btp is a teacher now

Ok. That's like, hard.

I think to be fair, the tests need to be more about the concepts than running the math, but I couldn't tell you how to do that. I'd recommend something about making kids work together, but I know that's like the number one thing I hated to do a lot of the time as a top student.

Maybe try to incorporate the "jigsaw": Divide the class into groups of two or three students. Have each group name an "A", a "B", etc. All the students of the same letter go for 20 minutes to one station that explains one part of a concept (make it clear which involves more math). Then, the groups meet back together and explain the different parts, and work together on problems that involve all of the stations.

This sounds maybe hard to write, but it tries to avoid having one person do all the work.

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There are all sorts of things to do with a spinny chair.

You can demonstrate F=ma by putting one kid on the chair and pushing them, and then putting two kids on the chair and pushing them.