I teach a math kangaroo class every Saturday. I have a smart boy in class. He loves math. But he doesn’t know every problem. I need to explain things to him slowly. Sometimes I have to do it over. But he picks it up.
My son is also in that class. He doesn’t understand a lot. He’s only in the 1st grade. I’ll let him slide.
But when I teach him, I sometimes lose my cool. I raise my voice. I yell at him. I make expressions, etc. Do I do that with Eryk in class? No! So I am treating my son worse than the boy in class? Apparently. I need to stop that. I need to explain things slowly to my son. I need to do it over if need to. And over. Until he gets it.