to go beyond school math, but not all of them arrive at the same starting point. In a candid conversation with Chief Academic Officer Dr. Yating Liu, we explore the thinking behind AoPS's new Honors and Scholars course structure: what the two levels actually mean, how they connect, and why the right challenge at the right time matters more than the fastest path forward.

Beast Academy Online, Art of Problem Solving's elementary math platform, is recognized at an annual industry awards program for its approach to deep mathematical thinking for students ages 6–13

There's knowing a formula, there's understanding why it works, and then there's something beyond both. In this episode, Aaron Demby Jones explores what those levels feel like by exploring forbidden fraction rules.

Dr. Tram Huynh opens with a moment many parents will recognize immediately — a capable child who understood the material, but blanked on the test. What looks like a preparation problem, she explains, is often something else entirely, and understanding the real cause opens the door to strategies that can make a meaningful difference for students.

There's knowing a formula, there's understanding why it works, and then there's something beyond both. In this article, Aaron Demby Jones explores what those levels feel like through a deceptively simple example: long division.

There’s knowing a formula, there’s understanding why it works, and then there’s something beyond both. This series by Aaron Demby Jones breaks down what those levels actually feel like, starting with a simple example: the area of a triangle.

When your gifted child receives a rejection email, the words you choose matter less than the emotional climate you create. This guide explores why parents must first examine their own reactions—the fear, guilt, and hidden agendas—before having that first conversation, and offers a framework for helping children learn that disappointment is survivable without defining their worth.

Discover why bright kids who find "hard things easy and easy things hard" need more than diagnostic labels—they need supportive systems that help them flourish. Learn how the AWARES framework transforms twice-exceptional and neurodiverse learners' unique profiles from puzzling contradictions into lifelong competitive advantages.