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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You really disbelieve the existence of a "nerds/lunkhead dichotomy"? Didn't you go through school yourself? Have you ever watched a John Hughes movie in your life? Sure it can get overplayed and caricatured, but it's a real dichotomy. I'm reading "The Power of One" right now -- a semi-autobiographical tale about a child growing up in South Africa in the 1930-40s -- and even there the main character talks about having to hide his intelligence from his schoolmates to avoid being labeled and abused.[/quote] Yes, I disbelieve it. This isn't the 1940s and nerds are cool. My kids have been in various area private and public schools and have never had problems. Do kids separate out into groups by interest? Of course. Yet the days of the football player beating up the skinny nerd while the teachers look on are over, thank goodness. (And no need to ask if I went to school myself, that was beneath you.)[/quote]
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