This thread is simply to reassure parents who are dealing with under-achieving gifted kids.
After graduating from high school with a stellar 2.5 GPA, my high gifted son informed me this morning that he is on track to earn a 4.0 for his first semester in college. This despite a very full load of 17 hours including two sciences and two math courses towards his mechanical engineering degree.
After a plethora of emails, phone calls and conferences with teachers and counselors over the past 12 years just to keep my son on track, I really worried whether he'd ever get self-motivated and stay on task.
So if you have an under-achiever, don't lose hope. When they care about the outcome, our kiddos CAN put the effort into their work.
