Oh boy, this reminds me of my brother. He was often smarter than his teachers & did not learn how to approach them with grace, apparently. He just ended up disliking school. (He was a child who would read the encyclopedia when he was bored.) He is now very successful working as a software engineer.
I recall approaching a teacher in 6th grade while taking a test to ask if a word were misspelled. She acted as if I were questioning her knowledge or being a know-it-all. Turns out it was a word that I didn't even know! Why she couldn't just take a minute & explain it to me was beyond me at the time--and somewhat embarrassing.
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