<p>One problem for lots of those born with very high IQs is that things are very easy for them & they lose interest in a lot of things. When these extremely bright kids put their minds to it & effort at it, they achieve amazing things but it can be difficult helping them figure out a balance. They generally do what is of interest to them for the pure love of it, like mathson, not because they’re “supposed” to and it can be difficult for them to decide to apply themselves to things that they don’t find “of interest.”
My nephew is in the doghouse because he scored the highest on the SAT for the entire state for the 7th grade with JHU talent search but has had his grades go from As & Bs to Bs & Cs. He’s brilliant and lazy which makes his parents crazy! He has sibs who struggle and are earn good grades through major sweat equity.</p>