Definitely agree - I struggled beyond basic integration in High School, and my "why" and "what is it" type questions about calculus were met with annoyed "read

Definitely agree - I struggled beyond basic integration in High School, and my "why" and "what is it" type questions about calculus were met with annoyed "read the book" replies and young me lost interest in higher maths at a time when my mind was more plastic. As an adult having these personalities enthusiastically breaking down the fundamentals and using analogies to help cement the concepts intuitively has been a taste of what I imagine having a brilliant and engaging math professor would be like.