Nate having a higher IQ than Ellen actually makes a lot of sense. All the pieces of schoolwork that we have seen from Ellen are products of hard work and studying. All the work we have seen from Nate is just lazily and sloppily made. He likely doesn’t put any effort into his work because he is bored at his school because he is not being challenged enough, another trait of academic giftedness. As for tests, again, he is bored, so he doesn’t want to study. His quality of work also explains this. Nate likely has a learning disability where the work he produces doesn’t look very nice. Learning disabilities also go hand-in-hand with academic giftedness.
Nate having a higher IQ than Ellen actually makes a lot of sense. All the pieces of schoolwork that we have seen from Ellen are products of hard work and studying. All the work we have seen from Nate is just lazily and sloppily made. He likely doesn’t put any effort into his work because he is bored at his school because he is not being challenged enough, another trait of academic giftedness. As for tests, again, he is bored, so he doesn’t want to study. His quality of work also explains this. Nate likely has a learning disability where the work he produces doesn’t look very nice. Learning disabilities also go hand-in-hand with academic giftedness.