Not all kids. Not everyone is self-driven or naturally curious (although I believe anyone can practice these).

I was homeschooled until high school and I had a tremendous amount of freedom in my learning after I had gotten the harder and less interesting subjects out of the way (for me, spelling and creative writing).

I graduated nearly at the top of my class, but I hated how high school felt like prison. No free speech. Led by incompetent adults. Some of these adults went on power trips. The school system is broken, at least it was for me.

College is fine though, surprisingly. Maybe it was just my high school that was terrible...