Researcher: What is the best way of learning in maths lessons? (Italicized comments refer to Steven, their usual teacher) Pupil: Doing it off the board and the teacher helps you out because when you do it from the books she [the student teacher just and gets Pupil: If you get to speak in front of the whole class explaining why you think it's this and like everyone sharing their own methods, instead of the teacher we've got right now is a trainee and she says we can only use this method. She only gives us two methods and we have to use them. Otherwise we can all share our own methods and I think it would be more easier. Pupil: Sometimes we ask her like for help and she doesn't understand She she thinks I said and then walks away and then helps like five other people before she comes back. Pupil: We need some expert teacher, that's what we need. Researcher: So you learn best when you feel you're being taught by someone who's got very good knowledge? Pupil: Yeah. Pupil: Like Mr Blake (Steven]