It could be the culture, the home atmosphere, peer pressure, teacher quality and probably something else.

>A century or two ago, these kids learning algebra would
>have been working in factories, picking rat filfth out of
>processed foods instead of getting a free education. I
>personally think education is going downhill these days
>because the kids are spoiled.

All statistics aside, when stories are told about people's behavior on hearing somebody's a mathematician, they are told about grown up people, not the kids. So I believe that the idea that the "traditional" education was any better is a myth. There was never good education.

>What's even worse is I think
>many teachers are, inadvertently I hope, giving kids the
>impression that if they aren't having fun learning a subject
>in school, it is unfair that they should have to learn the
>material. Letting the kids run the school is a huge
>mistake.

With this I do agree.

>My educational background is in mathematics, not necessarily
>because I'm talented at it, but because I find it enjoyable.
> In this world, I never see anything so infallible as
>mathematics. I have always considered it to be simple and
>logical, but once you combine 100 pages of simple and
>logical material together, it can get quite complicated.
>I've viewed the angle trisection impossibility proof on this
>site, and it requires some prerequisite knowledge I do not
>yet possess, so in order to understand the proof, I need to
>do more research.

You may also post a question here.

>There are some rather complex items on this site but I still
>find it rather enjoyable. It is a great site.

Thank you.

>It's
>definitely not a simple site though. I think it's got some
>things only mathematicians would understand. However, it's
>simple to understand the concept of, "Hey, if I hate math, I
>probably would hate going to a math site."

Perhaps. What is less understandable is why anybody would like to declare anonimously on a public forum "I hate math!!!!!" Does not make any sense to me.