If you are a parent and your son doesn't do well in school but seems to be interested in tinkering and building things and looks like he might suit STEM but does not have the scores, sit with him and help him crack those exams. DO NOT send him to a tutor, I literally mean sit with him and make a plan and sit with him and help him execute it. schools and colleges are less about education and more about cracking exams with a high score. This does not help boys who know there isn't anything to learn and works well with girls who follow instructions to the dot to do those assignments, rote learn and spew.

I was suicidal at a point when I could write simple RDBMS servers in C++ and was constantly reading research around computing when in school but could not clear my school exams. and everyone including my parent and teachers made me feel I was stupid. This is the case with most boys out there. It was only when I went to university and research was more important than rote learning, I suddenly realized I had the highest scores with very little to no effort whereas girls would struggle and somehow get their assignments and projects done through the nice guys.

but guess what, I was a very lucky boy to reach the university, most are not. If you are a parent of a son, make time, sit with him daily and help him crack those exams. the society or the education system will not change, all you can do is to take advantage of the broken system.

+1 to parents who help their kids with their assignments even with their tight schedules, you deserve a lot of praise.