Dilettantes

Very few students have the necessary calibre and character to move from being a new starter to a committed student.
It takes a certain kind of person to stick at anything.

In our modern culture, people are usually dilettantes; dabblers who expect immediate results and get bored when asked to endure, to sustain, to commit.
These people drift from one endeavour to the next, and seldom (if ever) settle anywhere long enough to gain any measure of skill or understanding.

When asked to be patient, dilettantes become defensive and resentful.
They want instant results.
As an excuse for quitting, they blame the art, the teacher... anyone, anything.
Anyone but themselves.