..how does this apply to 17 year olds, average or above average 17 year olds?
I think hanging everything on motivation alone, in your home, as a 17 year old is tricky. Having no social context for what you are doing is tricky. Ultimately the goal is (IMO) getting as close as possible to the most effective learning possible, say the high watermark being a brilliant and engaging teacher one-on-one with technology assistance to boot. How close can we get to that? How big a component is psychology, social constructs and the like?
I think hanging everything on motivation alone, in your home, as a 17 year old is tricky. Having no social context for what you are doing is tricky. Ultimately the goal is (IMO) getting as close as possible to the most effective learning possible, say the high watermark being a brilliant and engaging teacher one-on-one with technology assistance to boot. How close can we get to that? How big a component is psychology, social constructs and the like?