J
This is a long-winded way of saying that I think to be good at music, arts, or athletics, you actually have to work eventually. You may be gifted early, but you don't get to high levels without some effort. But to be good at academic things through high school, many people don't have to work at all.
J
True...and what a shame that is!
It sounds like you had enough going on in your life, J, that you didn't necessarily need one more struggle. But the thought of so many kids going through their entire public school lives without being challenged academically seems to me to be a travesty of what school is supposed to be. Why should athletes and artists who have to work to succeed be different from academically gifted kids? There's no earthly reason for this "coasting" behavior, aside from the convenience of schools and personnel who don't see the value in challenging these kids and/or who don't want to put in the work themselves.
BTW, I know I should really stop chiming in. Sorry. On the bright side, more people are joining this discussion. That's a good thing in my book. I'm loving the responses.
Again, Trinity, thanks for starting this!
