In forming your answer you may treat the qualifier math or maths as optional, since part of the question is whether there is anything peculiar to the subject of mathematics that demands anything peculiar of the teacher.‡

The question is hardly new, but it came up most recently in the context of answering another question about good ways to respond to people who say,"I was never much good at maths at school", especially if one is motivated to give "answers that would actually educate the other person".

A moment of reflection tells me that there's another question in the back of my mind when I muse on this question in the present setting —

Bonus Question. Working on the assumption that people visit this site for the sake of learning and sharing mathematical knowledge, what do your answers to the question of teacherly virtues tell you about the qualities of social-technical system design that would best serve that purpose?

‡ "peculiar" distinctive, not "peculiar" ha ha …

In forming your answer you may treat the qualifier math or maths as optional, since part of the question is whether there is anything peculiar to the subject of mathematics that demands anything peculiar of the teacher.‡

The question is hardly new, but it came up most recently in the context of answering another question about good ways to respond to people who say,"I was never much good at maths at school", especially if one is motivated to give "answers that would actually educate the other person".

‡ "peculiar" distinctive, not "peculiar" ha ha …