And at least some math instructors effectively teach that if you aren't already finding (their presentations of) math fascinating, that you must just not be a Math Person.
Math is a bit like liftening weights. Sitting in front of a heavy mathematical problem is challenging. The job of a good teacher isn't to remove the challenge. Math is about abstract thinking and a teacher who tries to spare his students from doing abstract thinking isn't doing it right.
Deliberate practice is mentally taxing.
The difficult thing as a teacher is to motivate the student to face the challenge whether the challenge is lifting weights or doing complicated math.
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