It's more: you can only see how simple it really is once you understand it and it seems incredibly complicated until you do.
And that's incredibly frustrating for both sides of the student/teacher relationship.
And that's incredibly frustrating for both sides of the student/teacher relationship.
This article, and your comment, reminded me of 'Math Class (Imagined by Kids)' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdxEAt91D7k (2 minutes long)