Algebra 2 teacher, when I say I was bad at math, I scored high in the normal pre high school standardized test, in Kentucky it’s the Istep in indiana Isat etc etc. but I scored well enough in math to end up in a Pre Advanced placement algebra course, so above average intelligence basically according to my high school, well I ended with a C, passing but not enough to keep me in a higher average class, so I ended up in remedial geometry. Same thing. I was DREADING algebra 2 because you know it’s known as the best one. My teacher realized I was pretty bad at paying attention and would leave me alone so i never got burnt out and ended up passing the class and was being class pet/tutor to other kids because it started clicking once my face wasn’t being shoved into the material. Still to this day after being in college, one of the best teachers’ I’ve ever had