Yes, our DD has forged a really great working bond with a friend she met in her math classes this year, and also with a tutor that she has really connected with. He is a super math-buddy!
Thankfully, after having paid attention to y'all here for so many years (BIG shout-out here to Colinsmum!!) we knew to look for someone who was comfortable with the conceptual and theoretical underpinnings of everything through 400 level undergraduate math coursework, because of the kinds of questions that DD tends to ask in her quest for understanding. It's been lovely, and DD wants to keep working with him even after the term ends.
She's really rediscovered her love of math.
I was surprised because usually
she doesn't like to write much either (suspect that our DD's have a lot in common there, ndw) but she is
passionate about working math with others. It just 'clicks' now that she's breached that barrier of not feeling confident in her ability to master something that she hadn't encountered before.
Yup-- eyes on the (real) prize.
