When Smart Kids Underachieve in School: Practical Solutions for Teachers

Table of Contents

Part I: INTRODUCTION

The Story of Mike

How Can Someone So Smart Underachieve?

Profiles of Underachievement

Part II: 10 CAUSES OF UNDERACHIEVEMENT AND PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS

Cause 1: Boredom

Cause 2: Social-Emotional Needs

Cause 3: Not Having Peers

Cause 4: Home Life

Cause 5: Twice-Exceptionality

Cause 6: Lack of Intrinsic Motivation

Cause 7: Lack of Skills

Cause 8: Lack of Programming or Trained Teachers

Cause 9: Not Being Challenged

Cause 10: Being Too Smart for Their Own Good

Part III: CONCLUSION

When Gifted Students Reach Their Potential

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