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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a teacher and I think it is a bit different now in terms of grades. If students know other kids grades now, it is often because the student shared his or her grade. I'm not allowed to post grades with names on them. I remember our grades in school being listed for all of the world to see. But by 2nd grade or do, most kids know who the smart ones are. It depends on the environment if kids pick on each other for good grades. At my Title 1 schools, boys would be picked on for good grades starting in 3rd and definitely by 4th grade. [/quote]

Thanks. OP here. So far he's done very well navigating the social issues (much better than me in similar circumstances) but as an adult I can see that his endless enthusiasm for learning and his (way beyond his years) interests could easily be seen as nerdy as he gets older. This is a kid that the other kids have noticed is different since he was three when they started commenting that he was a "genius" (this is a problem). No grades at his school so that won't be an issue but the kids know who to ask for an answer and he's been labeled as smart by the other kids for a long time now. This is public school, not title one but not full of high achieving rich kids either.  He does the know it all thing with me and it's completely obnoxious but I think he keeps it in check at school.[/quote]

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