I had a passion for history and I disliked math. Now I understand it was because of wrong teachers

Precisely the opposite for me on the first point...

At primary school I could never understand why everyone else was so slow with the maths lessons. So the teachers used to give me the exercise books for the next level, and then the next...until I had completed all the maths books with two years left to go in that school. Then, they wondered why I got bored and disruptive.

In theory these days, I would have been given more depth instead of the next year's work!

Kings and Queens and other historical facts never excited me. But, as I've got older, social history has become more interesting although I would never describe myself as knowledgable on the topic.