smarty pants vs. lazy pants

We had parent-teacher conferences last night. Amusing as usual. We heard pretty much the same thing from all three teachers. "Your boy is really smart. Off the charts smart. But a tad bit.................lazy." We are making goals about things like turning homework in verses leaving it in a backpack/desk. Another goal involves actually studying for a spelling test. A different boy is going to work on "writing" although when his teacher mentioned it, a loud moan following by slumping on a desk and the words, "Ugggggh! I hate writing!" was heard. These three boys are great boys, but as we know well, "boys will be boys!"