I don't understand what you think is wrong with the kid awaiting instruction. In fact, the kid was instructed to figure out the interface on his own. Nothing.

I don't understand what you think is wrong with the kid awaiting instruction. In fact, the kid was instructed to figure out the interface on his own. Nothing. Sounds like a kid who has some sense of self-control, which is a positive and not a negative. There is having self control, then there is a total lack of independence and initiative.