Originally Posted by spaghetti
a cautionary tale... learned that he could do well with zero effort, and that if he didn't master something immediately, it was not something he wanted to pursue... barely finished high school, and then went out into the world and is currently at a minimum wage job, dreaming big of doing some amazing things.
Unfortunately this is common, and there is an expert article, "What kids don't learn" which is useful when advocating, as it can be important to reference an expert source, so that what is being said is not dismissed as the opinion of uninformed and unnecessarily concerned parents.
Originally Posted by sanne
refusing academic match is harmful and neglectful, with lifelong negative impact for the child.
Yes.