Anyway, a smart kid, able to connect wildly disparate kinds of knowledge, and to truly shine when he's interested in something, but who can't maintain a C average because he can't pay attention in class, turn in homework, or test well.
Even when he tries so goddamn hard.
Alt: Bart Simpson, looking at a bad grade on an assignment, his face twisting into a grimace as he tries not to cry. He fails, burying his sobs in the paper.
