7 Seeds of Success®

From the field

Thirty years of watching children learn. These are the things worth saying.

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Teenagers · 5 min read

My Smart Teen Is Getting Terrible Grades

Are They Lazy or Is Something Else Going On?

Jake was fourteen when his mum first brought him to see me. Guitar since he was six. His teacher said he had perfect pitch. At school, he hadn't handed in a single assignment that term. She thought he was lazy. He wasn't.

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Teenagers · 6 min read

Why Has My Teenager Lost All Motivation?

What Schools Don't Teach About Drive

I was at the beach the other day watching a surf school wrap up. A boy, maybe 10 years old, was buzzing. He'd done so well that the instructor told him next term he could help teach the other kids. Then his mum said four words that changed everything.

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