Due to the negative implications of the word underacheivement there has been raised the need for developing an alternative concept. The researcher captured by himself the concept of ‘learning discordance’ through the process of insight and suggested its relevance by introducing the process of the insight. The resources of the insight, i.e. researcher’s first hand experiences and academic knowledge background, were extrapolated for conceptual elaboration. The discourse on the two concepts extended to the matter of educational systems, while developing a concept model of ‘shepherd mode of teaching.’ Under the concept of underachievement, efforts for improvement might get trapped in a vicious circle due to its deficit model directedness, while the concept of learning discordance relates to the growth model that might produce a virtuous circle.