[csa]

> He would do what he wanted to when he wanted to and would refuse to be redirected in any way, shape or form.

In what way did a kid with this disposition like traditional school more?

Did your kid respond better to a more rigid structure?

Or was it something else?

[ranbato]

It was the rigid structure.

Until he was a junior in HS he refused most guidance and advice about school and learing. Then, one day, the light came on and he did a 180 on his schoolwork and life planning.

Now studying for the MCAT to become a neurosurgeon with a minor in CS where before he was a C student.