My son is very smart, but he doesn't want to do anything at school! 06-12-2018
By: César A. Fernández
A good part of the students who come to my office referred by their schools do so for this reason. His teachers say that they are very intelligent, but that they do not do homework, interrupt class, sleep in the classroom, are apathetic and sometimes even defiant with authority.
The reason for this is something we need to dig deep into in order to find out what's going on. We could be faced with cases as different as the following:
- ✔ The child may have symptoms of attention deficit and hyperactivity, which makes it difficult for the child to organize, fulfill his/her duties, concentrate in classes, and sit down to study
- ✔ You may have symptoms of depression, which affects your mood, concentration levels, and motivation.
- ✔ You may be experiencing some emotional distress, family situation, problems with your peers, or experiencing bullying.
- ✔ He may have a much higher than average level of intelligence, and be uninterested in the school program.
- ✔ The school's teaching system may not be a good match to the learning style.
- ✔ It may have a profile that we will call “non-academic”, and show other interests and skills that are not rewarded by our traditional teaching systems.
- ✔ You may have an anxious/obsessive profile that makes you want to achieve optimal results, and in the face of a very high workload you may react by procrastinating.
- ✔ There may be other underlying problems such as some medical, psychiatric, or psychological condition.
Faced with these cases, as parents and friends, the best thing we can do is to avoid judging with the naked eye, and motivate ourselves to bring them to professional therapy to investigate the possible causes.
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