<p>B,</p>
<p>I guess I sound abit harsh because of observation. My kids weren’t alone, they were parts of a group of kids who all were really really smart. Almost “village of the damed” smart as a group. One by one I’ve seen alot of them drop off the map, not because they lacked intelligence, but the pond got bigger and bigger and turned into the sea. It’s like burnout, sometimes it can’t be explained. </p>
<p>Also, there are kids who don’t apply themselves and then when eventually they have to, can’t because they lack the tools to be effective. Sometimes a really bright kid needs that kick in the ass not for now but later. It’s a skill to be learned even if natural ability rules the momment. The momment some day will get hard and then what? </p>
<p>It’s not a certainty a natural will fail, but it’s not a certainty they’ll always be successful either. true? </p>
<p>Good habits learned early won’t go away. We owe alot to a “mean” 6th grade teacher who saw beyond the highest test scores in the district, she saw a bigger ocean from our little pond. The tears my natural shed in 6th grade turned into solid work habits along with natural ability. Hopefully, he’ll go as far as he wants to. His sis, had to overcome learning disabilities early in life and never had it easy. She bagged her first semester 4.0 in bio, chem, calc at college. Works her butt off. I know it doesn’t apply to the natural aspect of this discussion, but I’ve got two kids and I don’t want to leave her out.</p>