You think you hated math?  I hated, hate and will continue to hate math.
I had a (German, of course) teacher in junior high school fail me during my first year of Algebra because I wouldn't (couldnt) show my work on tests.
I could figure out the solution in my head, but I just could not comprehend equations to save my own miserable life and, thus, never used them to solve the problems.  I did them all "wrong" but somehow arrived at the right answer.
Every single test; it was the same thing.  90-95% score based on the answers but I always got the paper back with a big red "F" and the notation "No work shown."
Mr. Stemler.  I'll never forget that amazinhunk.  He is the only teacher I had, even through college, whose name AND face I can remember.  The rest; one or the other.