I wonder if the jocks also feel resentment for being pushed beyond their means instead of being allowed to go at their own pace, and not feel guilt for simply being “average?”
“Gifted” usually meant neurodivergent and quiet, so made to shut up and be exploited for brownie points that parents can wave around like trophies.
Solidarity with all affected parties, to be honest.
There are a ton of people who feel their best years were in high school because of this type of scenario.
Hah i am both. It’s great to be a double disappointment to my family
What about the opposite, “smart kid but doesn’t study”? Turns out not everyone is compatible with the educational environment.
We still got put into “gifted programs”, excelled there, got terrible grades because school was boring, now we are just folks. Many of us are lynchpins at our jobs, because we still excel at finding patterns and we’re still fundamentally lazy so we tend to be really efficient, often improving processes for our own convenience if allowed any kind of autonomy.
