I have been thinking about that lately, as my 17 yr old
grandson is 'brilliant', but very bored and disinterested
in school.
His mom talks with him in length about this issue, but he
just doesn't 'get' it right now. He will be in grade 12
next year, and needs to get it together, so we'll keep
talking to him, hoping he will grow up a little more, very
soon and realize what is ahead of him.
One way of getting the studies done, is to withold any other
priviledges until studies are done, (homework), then they
are free to do other things.
Parents have to take charge, and not let the inmates run
the assylum.