I was in the bottom stream for maths at school which meant that we had all the student/new/rubbish teachers until I was just about to take my O level and then we had a fantastic teacher. This dear man saw our little groups dilemma and spent hours after school with us trying to din in 5+ years of maths and bless him, he tried to make it fun. Sadly but not surprisingly I failed my maths O level, but not for the want of trying. At least I got a grade! This teacher gave me a love of numbers - it's just that I don't know what to do with them .
I went on to become a primary school teacher - wouldn't be allowed today - and was very careful how I taught the maths in my class with, I have to say, quite a bit of success as I recognised in those who feared the subject, a little of myself.
Scottish political mess. Is Devolution working?