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i feel like this has something to do with the education system. university/college is really different from high school, which would lead some students, who thrived in high school to feel really burnt out and not do well in university/college, while kids who literally suffered in high school would do extremely well in post secondary. this would have something to do with how different annabeth and Percy are. annabeth needs approval and validation, which she would receive in a normal high school setting. there are also teachers who remind you of upcoming deadlines, so its easier to keep track of things. on the other hand, Percy does well when he's on his own. he constantly got Cs and Ds because of how much pressure he had and because his teachers convinced him that he was incapable of doing anything (this is something that most, if not all, neurodivergent kids face). he had people constantly telling him what to do, and what not to do, so when he started going to college, he was able to start doing things himself.
while most readers think percy is dumb, he really is not. he just needs to find something he's good at, and once he gets in his element, he thrives in it. they both have ADHD, and as someone with ADHD, it feels l need someone to tell me exactly what to do, while at other times, I'm really independent and need to do everything myself. when I'm doing something i LOVE, I can spend hours doing it and I don't need any guidance, because its something that comes naturally to me. now that Percy doesn't have to study everything, and he can focus on what he loves and enjoys, he can do really well.
annabeth and percy sort of mirror those two sides of what it's like to have adhd
OK GUYS IVE ALWAYS KNOWN ABOUT READRIORDAN.COM BUT NO ONE EVER TOLD ME YOU GET UPDATES FROM THE CHARACTER'S LIVES??
From the Spring Break Update Article
PERCY GETS BETTER GRADES THAN ANNABETH????!!!! WAS PERCY JUST....GASLIGHTING US THAT HE GOT BAD GRADES IN SCHOOL? WHAT NEW LEVEL OF UNRELIABLE NARRATOR IS THIS?
"oh yeah annabeth is the top of my class, i just manage through school😁🥰" WHAT THE ACTUAL--
PERCY IS DUMB TRUTHERS HAVE LOST THEIR ONLY DEFENSE???
(obligatory beep boop percy being called smart alert)
Walker Scobell as Percy Jackson | Percy Jackson and the Olympians
I JUST FINISHED THE PJO FINALE EPISODE SIGHSSSS