Even if he didn’t do well in HS it means nothing for his potential. Case in point: My hubby was a HS dropout —it bored him to tears and he was failing because he was bored waiting for the rest of the class to catch up —especially in math.
His dad made him join the service —his choice of which branch. So, at 17, as a HS dropout he joined the Air Force. Fast forward 8 years —he left the AF and went to collage on the GI Bill. He has a Bachelor’s in Physics, an MA in Mathematics; an MS in Computer Science and a PhD in Computer Science —not bad for a HS dropout, eh? (GI Bill paid for the first degree; he was fortunate enough to work for companies who had tuition reimbursement programs and took full advantage of them)
Unfortunately HS classes tend to move at the speed of the slowest student and those with great potential are often overlooked. I guess they have advanced classes now —back in 1962 when hubby was 17 I guess they didnt.....
I dropped out in the 10th grade after proving I could handle college level school work and subjects.
I’m not even the smawt one in the family
My niece and nephew also dropped out in 10th grade.
They are in their 5th year of medical school and both just received their white coats...