When the mass spectrometer stopped working in the middle of runs my daughter waited around for the company's local tech to show up and shadowed him while he did fault analysis and diagnosis. After a while she was able to get it up and running again without having to shut down and waiting for a tech to come and fix it. That enhanced her ability to get results on time and schedule and keep the research projects she was involved with on track. It  isn't all about putting something in a compartment, closing the door, pushing a button and seeing the results on a printout or computer screen.

When she was prepping to win the Regional Gauss Math Competition 3 years in a row I would assist her with the practice exams when she could not intuit the solution on her own. Solutions are not provided with the practice exams. I did the same with her French homework, since I have have a French Diploma in addition to my B Sc.

Some folks are soccer moms. I was a math and french dad.