I took my kids out of school before they were teens. The younger one who did not like maths at school does like it now and is doing maths A level (UK exam, simi

I took my kids out of school before they were teens. The younger one who did not like maths at school does like it now and is doing maths A level (UK exam, similar level to APs in the US AFAIK) at school (well, "sixth form college" school for 16+) and got a 9 (top grade) in her maths IGCSE (UK exams taken at 16 in schools, but mine took some of them younger). I think the problem is that schools here (and I think most countries have similar problems) is that they focus on grades rather than keeping kids interested. Too much pressure takes away the fun. The article has some other clues to things that can go wrong with bad teachers: for example > "Worst of all, the teacher docks points when the kids use techniques that they “aren’t supposed to know yet.”" That is really terrible (and not typical, I hope - would not have happened in my school, I think) but it does happen. I think there maybe a problem with insight without repetition, but it is definitely possible to keep kids interested while doing repetition as long as they feel they are getting better. My kids did do a lot of practice with minimal supervision. I also think you absolutely have to provide enough interesting stuff to make kids feel the subject is interesting, even if there is some grind. Having a parent who is interested and will do things like answer questions is a huge help.