I would encourage you to google gifted underachievement, especially in girls, and also how gifted perfectionism can be a factor in what you are seeing, and also the fact that many gifted girls learn to blend in and hide their talent. It is also possible she has an undiagnosed learning disability, or ADHD. (that can look like "lazy"). She is still young enough that whatever is going on, there are steps you can take to help her be her true self.

Gifted Underachievment

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