<p>There are probably many factors which contribute to him not acing his humanities classes (i.e., poor teaching methods, lack of organization, etc.). Now that you mention it though, and something I haven’t considered before, his lack of maturity probably does play a role. He has always been a “Just the facts please, ma’am” kind of kid so I think that it is hard for him to comprehend the many Classics read in English. He is naive in a lot of ways so it may be hard for him to relate to characters, theme, etc. Not sure what I can do about that except let him experience the real world. So I need to remind myself that, even though he is bright, there are just some things he doesn’t “get” and that’s okay. </p>
<p>Definitely learning a lot from this thread. Thank you.</p>