Math is a kind learning environment for the most part. Those closed-ended questions that students spend much of their time working on provide direct, accurate feedback. If a student is working on a computer than the feedback is immediate. Working with a solutions manual, the feedback can be near immediate.
Imagine we taught math like we taught anything else. Once you learn the alphabet, the doors open to poetry, storytelling, research, the dramatic arts, and so much more. These few brush strokes, and you could be the next Picasso, Monet, Chagall, Jackson Pollack (one of my favourite artists) or pick your favourite artist. Learn that ready position and you could be the next Serena Williams, Megan Rapinoe, Lindsay Vonn, or pick your favourite sports superstar.