I absolutely hated primary/secondary school until I realized all these "difficult" methods were designed to help ME learn.
Naturally the attitude at that age is "Oh my gosh the teachers love torturing us >:( they hate us >:( school bad >:(". I'm forever grateful for the gifted program at my district for teaching me otherwise. Writing this comment gave me a rush of nostalgia, I think I'm gonna go visit again
Yes, it took me too long to realize this too... so I immediately told my kids this is the reason for all of the exercises they have to do. When they approach it from the perspective of its purpose, then they take the time to learn it rather than just trying to finish it.
Naturally the attitude at that age is "Oh my gosh the teachers love torturing us >:( they hate us >:( school bad >:(". I'm forever grateful for the gifted program at my district for teaching me otherwise. Writing this comment gave me a rush of nostalgia, I think I'm gonna go visit again