My high-school math teacher (Older man) had his favorite pets (girls) sit in front, and would not even address the rest of the class. Questions and inquiries we

My high-school math teacher (Older man) had his favorite pets (girls) sit in front, and would not even address the rest of the class. Questions and inquiries were completely ignored. The only reason I was able to get ahead is due to my interest in programming my own games, and thus learning the relevant math (trigonometry at the time).