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Teaching a Child to Work Hard  Jan Faull, MEd, on gifted teens
who aren't motivated.  Q. Our 13-year-old son (seventh grade) is
very smart. He doesn't have to work too hard to get A's in
school. His homework usually only takes him a few minutes to
finish. This is great, except that when faced with challenging
projects or assignments, he doesn't want to -- or know how to --
put out the extra effort that is required. We need ideas on how
to motivate him and get him to see the importance of working
harder. High school and college aren't too far away!  A. It will
be difficult to persuade your 13-year-old son that working hard
and putting out extra academic effort are important.  Your hope
is that at some point -- probably with inspiration from a
skilled teacher -- he'll change his ways. He may become
motivated to make that extra effort if a subject strikes his
interest. This is when he'll dig i