Math is a tricky thing for me. I never failed at Math, but it was hard for me to grasp it mostly because I thought anything aside from basic math was a waste of my time. It was also due to the fact that my formative years were wasted in a terrible system that wanted to hold students back by teaching them how to count smurfing change and not learn anything else. Geometry and Trigonometry were brutal, but I did well by being in fairly easy classes for those at a Standard or Academic level (Accelerated > Academic > Standard).

When I had an amazing teacher, I excelled. Algebra I got straight A's in and that's mostly due to having a non-mediocre teacher who not only cared about her job, but also about her students. She would sit with me after school; something that she did on her own accord because she knew I wanted to get it and when I did, I enjoyed it. She reveled in my success. She helped me entirely for free because they don't pay teachers to stay after school. It's sad that there aren't many teachers like her anymore for public schools, but I understand. They're underpaid anyway.

I also think it's fairly evident that a lot of people who are good at Math are not as good in English and vice versa. I was more interested in Language Arts classes and History. I found it hard to have that same passion for Math classes unless the teacher made it something interesting. If I were to be honest, I think people in general learn how to bulltrout and then use that to get by. Grades become, "who is the best bulltroutter" so I don't think public school education in America is really a good indication of someone who is knowledgeable in a particular subject.