> I'm also the one who evaluates them... different dynamic. This is major difference from my experience. My math students are examined externally so I'm the on

> I'm also the one who evaluates them... different dynamic. This is major difference from my experience. My math students are examined externally so I'm the one helping them achieve their goal. My experience of teaching math is more similar to your experience of teaching snowboarding. Your last point drives this home - in my experience, anyone around average intelligence can ace school math if they have a coach who helps them approach it in the right way.