Never underestimate your teens intelligence based on their performance in the classroom. When given appropriate support, they may have the capacity to learn beyond what you could only imagine!

Maybe they just need additional support. Maybe they need validation that they CAN do it. Maybe they're not well-suited for classroom-style learning. Maybe they get bored easily and need an alternate style of teaching. Maybe they have undiagnosed challenges like ADD or ADHD. Maybe they have self-confidence issues. Maybe they're distracted by something that's going on in their life. Maybe they're terrible test takers and need appropriate help and support. Maybe their mind is actually brilliant and it's running in different directions thinking and creating and pondering and inventing and imagining.

Just because a teen struggles in a traditional classroom shouldn't be a reason to "rate" their intelligence... let's give them the support, attention, and chance they deserve. Every teen is different. Every teen learns differently. EVERY teen was born with a gift. Let's dig deeper. Let's help them unveil it...