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[quote=Anonymous]OP, is it possible that your B/C student just hasn’t yet found their “why”?

People are motivated by different things. Some  are very motivated by the prospect of being a good high school student — whether it’s because they are inherently dutiful, or they have a strong sense of competition, or they just take satisfaction from meeting well the challenge in front of them. Other people (and I count myself among this group) need to find different, more interior motivations.

I wasn’t B/C, but I went to a pretty easy high school where one could get As and Bs just by being “good enough.” But while I had friends, I felt very alienated from peers who were focused on grades and getting into the “best” colleges. It all seemed kind of dumb to me in ways I couldn’t articulate at the time. I experienced it only as “that’s not me,” and I mentally checked out in a lot of ways.

Took me until I was in my early 20s before my own inherent curiosity kicked in. I wish I’d started college later, honestly — it was like by the time I was in a position to make the most of it, I was already graduating. I’ve done fine in life, but it’s worth nothing that everything I have ever done that was worth a damn was done because I tapped into my own sense of purpose, rather than some external reward or expectation. Could this be your kid too? [/quote]

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