popa_bar_abba:
Good morning,
I only read the question and the first response. I did not see what you see. She claims he’s a “night owl”. Therein may lay the problem. If one goes to sleep late, they wake up late.
So, the first response was to motivate him to get up early, through making him a good breakfast (and between lines I assume, to be a pleasant wife).
It may be that he’s good at learning, but he’s simply more motivated to put bread on his table (working from home as a night owl), or that he’s overcome from financial pressures which clout his head for learning.
BTW, are you at Starbucks today?