Smart but unmotivated HS junior

Tigerwife92
Sun, 19 Feb 2023 22:05:15 +0000

I did my senior thesis for my undergrad on “gifted underachievers!!” That was 30+ years ago; I did it because of my own brother, brilliant, but just ok in school. He was fine with Bs & Cs and did nothing until junior year of high school when he decided he wanted to go to Embry Riddle and then military/flight school. It was fascinating interview him at that time. When I asked why he didn’t do better since he knew the material, he responded something to effect of: I get bored; I knew the material better than they did, and I shouldn’t have had to jump through their hoops to show them over and over again. He was right; we had no honors or AP courses in our low income district, and he wasn’t being challenged. There was alot of repetition; he just didn’t feel the “game” was worth his time or effort.