I think part of the difference here is that it’s easier to accept something like sports as a true passion where as grinding and studying to be able to answer ar

I think part of the difference here is that it’s easier to accept something like sports as a true passion where as grinding and studying to be able to answer arbitrary test questions isn’t. I think that’s why people look at a kid spending all day studying music, art, chess, and honestly even math, science or programming as kids being kids with passions. Yes they both involve work but cramming for tests to try and get into a good school probably seems much more like capital W work as opposed to the sort required for a true passion.