Aubrey Masango speaks to Thomas Hagsphil, high school teacher and chairperson of the South African Mathematics Olympiad's Problem Committee, to discuss the growing focus on mathematics in education.

They unpack how to make mathematics more accessible and appealing to young people, and how to overcome the common misconception that math is only for the "clever kids". 

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