Brain Games

Maurice El-Amin teaches Detroit kids to play -- and win -- at some of the toughest math and logic games ever devised. In this report, you'll meet some of the nation's brightest students in El-Amin's classroom at Cass Technical High School in Detroit. Watch them play and see if you can understand what's going on in these sophisticated games. Read more about the brain games at http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070722/NEWS05/707220559

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Entertainment

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• detroit
• cass
• tech
• high
• school
• academic
• games

[rushspike]

Wait....this is a game?O_o

[fukcckallhaters]

teacher: what is the color and the number of this circle on this dice?

me: blue with a 7?

teacher: wow!

stupid...

[rainpaw4]

this vid is so old.... i just played against some of the people in this vid yesterday.... 3 yrs at clague and 1st yr in ann arbor high school's team.... state champ in everything we play for the 3rd yr in a row for the ann arbor high school junior team :D

[AllHailKingSpaztic]

I hate OnSets with a passion.

[jadekylene1]

love you El-Amin lol you are the best at the tounament you toaght me so much <3

[ascha11111]

i am good at equations

[ROCKODX]

Heyy thats On-Sets :D

[spideygirl2009]

This is cool I play academic games for Bates.

[john2124]

Lol, 1999 - 2003 I was a player at cass and won a lot medals. I am currently a coach and still love to throw down in any game.

[08smiley]

Mr. El-Amin is cool!