Oh boy, it's complicated. When I was in 5th or 6th grade the teacher gave our class an IQ test. I liked it; I saw it as a fun challenge. Eventually the teacher came over to me to tell me the result. She said, "you have a higher than average IQ, you should be getting much better grades." I had a C average on my report card. So the conclusion that teachers naturally come to is that the student is lazy or unmotivated. But that is not always the case.
It took me many years to realize that what I lacked was concentration-endurance. And I had to figure it out for myself. My way of learning is to absorb things slowly but completely and take frequent breaks to think things through. In classes where teachers practiced non-stop-fast-talking, all I heard was bla, bla, bla, bla.
Once a person comes to realize exactly what their deficit is, then they can find ways to compensate and thrive.
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