Thank you for the clarification. I understand your point now. I teach math at a community college an I'm absolutely convinced not everyone can understand math

Thank you for the clarification. I understand your point now. I teach math at a community college an I'm absolutely convinced not everyone can understand math. I'm not a great teacher and I think I'm not a terrible teacher. I've come to the following conclusion. For some people the effort required to learn the material given their natural ability is so high that they'll never get it. They won't be able to put in the effort required. I could be wrong though and might be one of the people who let themselves off the hook as you mentioned.