Reading this thread makes me feel so much better! I only wish that my youngest son would see school as a ‘necessary’ evil. He just sees it as an evil, and doesn’t really seem to care much at all what grades he gets. Our older two kids are very bright, love learning, and love school. The youngest? Not so much. I think he’s probably very smart as well, but he’s just totally uninterested in learning. He enjoys being in class and is a great participant. But when he walks out the door of the classroom, that’s it, he’s done with it.