A confident kid goes quiet — and it's rarely about effort
Homework starts taking twice as long. The algebra memories most parents carry ("the moment numbers and letters started mingling, my brain just shut down") don't make it any easier to help at the kitchen table.
But this is almost never about effort or talent. It is one missing idea, sitting under everything else. Find it, and algebra stops being scary. That is exactly what a Bhanzu trainer is trained to do — starting from the why, not the syllabus.