THIS WAS ME!!!

I'm a HUGE procrastinator, because I KNOW I can get it done fast if I have too - plus that makes it more challenging (i.e. more fun!) but it drove my parents CRAZY! My grades didn't reflect what I could do/did do, because like your son, I wouldn't turn stuff in. I aced tests without studying because I HAD to take them in class, couldn't opt out of that. This was a BIG problem in about middle school - high school was a little better because I was in a program that catered to kids like me. We had more projects and stuff that we'd be interested in.

Then college? Was AWESOME. I FINALLY liked school because I could take the classes I wasnted (for the most part) and I found them fun and interesting and there was WAY less "busy work."

For me, it was understanding that I HAD to work hard in HS to get to do the fun stuff in college. That did help in motivating me, but it really is challenging....

That was me, too! I was more motivated when I was interested in the subject matter or when I really liked the teacher. I hated busy work, especially in subjects I HAD to take.