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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The kids are asking each other as dates to the 5th grade dance? Aren't dances at that age supposed to be about everyone just being there together? I would be more concerned about this than who is cool--this seems way too early to start worrying about who has a date and who doesn't--they shouldn't be "dating" at that age.[/quote]

Yeah, this reads as sexually precocious, not "cool."

In general, there are "cool" kids who are that way by virtue of having some popular trait -- they are athletic, or really outgoing, or whatever, and people like to be around them.  They genuinely have a lot of friends and people who want to be their friend.  There are also kids who are "cool" in the sense that term was used in the 80s, which is more the Queen Bee type (although some are boys).  These kids are often wealthy, good-looking, athletic, and concerned about looks and clothes and acting older than they are.  They are popular in the sense that they cultivate a sense of exclusivity, concern about whether you're in or out, fear of being on the outside based on mockery and bullying, etc.  But that doesn't mean that kids really like them -- they want to be in the group for status reasons.  [/quote]

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