I took remedial math at UNC Chapel Hill. My parents decided to homeschool me my entire childhood, but their math ability ended at about the 8th grade, everything else I had to figure out on my own.

I always thought I was bad at math, but it turns out having a teacher who is not your parent with a tenuous grasp on algebra helps a lot. That remedial math course changed my life forever and let me work in a career I love.

I am eternally grateful to the kind graduate student who led that course - John, wherever you are, thank you.