> She knew all the advanced stuff [...] was excited about it, could explain things in various ways, give analogies I envy you this experience. I still remembe

> She knew all the advanced stuff [...] was excited about it, could explain things in various ways, give analogies I envy you this experience. I still remember telling a math teacher in 8th or 9th grade that I wanted more information on why a formula worked, how it was originally derived, or any different way of looking at it to better understand it. She essentially said, "you don't need to worry about all that, just memorize it." It was intensely frustrating for me, and contributed to me losing interest in academic pursuits. I don't know how you can train teachers to be more open to this kind of thing, but it sure would help.