My favorite teacher in high school taught AP Calculus and learned the material one month ahead of teaching my class. I loved it. She was the best “explainer” of

My favorite teacher in high school taught AP Calculus and learned the material one month ahead of teaching my class. I loved it. She was the best “explainer” of any teacher I’ve had. She knew which homework problems were going to be relatively hard, and which were crucial to understanding the core lessons of each chapter. She also emphasized intuitive understanding a lot, which I enjoyed. Very Feynman-ey. I think this approach shines when your goal is to help struggling students. I’d imagine this approach would be pretty bad at helping gifted students achieve their maximum potential.