There's a certain set of people who by virtue of genetics upbringing or both, feel very strongly: 1. You should do your best to please authority figures. 2. Y

There's a certain set of people who by virtue of genetics upbringing or both, feel very strongly: 1. You should do your best to please authority figures. 2. You should do your best to be correct. It's really distressing the first time they run into a clear example where those two deep-seated needs are in conflict. For a lot of gifted teacher's pet kind of kids, this is their Kobayashi Maru moment. I still remember mine too. :-/